The architectural style of a building is a peek into how the person—or entity—that commissioned the project wanted to be perceived. Royalty built castles as displays of power. When the U.S. government wanted to project a down-to-business persona, it mandated utilitarian Brutalism. And let's not forget the gilded skyscrapers Trump constructs to project a veneer of wealth over a string of business failures and bankruptcies.
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