#classical-architecture

#classical-architecture

Donald Trump plans to demolish part of the White House East Wing to build a $250m classical, bulletproof ballroom, enforcing classical architecture for federal buildings.

McCrery Architects, a low-profile Washington firm specializing in classical and ecclesiastical architecture, is designing a $250 million White House ballroom involving East Wing demolition.

An executive order designates traditional and classical architecture as the preferred style for federal public buildings, makes classical the default in D.C., and mandates deviation review.

President Trump signed an executive order requiring federal buildings adopt classical Greco-Roman architecture and mandate presidential notification for modernist deviations.

Roc H Biel transforms wood dust into monumental sculptures, challenging perceptions of waste and creating functional art inspired by classical architecture.

Léon Krier championed human-scale urbanism and classical architecture, influencing the New Urbanism movement and critiquing modernist planning.