"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If there's one prominent architectural style that can be observed throughout history—and throughout the ...

Among the flurry of executive orders that have accompanied the beginning of the second Trump administration, it might be easy to think that the directive entitled “Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic ...

On the hunt for a historic house? There's a specific carving detail to keep an eye out for that can help indicate quality ...

Michael Berry is a member of the Young Leaders Program at The Heritage Foundation. On Jan. 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to “Make Federal Buildings Beautiful Again,” calling for ...

President Donald Trump’s sweeping efforts to remake the federal government extend even to the buildings that house it, as he revives his fight against modern and contemporary architecture and pushes ...

It’s been a rough week for homegrown St. Louis institutions, so I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to remind my readers that all sorts of enduring and indelible contributions have come out ...

The Architects’ Alphabet is a 26-part series describing design elements featured in Gregory J. Scott’s upcoming book, “Urban Legend, The Life & Legacy of C. Emlen Urban,” Lancaster’s most renowned ...

Low Library is the most consequential building on Columbia’s campus. Despite not being a space that students use frequently, its design is a physical culmination of Columbia’s principled image and ...

Roaming Europe, we admire stately Neoclassical buildings and dramatic Romantic paintings. Around 1800, Europe was in transition, reflected in two art styles. First, we visit Europe’s great cities with ...