The American Institute of Architects expressed concern over the change, which mirrors a move the president made in the final days of his first term.

Shortly before he was elected president in 2016, Donald Trump took a break from campaigning to attend a ceremony for his new flagship hotel, the Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C. The General Services Administration,

The General Services Administration (GSA) now has sixty days to deliver recommendations to President Trump for “promoting beautiful federal civic a.”

President Donald Trump’s pick to serve as acting leader of the General Services Administration told the agency’s workforce today that GSA is “recommitting itself to its founding purpose: ensuring government-wide efficiency and maximizing value for the American taxpayer,” in an email obtained by Nextgov/FCW.

The move could threaten office markets and property values across the country, particularly in Washington, D.C.

The General Services Administration has a roughly 360 million-square-foot portfolio. That volume could shrink.

President Donald Trump wants to give preference to traditional and classical designs, a plan that could saddle us with buildings trying to mimic ancient Rome or 18th century America. The American Institute of Architects said the memorandum would stifle innovation.

An executive order issued by President Donald Trump revives his push for classical architecture in federal buildings.

Donald Trump has demanded all new federal public buildings respect ‘traditional and classical architectural heritage’ as one of his first moves as the new US president

The new policies will help to fulfill a long-held stance of the president and his advisers, not to mention those of Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser, among others, that most federal workers should return to their offices for work.

Trump issued an executive order promoting a classical style for federal buildings. He had issued a similar order in 2020 but the measure was repealed by Biden.

Efforts to shrink the federal government’s sprawling real-estate footprint that began in the Obama era have gained new urgency since President Donald Trump’s inauguration. The incoming administration’s focus on a smaller government could create ripple effects in communities far beyond Washington,