Architecture & Design — CFA approves monumental Arc de Trump for Washington DC as government design review faces political scrutiny

Architecture & Design · 2026-05-23

The most consequential development today is the US Commission of Fine Arts' approval of a neoclassical triumphal arch — the 'Arc de Trump' — for Washington DC, designed by Harrison Design. This is not a design curiosity; it is a regulatory signal. The CFA, now staffed by Trump appointees, is approving monumental commissions that reshape the capital's built environment with explicit political…