President Donald Trump has made it clear that the aesthetics of government buildings will be a priority in his second presidency. His memorandum planted the flag: “Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic ...

“These buildings — these are big ... his larger architectural legacy won’t be “beautiful federal civic architecture”; it will be a phalanx of blank, gargantuan, low-slung boxes marching ...

Trump’s order, which mandates that federal public buildings should be “visually identifiable as civic buildings ... Stating the need for freedom in architecture, the institute states ...

while also beautifying public spaces and inspiring civic pride,” the order claimed, later referencing medieval and Renaissance architecture as proof that monumental buildings have always served ...

The president and others have expressed their dissatisfaction with some modernist architecture ... a policy that federal buildings “should be visually identifiable as civic buildings and ...

Global architecture firm Gensler has been somewhat ... the conversion of existing but no longer used and/or outdated civic buildings. I recently spoke with Maurice Reid, managing director and ...

Downtown Hanford’s Civic Auditorium has stood firm for a century. The city hosted a centennial celebration to honor its ...

The newly issued policy, officially titled the Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture executive order ... to impose a uniform style on public buildings and to promote nationalist ideals.

Explore the AIA Architecture Award 2025 winners—recognized as the best in contemporary architecture regardless of budget, ...

Specifically, the order states that “federal public buildings should be visually ... also called Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture, which was issued by Trump in December 2020 ...

The AIA celebrated over 100 award winners this weekend in Boston, as part of the AIA Conference on & Design. There were 11 ...