Trump Signs Executive Order Promoting Classical Architecture for Federal Buildings

Trump Signs Executive Order Promoting Classical Architecture for Federal Buildings
The White House on March 8, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
Bowen Xiao
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 21 that recommends classical architecture as the “preferred and default architecture” for public federal government buildings in Washington.

The order criticizes what’s become known as the “Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture,” which largely replaced traditional designs with modernist ones in the 1950s. The policy “implicitly discouraged classical and other traditional designs known for their beauty,” instead pushing for so-called “contemporary” designs.
Bowen Xiao
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Bowen Xiao was a New York-based reporter at The Epoch Times. He covers national security, human trafficking and U.S. politics.
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