For years, Donald Trump groused about the ugly architecture in Washington. And then, in December, in the waning days of his presidency, he handed down the “Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic ...

The would-be architect-in-chief is at it again. Late last month, Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Making Federal Architecture Beautiful Again,” which would effectively make classical ...

Is it to be business as usual on Grand Avenue? What has been announced so far is only a business plan in three dimensions. Absent is the urban design and architectural substance without which it is ...

For more than a century, architects have been addressing the world as a project through speculative designs in an attempt to imagine the future and reframe global issues. Globalisation, the ...

Architecture students talk about dreams in Anne Munly’s class. Not their own dreams -- this isn’t Freud for architects -- but the dreams of the people who planned American cities, how their visions ...

The Chicago Architecture Center (CAC) and the Chicago Architectural Club have announced an architectural design competition calling for new, creative visions for the State of Illinois “Thompson” ...

The rise of Googie architecture in the US from the mid-’40s to the '70s originated in California. Popular in the design of gas stations, motels and coffee houses, the style is characterized by its ...

In the field of contemporary architectural design, the rapid advancement of technology is driving designers to continuously break away from tradition and explore new possibilities. In this era of ...

Guardrails and balconies are no longer just functional safety features—they’ve evolved into key architectural elements. With the need to blend functionality with aesthetics, designers and builders now ...

Architecture tells the story of a city, its history, culture, and vision for the future. For those of us who find beauty in ...

A Trump administration executive order effectively mandates classical building on federal projects. Jeff Meddaugh / Jeff Meddaugh The would-be architect-in-chief is at it again. Late last month, ...