Design Edition

The Architect Behind Superman’s Hall of Justice (and Trump’s Fed Gambit)

The Paul Cret-designed building at the heart of the DC Comics cinematic universe. Plus: The Paul Cret-designed building at the heart of a Trump administration crisis.

The Hall of Justice makes its DC Extended Universe debut in Superman.

Courtesy of Warner Bros.

Hello and welcome to Bloomberg’s weekly design digest. I’m Kriston Capps, staff writer for Bloomberg CityLab and your guide to the world of architecture and the people who build things.

Special thanks to Feargus O’Sullivan for watching the shop while I was away. Don’t miss his feature on Trump aesthetics and Rococo.