The Harris Poll surveyed 2,000 Americans to find out whether they prefer modern or traditional architectural designs for federal buildings. The results were the same for similar surveys in the past. A comparison example is below:
If you prefer the National Archives Building on the right, you have lots of company: four out of five picked it. Overall, abut 72% of all people surveyed preferred classical or traditional to a modern style. That generally held true across political parties, genders, incomes, races, etc.
So, most federal buildings must be in the classical/traditional style since it's clear that the people like that, right? No. Of the 78 federal buildings constructed since 1994, 72 of them were modern and only 6 traditional. Explain that.
(cont'd tomorrow)
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