By Justin Davidson, New York Magazine’s architecture and classical-music critic since 2007 and was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 2002. Feb. 10, 2020 save d ...

Joe Biden Biden bulldozes Trump's classical architecture mandate for federal buildings Trump had criticized recent federal buildings as 'undistinguished,' 'uninspiring' and 'just plain ugly' ...

Classical Style Aligns Fed Buildings to Civic Ideals The U.S. Courthouse in Tuscaloosa, Ala., a rare example of a classical architecture built since 1962 (Photo: Timothy Hursley) Share Comments Listen ...

Trump’s classical federal building mandate would make architecture backward again by Michael Roehr, opinion contributor - 04/02/25 1:00 PM ET ...

Government Buildings Don’t Have to Be Ugly The Founders favored the classical style. The Beautifying Federal Civic Architecture Act would make it the standard.

Trump’s architecture mandate won’t make America’s federal buildings great again President Donald Trump wants to give preference to traditional and classical designs, a plan that could saddle ...

The proposed executive order, circulating in draft form, mandates that new federal buildings, especially those in and around the District of Columbia, be built in “classical architectural style.” ...

A draft of an executive order called “Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again” would establish a classical style, inspired by Greek and Roman architecture, as the default for federal ...

President Donald Trump issued an executive order this week that states new federal buildings should be more like classical designs and “beautify public spaces.” The American Institute of ...