President of the National Civic Art Society, a non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. that promotes the classical and humanistic tradition in public art and architecture. Eleventh Chairman of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency comprising seven presidential appointees who are the aesthetic guardians of Washington.
On May 16, 2025, European broadcaster ARTE interviewed me for a Reportage segment on “Washington vs. MAGA.” The discussion centered on the architecture of the nation’s capital and the civic ideals it expresses. I drew a sharp contrast between the city’s classical … Continue reading
On May 29, 2025, I appeared on the Who Versus podcast for a fun and freewheeling discussion about architecture, power, and the values embedded in our public buildings. What began as a discussion of Brutalism and the movie The Brutalist … Continue reading
Le Point, a French weekly newspaper, published an interview of me as well as a companion news article, “Donald Trump’s Major Offensive Against ‘Just Really Ugly’ Architecture.” To quote the interview (via Google translate): He is Donald Trump’s Mr. Architecture. Appointed chairman of the … Continue reading
The March 12, 2025 Washington Post featured an op-ed by Victoria Coates and me: Here’s One Federal Building We Could — and Should — Scrap The Forrestal Building’s form is impeding its function as home of the Energy Department. By Victoria Coates and Justin Shubow Victoria Coates, … Continue reading
On February 24, 2025, I appeared on Greg Kelly Reports on Newsmax TV to discuss Brutalism, the much-loathed mid-century architectural style of many federal government buildings in Washington, D.C., including the headquarters of the FBI, Department of Health and Human … Continue reading
The New York Times gave me some good quotes in a February 22, 2025 article on the politics of Brutalism under Trump: The [Brutalist] buildings’ very association with government is sinister to people in Mr. Trump’s orbit, like Justin Shubow, … Continue reading
Enjoyed speaking about Brutalism, classical architecture, the National Endowment for the Arts, President Trump, and more on Vince Coglianese’s Show on WMAL-FM radio on January 10, 2025. Omny.fm: https://omny.fm/shows/the-vince-coglianese-show/justin-shubow-interview Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/can-trump-restore-classical-architecture/id588344390?i=1000683530786 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/22X9efR5GTJQ0zD0E1MQ4P YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a08cJla3rVY
Setting up for an interview of me for CBS Saturday Morning me regarding the future of Brutalist buildings. Host Dana Jacobson and I also did a “walk and talk” in Washington, D.C. in front of the hideous Forrestal building, headquarters … Continue reading
Joe Grogan, director of the White House Domestic Policy Council in the Trump administration, interviewed me on the DC EKG podcast. I spoke at length about the magnificent new classical National World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C. I also … Continue reading
I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Saurabh Sharma, President of American Moment, on his organization’s podcast “Moment of Truth.” We discussed President Trump and the politics of architecture, sustainability, historic preservation, the new National World War I Memorial, … Continue reading