"His fetishisation of classicism, a historically recurring comfort blanket for despots of all stripes, is bleakly predictable."
― Catherine Slessor
#Architecture #ArchitecturalDesign #ArchitecturalCriticism #FetishizationOfClassicism #DictatorChic #Trump #WhiteHouse
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/oct/23/trump-white-house-ballroom-architecture-critic-dictator-bling
![The Guardian
Architecture
‘Dictator-for-life vibes’: our architecture critic on Trump’s bulletproof ballroom bling
He has already turned the Oval Office into a wrestler’s changing room. Now the president is building a place so gilded Nero would feel at home. Why did he pick an architect whose speciality is Catholic churches?
[architectural rendering of the proposed Trump ballroom]
All very Louis XIV … how the faux classical ballroom will look. Photograph: McCrery Architects PLLC via the White House
Catherine Slessor](https://files.mastodon.social/cache/media_attachments/files/115/437/478/482/680/172/original/6895c1f249cefb0a.png)
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https://www.patreon.com/posts/mcmansionization-126873692
What is originality in architecture? And what is faithful evolution?
In mid-August 2025, I found myself spending the summer in Miami. It was a well-thought-out choice. I stayed at the Fontainebleau, selecting a City View room on the 24th floor. I referred to it as my lighthouse a vantage point to observe the city’s architectural rhythm. #architecturalcriticism #ArchUp #Miami #normanfoster #uae #ZahaHadid
Who Is the City For?
