Neil Flanagan
Architect and public historian in Washington, D.C., who discusses the technical and preservation implications of proposed changes to the capital's built environment.
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Feb 19, 2026 • 1h 4min
Trump Gives DC Architecture A MAGA Facelift (with Heather Cox Richardson)
Neil Flanagan, an architect and D.C. public historian, warns about technical and preservation risks to the capital’s buildings. Heather Cox Richardson, historian and Substack author, explores how monumental architecture becomes political storytelling. They discuss proposed arches, renamings, symbolic remakes of the Mall, and why authoritarian leaders favor grand classical gestures.
