At the School of Architecture, students conceptualize, design and build housing for a real client — all in their first year. The Jim Vlock First Year Building Project was founded in 1967 and is ...

A new single-story house fits snuggly on a shady hillside in the Fair Haven Heights section of New Haven. Steel cladding on its façade is intentionally rusted, evoking a reddish-brown sandstone ledge ...

Just as fashion designers use pins, needles and textiles to bring their creations to life, architects rely on materials to shape our built environment. From steel and glass to wood and concrete, these ...

"Everyone today has access to so much information and pre-packaged designs, our first task has become to release/free clients from preconceived design notions, which are often very specific," says ...