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Paul Goldberger on classical architecture in the age of Trump

2026-05-11T18:47:00-04:00

The proposed arch was nominally designed by Nicolas Charbonneau of Harrison Design, but as with almost all of the projects the president has proposed, Trump himself is effectively client and architect, since the project exists to fulfill no need other than his increasingly imperial desires.

Architecture critic Paul Goldberger, writing for AIR MAIL, on the triumph and uneasiness of classical-architecture advocates with Trump as Client in Chief.

"It all puts the National Civic Art Society in a somewhat awkward position," Goldberger writes, "It seemed at first like the society had found in Trump its ultimate patron, a president whose claim that he would give traditional architecture more prominence would turn this small, little-known nonprofit group into the administration’s de facto architectural adviser. But Trump’s idea of classicism is not dignity and order but over-the-top gaudiness and excess—not Jeffersonian decorum but super-size Las Vegas vulgarity. Trump does not join movements; he hijacks them and remakes them in his own image."

Anji Linxi Innovation Center: A Holistic Practice of a Dynamic Workplace by GLA Architects

2026-05-11T17:19:00-04:00

Located at the intersection of the city and nature, the Anji Linxi Innovation Center is flanked by Huxi Stream to the east and Lingfeng Lake to the west. The site’s dual exposure to high-quality natural landscapes defines the core design approach—creating an interactive and permeable architectural space rather than an enclosed and isolated one. Adopting a “weaving” concept, the design uses small-scale, porous volumes and a pavilion-like ground floor to establish a human-scaled spatial experience, allowing the architecture to blend lightly and transparently into the surrounding landscape.

The elongated site, stretching north–south and narrow in the east–west direction, is not treated as a constraint. Instead, through the strategic placement of four tower blocks, the design maximizes southern exposure while controlling building depth to ensure that natural light evenly reaches all interior spaces, fostering a harmonious coexistence between nature and users.

Biophilic design serves as ...

UOB Innovation Hub by Ondrej Hromadko

2026-05-11T15:18:00-04:00

This visual study explores the architectural rhythm of the UOB Innovation Hub in Singapore. Defined by its 12 eight-storey towers surrounding a central public atrium, the structure’s tapered forms create a distinct silhouette often compared to a beehive.

The series captures the dialogue between the building’s heavy concrete mass and the atmospheric light emerging from its 56 cornerless classrooms at dusk. By focusing on the textured facades and illuminated staircases, the photography highlights the interplay of raw materiality and the haptic warmth radiating from the interior during the evening hours.

Architect: Heatherwick studio
Location: Singapore
Photographer: Ondrej Hromadko
Category: Architecture photography
Entire project: UOB Innovation Hub

Advancing new straw tectonics and a more regenerative, biogenic future

2026-05-11T14:39:00-04:00

The straw house is 28 feet tall and has a sleeping loft, a daybed, five windows and a kitchen...It is the culmination of three years of research, manual labor, and trial and error. The materials cost a little more than $50,000 (a hefty portion of that — $18,000 — went toward the house’s thatch roofing)...features compressed straw — where the loose and airy stalks are packed tightly together using heat — as both insulation and building block, without hiding the material behind plaster or wood.

Hillary Howard writes about All Straw House a recent project by a Princeton University team and LTL Architects.

via ltl

h/t @MichaelBurchert

Catherine Chen wins $100K 2026 Steedman Fellowship in Architecture

2026-05-11T14:33:00-04:00

Architectural designer Catherine Chen has been named the winner of the 2026 James Harrison Steedman Memorial Fellowship in Architecture, receiving a $100,000 prize to support international travel and research.

Organized biennially by the College of Architecture and Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, in partnership with AIA St. Louis, the Steedman Fellowship is open to applicants who have earned an accredited architecture degree within the last eight years. Established in 1926, it is among the oldest and largest travel fellowships in architecture in the United States.

This year’s theme, “Collective Form/Forums,” honors the legacy of architect and former WashU professor Fumihiko Maki, drawing from his influential text, “Investigations in Collective Form.”

Chen’s winning proposal, Solar Communities: Architectures of the Energy Transition, examines the energy transition as a spatial and poli...

