Trump Can’t Make Architecture Great Again Without an Infrastructure Plan

A week ago, the draft of a provocative new executive order was leaked to the media—a putative fatwa on modern design, proposing that all future federal buildings be constructed in “classical and traditional architecture styles.” Appearing under the snappy title “Make Federal Buildings Beautiful Again,” the as-yet unsigned proposal is the work of the National Civic Art Society (NCAS), an independent advocacy group that holds some sway in Washington, its leadership ha