Tag Archives: Make Federal Buildings Beautiful Again

Fate of E.O. if Biden wins

Posted on November 7, 2020 by David Brussat

I was properly upbraided in a comment on my last post, “Architecture and the ballot box,” for assuming that Joe Biden, if elected president, would not sign a draft proposal to mandate classical architecture for federal buildings. I don’t know … Continue reading →

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Tradition vs. modernism

Posted on July 22, 2020 by David Brussat

Bring it on. Legislation has just been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to block a proposed executive order that would replace a mandate favoring modernist styles for federal buildings with a new and better mandate favoring traditional styles. … Continue reading →

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Readings on the exec. order

Posted on February 15, 2020 by David Brussat

Here is a list of readings, pro and con, from newspapers and magazines, plus original source material, to help readers judge the wisdom and validity, such as they may be, of the draft proposed executive order from the White House … Continue reading →

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