The Architect’s Newspaper

Shalom Baranes floats “1-story addition to the West Wing” of White House at National Capital Planning Commission hearing

The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) convened a hearing today where Washington, D.C. architect Shalom Baranes presented design updates for White House ballroom and mentioned that a 1-story ...
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Joe Gebbia’s National Design Studio offers a rebrand of government services, solving a problem no one actually has

This September, Joe Gebbia, Airbnb cofounder and alum of my alma mater, Rhode Island School of Design, was named Chief Design Officer of the new National Design Studio (NDS) as part of President Trump ...
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PAU to renovate Philadelphia’s historic Wanamaker Building into a mixed-use retail and residential complex

Philadelphia’s recently shuttered “palace of shopping,” Daniel Burnham’s 12-story department store commissioned by industrialist John Wanamaker, was largely influenced by Palazzo Medici in Florence, ...
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U.S. Department of Education may delist architecture as professional degree under Trump directive

Per stipulations in the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), architecture will no longer be counted as a professional degree by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE). This ...
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UNESCO debuts Francis Kéré-designed Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects

During the pandemic, virtual exhibitions made it easier to access art and architecture shows remotely, from our computers, and phones. In 2020, the Cooper Union’s End of Year Show was adapted to a ...
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President Trump shares plans for “cleaning, pointing, and painting” the Eisenhower Executive Office Building

On social media, Trump shared before-and-after renderings of the building’s granite facade repainted white. (Truth Social) In the Oval Office this week, Ingraham asked Trump if he’s worried about ...
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The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, by MAD Architects and Studio-MLA, will open its doors September 2026

After many construction delays, museum officials are confident the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will open to the public in September 2026. (Courtesy Lucas Museum of Narrative Art) Now, Lucas Museum ...
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A competition seeks proposals to redesign toilet facilities at the Gropius House

Historic New England has launched a competition to design a separate, permanent public restroom for Gropius House, the Lincoln, Massachusetts, home of Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius. Since the ...
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In Houston, Farshid Moussavi Architecture completes the first Ismaili Center in the U.S.

The Ismaili Center stands as a symbol for many Houstonians whose layered identities are shaped by religion and culture as much as place. (Iwan Baan) The Ismaili community is a sect of Shia Islam with ...
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FABRIC and WRNS Studio are planning California’s first large-scale mass timber manufacturing facility

A mass timber production facility will be built in Redding, California, sandwiched between three national forests. (Courtesy WRNS Studio) The forthcoming 200,000-square-foot facility will be built in ...
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A look at how architecture competitions are helping museums and cultural institutions approach their capital projects

Of the architectural commissions available today, few are as prestigious, or as high stakes, as those associated with a museum or cultural institution. While competitions are the norm for these ...
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Grafton Architects completes the Anthony Timberlands Center, the firm’s first building in the U.S., with modus studio

If you want to look into the heart of contemporary architecture today, you are going to need a REAL ID. You will have to pack your bags and find your way to Northwest Arkansas, a wrinkled, rugged ...