Trump Signs Executive Order to Make ‘Federal Architecture Beautiful Again’ NYT | Top Stories Zachary Small 29 August 2025 at 04:33 The order, which affects buildings like federal courthouses and agency headquarters, encourages classical styles rather than modernist aesthetics. © Stefani Reynolds for The New York TimesThe Trump administration wants federal buildings to look more like the U.S. Supreme Court, with its Corinthian columns, than the Brutalist architecture seen elsewhere in Washington.