Why do Twin Cities suburban car showrooms look like enormous meat lockers?
Dealerships used to have style, but that was when cars had cranks and running boards, or fins and shiny chrome.
Trump revives push to make federal architecture ‘classical’ again
The president’s efforts to remake the federal government extend even to the buildings that house it, as he pushes designs ...
40ish Houston artists under age 40ish: The next generation of creatives shaping the city's future
Meet the 47 artists, dancers, designers, choreographers, musicians, gallery owners from Montrose to the Museum District ...
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Trump’s Renewed Mandate for ‘Classical’ Federal Architecture Raises Concerns
The original executive order banned the “Deconstructivist” architectural style that emerged in the late 1980s as a radical ...
LA’s Love Of Cars Led To The Wacky, Eye-Catching Googie Architecture Style For Roadside Businesses
Examples of Googie architecture usually feature cantilevered roofs, dramatic angles, neon signs, and lots of glass ...
The tumultuous history of America's pioneering all-metal house, which neighbors wanted to tear down and architects fought to save
The Aluminaire House, built as a prototype of what housing of the future could be, has been saved by enthusiasts many times ...
Tiff Massey’s ‘7 Mile & Livernois’ exhibition isn’t just about a neighborhood – it’s a tribute to Black Detroit
(THE CONVERSATION) “7 Mile + Livernois” at the Detroit Institute of Arts celebrates Detroit as a place for Black women to live and create by elevating both the work of the featured artist, Tiff Massey ...
Trump wants beautiful architecture. His legacy will be data centers.
Washington’s landscape is being shaped by executive order and the president’s love of faceless, monolithic buildings.
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CALLERI: In ‘The Brutalist,’ immigrant architect seeks success in America
As you know, in today’s Hollywood studio system, everything old is new again. As a public service, just in case you were wondering, the new version of the classic 1941 ...
Trump order revives push for classical federal architecture
An executive order issued by President Donald Trump revives his push for classical architecture in federal buildings.
With one of his Milwaukee buildings at risk, this is the story of Wisconsin's first Black architect, Alonzo Robinson
Central City Plaza was developed by civil rights leader Felmers O. Chaney. When it opened, 14 Black-owned businesses occupied ...
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Trump Reinstates Executive Order Mandating ‘Classical' Architecture for Government Buildings
When it was first introduced in 2020, the order was read as an attempt to keep Brutalism and Deconstructivism out of state ...