or any other “figure” building whose exterior pungency grabs our attention — but its often a star-turn facilitated by the ultimate gesture of architectural modesty: buried building.

The building’s new owners, the Southern Chiefs’ Organization, which represents 34 First Nations in Manitoba, envision turning it “into a space for economic and social reconciliation” for ...

Paul Goldberger, in the Times, called it “a gesture of urbanistic arrogance ... With time, though, the building’s brashness made it an ideal home for one of midcentury America’s most ...