Trump EO Aims to Make Federal Buildings ‘Beautiful Again’ By Respecting Our ‘Heritage’
President Donald Trump issued an executive order aiming to restore beauty and classical style to federal architecture in the United States. The order emphasizes that federal buildings shoudl respect regional and customary architectural heritage, moving away from modernist and brutalist styles in favor of classical architecture inspired by ancient Athens and Rome.This initiative builds on a previous memorandum promoting beautiful federal civic architecture to uplift public spaces and reflect American values. Trump has also pledged to revitalize U.S. cities like Washington, D.C., making them safe, clean, and beautiful, including plans for new state facilities.
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 heritage.” Trump’s order also aims to prevent federal construction projects across the nation from using modernist and brutalist architecture styles and instead return to “classical” architecture.
“The Founders, in line with great societies before them, attached great importance to Federal civic architecture,” according to the order. “They wanted America’s public buildings to inspire the American people and encourage civic virtue. President George Washington and Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson consciously modeled the most important buildings in Washington, D.C., on the classical architecture of ancient Athens and Rome.”
“Because of their proven ability to meet these requirements, classical and traditional architecture are preferred modes of architectural design,” the order said. The order added that “major emphasis should be placed on the choice of designs that embody architectural excellence.”
In January, Trump unveiled a presidential memorandum “promoting beautiful federal civic architecture,” which called for federal public buildings to be “visually identifiable as civic buildings and respect regional, traditional, and classical architectural heritage in order to uplift and beautify public spaces and ennoble the U.S. and our system of self-government.”
While on the campaign trail, Trump pledged to make U.S. cities such as Washington, D.C., “safe, clean and beautiful again.” In late July, the White House announced that it will begin construction of a new state ballroom with a seating capacity of 650 people.
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