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Headline: The Architect's Newspaper, 12/11/2025
A letter reviewed by AN was sent yesterday, December 10, to Washington, D.C. architect Shalom Baranes from AIA members in regard to Shalom Baranes Associates’ cooperation with the Trump administration on the White House East Wing ballroom project. The 29 signatories urge the architect to decline the “sole source commission” and state they believe the office may be in violation of the AIA’s Code of Ethics & Professional Conduct should it stay on the project.
The AIA members, several of which are on the AIA’s Historic Resources Committee, state they do not speak for the AIA. This letter comes after another letter, dated November 21, that was addressed to James McCrery, claiming he may be in violation of the AIA’s Code of Ethics & Professional Conduct for his involvement with the White House East Wing redesign, which saw the demolition of the original historic building to pursue the construction of a larger event space.
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