I don't like the look of it in that picture. Maybe the ballroom will blend in better once it's finished. Taste is subjective, of course. I think the AA history museum looks ugly too, and yet its design gets plenty of compliments and has won awards.
Objectively, yes - it’s a monstrosity. Hugely disproportionate to the rest of the structure.
Personally, I love the drama surrounding it. Trumps obsession with it and his lackeys attempting to justify it being built is funny to witness. And the outrage from the decorum-obsessed losers is the icing on the cake. A real throwback to some of his best moments from his first term.
With all the dem lawsuits and whining, it'll probably become a Newsom project.
I hope not, but you may be right. Can they even finish up in two years?
Ideal scenario for me is Congress agrees to fund the ballroom and Triumphal arch in exchange for trump ending the war in Iran.