What should we do with Trump’s monstrous architectural legacy?
Questions over Trump’s ballroom and other structures might not feel urgent. But when his reign ends, Trumpism must be repudiated
TL;DR
- The Supreme Court ruled to allow construction of Trump's ballroom to proceed, without deciding on the legality of the project itself.
- The article discusses the symbolic importance of Trump's structures and the need to repudiate Trumpism after his reign.
- Potential approaches to Trump's architectural legacy include demolition, leaving structures as warnings, contextualizing them with historical information, or repurposing them.
- Some Democrats have suggested various ways to deal with the ballroom, such as leaving it as is, selling it off, or turning it into an exhibition space about corruption.
- The author emphasizes that the built environment makes values visible and that leaving Trump's structures in place without comment is not a neutral act.