Chattanooga's new courthouse is the first major federal building announced by the GSA since Trump's order mandating classical architecture.
Some say the muscular design is intentionally intimidating while supporters laud it as proof classicism can be traditional and original.
Trump's executive order applies to six current federal projects but its influence may stretch beyond the public realm.
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President Donald Trump’s extravagant $400-million White House ballroom and proposed triumphal arch were always going to attract the most attention. That is somewhat the point. But this week in Tennessee, more than 500 miles away from Washington, DC, officials quietly unveiled a far more revealing illustration of the US president’s future architectural legacy.
