Well IIRC, its design was derided at first for a number of reasons, but once people actually toured it as an installation the impact of its design became more appreciated.
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Comparisons have already been made to Mussolini, Hitler, and Stalin. Everyone is very mad online, except for Ross Douthat, who loves the idea.
of course that asshat likes it! f*ck Ross Douthat!
The abrupt aesthetic reversal heralded by this executive order has some obvious underpinnings, beginning with the fact that the reversion to a mandatory classical style reflects the architectural philosophies of white supremacists online, as well as the doings of a developer-president and a right-wing think tank making what is explicitly a political move. But this is also the inevitable result of an architectural faux-populism that has been sown in the conscience of American architecture since postmodernism.
and there’s the reason, right there.
seriously, fuck 'em. fuck 'em all.
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Sounds like he wants them to do double duty as Trump hotels.
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Trump is a Libertarian?
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I think that this EO is a bad idea-- the uniformity of architectural styles in DC is boring, and recent governmental buildings that depart from that style have benn refreshing. But, this is architecture critique-- what purpose is served by bringing up Albert Speer?
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Shh! They’re hiding!
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It’s not just architectural critique. It’s federal policy directly inspired by far right ideology.
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Surprised they aren’t Philip Johnson fans.
Well, not really surprised. That would require some introspection.
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Neoclassical columns look great with flags. Perhaps he just wants the country to prepare for his comeback in 2024?
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Amazing, straight from Mussolini
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congress seems to be on the verge of approving two more additions to the pantheon of smithsonian museams, and it would be a shame to see the architects constrained by such a mandate.
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I’m sure Trump couldn’t care less about this.
This has Stephen Miller written all over it.
That twit.
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Every time I hear FBI HQ, this story comes to mind:
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Clearly, you have no idea whom you are addressing, if in your wildest fever dreams you believe that I would ever say something so oblivious.
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Both greece and rome were (for a time) structured as republics, as opposed to the monarchies that ruled 18th century Europe. So, Americans, seeeking an alkternative to Kings, consciously aped Rome-- The “Publius” of the Federalist papers was but one aspect of this mythification of the ancients. (The southerners were also quick to point out that both societies were built upon slave labor).
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Every new style was considered modern in its time. That is what modern means 
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