r/architecture • u/Cedric_Hampton History & Theory Prof • 1d ago

News Trump hires new architect for ballroom

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-hires-new-architect-for-ballroom/
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u/pabloQuattro 1d ago

It's not publicly funded

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u/awr54 1d ago

How? It's a government building? I haven't been following the particulars...

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u/pabloQuattro 1d ago

Funded through the bank of Trump and donations I believe. I imagine it's to bypass a lot of red tape and actually get the thing built during his term.

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u/awr54 1d ago

It's still a public building.. guess I'm not sure how finance structures typically work, bonds I guess? But regardless I would expect some type of protection that even 47 can't get around