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.

A tech entrepreneur has taken the helm at the General Services Administration, pledging to work with Elon Musk's DOGE.

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,

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.

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.

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

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

An executive order calls for buildings that "respect regional, traditional, and classical architectural heritage"

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.

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

Modern architecture in D.C. has a rough road ahead as staunch traditionalists retake power in the nation’s capital.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at limiting telework for federal workers during the first day of his second term.