A version of the three R’s all too rare today—religion, reproduction and residential construction—flourished madly in this country after World War II, so it shouldn’t be surprising that new houses of ...
The most famous architects don’t solely leave behind the buildings they’ve designed—they leave behind blueprints for how we live, work, and move through the world. From the way Frank Lloyd Wright ...
Mike Wolanin | The Republic Matt Shaw, author of the book American Modern, addresses guests during the launch party for the book American Modern at North Christian Church in Columbus, Ind., Wednesday, ...
Architecture in the 20th century was defined by a single dominant style: modernism. This design movement transformed the ...
This article was originally published on Common Edge. "O beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, has there ever been another place on earth where so many people of wealth and power ...
The US embassy in Athens, designed by Bauhaus-founder Walter Gropius and completed in 1961. The embassy's modernist design scheme reflects the openness and values of America during the Cold War as ...
The Brutalist is a towering paean to the American dream, in all its force and folly. Set over several decades, Brady Corbet's post-World War II immigrant saga is — like the architectural achievements ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Postal Service issued a souvenir ...
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order declaring traditional and classical architecture the "preferred" and "default" style for all major new federal buildings in the United States, ...
The Chinese architects behind some American firms’ biggest projects are poised to step onto the global stage, writes Matthew Allen.
The would-be architect-in-chief is at it again. Late last month, Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Making Federal Architecture Beautiful Again,” which would effectively make classical ...
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