Mandating specific styles misunderstands how classical buildings were revolutionary for their time. Architectural diversity better reflects democratic values than stylistic uniformity.

During the final weeks of his first term, Trump signed an EO mandating the use of classical architecture over modern styles for all new or newly renovated federal buildings in the nation’s capital ...

The buildings that most Americans know best and cherish reflect the ideas and values of the classical tradition, and its revival is cause for celebration.

Now, new federal buildings should adhere to classical architecture like neoclassical, Georgian, Federal, Greek Revival, Beaux-Arts, and Art Deco.

It’s finally happened: Outgoing President Donald Trump has signed an executive order mandating a style for all federal buildings in Washington, D.C.

Classical architecture also treats openings differently from a modern home, he says, by incorporating doorways and windows— not walls of glass, or no walls at all between rooms.

Is modern architecture a “hideous cultural atrocity”? Is insisting on classical buildings the hallmark of a dictatorship? Readers engage in an aesthetic and philosophical debate.

“Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again” is the title of a new draft executive order that the White House is mulling. The order would make classical architecture the default style for new federal ...

A draft executive order mandating classical architecture as the official government style would result in watered-down design.

The proposed order, called “Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again,” favors classical design for buildings in Washington. It has drawn opposition from architects.