Making Federal Architecture Beautiful Again
This executive order establishes classical and traditional architecture as the preferred and default style for new federal public buildings, particularly in Washington, D.C., and requires the General Services Administration to revise its design selection policies accordingly. It mandates that GSA staff involved in design review have classical/traditional architecture experience, creates a new senior advisor position, and requires presidential notification before approving modernist, brutalist, or deconstructivist designs. The order covers courthouses, agency headquarters, National Capital Region buildings, and other federal buildings costing over $50 million.