Rethinker https://rethinkerarchitects.com/ An architecture and design journal. en-us Art Nouveau architecture: how to recognize it, and where it grewhttps://rethinkerarchitects.com/styles/art-nouveau-architecture/https://rethinkerarchitects.com/styles/art-nouveau-architecture/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTArt Nouveau architecture explained: dates, whiplash curves and iron, its names across Europe, key architects and how it differs from Art Deco. Famous buildings of the world: 20 landmarks, with the facts checkedhttps://rethinkerarchitects.com/buildings/famous-buildings/https://rethinkerarchitects.com/buildings/famous-buildings/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT20 famous buildings from the Great Pyramid to Burj Khalifa, with sourced dates, designers and heights in meters and feet, plus a to-scale height drawing. Georgian architecture: features, dates and how to read a Georgian househttps://rethinkerarchitects.com/styles/georgian-architecture/https://rethinkerarchitects.com/styles/georgian-architecture/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTGeorgian architecture features explained: 1714–1830 dates, a street checklist, sash window dating, townhouse layout, and Georgian vs Federal vs Regency. Googie architecture: the roadside style that sold the futurehttps://rethinkerarchitects.com/styles/googie-architecture/https://rethinkerarchitects.com/styles/googie-architecture/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTGoogie architecture explained: how a 1949 coffee shop named a style, how to spot its tilted roofs and giant neon signs, and which landmarks survive. Greek Revival architecture: how to read the temple fronthttps://rethinkerarchitects.com/styles/greek-revival/https://rethinkerarchitects.com/styles/greek-revival/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTGreek Revival architecture explained: US and UK dates, how to spot a Greek Revival house, the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian orders, and famous examples. House Styles: How to Identify Yours, With Dates for Every Major US and UK Stylehttps://rethinkerarchitects.com/styles/house-styles/https://rethinkerarchitects.com/styles/house-styles/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTIdentify your house style by roof shape, windows and porch. A dated table of US styles from Colonial to ranch and UK periods from Georgian to postwar. Mid-Century Modern Architecture: Characteristics, Regional Variants and How to Identify a Househttps://rethinkerarchitects.com/styles/mid-century-modern/https://rethinkerarchitects.com/styles/mid-century-modern/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat makes a house mid-century modern: dates, a feature checklist, roof types, materials, Case Study and Eichler homes, UK Span estates and key houses. Modern Japanese architecture: from Meiji brick to timber eaveshttps://rethinkerarchitects.com/styles/modern-japanese-architecture/https://rethinkerarchitects.com/styles/modern-japanese-architecture/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTModern Japanese architecture from Meiji brick to Kengo Kuma's timber stadium: a dated timeline, every Japanese Pritzker laureate, and key buildings. Roof pitch angles: chart, conversions and minimum slopeshttps://rethinkerarchitects.com/technical/roof-pitch-angles/https://rethinkerarchitects.com/technical/roof-pitch-angles/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTRoof pitch angles explained: a 1:12 to 24:12 chart in degrees and percent, how to measure pitch, rafter-length factors and minimum slopes by roof covering. Types of architecture: a timeline of 17 styles, from the Pantheon to net-positive officeshttps://rethinkerarchitects.com/styles/types-of-architecture/https://rethinkerarchitects.com/styles/types-of-architecture/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTTypes of architecture and architectural styles from Classical to sustainable design: dates, defining features and one dated example building for each.