President Trump issues 'MAKING FEDERAL ARCHITECTURE BEAUTIFUL AGAIN' executive order

Trump's new executive order promotes classical and traditional architecture for federal buildings while leaving the door open to alternative styles.

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office on Aug. 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

"Architecture — particularly traditional and classical architecture — that meets the criteria set forth in this subsection is the preferred architecture for applicable Federal public buildings. In the District of Columbia, classical architecture shall be the preferred and default architecture for Federal public buildings absent exceptional factors necessitating another kind of architecture," the president's newly issued order declares.

Other architectural styles are not prohibited by his executive order.

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"Designs shall adhere to sound construction practice and utilize materials, methods, and equipment of proven dependability. Buildings shall be economical to build, operate, and maintain, and should be accessible to the handicapped," the order notes.

Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.

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