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February 12, 2021
Valerie Veira grew up in a home in which confidence was not lacking. She was told she cou...
December 24, 2020
December 24, 2020 US president Donald Trump waited until his final full month in office to make a new rule dictating the look of federal buildings. Trump’s 203rd executive order, titled “Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture,” seeks to establish “traditional architecture,” exemplified in Greek and Roman antiquity, as America’s official architectural brand. Backed by the National Civic Arts Society, a Washington-based group that promotes classical arts and architecture, the ...
December 22, 2020
President Donald Trump wants to make federal architecture beautiful again The White House released a Trump-signed executive order on Monday that called for classical architecture to be used for future federal buildings The order applauds the styles of Neoclassical, Georgian, Federal, Greek Revival, Beaux-Arts and Art Deco architecture, while criticizing Brutalism and more modern designs It suggests that there are a number of buildings the president finds problematic, including a federal court...
December 22, 2020
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Purpose. Societies have long recognized the importance of beautiful public architecture. Ancient Greek and Roman public buildings were designed to be sturdy and useful, and also to beautify public spaces and inspire civic pride. Throughout the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, public architecture continued to serve these purposes. The 1309 const...
December 22, 2020
US President Donald Trump signs executive order on architecture as coronavirus pandemic rages 21 Dec, 2020 10:42 PM 5 minutes to read US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to promote "beautiful" federal buildings, attempting to do away with "ugly" modernist styles. Photo / AP news.com.au By: Frank Chung US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to promote "beautiful" federal buildings, attempting to do away with "ugly" modernist styles in favour of classical arch...
December 22, 2020
 Donald Trump has signed an executive order to promote "beautiful" federal buildings, attempting to do away with "ugly" modernist styles in favour of classical architecture. Some have questioned the timing of the order and the Presidents priorities, as the US continues to record more than 3000 deaths per day from COVID-19. The countrys devastating third wave is raging out of control despite the vaccine rollout, with hospitals in the worst-hit states overflowing with seriously ill patien...
December 21, 2020
Trump Signs Order Requiring Classical Architecture for Federal Buildings 21 Dec 2020 President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday requiring federal buildings be constructed in the style of American classical architectural codes. Following decades of modernist, brutalist, and deconstructivist designs for federal buildings, Trump has issued an order that will return federal architecture to its original ethos of classical, Neoclassical, Art Deco, Georgian, Greek Revival, and Beaux-Arts ...