This brewing conflict isn’t merely aesthetic. It represents fundamentally different conceptions of how architecture should serve and preserve society’s past, present and future.

President Donald Trump wants new federal construction to use traditional architecture and a survey found that most Americans ...

Architects Cristi and Mark Pledger turned to centuries-old building traditions to create a forever home for empty-nesters in ...

Forrestal Building. The Robert C ... second term — directing the GSA to "respect regional, traditional and classical architectural heritage in order to uplift and beautify public spaces and ...

He’s promised an overhaul of the Kennedy Center, while his executive orders promoting classical architecture stand to have major ramifications for Brutalist buildings like the FBI headquarters.

Simplistic historicism reduces architecture to superficial mimicry without understanding original context. Mandating specific styles misunderstands how classical buildings were revolutionary for ...

Then there’s simplistic historicism — architectural cosplay that misses the point entirely. People who fall into this camp seem to think slapping pediments and gilt-covered nonsense on a building ...