Trump and his devotees in government are the absolute last people who should be shaping the policy for federal building design.Trump should leave well enough alone.Lee Bey recently took his critical eye to the new Trump Administrations mandate to restore Classicism in federal buildings, arguing it would "wind up saddling us (and the countries where U.S. embassies will be built) with ungainly new buildings struggling to mimic those of ancient Rome or 18th century America."Considering Trump's local history, the derision of contemporary design is a bit hypocritical, Bey argues. Carol Ross Barney told him: "Its way out of the mainstream of architectural thought. And it reduces architecture to decoration. It reduces its value. I just think its so obvious to me, working every day on public buildings or public spaces, that this doesnt even get to understanding the power of design or the importance of public spaces in buildings."The AIA published itsown critiqueof the president's "concerning" beatitude last Thursday.