1+ hour, 32+ min ago  (222+ words) A group designated by Congress to build a memorial honoring service members who supported global counterterrorism operations after 9/11 revealed their initial design for the memorial Wednesday. The proposed design, the product of lead designer Kengo Kuma, consists of an arch…...

4+ week, 1+ hour ago  (111+ words) Washingtonian Washingtonians have yet another reason to look forward to the reopening of the Hirshhorn Museum's Sculpture Garden later this year: The installation of "SHELTER," a new work by Brooklyn artist KAWS, is underway. "It's an honor to have my…...

4+ week, 1+ hour ago  (416+ words) Over the past 40 years, the space-age Intelsat building has been an object of local fascination, housing a satellite company, a television station, an embassy, and a school, among other things. Now the massive Connecticut Avenue landmark's next phase is uncertain....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (73+ words) President Donald Trump's handpicked Commission of Fine Arts took a preliminary vote last week to advance the administration's plans for a gargantuan victory arch in Memorial Circle, between Arlington. .. We asked Ryan Moody'a landscape architect and founding principal of Moody…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (51+ words) Washingtonian We asked Ryan Moody'a landscape architect and founding principal of Moody Graham, who helped design DC's Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial'to help us parse this mounting criticism of the planned arch. Here's what he thinks of the proposal....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (813+ words) Designing an 8, 200-square-foot home for a family of six is ambitious enough'but making it eco-friendly and able to produce more energy than it uses? That might sound impossible. "The size was its biggest challenge," says architect Deborah Buelow of Cedar…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (389+ words) Hemphill Artworks, the longtime modern and contemporary art gallery and a stalwart of the DC scene, has closed its location in Mount Vernon Square, a sign of the challenges facing art dealers across the country. In an email to collectors…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (58+ words) Venue: Stone Tower Winery Planning and design: The One Moment Events Florals: Bee Inspired Events Caterer: Purple Onion Catering Company Cake: Honey Bee Pastries Hair and makeup: JKW Beauty Bride's attire: Kittychen Couture from Seng Couture Rentals: Nuage Designs (linens);…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (288+ words) This Great Falls estate offers a sophisticated paradox: a stately 3-story traditional exterior concealing a radical, down-to-the-studs rebirth. Reimagined as a modern architectural masterpiece, the interior features 7-inch wide-plank white oak flooring and a light-flooded Great Room anchored by a…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (239+ words) Unrivaled in scale, this nearly 18, 000-square-foot manor is a masterclass in architectural precision. The exterior's brick and granite facade is defined by four regal balconies featuring exquisite limestone and granite architectural balusters. Inside, the home is a showcase of custom…...