Section 1. Purpose. The Founders, in line with great societies before them, attached great importance to Federal civic architecture. They wanted America’s public buildings to inspire the American ...

Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2009. Read the original here. At the turn of the 20th century, reformers in American cities were aware that the great advances of industry and ...

The U.S. General Services Administration Building at 1800 F Street NW in Washington, D.C. The Beaux-Arts structure was originally built in 1917 to house the Department of the Interior. August 29, 2025 ...

Within hours of ascending to the presidency, Donald Trump issued a memorandum designed to promote the beautification of federal buildings. The order continues a quest Trump began during his first term ...

One day after issuing an executive order titled “Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture,” President Donald Trump appeared at a White House news conference Tuesday and praised the aesthetics of ...