Unless you’re a hermit, you can’t escape the built environment.
“You can put down a bad book; you can avoid listening to bad music; but you cannot avoid the ugly tower block opposite your house,” Italian architect Renzo Piano said.
Why Beauty Matters, Even In Government Architecture
America’s Founding Fathers took great care to establish traditional architecture as the default style for the nation’s civic buildings.
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Every element of traditional federal architecture has a purpose: to honor and uplift the nation. Visitors to the U.S. Supreme Court are greeted by a sculpture of the "Guardian or Executor of Law," to the right of the steps. Perry Spring/Getty Images
