Trump’s Monumental Legacy Theft
01.07.2026
How far will the president’s campaign to appropriate America’s civic monuments go?
How far will the president’s campaign to appropriate America’s civic monuments go?
Washington
The Sacking of America’s Librarian and America’s Library
05.26.2025
The Thomas Jefferson Building, Project 2025, and the unbuilding of Jefferson’s democracy.
The Thomas Jefferson Building, Project 2025, and the unbuilding of Jefferson’s democracy.
Brutalism in the Nation’s Capital
10.07.2024
A National Building Museum exhibition surveys notable concrete architecture in D.C. and presents possible future uses.
A National Building Museum exhibition surveys notable concrete architecture in D.C. and presents possible future uses.
The Washington, D.C., Drawings of Dhiru Thadani
03.29.2023
A longtime resident captures the capital’s planning, architectural, and social history with ink, pencil, and paint.
A longtime resident captures the capital’s planning, architectural, and social history with ink, pencil, and paint.
Architect Billie Tsien on Her Appointment to the U.S. Fine Arts Commission
06.17.2021
The architect talks about her new role helping oversee federal buildings.
The architect talks about her new role helping oversee federal buildings.
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