Following his inauguration yesterday, President Donald Trump has reinstated a policy from his first term that favors "classical" styles for government buildings over modernist ones. The newly ...

The Founders favored the classical style. The Beautifying Federal Civic Architecture Act would make it the standard. By Myron Magnet June 26, 2023 6:12 pm ET Share ...

During the final weeks of his first term, Trump signed an EO mandating the use of classical architecture over modern styles for all new or newly renovated federal buildings in the nation’s capital ...

The Politics of Architecture and Federal Buildings The modern era has given us some stinkers, but imposing a particular style could be a mistake. July 5, 2023 3:46 pm ET Share ...

Late into his first term, Trump signed an executive order to promote neoclassical architecture as the official style for federal buildings in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere.

The Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture, published in 1962, encouraged modernist styles over classical pastiche, arguing that government buildings should reflect contemporary design rather ...

Trump’s classical federal building mandate would make architecture backward again by Michael Roehr, opinion contributor - 04/02/25 1:00 PM ET Mark Schiefelbein, Associated Press ...

Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., will introduce legislation to codify an executive order from former President Trump that made classical architecture the model for government buildings.

That Founding-era architect was on to something. Tourists today flock to those iconic buildings; they don’t come to Washington to see the Soviet-inspired edifices found in L’Enfant Corner.

Trump’s architecture mandate won’t make America’s federal buildings great again President Donald Trump wants to give preference to traditional and classical designs, a plan that could saddle ...