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Historic buildings design

Historic buildings design and architects

e-architect select historic buildings – ancient architecture from around the world from across the globe. Discover ancient architecture projects information, news and pictures of the best old building designs globally.

The website features a selection of the best ancient building designs around the world, by respected designers.

In addition, we post information and images of significant historical architecture projects on this international website. Our focus is on internationally-significant architectural works.

Finally, you can find a strong grouping of historical properties posts on our site.

Undercroft Learning Centre Worcester Cathedral

May 2, 2025May 26, 2022 by Adrian Welch
Undercroft Learning Centre Worcester Cathedral

Undercroft Learning Centre, Worcester Cathedral, England, design by Acanthus Clews Architects: exquisite detailing and light-touch intervention breathes life into the damp vaults of historic building

Categories England architecture design Tags Cathedral building designs, Historic buildings design

Wolverton Hall Folly, Worcestershire Building

April 6, 2022April 4, 2022 by Adrian Welch
Wolverton Hall Folly by Quinlan Terry Architects

Wolverton Hall Folly, Worcestershire, England, UK- a tour-de-force of brick manufacture and construction demonstrating that traditional design can be innovative and dramatic

Categories England architecture design Tags Historic buildings design

SPAB Heritage Awards 2022 News

January 29, 2022January 23, 2022 by Adrian Welch
Kevin McCloud

Channel 4’s Kevin McCloud will host the SPAB Heritage Awards that celebrate historic buildings and those that look after them – Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings news

Categories Awards architecture news Tags Historic buildings design

Pepper Family Wildlife Center, Lincoln Park Zoo

March 3, 2024November 22, 2021 by Adrian Welch
Pepper Family Wildlife Center, Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago

Pepper Family Wildlife Center, Lincoln Park Zoo building design by architects Goettsch Partners: $41m renovation and expansion of historic lion house, restoring Chicago landmarked building

Categories Chicago architecture design Tags Historic buildings design, Zoo building designs

National Presbyterian Church Washington, D.C.

November 7, 2021November 7, 2021 by Adrian Welch
National Presbyterian Church Washington, D.C.

renovation and expansion of D.C. Modern Gothic Landmark, National Presbyterian Church Washington, D.C. by Beyer Blinder Belle: honors the iconic building while providing modern upgrades

Categories Washington DC buildings Tags Church building designs, Historic buildings design

Water Tower in Norfolk by Tonkin Liu

March 23, 2024October 17, 2021 by Adrian Welch
Water Tower Norfolk house England

The Water Tower is an extraordinary family second home in Norfolk, Southeast England, where a derelict structure was brought back into viable use, above a village, down a lane, surrounded by fields

Categories England architecture design Tags Historic buildings design, House designs property

White House Alternative Designs, Washington, D.C.

October 11, 2022August 18, 2021 by Adrian Welch
Thomas Jefferson White House alternative design Washington, D.C.

White House alternative designs revealed: with its pristine white porticos and hallowed oval office, this is one of the most famous buildings in the world, instantly recognised around globe

Categories Washington DC buildings Tags Historic buildings design

Hastings Hall, Union Theological Seminary, NYC

August 16, 2021August 10, 2021 by Adrian Welch
Hastings Hall, Union Theological Seminary, NYC

Hastings Hall, Union Theological Seminary, New York City building design by Beyer Blinder Belle Architects, part of renewal plan for UTS’s 100-year-old campus in NYC

Categories New York buildings design Tags Historic buildings design, University building designs

Imam Al-bukhari Memorial Complex Samarkand

December 19, 2024August 6, 2021 by Adrian Welch
Imam Al-bukhari Memorial Complex Uzbekistan

Imam Al-bukhari Memorial Complex in Samarkand news – reconstruction of historical memorial, cultural, spiritual and educational structures dedicated to a Persian Islamic scholar and author

Categories Uzbekistan architecture designs Tags Historic buildings design

British Library Temple Works, South Bank building

November 23, 2023July 17, 2021 by Adrian Welch
British Library Temple Works, South Bank building

British Library Temple Works, Leeds building news: major new public-facing centre in north of England: urgent stabilisation work for iconic South Bank building, on Heritage at Risk Register

Categories Leeds architecture: buildings Tags Historic buildings design

SPAB, Society for Protection of Ancient Buildings

January 19, 2022June 10, 2021 by Adrian Welch
Correspondence from Thomas Hardy

The records of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings are now available to search online: SPAB’s online archive catalogue launched on 9 June to coincide with International Archives Day

Categories Scotland architecture designs Tags Historic buildings design

Tower of London Architecture, Building

June 16, 2021June 9, 2021 by Adrian Welch
Tower of London building walls

Tower of London architecture, UK – key historic building in England – Tower of London, historic architecture, building, date, location, contact, photo

Categories London architecture design Tags Historic buildings design

Colosseum Rome building new floor: Colosseo Roma

August 11, 2023May 13, 2021 by Isabelle Lomholt
Colisseum Rome Building

New floor agreed for this ancient Roman structure. The Colosseum in Rome could hold 50,000 to 80,000 spectators; the world-famous building was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles

Categories Rome architecture designs Tags Historic buildings design

Coburg piazza at former Pentridge Prison

November 18, 2021April 10, 2021 by Adrian Welch
Coburg piazza at former Pentridge Prison Melbourne

Coburg piazza at former Pentridge Prison in Melbourne northern suburb: transformation turns decommissioned landmark of controversial history into a new residential and retail precinct

Categories Melbourne buildings design Tags Historic buildings design, Landscape designs news, Redevelopment building

Langside Halls Queen’s Park, Glasgow

April 13, 2022February 27, 2021 by Adrian Welch
Langside Halls Queen's Park, Glasgow

News from Hoskins Architects and culture & heritage management consultancy Jura Consultants – magnificent ‘A’ listed Langside Halls, Queen’s Park, Glasgow

Categories Scotland architecture designs Tags Historic buildings design

The Globe Theatre, London Arts

June 12, 2021February 4, 2021 by Adrian Welch
The Globe Theatre London Building

Allies and Morrison have extensive experience in the care and conservation of historic and listed buildings and successfully led the design of the redevelopment of the Royal Festival Hall at the Southbank Centre

Categories London architecture design Tags Historic buildings design, Theatre building designs

Ex-Frigo Militare Renovation, Piemonte

January 10, 2024January 19, 2021 by Isabelle Lomholt
Ex-Frigo Militare Renovation Piemonte

The Ex-Frigo Militare Renovation, Piemonte, Italy, has been designed by BAAG atelier, they say “our cities are rich in history, a history that must be remembered, supported, lived”.

Categories Italy architecture buildings Tags Historic buildings design, Interior designs architects
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