Inspector of Buckling Midtown Building Cited for Missing Problems at Other NYC Sites
Before columns buckled inside a Midtown Manhattan office tower on Tuesday, a private firm conducted several inspections of…
Algae Is Turning the Reflecting Pool Green. Again.
President Trump wanted the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial to look pristine. Photosynthesis had other plans. Days…
Will Trump’s Repairs to Washington D.C.’s Reflecting Pool Work?
After weeks of repairs, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is reflecting again. The century-old landmark has been slowly…
Mexico City’s Airport Got a $500 Million Renovation for the 2026 World Cup. Was It Enough?
The smell of paint wafted through Benito Juárez International Airport. Jackhammers buzzed. Heavy machinery and caution tape blocked…
Trump Gave Out a No-Bid Contract to Turn D.C.’s Reflecting Pool Blue
For a century, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has captured Washington’s history, a vast mirror for moments great…
Millions for a Paint Job? Trump Wants the Eisenhower Building Painted White.
President Trump has complained that the historic Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which dates to the 1870s, is “ugly,”…
G.O.P. Proposes $1 Billion in Immigration Bill for Trump’s Ballroom Project
Senate Republicans have inserted $1 billion for White House East Wing security enhancements in the immigration enforcement funding…
Trump’s Vision for D.C. ‘Garden of Heroes’ Statues Grows in Size and Cost
President Trump’s vision for his National Garden of American Heroes is growing larger and most likely more expensive…
After Shooting, Trump Demands Approval for His White House Ballroom
Just hours after an armed man rushed the White House Correspondent’s Dinner, spurring evacuations and scuttling the event,…
Trump’s Ballroom Design Has Barely Been Scrutinized
By Emily Badger, Junho Lee and Larry Buchanan Junho Lee is a trained architect, Larry Buchanan studied fine arts,…
Trump’s East Wing Ballroom Plan: See the Design
West Wing ExecutiveResidence ProposedEast Wing Eisenhower building Treasury building Proposed East Colonnade Grand staircase Staircase Garden Arched windows…
White House Fires Arts Commission Overseeing Trump’s D.C. Building Projects
The White House fired all six members of an independent agency that reviews construction projects in Washington, D.C.,…