Kriston Capps

A federal design commission approved a plan to paint a building adjacent to the White House, despite questions and negative public feedback.

The acquisition of New York’s Ennead Architects is the seventh and largest for CannonDesign, giving the firm a new office in Shanghai.

Plus: The blob-shaped new LACMA lands in LA

In a mayoral forum, Anne Hidalgo and Norman Foster pointed to a shared strategy behind their successful visions for transforming cities.

Designed by Spanish architect Andrés Jaque, Madrid’s Colegio Reggio sets a high bar for whimsy and curiosity.

Also today: A Brutalist housing relic is reborn, and drought spurs a new generation of dams.

Walden 7, a dramatic tower that promised to change housing in Barcelona, still serves residents after more than half a century.

The work of architect Claire Weisz emphasizes community input and connections to natural systems

Surveyed US architecture firms say that building retrofits account for more than half of their billings.

Finding the common thread between the work of Elliot Doughtie and Danielle Mysliwiec is simple. Mysliwiec is a painter who works like a sculptor; Doughtie is a sculptor who thinks like a painter.