Donald Trump's executive order 'Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture' requires federal buildings to adopt classical styles, like Neoclassicism, and shuns modern designs. This has triggered criticism regarding government overreach and contradicts Trump's rhetoric on reducing bureaucratic interference. The order aims to ensure federal buildings reflect regional and traditional architectural heritage, enhancing the visual identity of civic architecture. It also calls for revisions to the 1962 GSA guidelines that previously discouraged the adoption of an official architectural style, igniting further debate within the architectural community about the role of government in design.
'Design must flow from the architectural profession to the Government, and not vice versa.' This principle challenges Trump's new order favoring classical styles.
The executive order mandates that federal buildings adopt classical architecture, sparking debates on government overreach and bureaucratic interference in design.
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