Late last month, Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Making Federal Architecture Beautiful Again,” which would ...

A new GOP-backed bill would codify President Trump’s executive order last month to make American architecture “great again” ...

Most Washingtonians haven’t spent a ton of time contemplating the Orville and Wilbur Wright Federal Buildings on Independence Avenue. Perhaps you haven’t even noticed them. “It would be easy to walk ...

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose.

With this issue’s focus on iconic Seattle architecture, we continue to drive awareness of the fact that Seattle is a world-class city, even if we ourselves may not know it yet. It’s been said that ...

Yes, neoclassical buildings are beautiful. Yes, boring glass boxes and federal concrete facades can be eyesores to some. And yes, it would be cool if every new I.M. Pei-style building on Brown’s ...

A revived version of a short-lived 2020 mandate is back, establishing a strong preference for classical and traditional architecture in federal buildings, particularly in Washington, D.C.

A distinctive ecology and sense of place. Contributions to the history of architecture and urbanism over an extended period. A fine architecture school and university campus. A healthy, diverse ...

Why is Chicago's architecture so unique? The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 forced the city to rebuild, prioritizing tall, steel structures. Chicago became the birthplace of the skyscraper.