Artist renderings and diagrams of the new White House East Wing and Ballroom, are photographed Feb. 17, were briefly posted on the National Capital Planning Commission's website ahead of Thursday's hearing.
Jon Elswick, Associated Press
President Donald Trump speaks about the new ballroom construction Monday before a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
Mark Schiefelbein, Associated Press
The White House, including the West Wing and construction of the new ballroom, is seen Feb. 25 from the Old Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's White House ballroom project is way too big and should be scaled back, an architect and member of the board of the National Trust for Historic Preservation said Wednesday — one of a number of changes he suggested for a project he says could permanently alter the nation's most recognizable historic home.
Artist renderings and diagrams of the new White House East Wing and Ballroom, are photographed Feb. 17, were briefly posted on the National Capital Planning Commission's website ahead of Thursday's hearing.
President Donald Trump speaks about the new ballroom construction Monday before a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
The White House, including the West Wing and construction of the new ballroom, is seen Feb. 25 from the Old Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington.