Bauhaus meets bathroom: Gropius House competition picks winning design

2026-05-11T14:12:00-04:00

A century after the Bauhaus reshaped modern architecture, the humble bathroom is finally getting its moment at the Gropius House in Lincoln, Massachusetts: Preservation organization Historic New England has announced the winner and finalists of an international competition to rethink the visitor experience at Walter Gropius’s former home — specifically, how to add a much-needed public restroom without committing architectural sacrilege.

The winning proposal, cheekily titled "One Bathroom After Another," comes from architect and educator Isabel Strauss, currently an assistant professor at Smith College. Her design introduces a twin-like volume that riffs on the site’s existing garage while shifting its orientation and material palette just enough to feel contemporary rather than cosplay; a careful balancing act between preservation and intervention.

10 workplace designs we enjoyed this week

2026-05-09T08:02:00-04:00

In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding projects on various Archinect Firm and People profiles.

Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board Working Spaces.

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↑ Google Bay View in Mountain View, CA, by STUDIOS Architecture (Interior Architect of Record), in collaboration with Bjarke Ingels Group (Co-Lead Design Architect), Heatherwick Studio (Co-Lead Design Architect), and Adamson Associates, Inc. (Architect of Record)

↑ Boies Schiller Flexner in New York, NY, by Spacesmith

↑ EDGE HafenCity in Hamburg, Germany, by HENN; Photo: Simon Menges

↑ Fintual Headquarters in Santiago, Chile, by Studio CL; Photo: Bruno Giliberto

↑ Hopr Office in New York, NY, by Mammoth

↑ CCD APAC Headquarters in Collyer Quay Centre, Singapore, by Cheng Chung Design; Photo: Wang Ting

↑ Office Renovati...

New architecture and design competitions: WAF Awards, 2x8, Burnham Prize, and TWOPAGES X Design Contest

2026-05-08T14:29:00-04:00

For this week's curated picks of architecture and design competitions listed on Bustler, we are featuring four calls seeking the world's best architecture and design projects, exceptional curtain designs that function as works of art, visions for a reimagined State Street in Chicago, and student-driven ideas that explore how design can serve to repair, reuse, adapt, and advocate.

For the complete directory of newly listed competitions, click here.

Richard Nadler’s Mesmerizing AI-Generated Worlds Turn Architecture Into Living Art

2026-05-08T13:31:00-04:00

In an era when AI-generated imagery can feel increasingly frictionless, Richard Nadler is pursuing a far more deliberate path. The Munich-based digital artist, who left a career in London’s banking world to immerse himself in contemporary art, approaches artificial intelligence not as a shortcut but as a collaborator — one shaped through custom-trained models, iterative experimentation, and the tactile influence of hand-drawn sketches.

In our conversation, Nadler reflects on the tension between authorship and automation, the enduring value of human intuition in digital practice, and why he believes meaningful AI art still demands patience, craft, and a strong personal point of view.

Pritzker Prize winner Smiljan Radić Clarke to deliver keynote lecture on importance of travel next week

2026-05-08T11:40:00-04:00

The 2026 Pritzker Prize winner Smiljan Radić Clarke is set to deliver his keynote lecture next Tuesday, May 12th. The Chilean architect is expected to use the lecture to reflect on travel as a formative and ongoing dimension of architectural practice.

You can watch the lecture and panel discussion below when the stream goes live from 10:00 am CST (11:00 am EST):

The lecture and panel discussion will take place at the Faculty of Architecture’s Teatro Estefanía Chávez, UNAM, Mexico City. Following the lecture, Radić will be joined by past laureates, including Liu Jiakun (2025) and Francis Kéré (2022), for a discussion on the successes and challenges of their careers.

“When I travel, I don’t collect photographs. Rather, I collect moments that at the time may appear incidental, difficult to explain, or even seemingly ordinary,” Radić said in a lead-up to the talk. “Yet, these references stay with me, acquiring distinct meaning through attention and accumulating into a kind of knowledge...

Architecture graduates have one of highest unemployment rates across college majors, study finds

2026-05-08T09:36:00-04:00

Architecture graduates have one of the highest unemployment rates among college graduates in the United States, according to a new study. The analysis, conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, found that architecture graduates have the sixth-highest unemployment rate, at 6.8%.

