Federal Cultural Institutions and Historic Preservation

Eight architecture and preservation groups — including the American Institute of Architects, American Society of Landscape Architects, Committee of 100 on the Federal City, DC Preservation League, Docomomo US and the National Trust for Historic Preservation — sued to block planned Kennedy Center renovations, arguing the White House and the board must comply with historic‑preservation and environmental laws and obtain congressional approval. The White House, via spokesperson Liz Huston, defended the project as President Trump’s effort to create the “Trump‑Kennedy Center” and said they look forward to “ultimate victory,” while Trump called a board closure vote “a little late,” and NPR reports architectural plans, bidding, financing and consultant identities remain undisclosed and the Kennedy Center declined to comment.