The New York Times built a 3-D model of Mr. Trump’s proposed East Wing ballroom using plans released to the National Capital Planning Commission in February. The panel, whose board is controlled by ...

President Donald Trump shared a rendering of the facade of a grander looking new East Wing and ballroom saying it would be “identical” in height and scale as the executive mansion. The sketch, which ...

Some of Donald Trump's handpicked appointees who have a say in his White House ballroom project asked questions Thursday about its "immense" design and scale, even as they broadly endorsed the ...

In 1791, George Washington asked Pierre Charles L’Enfant to craft a design for a capital city on the Potomoc River for the fledgling United States. His reference point was not vague. L’Enfant was ...

The Trump administration has hired a new architecture firm, the Washington, D.C.–based Shalom Baranes Associates, to oversee the $300 million White House ballroom. According to the Washington Post, ...

This startup has developed an AI copilot for mechanical engineers. At the heart of the innovation is a Large Mechanical Model (LMM), a patented AI system that understands real CAD data. Leo AI is a ...

For decades, computer-aided design (CAD) has been the cornerstone of modern engineering. Yet much of the workflow still relies on manual repetition, rigid processes and human interpretation. Engineers ...

When Donald Trump abruptly demolished the White House’s East Wing last month, he shattered a culture of consultation with experts that has shaped Washington’s architecture for 125 years—since the last ...

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The architectural design category of Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards honors buildings, structures, and interior designs that solve problems in the built environment. This year’s winner, ...

The U.S. General Services Administration Building at 1800 F Street NW in Washington, D.C. The Beaux-Arts structure was originally built in 1917 to house the Department of the Interior. August 29, 2025 ...

The White House issued a new executive order today—Making Federal Architecture Beautiful Again—which dictates that new federal buildings be designed in the classical and traditional styles. This EO is ...