SEVEN centuries the towers of Notre Dame have risen over the island city of Paris. The ages have gnawed their solemn stones, and filled their scars with the dust, and tinted their old walls with the ...

Thomas Gordon Smith, an architect and educator who played a key role in the resurgence of classicism in American architecture, passed away in South Bend, Indiana, on June 23. He was 73. Born in ...

This story was first published on Feb. 6, 2005, in the Montreal Gazette. Those who had the pleasure of his intimate acquaintance will appreciate the loss which the community of Montreal has sustained ...

For over a century, the Sagrada Família stood as a symbol of unfinished ambition, while Notre-Dame de Paris became an emblem of loss after the 2019 fire. Now, in 2026, both landmarks have reached ...