The only majors with higher rates of unemployment than architecture are anthropology (7.9%), computer engineering (7.8%), fine arts (7.7%), performing arts (7.0%), and computer science (7.0%). The average unemployment rate across over 70 majors in the study is 4.2%.

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However, the analysis also found that architecture graduates have one of the lowest levels of underemployment among majors, defined as a college major graduate holding a job that does not require a college degree. The underemployment rate in architecture graduates is 25.7%, below the study’s average of 39.4%.

The study also fo...

National Library of Latvia: The Crystalline Logic of Gunnar Birkerts by Alessio D'Addato

2026-05-07T18:15:00-04:00

Rising from the west bank of the Daugava River in Riga, the National Library of Latvia—famously known as the "Castle of Light"—stands as the magnum opus of Latvian-American architect Gunnar Birkerts. Completed in 2014, the building's stepped-pyramid form is a modern architectural translation of Latvian folk mythology, symbolizing the mountain of light as a beacon of national heritage and intellectual independence. This photographic series explores the duality of the structure: its role as a monumental civic anchor and its daily life as a functional, light-filled sanctuary for the public.

Photography: Alessio D'Addato · alessiodaddato.com · 2026

SUMMER HOUSE IN OVERBY LYNG by PETER FYLLGRAF

2026-05-07T16:07:00-04:00

The summer house in Overby Lyng is placed on screw pile foundations so it hovers above the ground and lets the landscape flow freely underneath. This light foundation serves as a contrast to the many trees while ensuring minimal disturbance to the ground during the construction process.

The concept behind the house was to create a compact home that feels spacious despite the few square meters. We worked with small niches and an interesting flow of rooms that constantly open up to the surroundings. To the west you find the living and dining area where a large window offers a view directly into the woods. The kitchen is located to the south catching the best light of the day while the entrance and wardrobe face north. The two bedrooms are positioned to the east so you wake up with the morning sun.

There are no gutters or downspouts – instead we chose to let the water run freely off the seamed metal sheets that cover both the roof and the facade. The sheets are seamed every 27.5 cm and...

LONGHOUSE IN ODSHERRED by PETER FYLLGRAF

2026-05-07T16:07:00-04:00

Located in a forest of tall pine trees in Odsherred, the house stands as an elongated contrast to its organic surroundings. Lifted on piles and wrapped in a continuous veranda, the building appears light and grounded, creating a clear transition between the architecture and the forest floor.

The structure is based on a simple and honest post construction, where roofing felt covers both the roof and the exterior walls. By omitting gutters, the house maintains a sharp, monolithic silhouette that allows the dark surfaces to recede into the shadows of the pines, making the building feel like an integrated part of the woods.

The interior is organized into two distinct atmospheres. To the west, the house opens up to the forest in a space designed for social interaction and engagement with nature. Large glass sections and a dedicated sitting niche allow the family to gather and observe the shifting light and the life of the forest from a comfortable vantage point.

Towards the east, the pac...

20+ architecture & design job openings at San Francisco firms

2026-05-07T13:44:00-04:00

The latest edition of our curated career highlights from Archinect Jobs features 24 architecture firms with exciting job openings in San Francisco.

For helpful guidance on how to get that next job, make sure to check out Archinect's Guide to Job Titles series and our Archinect Tips collection.

Obata Noblin Office seeks a Project Architect
"Through collaboration we create beautiful, surprising and site-specific spaces. The ideal candidate will have a passion for architecture, a strong design sense, and an ability to work collaboratively. We strive to create a fun studio atmosphere and work a 9am - 6pm schedule. Come join us!"

Pennyroyal by Obata Noblin Office. Photo: Bruce Damonte

WRNS Studio seeks a Project Accountant, an Interior Designer, a Project Architect, and an Intermediate Architect / Designer

Project Accountant details: "WRNS Studio is seeking a Project Accountant with 5-10 years of experience working in the building design industry, preferably in architecture, interior desig...

ADEPT wins visitor center for Danish Viking Center

2026-05-07T12:03:00-04:00

ADEPT, together with collaborators ReVaerk, Opland and Viggo Madsen, has been selected as the winner of the competition for The Gate to Ripa, a new welcome and visitor building for a Viking Center in southern Denmark. The project will mark visitors’ arrival into the centre’s living historical universe and strengthen the storytelling of the nearby city Ribe's central role in the Viking Age.

