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Medieval-inspired design is having a major revival—here are the details to look out for

The Middle Ages are new again.
Architectural Digest

Medieval Meets Modern in This 16th-Century Spanish Manor

Surveying the weathered grandeur of La Casa del Conde for the first time, designer Marta de la Rica sensed the weight of history. In the hilltop town of Sepúlveda, Spain, the 16th-century manor, with ...
The Harvard Crimson

Harvard GSD Bridges History with the Contemporary in Medieval Architecture Exhibit

The Harvard Graduate School of Design displayed “Envisioning Cluny: Kenneth Conant and Representations of Medieval Architecture, 1872–2025”— an exhibition tracing the efforts of Kenneth J. Conant, ...
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In Germany, this medieval town hides an exceptional architectural heritage

With its pointed roofs, leaning facades and perched castle, Quedlinburg immediately catches the eye. This town of just 20,000 inhabitants, nestled at the foot of the Harz mountains in the heart of ...
Architectural Record

The Met Showcases Rare Medieval Architectural Drawings in ‘Gothic by Design’

Hans Holbein the Elder (German, ca. 1465–1524); Portrait of the Architect Mathes (Matthäus) Roriczer ca. 1490–93; silverpoint on gray-white prepared paper, later partially covered with gray body color ...
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Medieval gardens [Dumbarton Oaks Colloquium on the History of Landscape Architecture, IX ; edited by Elisabeth B. MacDougall]

Royal gardens in medieval England / Howard M. Colvin -- The Medieval monastic garden / Paul Meyvaert -- Hortus sanitatis, Gart der Gesundheit, Gaerde der Sunthede / Gundolf Keil -- Alimentary and ...