architecture

In these polarizing times, it seems little wonder that even federal buildings have turned into political battlefields. In his final weeks in office in late 2020, President Trump signed an executive order establishing classical architecture…

As the heated debate over the appropriate architectural style for federal buildings has started up again, both the public and our legislators need to take note of decisive developments in applied aesthetics. First, scientific studies…

An Interview With Ai Weiwei, Part One: The Year 2008 I interviewed Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei in May in Portugal. It was my first meeting with him, and as many Chinese activists do, I called him by his nickname “Aunt Ai”…

On Tuesday, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio introduced the “Beautifying Federal Civil Architecture Act,” a bill that will make classical and traditional architecture the preferred architectural style for certain federal buildings. “Federal…

The Clackamas County Courthouse in my hometown of Oregon City, Oregon, carries a historical legacy. But modern architects are planning to ruin that. The red brick building was built in 1936, less than 100 years after settlers founded the…

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CHICAGO—Extolling the virtues of the cracked polyethylene container, local real estate agent Thomas Bartlett was reportedly trying to pass off an apartment’s window box planter Thursday as something called a “Romanian balcony.” “Now this…

The city of New York recently unveiled a grotesque statue of a horned, spaghetti-armed female figure slathered in gaudy gold atop one of its appellate courthouses. The apparent effort to one-up Boston’s new “Embrace” sculpture — which…

President Joe Biden launched an unprecedented purge of the U.S. Commission on Fine Arts Monday, according to a letter reviewed by The Federalist demanding resignation letters by 6 p.m. from four of the seven members, including the chairman.…

CHICAGO—Scouring through the photos in search of a more revealing angle, apartment-hunter George Marvin expressed concern Thursday over a two-bedroom listing that was for some reason being cagey about whether the unit came with a floor.…