In a city where architectural bombast has often been favored over quality, the White House has stood apart for its grace and ...

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 ...

The “official” architecture we have seen so far—the ballroom, a proposed triumphal arch, and suggested modifications to the ...

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order establishing classical architecture as the “preferred and default” style for federal buildings, the latest way Trump has sought to put his stamp ...

President Donald Trump has commissioned architect James McCrery — a prominent figure in the revival of classical architecture and a designer of some of the most beautiful “new traditional” Catholic ...

Amid all the chaos emanating from the new administration, architects nationwide are bracing for another battle: Trump’s threatened classical-only mandate for federal buildings. This looming decree ...

This article has been updated to include a statement from the AIA that was released after publication. Amid this week’s presidential inauguration festivities in Washington, D.C., Donald Trump, ...

The Washington, D.C., architectural firm that President Donald Trump tapped to design his White House ballroom is known for its ornamental, classical architecture, but the firm’s work is not generally ...

A Trump administration executive order effectively mandates classical building on federal projects. Jeff Meddaugh / Jeff Meddaugh The would-be architect-in-chief is at it again. Late last month, ...

Presidents do not always have a profound effect on architectural design, but Donald Trump came to office in 2017 as a second-generation real estate developer with a substantial portfolio of buildings ...

If there's one prominent architectural style that can be observed throughout history—and throughout the world—it's neoclassical architecture. With origins in the mid-18th century, this tailored style ...

The so-called classicism of President Trump’s White House ballroom is less about style and more about a failure to ...