In March 2025, President Trump reinstated his initiative for traditional architecture in federal buildings through a new executive order. The directive requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to submit recommendations that align federal architecture with classical styles seen as reflective of regional and traditional heritage. This move evokes his previous 'Make federal buildings neoclassical again' order from 2020, which was rescinded under President Biden. Critics argue that the initiative oversimplifies classical architecture, reducing it to mere symbolism reflecting Trump’s political ideology rather than authentic cultural expression.
Trump's new executive order on federal architecture revives neoclassical styles, promoting tradition while stoking cultural debates over public aesthetics and symbolism.
By mandating 'traditional' architectural styles, Trump aims to make federal buildings visually identifiable as civic structures, invoking nostalgia for classical design.
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