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Parsing classical creativity
The proposed executive order encouraging classical architecture for federal buildings in Washington and elsewhere, if adopted by President Trump, would replace Kennedy-era guidelines that have encouraged modern architecture for federal buildings since 1962. Enough time has passed to declare modern … Continue reading
Unify in the fight for beauty
The draft executive order to encourage classical architecture for federal buildings in Washington and elsewhere has shifted the world of architecture on its axis. Patrick Webb, a teacher of ornamental plastering at the American College of Building Arts in Charleston, … Continue reading
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Tagged American College of Building Arts, classical architecture, Donald Trump, Draft Executive Order, Hitler, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Making Dystopia, Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again, Modern Architecture, Nazis, Patrick Webb, The Man in the Glass House, Third Reich, TradArch
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Bring diversity to fed design
A provocative debate has broken out over a draft proposal to return classical design to the heart of federal architecture, especially in our nation’s capital. The title of the draft executive order, “Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again,” leads with its … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture
Tagged classicism, GSA, Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again, Style Wars, Thomas Gordon Smith, Trump
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