Trump Sets ‘Beautiful’ as the New Standard for Federal Buildings
- Executive action makes classical style default in Washington
- Order stops short of fully banning modernist architecture
Donald Trump’s executive order will also require the GSA to seek design input from the general public and future staff of federal buildings before choosing a design.
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday making classical architecture the preferred style for federal buildings in Washington, a White House official said Monday.
The presidential action stops short of mandating that all new federal buildings are built in a classical style, saying merely that they must be “beautiful.”