Who is the architect in charge of the demolition of the East Wing of the White House and the construction of the ballroom?
In yet another controversial move from Trump, the White House is (partly) coming down.
In a bold move to transform one of the nation’s most iconic buildings, President Donald Trump has launched the demolition of the White House’s East Wing to make way for an ostentatious new ballroom that will cost $250 million.
The East Wing is a truly iconic building in modern history: constructed in 1902 and expanded in 1942, it has traditionally housed the First Lady’s offices and served as a visitor entrance. Destroying it is a hugely controversial move that has seen a considerable reaction both online and in the media.
He announced on Truth Social: “I am pleased to announce that ground has been broken on the White House grounds to build the new, big, beautiful White House Ballroom. Completely separate from the White House itself, the East Wing is being fully modernised as part of this process, and will be more beautiful than ever when it is complete!”
Trump’s idea of the new building will be to create a two-story structure spanning 90,000 square feet, nearly double the size of the main White House building. According to the President, the project, including all the large amounts of gold decorations that will adorn it, is being funded by his own money as well as private donations from major corporations, including Apple, Google, and T-Mobile.
One of the best graphics I’ve seen illustrating the entire demolition of the East Wing for the “ballroom.”
— That Gay Guy Candle Co. 🇺🇸 (@gayguycandleco) October 22, 2025
MAGA will look at this and still deny, deny, deny.
Credit: Washington Post pic.twitter.com/266xKQg4AW
Importantly, Trump has also already lied about his vanity project: back when plans were first announced, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt assured the American people that “nothing will be torn down” when it comes to the famous structure. Now they are saying that the entire East Wing could be demolished as soon as this weekend.
At the helm of the design and construction is McCrery Architects, working alongside Clark Construction, with AECOM providing essential engineering expertise. This trio is responsible not only for the sad demolition of the historic structure but also for ensuring the new ballroom meets Trumpian standards, whatever they are.
The architectural community have had their say on the matter, with the Society of Architectural Historians saying in a statement last week that “while we recognise that the White House is a building with evolving needs, and that it has undergone various exterior and interior modifications since construction began in 1792, the proposed ballroom will be the first major change to its exterior appearance in the last 83 years (since the East Wing in its current form was built in 1942).”
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today. pic.twitter.com/lbf0BUDyTW
— Angry Staffer (@Angry_Staffer) October 21, 2025
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Trump’s cronies have addressed the critics in typical fashion, saying: “in the latest instance of manufactured outrage, unhinged leftists and their fake news allies are clutching their pearls over President Donald J. Trump’s visionary addition of a grand, privately funded ballroom to the White House — a bold, necessary addition that echoes the storied history of improvements and renovations from commanders-in-chief to keep the executive residence as a beacon of American excellence."
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