The oldest record of barrel vaults is estimated to date back to 4000 BC. These provided the spans in the Sumerian ziggurat at Nippur in Babylonia, built from fired bricks amalgamated with clay mortar.

ARCHITECTURE HOme in a Barrel VaultNew museums of late have tended to verge on the grandiose: the columned temple form of the Los Angeles County Museum, the mighty, circular Hirshhorn Museum planned ...

Atlantic 91 – an elegant beachfront residence in the Western Cape seaside village of Onrus – breaks the mould of architectural convention while remaining grounded in history.

A barrel vault of steel and brick fronted by glossy turquoise tiles shelters this community kitchen in Iran, designed by local studio Song Architects. Named Aghajoon Kitchen, the 539-square-metre ...