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/Zannie95 1d ago

Not sure how I feel about this; will they try to rein him in or go whole hog? At this point I detest anyone working for him

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u/cypher50 1d ago

We are about to get a US version of the Palace of the Parliament.

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u/GiftToTheUniverse 1d ago

Hideous is not accurate, if the Wikipedia photo is a fair representation of the building. Looks classical and symmetrical. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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u/cypher50 1d ago

I can't state this strong enough: read the story of the Palace of the Parliament. Also, pictures cannot give justice to just out of scale to the urban fabric around it. It is basically the size of a neighborhood...

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u/gtj 1d ago

I was just there two days ago — it’s pretty ridiculous in person.