A spiral staircase is visually intriguing. It dates back to the Middle Ages and is one of the most beautiful of all architectural elements. The winding flight of steps was usually made of stone and it ...

B PIÙ s.r.l., an Italian company that specializes in cutting, folding and welding of a variety of materials, patented the Eclettica spiral staircase in 2011. The staircase can be designed in a variety ...

Q: I recently was vacationing in Santa Fe, N.M., and saw the Loretto Chapel staircase. It's a beautiful wooden circular staircase thought to have been built between 1877 and 1881. There is no center ...

I was recently contacted by an architect who was struggling to fit a spiral staircase into an office and wanted to know if, as building inspector, we could consider a relaxation of the regulations to ...