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Trump signs executive order recommending classical designs for federal buildings By (0) President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday designating classical architecture as the preferred style for federal buildings and stating that such architecture should be "beautiful." Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI | License Photo Dec. 21 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order establishing classical architecture as the preferred style for federal buildings in Washington, D.C. The order does not explicitly mandate that buildings be constructed in classical style, rather st...

  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 President's priorities, as the US continues to record more than 3000 deaths per day from COVID-19. The country's devastating third wave is raging out of control despite the vaccine rollout, with hospitals in the worst-hit states overflowing with seriously ill patients. The executive order, a draft of which was leaked to the media in February, takes particular i...

Trump Signs Executive Order Promoting Classical Architecture for Federal Buildings President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 21 that recommends classical architecture as the “preferred and default architecture” for public federal government buildings in Washington. The order criticizes what’s become known as the “Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture,” which largely replaced traditional designs with modernist ones in the 1950s. The policy “implicitly discouraged classical and other traditional designs known for their beauty,” instead pushing for so-called �...

News Category Global Banking & Finance Reviews Spackman Mossop Michaels and Trahan Architects reveal design for Luther George Park Masterplan and Performance Pavilion Spackman Mossop Michaels and Trahan Architects reveal design for Luther George Park Masterplan and Performance Pavilion New Orleans, LA/New York, NY, Dec. 15, 2020 — Spackman Mossop Michaels and Trahan Architects revealed today their design for the renewal of Luther George Park located in downtown Springdale, Arkansas. The project was commissioned by the Downtown Springdale Alliance which received a grant from the Walton Famil...