The winning proposal is designed as a movement from the pace of the present day towards the presence and immediacy of the Viking Age. Rather than acting as a historical backdrop, the building offers a contemporary interpretation of Viking Age building materials, building traditions and the close relationship between architecture and landscape. With a design vocabulary of timber, clay, sculpted daylight and exposed joints, the architecture itself becomes an active part of the storytelling and of the transition visitors experience as they enter the centre.

The ambition is to create a robust and reso...

World’s most beautiful museums of 2026 chosen by Prix Versailles

2026-05-07T11:34:00-04:00

The Prix Versailles has unveiled its list of the world’s most beautiful museums for 2026. The list of seven museums “stands out for the quality of its architectural interpretations and staging, elevating the sites with extraordinary narrative power,” according to Prix Versailles Secretary General Jérôme Gouadain.

In December, three projects from the list will be given additional titles of a World Title – Prix Versailles, Interior, or Exterior. Stay tuned for further upcoming categories, including hotels, restaurants, and airports.

Below, we have published the seven projects comprising the World's Most Beautiful Museums list 2026. You can compare the projects with those of previous years by following our ongoing coverage of the series here.

Zayed National Museum, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates by Foster + Partners

Best projects by Texas architects honored at 2026 TxA Design Awards

2026-05-07T09:54:00-04:00

The Texas Society of Architects has honored 21 projects at the 2026 TxA Design Awards. Chosen from 162 entries, the projects by architects practicing in Texas were selected to “promote public interest in design excellence.”

This year’s jurors included Chris Baribeau of modus studio in Fayetteville; Everald Colas of STORYN Studio in St. Petersburg; Ashley Rao of Leers Weinzapfel in Boston; and James Timberlake of Kieran Timberlake in Philadelphia.

The winning schemes are set out below. Each of the winning projects will be featured in the Awards issue of Texas Architect magazine later this fall.

Adagio, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA by Jobe Corral Architects (pictured above)

Austin Community College Highland Campus Phase II, Austin, TX by BGK Architects with Perkins&Will

Edgemoor House by Graham Baba Architects

2026-05-06T17:40:00-04:00

Atop a modest rise with sweeping views of Bellingham Bay, this ground-up home was designed for a young family with a deep connection to the outdoors and a passion for food. The clients purchased the site with a modest mid-century house and initially considered a remodel, but were instead able to move the original structure to a nearby lot, where it continues to serve as a home for a new owner. Their vision was to create a new family home anchored by a large kitchen and gathering space, emphasizing year-round indoor-outdoor connection, taking full advantage of the site’s westerly views, and offering flexibility to accommodate extended stays from family.

Though modern in form, the house is rich in tactile detail. A finely scaled steel canopy marks the entry, and articulately detailed wood at the covered patio brings warmth to the home’s main gathering spaces. At the heart of the home is a generous, light-filled great room anchored by a chef-grade kitchen. Large sliding glass doors op...

Cabana: A Vernacular Mosaic of Memory in Algarve by Inca Hernandez Atelier

2026-05-06T15:01:00-04:00

Cabana is conceived as an act of architectural recovery, where restoration and reconstruction converge into a spatial narrative of memory and place. Located in the southern region of Portugal, within the Mediterranean landscape of the Algarve, the project rebuilds an abandoned late 18th-century vernacular cabin using traditional techniques, adapted to contemporary living while preserving its historical continuity.

The intervention is defined by a material continuity that strengthens the relationship between architecture and territory. Original self-supporting walls built from local volcanic quartz are restored through artisanal processes, integrating past and present into a unified expression. Natural stone extends across interior and exterior surfaces, accompanied by lime-based finishes that allow light to articulate the atmosphere. Openings are calibrated to frame native vegetation, establishing a direct connection between interior and landscape.

Cabana unfolds as a continuous spa...

Vila do Bispo Museum by spaceworkers by spaceworkers

2026-05-06T14:30:00-04:00

Preserving the identity of the place and the characteristics of the building in question gave us the motto for the intervention. Therefore, we proposed the addition of a new volume to the existing construction, as if replicating the shape of the contiguous ships, appealing to an idea of urban and formal continuity, but at the same time, being able to call itself an identity of its own capable of constituting itself as the main entrance of the set and assuming its intervention in time, valuing and safeguarding the image of the existing building.

