A primer from the architect Gil Schafer. By Julia Halperin Illustrations by Ryuto Miyake ‘I think of it as the linebacker of columns: broad, tough and strong,’ says Schafer, 63, the New York-based ...

The White House’s entrance is currently framed by a row of Ionic columns, but now, a President Donald Trump’s appointed head of a federal arts commission is proposing a change to the historic entryway ...

The head of a federal arts commission is proposing to replace columns that frame the White House main entrance with a more ornate style favored by President Donald Trump, according to The Washington ...

The White House’s North Portico might soon change. In an interview with The Washington Post, an appointee of President Donald Trump expressed a desire to remove the Ionic columns that frame the ...

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A Trump administration official is proposing an ornate upgrade to the 200-year-old White House columns at the building’s main entrance, The Washington Post reported Sunday. Rodney Mims Cook Jr., the ...

For nearly two centuries, the White House’s main entrance — framed by a row of graceful Ionic columns — has been a signature image of the seat of American power. Now the Trump-appointed head of a ...

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