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But it shows that you don't need a very large hall, or a very gaudy one. No other president have started the building of a ballroom before so it seems as far as American presidents go, it is uniquely Trump'ish.
Great please show us the agreed plans, planning permission etc that Amazon building, stadiums and other non hamfisted projects submit.How is it ham-fisted?
Are the construction steps being done out of order? Anything concerning with the blueprints or the floor plan?
From what I'm reading, this is the construction company slated to handle the project
Our Projects | Clark Construction
www.clarkconstruction.com
They seem to know what they're doing. (they've done everything from Amazon buildings, to professional stadiums, to office HQs)
You could have started there. This is finally getting close. (Though I don' think either Air & Space or Cannon was built with wooden beams and load barring masonry walls.)
This one would also demonstrate that they have some "chops" with regards to working with historical structures.
UW Seismic Improvements | Clark Construction
University of Washington (UW) Seismic Improvements is a multi-phased project to renovate 25 unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings on campus. Seattle’s many URM buildings are vulnerable to earthquake damage, and in a proactive effort to protect occupants and get ahead of local seismic regulations
They have their project portfolio on their website, and I've already listed several of them.
That’s great now has the ballroom gone through any of the planning/permit process? No demolished without a set plan.
Wow turning an existimg tennis court into a basketball court is soooooo comparable….Not!
www.sbaranes.com
That could be, because as a tried and true believer that "both sides are bad", you mistakenly assume that the bad things each side does are equivalent.
Cool, so wholly legit to demolish the residence without planning in order to build in proportion to the new east wing.In September, the commission chair clarified during a public meeting of the NCPC that the approval process is only required for construction, not demolition or site preparation work.
Given that Clark Construction is handling the construction work, and Shalom Baranes is handling the architectural designs and plans
(they've done design work for the Pentagon, Treasury Building, and Red Cross historic headquarters)Federal | Shalom Baranes Associates, Architects
These buildings feature innovative responses to vital programmatic needs, integrating sustainability and security measures that meet current Federal standards.
I think it's pretty safe to say that they know what they're doing.
Shalom Baranes Associates won the American Institute of Architects' Institute Honor Award for Regional and Urban Design for their design for Burnham Place,[3] a $7 billion development of the air rights over the Amtrak and CSX railway tracks behind the Washington Union Station railway terminal.[4]
The firm is also the architect for two apartment buildings which are part of the $1 billion CityCenterDC development. SBA also assisted with the master plan for the development.[5][6]
On December 4, 2025, it was announced that Shalom Baranes had been selected by President Donald Trump to pick up the design of the new White House State Ballroom that will replace the demolished East Wing of the White House complex.[7]
In this instance, it's that both sides are petty.
I can tell you why this isn't petty and a few things that *are* petty in opposition to Trump, but you said something silly in the next paragraph, so...
This is a very silly (one could almost say "petty") example given the fluidity of "partisanship" regarding the COVID vaccines from 2020-21.
That would be petty.
But they arent doing a sensitive historical renovation. The are building a yuge box with some wedding cake ornament plastered on. With decent plans this builder could certainly erect Bellagio II in Las Vegas. So they can manage this.
Tearing down parts of a house, seen as a symbol of the people, yes I think many would see that as problematic. I'm pretty sure that if king Charles changed the outward appearance of Buckingham palace, there would be a public outcry. Fixing heating, ventilation and electrical system is ok, as is upkeep of the interior and the facade, but making major changes to the outside would raise some eyebrows. Pretty sure it would be discussed with some antiquarian, at least that is my guess.
