Trump brings a jarring shift to the White House in first days back
From decorations to executive orders, the 47th president has taken an aggressive posture in attempting to remake government.
150 Years of See and Be Seen at Paris’s Grandest Opera House
It’s been 150 years since the Palais Garnier opera house opened in Paris. Today, it is still a working theater — with 172 performances scheduled for this season.
Trump order revives push for classical federal architecture
The General Services Administration oversees the federal government's roughly 360 million-square-foot real estate portfolio nationally — including buildings throughout California.
Trump wants beautiful architecture. His legacy will be data centers.
Washington’s landscape is being shaped by executive order and the president’s love of faceless, monolithic buildings.
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Trump reinstates classical architecture demand for federal buildings
Trump issued an executive order promoting a classical style for federal buildings. He had issued a similar order in 2020 but the measure was repealed by Biden.
Make federal buildings beautiful again
President Donald Trump's executive order on federal architecture embodies the wisdom of Winston Churchill: “We shape our ...