Trump Replaces White House Ballroom Architect James McCrery with Shalom Baranes Associates
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Summary
US President Donald Trump has dismissed James McCrery as lead architect for the White House ballroom expansion project, replacing him with Shalom Baranes Associates. The change was reportedly due to McCrery's studio lacking the capacity to move the project forward at the pace required by Trump.
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McCrery, who was announced as the architect for the expansion to the White House in July, was removed as the studio didn't have capacity to move the project forward at the pace Trump required.
US president Donald Trump has dismissed James McCrery as lead architect for his White House ballroom, with Shalom Baranes Associates now leading the project.
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