The ancient Chinese city of Pingyao has 4,000 private courtyard homes, with some dating back hundreds of years. Since 2012, the local government has been providing assistance to homeowners to preserve ...

Beijing-based design practice MAD Architects has broken ground on the Courtyard Kindergarten, a striking adaptive reuse project that transform a traditional siheyuan courtyard from the 1700s into the ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a rock tomb in the courtyard of a house in the Şanlıurfa province in southeastern Turkey, a discovery that officials say sheds new light on the region’s ancient history.

Archaeologists have found an ancient tomb carved into bedrock beneath an unassuming courtyard in Turkey. Discovered in the yard of a house in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa, the one-chamber ...

LANZHOU - Sipping coffee in an ancient courtyard and basking under the shade of age-old trees, residents of Tianshui in Gansu province are enjoying more tranquillity and comfort as their ancient ...

In the ancient French city of Auxerre, the redevelopment of a courtyard revealed homes built as the city was coming in to its political power, French officials say. Christophe Fouquin INRAP As ...

These homes, which go far back into the sub-continent’s architectural history, addressed the need for enhanced light and ventilation. It simultaneously met increased space requirement for large joint ...