US EditionTrump Orders Classical Design as Federal Building Standard, Sets DC Default
The order directs the General Services Administration to prioritize classical architecture for federal buildings, covering projects over $50 million and all National Capital Region buildings.
- On August 28, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order requiring applicable Federal public buildings in the National Capital Region, including Federal courthouses and agency headquarters, to adopt classical and traditional architecture for projects costing more than $50 million.
- The order defines classical architecture to include Neoclassical, Georgian, Beaux‑Arts, and Art Deco styles, treats traditional architecture as these plus regional historic styles, and contrasts them with Brutalist and Deconstructivist architecture for clarity.
- The White House has appointed officials to the National Capital Planning Commission and is examining redevelopment of the James V. Forrestal and Jamie L. Whitten Buildings; the Administrator must notify the President 30 days before approving divergent designs with justification.
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Trump’s Real Architecture Agenda Is Social Submission
At the end of August, President Donald Trump issued an executive order mandating that federal buildings be constructed in the neoclassical architectural style, just as he did during his first term. And as before, Trump’s dictate is a colossal distraction from the real havoc his administration is wreaking on cities and the built environment. Aside […]
In defense of Brutalism
You have to hand it to President Trump — the man knows what he likes, and what he doesn’t. In the latter category, along with Bruce Springsteen and Harvard, belongs pretty much any architecture that smacks of modernity, in particular the midcentury movement known by the unfortunate name of Brutalism. That name comes from “béton brut,” French for “pure concrete.” To detractors, though, the name is all too apt: Brutalist buildings, with their impo…
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UpstractTrump Signs Executive Order 'Making Federal Architecture Beautiful Again'
Trump Signs Executive Order 'Making Federal Architecture Beautiful Again' Authored by Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), President Donald Trump on Aug. 28 signed an executive order to “[Make] Federal Architecture Beautiful Again,” with a focus on using classical and traditional architecture in new federal buildings. Jefferson Memorial across the Tidal Basin in Washington on April 10, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times “Federal …
Trump Orders New Federal Buildings to Be Built in Ancient Greek and Roman Style
US President Donald Trump signed an executive ordered that new Federal buildings should be built in with the style of ancient Greek and Roman Architecture. Credit: EPA/KENT NISHIMURA via AMNA US President Donald Trump ordered all new federal buildings to be built in ancient Greek and Roman architecture style “to visually connect our contemporary Republic with the antecedents of democracy”. In an executive order entitled “Making Federal Architect…
In the image of the Caesars
On Thursday Trump signed an executive order that requires federal buildings in Washington DC to maintain the classical architectural style of Ancient Rome. The style in Washington is commonly associated with certain existing buildings, such as the marble columns and austere hallways of the Supreme Court, or the dome of the Capitol. In Trump lingo,…
Trump EO Aims to Make Federal Buildings 'Beautiful Again' By Respecting Our 'Heritage'
President Donald Trump unveiled an executive order on Thursday to make “federal architecture beautiful again.” The order calls for federal public buildings in the United States to “respect regional architectural […] The post Trump EO Aims to Make Federal Buildings 'Beautiful Again' By Respecting Our 'Heritage' appeared first on The Western Journal.
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