Arts & Crafts

Handwork against the machine, in the late 19th century.

3 entries

Modern block home constructed from terracotta-colored concrete and textured bricks, surrounded by sparse desert vegetation.

Material Notes

Casa de la Madera: Arts and Crafts Timber Framing in Mexico

Casa de la Madera, a 1920s Mexican hacienda country estate, reinterprets Japanese machiya principles through Arts and Crafts timber framing, emphasizing circular design.

14 Aug 2026

Close-up of a concrete wall with exposed aggregate next to a smooth marble surface with a brushed metal trim.

Visual Essay

Raimundo da Mota: Hydrologic Logic in Lisbon’s Arts and Crafts Prefabrication

Raimundo da Mota’s innovative approach to modular prefab assembly in early 20th-century Lisbon combined Arts and Crafts aesthetics with pioneering hydrologic design for off-grid living.

28 Jul 2026

Blue tiled brick and grid panels cover a building with a blue metal roof, viewed from a low angle against a clear sky.

Architecture Travel

Tanjong Pagar: Blue Glaze and Tropical Art Nouveau

The former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station in Singapore features a distinctive Art Nouveau canopy, showcasing innovative prefabrication and passive climate control principles.

27 Jul 2026

Nearby topics

Romanesque Byzantine Gothic Renaissance & Baroque Georgian & neoclassical Art Deco Bauhaus & modernism Mid-century