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Opinion | All Americans deserve beautiful architecture
3+ hour, 59+ min ago (126+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Jim Banks, a Republican, is a U. S. senator from Indiana and an author…...
How a hospital is helping solve a hometown housing shortage
1+ week, 4+ day ago (108+ words) The Washington Post Fall River Health Services in Hot Springs, South Dakota, is investing in a subdivision project to provide housing for its employees In a first-of-its-kind project in South Dakota, the small hospital in this southern Black Hills town…...
Giant inflatable artworks have taken over The Hague
1+ mon, 5+ hour ago (107+ words) The Washington Post A giant stew pot is floating in a small lake in The Hague as part of an open-air art exhibition THE HAGUE, Netherlands " There is a giant stew pot in a small lake in the center of…...
Federal commission, packed with Trump allies, approves his towering triumphal arch
1+ mon, 23+ hour ago (122+ words) The Washington Post The president rejected the idea of lowering the structure's height, an architect said. Military veterans have sued to stop the project. A federal arts commission Thursday voted to approve designs for President Donald Trump's planned 250-foot triumphal…...
National Gallery of Art receives $116 M donation to loan works nationwide
2+ mon, 12+ hour ago (295+ words) The Washington Post Billionaire Mitchell Rales provided the gift, its largest-ever programming-related donation, to fund a program that helps display the gallery's artwork in museums across the country. The National Gallery of Art announced Tuesday that it has received a…...
Column | Why smaller houses can lead to happier lives
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (92+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. It turns out asking "Are you happy with your home?" yields a…...
Trump's 250-foot arch receives early design approval as public pans it
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (91+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. The Commission of Fine Arts asked the architect for revisions, with one…...
Robert A. M. Stern, renowned architect and educator, dies at 86
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (66+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Robert A. M. Stern, one of the most prolific American architects of the past…...
Column | Trump is the biggest threat to D. C. s architectural splendor since War of 1812
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (97+ words) The Washington Post The presidents garish and piecemeal changes to the capital citys urban design are poised to destroy symbolism upheld for centuries. A loosely circular driveway sweeps through the White House grounds, just below the beloved South Portico of…...
German museum celebrates famed Japanese artist Kusama in vast new exhibit
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (86+ words) The Washington Post The renowned Museum Ludwig in Germany is celebrating its 50th anniversary by opening a nearly five-month exhibit with more than 300 works of the famed Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama COLOGNE, Germany " A mirror room dappled with colored dots. Contorted,…...