It is an architectural style that’s been around for centuries: the mansard roof. The design, recognizable by its sloping facades on all four sides and shallow roof line, can be traced to Pierre Lescot ...

So what is a Mansard roof? As you can see in the Hopper painting, and according to the Wiki it is "characterized by two slopes on each of its four sides with the lower slope being much steeper, almost ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Mansard roofs add elegance to Staten Island homes while serving a practical purpose. The roofs feature two slopes on every side with the lower slope noticeably steeper than the ...

The image of impoverished writers, starving for their art and living in garrets, predated the era of Paris as a city of garrets tucked under mansard roofs. Garrets were attic living spaces — hot in ...

Home at 2 Collins Avenue Friday August 7, 2015 in Troy, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union) Second Empire architecture is a lesson in perspective, a reminder that what we now look upon as ...

Arrrrr, me hearties, and welcome one and all to this week's Pickarrrd o'the Pops. This week, we be sailin' the open seas with Vampire Weekend, on the good pirate ship Mansard Roof. Or the good pirate ...

Up, Up & Away. My Modern Met has a photo set from National Geographic‘s recreation of the Pixar movie Up. With the help of 300 colorful weather balloons, a team of engineers and pilots sent a 16′ ...

A modern home in a historic envelope in Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood hit the market this week for $17.995 million, making it the second-priciest home for sale in the tony enclave. The brick ...