President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that mandates all federal buildings “embrace classical architecture.” “In the District of Columbia, classical architecture shall be the ...

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 Architects ...

Since Trump entered office, he’s sought to undermine the legacy of Obama at every turn. It’s plausible that the order is a direct reaction to the building boom that happened under Obama. Decades of ...

HOUSTON — Should all federal buildings look like the U.S. Supreme Court? A group that opposes modern architecture has drafted an executive order, titled “Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again,” ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday declaring “classical and traditional” architecture the preferred government styles, reviving and expanding his old fight against modernist ...

Feb. 25 (UPI) --President Joe Biden has signed an executive order rescinding an action by former President Donald Trump seeking to limit federal buildings to classical or traditional architecture. The ...

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order declaring traditional and classical architecture the "preferred" and "default" style for all major new federal buildings in the United States, ...

Editor's note: The AIA has issued an official response to the order. Read it here. Story last updated 3:30pm 12/21/20. On December 18, President Donald Trump signed a new Executive order into effect ...

The proposed order, called “Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again,” favors classical design for buildings in Washington. It has drawn opposition from architects. By Katie Rogers and Robin Pogrebin ...

In 2014, during the winter in his second term, Hungary’s far-right prime minister, Viktor Orbán, ordered the installation of a new statue in one of Budapest’s oldest squares. The unveiling of the ...

President Trump, a former builder, signed an executive order Monday intended to promote neo-classical architecture as the official style for federal buildings in Washington, DC., and at new federal ...