Architecture inevitably entails large expenditures of money, and where there is money, there is politics. What might seem like strictly stylistic affinities are rarely only that. For patrons and ...

My previous piece for The American Conservative concerned the mayhem postwar “urban renewal” wrought in Washington, D.C.’s southwest quadrant. A conspicuous feature of that mayhem is the Robert C.

Since humans first abandoned their nomadic ways and started building permanent settlements, architecture has been a powerful tool for communicating authority and ideologies. Rulers across millennia ...

(CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that mandates all federal buildings “embrace classical architecture.” “In the District of Columbia, classical architecture shall be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The order directs federal building in Washington to follow “classical” styles, such as that of the Treasury Building. - (Pete ...

Architectural rendering of the Grand Penn Community Alliance's proposal for the classical façade at Penn Station's 7th Avenue entrance (all images courtesy Grand Penn Community Alliance) The Grand ...

McCrery Architects designed the Supreme Court gift shop—and a lot of churches. Now the iconic East Wing is being demoed for its massive ballroom design. Was Trump’s draft order on classical buildings ...

The Fast Company Impact Council is an invitation-only membership community of top leaders and experts who pay dues for access to peer learning, thought leadership, and more. BY William H. Dodge When ...

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