Trump’s Architecture Rankles. But Why?

By Owen Hatherley and John Guida

Mr. Hatherley is the author of “Walking the Streets/Walking the Projects: Adventures in Social Democracy in NYC and DC.” Mr. Guida is an editor in Opinion.

President Trump’s plans to build a 250-foot arch and to replace the demolished White House ballroom with a larger structure (including a military bunker beneath) have not gone over well with many Americans.

Those are just a couple of examples of how architecture and politics have intersected in the second Trump administration. Owen Hatherley has written about architecture and politics in........

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