President of the National Civic Art Society, a non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. that promotes the classical and humanistic tradition in public art and architecture. Eleventh Chairman of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency comprising seven presidential appointees who are the aesthetic guardians of Washington.
On September 15, 2025, the Danish newspaper Politiken published a profile of me (original article in Danish here). English translation by the reporter: *** He Hates Brutalism – and Loves Trump’s Architecture Executive Order Donald Trump’s executive order is, for … Continue reading
On September 19, 2025, Fox News published an op-ed by Senator Jim Banks of Indiana and me: *** Architecture speaks volumes about how any culture sees the world and the values that guide it. When Americans think of the buildings … Continue reading
On June 17, 2025, Politico published an extensive news article, “The MAGA-Backed Plan to Make Penn Station Beautiful Again.” The piece begins: In 2021, Justin Shubow, the president of the non-profit National Civic Art Society, approached a team of supporters … Continue reading
On May 16, 2025, European broadcaster ARTE interviewed me for a Reportage segment on “Washington vs. MAGA.” The discussion centered on the architecture of the nation’s capital and the civic ideals it expresses. I drew a sharp contrast between the city’s classical … Continue reading
I was recently selected by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to serve on the National Registry of Peer Professionals. GSA is the government agency that builds and owns federal buildings and U.S. courthouses. Participating in GSA’s Design Excellence Program, … Continue reading
On May 29, 2025, I appeared on the Who Versus podcast for a fun and freewheeling discussion about architecture, power, and the values embedded in our public buildings. What began as a discussion of Brutalism and the movie The Brutalist … Continue reading
On April 24, 2025, I delivered a lecture on “The City Beautiful Movement and Washington, D.C.” as part of the inaugural Teófilo Victoria Lecture Series, sponsored by the Florida chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art in collaboration with … Continue reading
On April 7, 2025, Tom Temin interviewed me on the Federal Drive, a show on the Federal News Network. I discussed government architecture policy under President Trump, including his 2020 Executive Order on the subject. Audio recording and transcript here.
Le Point, a French weekly newspaper, published an interview of me as well as a companion news article, “Donald Trump’s Major Offensive Against ‘Just Really Ugly’ Architecture.” To quote the interview (via Google translate): He is Donald Trump’s Mr. Architecture. Appointed chairman of the … Continue reading