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National Gallery of Art receives $116 M donation to loan works nationwide
1+ week, 1+ day 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
3+ mon, 3+ 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
1+ week, 6+ 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
5+ mon, 2+ day 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
1+ mon, 6+ day 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
1+ mon, 2+ 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,…...
Column | Your backyard could be a home. Here's how to build one.
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (71+ words) The Washington Post Accessory dwelling units are booming. Here's a a guide on whether it's right for you. Proposing new homes in existing neighborhoods once amounted to political suicide for local officials. Today, politicians can't get enough of accessory dwelling…...
Architect aims to rebuild a church and help restore a quake-hit Turkish city's multicultural past
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (87+ words) The Washington Post A Greek Orthodox church in Antakya, Turkey, lies in ruins three years after devastating earthquakes ANTAKYA, Turkey " Architect Buse Ceren Gul is on a mission: restore a 166-year-old Greek Orthodox church that was long a beacon of…...
The stunning art trove hidden in a D. C. building marked by Trump for disposal
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (99+ words) The Washington Post Packed with frescoes, paintings and reliefs, the federal government's Cohen Building has been called "the Sistine Chapel of the New Deal." Advocates fear these works could be at risk. There was nothing inherently alluring about the topic…...
The ravishing beauty and (almost) nihilism of Gerhard Richter's art
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (96+ 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 93-year-old master of contemporary art is the subject of a massive…...