President Donald Trump is moving forward with his effort for the government to use a "classical" style of architecture when constructing new buildings, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.
Trump on his first day in office issued a directive for the administrator of the General Services Administration, among others, to submit recommendations "to advance the policy that federal public buildings should be visually identifiable as civic buildings and respect regional, traditional, and classical architectural heritage in order to uplift and beautify public spaces and ennoble the United States and our system of self-government."
The Post reported the directive is similar to the executive order he issued during his first term declaring that "the preferred and default architecture for federal public buildings" in Washington, D.C., should be based on ancient Greek and Roman structures.
In a statement, the American Institute of Architects said in a Jan. 21 statement it is "extremely concerned" about efforts that would reduce architects' freedoms when it comes to designs, noting that federal buildings "must reflect America's wealth of culture, rich traditions, and unique geographic regions."
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