U.S. Representative Dina Titus is demanding answers from the head of the General Services Administration about GSA’s newly released criteria for construction, which call for two new courthouses—in Florida and Alabama—to be built in the “classic architectural style.”
While the style may be appropriate in these two instances, GSA’s newly-stated criteria signal that the Trump administration is moving ahead with plans to dictate architecture style across the country, taking away long-standing principles of local control and community input as outlined in GSA’s own Design Excellence Program, according to an Aug. 26 release issued by the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure. Titus (D-Nev.), is the chairwoman of the Committee's subcommittee on economic development, public buildings and emergency management.