A Short-Lived Architectural Prescription
René Ammann
22. September 2024
Should classical architecture sway undecided voters toward voting for Donald Trump in November, so he can reinstitute his executive order from 2020 mandating that federal buildings “are beautiful again”? The conservative Washington Times thinks so. (Photo of National Archives Building by Carol M. Highsmith/Library of Congress)
Length of time that former President Donald Trump's 2020 executive order requiring government planners to “beautify public spaces and inspire civic pride” in the United States by re-embracing classical architecture was in effect: 2 months
Our previous coverage on Trump's executive order:
- “Trump Signs Executive Order Promoting ‘Beautiful’ Architecture,” December 22, 2020
- “Biden Revokes Trump's ‘Beautiful Architecture’ Executive Order,” February 25, 2021
- “The Style Wars Resume,” June 14, 2023 (on two bills introduced by Republican politicians to effectively resurrect Trump's executive order)