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Partially funded by the Walton Family Foundation, Ross Barney Architects’ Railyard is part of a public space boom in the region.

The attacks on the U.S. Capitol building early this month are an important reminder of why great Americans, from Thomas Jefferson to Daniel Patrick Moynihan, see architecture as a crucial component of our system of government.

President Donald Trump wants to make federal architecture 'beautiful' again The White House released a Trump-signed executive order on Monday that called for 'classical architecture' to be used for future federal buildings  The order applauds the styles of Neoclassical, Georgian, Federal, Greek Revival, Beaux-Arts and Art Deco architecture, while criticizing Brutalism and more modern designs It suggests that there are a number of buildings the president finds problematic, including a federal courthouse in Utah that is said to resemble a 'Borg Cube' from 'Star Trek' In his own career as a bui...

December 21, 2020 Trahan Architects and Spackman Mossop Michaels reveal designs for the Luther George Park master plan and Performance Pavilion in downtown Springdale, Arkansas. Rendering courtesy Eleven Visualisation/Trahan Architects Global architecture firm Trahan Architects and urban design and landscape architecture practice Spackman Mossop Michaels have revealed designs for the renewal of Luther George Park in downtown Springdale, Arkansas. The park is part of the city’s larger plan to create vibrant public spaces and plazas, with the flexibility to support public art, performing...

US President Donald Trump signs executive order on architecture as coronavirus pandemic rages 21 Dec, 2020 10:42 PM 5 minutes to read US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to promote "beautiful" federal buildings, attempting to do away with "ugly" modernist styles. Photo / AP news.com.au By: Frank Chung US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to promote "beautiful" federal buildings, attempting to do away with "ugly" modernist styles in favour of classical architecture. Some have questioned the timing of the order and the President's priorities, as the US con...