My previous piece for The American Conservative concerned the mayhem postwar “urban renewal” wrought in Washington, D.C.’s southwest quadrant. A conspicuous feature of that mayhem is the Robert C.

Section 1. Purpose. The Founders, in line with great societies before them, attached great importance to Federal civic architecture. They wanted America’s public buildings to inspire the American ...

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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, ...

The Catholic college established the four-year bachelor of arts major in 2016. Benedictine College’s classical architecture program builds toward a beautiful future. The Catholic college established ...

The order directs federal building in Washington to follow “classical” styles, such as that of the Treasury Building. - (Pete Kiehart/For The Washington Post) President Donald Trump signed an ...

In 2014, during the winter in his second term, Hungary’s far-right prime minister, Viktor Orbán, ordered the installation of a new statue in one of Budapest’s oldest squares. The unveiling of the ...

On August 28, President Trump signed a new executive order intended to help him reshape Washington, D.C., in his image. The order, titled “Restoring America’s Architectural Grandeur,” requires federal ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that mandates all federal buildings “embrace classical architecture.” “In the District of Columbia, classical architecture shall be the ...