An architectural detail of the The Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, photographed in Washington, D.C., in 2014. Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption ...

Federal-style architecture was popular in the United States from 1780 to 1840. It’s credited to brothers and British architects Robert and James Adam, which is why it’s also known as Adam style.

HUD and FBI are departing their brutalist architecture style headquarters in Washington, keeping in the spirit of an ...

But in 1962, that changed when President John F. Kennedy established new federal architecture guidelines, including a directive that “design must flow from the architectural profession to the ...

24/7 Wall St. Insights Federal architecture emerged out of the American desire to establish a cultural identity distinct from British influence. Some iconic Federal style buildings include the ...

Yet this Athenian democracy was, to put it diplomatically, imperfect. Only adult male citizens were allowed a voice in public ...

Enacted in 2020, the original “Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture” order drew widespread criticism from many U.S. architects.

Trump has proposed slashing funding for the federal Historic Preservation Fund and his administration hasn’t yet released the ...

Politics Trump revives push to make federal architecture ‘classical’ again. The president’s efforts to remake the federal government extend even to the buildings that house it, as he pushes ...

Bring stately elements into your existing space with the defining features of Federal-style architecture. Federal-Style Architecture Still Feels Timeless Centuries Later—Here Are 7 Key Elements ...