Classical architecture mandate, Taliesin closure, and coronavirus going global: February 2020 on Archinect
Archinect's editorial and news in February was dominated by the attempt, and subsequent rebuke, of an authoritarian power grab through architectural design, the continued plea against the sudden closure of Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin school, and the impending advent of a global pandemic. The Jamie L. Witten Federal Building in Washington, D.C., designed by Philadelphia architects Rankin, Kellogg and Crane in 1901. Image courtesy of Wikimedia user U.S. Department of Agriculture.↑ New executive order could make classical architecture "the preferred and default style" for America's public buildings Kicking the month off with a splash was the announcement of a new executive order that sought to make classical architecture "the preferred and default style" for America's federal buildings. The following days were dominated by swift rebuke from the architecture community and unified, public rejection of such an executive style mandate from the AIA, The National Trust for Historic Preserv...
Archinect's editorial and news in February was dominated by the attempt, and subsequent rebuke, of an authoritarian power grab through architectural design, the continued plea against the sudden closure of Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin school, and the impending advent of a global pandemic.
Kicking the month off with a splash was the announcement of a new executive order that sought to make classical architecture "the preferred and default style" for America's federal buildings. The following days were dominated by swift rebuke from the architecture community and unified, public rejection of such an executive style mandate from the AIA, The National Trust for Historic Preserv...
