A Trump administration initiative could curtail Washington's eyesores. Sen. Mike Lee writes:
The architectural elite has had decades to impress the American people with their faddish theories. And they have failed. Their buildings range from tedious to hideous. Left to their own devices, they cannot be trusted to design lovely and lovable federal buildings that honor our values and our communities. They had their chance; they abused the privilege. It’s time for a new generation of federal buildings, and a new generation of classical architects to design them.
If the president approves “Make Federal Buildings Beautiful Again,” design would once again flow not from the architectural profession to the government, but from the people to the architectural profession.
As it should.
[Sen. Mike Lee, “Make Federal Architecture Great Again,” The Federalist, February 7]
