the Columbia has grown from a small cafe ... Times ] Its Moorish and Spanish Revival architecture, featuring vibrant tile work, stained glass and wrought-iron details, remains a defining symbol ...

Spanish architect and curator Eva Franch ... She has also lectured internationally, including at The Cooper Union School of Architecture, Columbia University and the University of Venice.

One of the restaurant’s most recognizable features — the tile murals along 21st Street — is undergoing a careful restoration ...