Updated: 4:29 PM CST December 23, 2020
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas President Trump recently signed an executive order to be sure that newly built federal buildings are beautiful, and listed the Corpus Christi Federal Courthouse as an example.
The order says that modern architecture of federal buildings, since the 1950s, has been unpopular with Americans.
The Guiding Principles of 1962 discouraged classical and other traditional designs known for their beauty, declaring instead that the government should use “contemporary” designs, the order said.
The order mentions modeling American buildings after those in ancient Athens and Rome, stating:
Notable Founding Fathers agreed with these assessments and attached great importance to Federal civic architecture. They wanted America’s public buildings to inspire the American people and encourage civic virtue. President George Washington and Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson consciously modeled the most import
President Trump calls Corpus Christi Federal Courthouse beautiful building
and last updated 2020-12-22 13:58:34-05
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â President Trump issued an executive order this week stating that new federal buildings should âbeautify public spacesâ, and used the Corpus Christi Federal Courthouse as an example. With a limited number of exceptions, such as the Tuscaloosa Federal Building and Courthouse and the Corpus Christi Federal Courthouse, the Federal Government has largely stopped building beautiful buildingsâ, said Trump in the executive order.
He said new federal buildings should, âlike Americaâs beloved landmark buildings, uplift and beautify public spaces, inspire the human spirit, ennoble the United States, command respect from the general public, and, as appropriate, respect the architectural heritage of a region.
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