The new volume extends to the southern limit of the lot, housing the technical, administrative, and social functions, thus freeing the entire inner core of the existing "warehouses" to receive the exhibition area, thus assuming the most important function of this intervention.

The two previously existing naves, with about 680m2 of covered area, take on a more neutral color, gray, to homogenize them and ensure their formal abstraction. Inside,...

Practicing design in an uncertain future: Environmental Architecture and City Design at the Royal College of Art

2026-05-06T12:18:00-04:00

This post is brought to you by Royal College of Art (RCA)

At the Royal College of Art (RCA), design education is shaped by an engagement with the complexities of contemporary life, from the built environment to the spaces we inhabit daily. Two programmes within the School of Architecture approach these challenges from unique perspectives.

Below, Christina Leigh Geros (Head of Programme, Environmental Architecture MA) and Dubravka Sekulić (Programme Lead, City Design MA) reflect on how their pedagogic approaches support students to engage with the future of practice.

Systemic Repair: Design as a Tool for Climate Justice

In the past three years alone, floods in Libya, China, Brazil, Europe and North America have exceeded their respective thresholds of “100-year” events, so called because historically they only had a 1% chance of occurring in any given year and now, due to climate change, occur far more frequently. Alongside excessive rainfall, many parts of the globe are also experien...

Passion for computational design? This Populous role could be for you

2026-05-06T12:17:00-04:00

Following our previous look at an opening for an interior designer at Cass Calder Smith, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open role on Archinect Jobs for an early-career computational designer at Populous.

The role, based in Kansas City, MO, calls for an individual with "strong foundational skills in computational design who is looking to grow into a more advanced and impactful position." Among the responsibilities for the role will be collaborating with design teams to apply computational methods to projects, and developing and supporting tools and workflows for geometry generation, optimization, and automation. A degree in architecture, engineering, construction, or a related field is required, as is proficiency in Rhino and Grasshopper.

Grand Stade Hassan II. Image credit: Populous

Why the role interests us

The open role at Populous offers us the opportunity to explore recent notable projects and developments at the firm. Last year, Pop...

AIA hits out at federal government excluding architecture as professional program for student loans

2026-05-06T09:36:00-04:00

The American Institute of Architects has criticized the U.S. Department of Education’s Reimagining and Improving Student Education rule for excluding architecture degrees from classification as professional programs under federal student loan limits.

Announced on May 1st, the rule classifies Master and Doctor of Architecture degrees as graduate rather than professional programs, placing them under lower federal borrowing caps than fields such as law or medicine. According to the AIA, the decision fails to recognize accredited M.Arch. and D.Arch. degrees as terminal professional credentials required for licensure.

“Architects are undeniably professionals, dedicated to the health safety and welfare of the public,” said AIA President Illya Azaroff about the issue. “By disregarding the clear evidence that accredited architecture degrees meet its own criteria for professional programs, this rule creates unnecessary barriers for students – especially those from lower-income backgrounds – ...

ADN BY DTACC by DTACC

2026-05-05T16:41:00-04:00

Japanese garden in the heart of Paris

All it takes is a plant, a garden, to spark an architectural project. It was from this garden on the ground floor, listed for its heritage value in Paris’s local urban planning regulations, that 19 ADN was born.

From this nature and composition, a vertical creation project took shape: a conversation between Parisian architecture and a Japanese garden, where one moves up from the ground level to the architecture.

This place, protected by the City of Paris for its heritage value, becomes a space for subtle dialogue between two architectural cultures.

The elegance and delicacy of Japanese detail are integrated into Parisian architecture: limestone on the street side, wooden extension on the courtyard side. Rigour, serenity and respect for the Parisian urban context are at the heart of the project. On the street side, the project develops a sober architectural identity, in harmony with its urban context.

A sober and contemporary architectural identi...

Grand Paris Swimming Pool and Wellness Center Issy les Moulineaux, France by Mikoü Architectures

2026-05-05T16:12:00-04:00

The Fort of Issy-les-Moulineaux is one of the sixteen detached forts of the Thiers enclosure, built to protect Paris in the latter half of the 19th century. Located in Hauts-de-Seine, its unique position is both insular and commanding, offering sweeping views over the city within a meticulously designed natural landscape.

