"the spectacle of bulldozers ripping into the White House is yet more evidence of Donald Trump's unstinting quest for epic self-aggrandisement. Having decreed the East Wing not fit for purpose namely, his purposes of swank and show he plans to replace it with a faux classical bulletproof ballroom, capable of seating up to 650 partygoers. Renderings show a vast, glacially white aircraft hangar of a structure embellished with an ornate coffered ceiling, gilded Corinthian columns and drooping gold chandeliers."
"Costing $250m (187.5m), a sum to be extracted from sycophantic donors, Trump's ballroom is one of the most grandiose White House projects to be implemented in more than a century, as he strives to bend the building and US architecture more generally to his will. His fetishisation of classicism a recurring comfort blanket for despots of all stripes is bleakly predictable"
Donald Trump intends to demolish part of the White House East Wing to create a faux classical, bulletproof ballroom able to seat up to 650 guests. Renderings depict a vast, white structure with an ornate coffered ceiling, gilded Corinthian columns and gold chandeliers. The project is budgeted at $250m and is expected to draw on donor funds. The plan is presented as part of a broader push for traditional and classical federal architecture, including an executive order giving Trump final veto power over federal designs. The American Institute of Architects warned that such mandates could remove local control and hinder design freedom.
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