Construction is underway on a ballroom being added to the East Wing of the White House in Washington, on Nov. 17, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
President Donald Trump has hired a new lead architect for his $300 million White House ballroom renovation, according to a White House official on Thursday.
Shalom Baranes, who has left his mark already on Washington’s architectural landscape, will take over the central role, as James McCrery, the former lead, now moves into a consulting role.
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