Archinect - Features2024-05-17T16:57:26-04:00https://archinect.com/features/article/150266166/the-aia-praised-trump-and-biden-s-infrastructure-plans-but-lacks-political-vision-to-draw-connections-to-structural-racism
The AIA Praised Trump and Biden's Infrastructure Plans But Lacks Political Vision to Draw Connections to Structural Racism Dante Furioso2021-06-08T08:01:00-04:00>2021-10-12T01:42:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9d/9d95e5ca8e593aba3ce8a46acaab4f83.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>In
November 2016, the Executive Vice President and CEO, of the <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/49568164/the-american-institute-of-architects" target="_blank">American Institute of Architects</a> (AIA), <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/840820/robert-ivy" target="_blank">Robert Ivy</a>, issued a statement
congratulating President-elect Trump and the new Congress. Speaking
for the organization’s 95,000 members, Ivy said they were “ready
to work” with Trump to improve America’s infrastructure. Within
liberal and progressive circles, the backlash was swift, given the
divisive nature of Trump’s infrastructure plans, which included
significant expansion of the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/35989/mexican-american-border" target="_blank">southern border wall with Mexico</a> and
more coal power plants.</p>