This preserved neighborhood, now transformed into a residential eco-district emblematic of the “nature in the city” philosophy, stands out for its separation from the dense and noisy urban core while remaining highly accessible and surrounded by public amenities and spaces that foster community life and urban vitality.

The creation of the Aquazena sports and swimming center, designed with Feng Shui principles, addresses a triad of goals: social cohesion, athletic excellence, and recreational enrichment. The center aspires to bring the community together around an inviting, versatile, and inclusive facility.

Situated on a compact site bordered by residential buildin...

Sea Stack by CBTWO Architects

2026-05-05T15:08:00-04:00

For over 25 years, a couple have been caretakers of a forested knoll on the Oregon Coast. A growing family prompted a need to explore ways to utilize more of the oversized property. The exploration included a desire to extend life outward—into landscape, memory, and family gathering—without altering the presence of the Wave House, completed on the site more than two decades earlier. Rather than building onto the existing structure, attention turned to an adjacent meadow, where the land opened gently toward the ocean and offered a quieter opportunity to build while preserving the knoll and its mature Sitka spruce.

Contrast became the guiding principle. Where the Wave House expresses movement and curvature shaped by time, the new structure responds with restraint and clarity. Dark, Shou Sugi Ban wood skin allows the building to recede into the trees, while its compact footprint and cantilevered form lift living spaces above the ground plane, protecting the site and creating shelt...

Archinect's latest featured hiring firms include Trahan, Slade, BCV, Wilson Butler, and Cho Thompson

2026-05-05T13:23:00-04:00

From Archinect's active community of job seekers, firms, and schools, we have selected five featured architectural employers with current openings in New York, San Francisco, New Haven, and Boston.

For even more opportunities, visit the Archinect job board and explore our active community of job seekers, firms, and schools.

Trahan Architects has an opening for a Marketing + Communications Specialist in New York City, with at least four years of experience and an excellent understanding of visual graphics. The ideal applicant possesses strong conceptual thinking skills to connect the dots across the domains of design, media, and new business development. One should also have a technical and poetic mastery of written language.

Louisiana State Museum and Sports Hall of Fame by Trahan Architects. Photo: Tim Hursley.

Architecture and design firm BCV Architecture + Interiors is hiring a Controller/Accountant in San Francisco with eight or more years of experience. The ideal candidate has ...

Three LA minimalist homes by Subtila: Your Next Employer?

2026-05-05T11:51:00-04:00

Following our previous visit to Rafael de Cárdenas, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series to Los Angeles this week to explore the work of Subtila.

Founded by Jeff Kaplan in 2022, the firm operates across a wide variety of scales, from residential interventions and commercial developments to editorial projects. The firm describes its approach as “interested in the subtlety, ambiguity, nuance, tension, and details found in the history, lineage, and context of our projects.”

Over on Archinect Jobs, the firm is currently hiring for a Designer to join their Los Angeles team. For candidates interested in applying for a position or anybody interested in learning more about the firm’s output, we have rounded up three residential projects by Subtila that exemplify the firm’s ethos.

Venice Lofts. Image credit: Taiyo Watanabe

Venice Lofts, Venice, CA

For Venice Lofts, the design team transformed two condominium buildings on the Venice Beach boardwalk into 12 live-work units, complet...

Dallas Morning News architecture critic Mark Lamster wins Pulitzer Prize

2026-05-05T09:41:00-04:00

Mark Lamster, the architecture critic of The Dallas Morning News, has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Criticism for excellence in journalism. The award was given “for his rigorous and passionate architecture criticism, using wit and expertise to amplify his opinions and advocate for city residents.”

In recent years, Lamster has been a vocal critic of plans to demolish I.M. Pei’s Dallas City Hall. The potential demolition of the distinctive inverted pyramid structure has led to opposition from preservationists, architectural figures, and local residents.

“Of all the irresponsible, ill-conceived, short-sighted, counter-productive, cynical, philistine and downright dumb ideas I’ve heard in my time writing about Dallas, the prospect of razing City Hall stands alone,” Lamster wrote last year. “Demolishing architect I.M. Pei’s iconic building would be an act of epic mismanagement, indefensible on aesthetic, environmental, financial or moral grounds.”

Related on Archinect: Future of I.M...