The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance,operation,development,and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex. It is an agency of the legislative branch of the federal government and is accountable to the United States Congress and the Supreme Court. Both the agency and the head of the agency are called "Architect of the Capitol". The head of the agency is appointed to a 10-year term by the President of the United States,confirmed by the United States Senate,and is accountable to the President.
The Dirksen Senate Office Building is the second office building constructed for members of the United States Senate in Washington,D.C.,and was named for the late Minority Leader Everett Dirksen from Illinois in 1972.
Michael Gary Turnbull,FAIA is a Canadian-born American architect who has spent much of his career in the public sector as a custodian of major public buildings,notably the U.S. Capitol in Washington,D.C.,as the assistant to the Architect of the Capitol and as the Director of Design and Construction at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Alan Michael Hantman,FAIA is an American architect who served as the 10th Architect of the Capitol from February 1997 until February 2007. As Architect of the Capitol,he was responsible to the United States Congress for the maintenance,operation,development,and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex.
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a green building certification program used worldwide. Developed by the non-profit U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC),it includes a set of rating systems for the design,construction,operation,and maintenance of green buildings,homes,and neighborhoods,which aims to help building owners and operators be environmentally responsible and use resources efficiently.
The United States Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) is a large underground addition to the United States Capitol complex which serves as a gathering point for up to 4,000 tourists and an expansion space for the U.S. Congress. It is located below the East Front of the Capitol and its plaza,between the Capitol building and 1st Street East. The complex contains 580,000 square feet (54,000 m2) of space below ground on three floors. The overall project's budget was $621 million.
Founded in 1969,ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge,Inc. is a national architectural design firm,located in Boston,Massachusetts,that specializes in Science/R&D,biotechnology,educational,athletic and corporate facilities. With an emphasis on innovative and sustainable design,ARC has garnered more than 70 awards from a wide range of professional organizations and publications.
Ayers Saint Gross,Architects and Planners is an architectural firm in Maryland,U.S. specializing in master plans and building designs for higher education institutions. The firm is described as maintaining “a narrower focus on college and university work than any other in the country.”
Fentress Architects is an international design firm known for large-scale public architecture such as airports,museums,university buildings,convention centers,laboratories,and high-rise office towers. Some of the buildings for which the firm is best known include Denver International Airport (1995),the modernized Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX (2013),the National Museum of the Marine Corps near Quantico,Virginia (2005),and the Green Square Complex in Raleigh,North Carolina (2012).
Green the Capitol was a March 2007 initiative,introduced by House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi,to make the United States Capitol a more environmentally sustainable workplace,and included proposals to make the millions of square feet of Capitol infrastructure a model of sustainability.
This article provides examples of green building programs in the United States. These programs span the public,private,and non-profit sectors,and all have the goal of increasing energy efficiency and the sustainability of the built environment.
George Malcolm White FAIA was an American architect who served as the Architect of the Capitol from January 27,1971,to November 21,1995.
Louis A. Simon (1867–1958) was an American architect. He spent almost his entire career with the Office of the Supervising Architect for the U.S. Treasury. He served as the last supervising architect from 1934 to 1939 and thereafter of the Public Buildings Branch of the Federal Works Agency until 1941. He was also principal architect for the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park,New York.
Heller Manus Architects,founded in 1984,is a San Francisco,California-based architecture firm providing architectural,master planning,and urban design services for public and private sector clients. Jeffrey Heller,FAIA is the founding principal of the firm and member of the Green growth leaders Council,and Clark Manus,FAIA is founding principal of the firm and the 87th President of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Steve Buchholz,AIA is the CEO,and Eric Lundquist is the President and Chief Financial Officer,both have been with the firm for over 30 years. The firm's portfolio includes high-rise commercial and residential,hotels,retail,civic,renovations,sustainability,academic/research,entertainment,transportation,and master planning projects throughout the United States and China.
Carol Ross Barney is an American architect and the founder and Design Principal of Ross Barney Architects. She is the 2023 winner of the AIA Gold Medal. She became the first woman to design a federal building when commissioned as architect for the Oklahoma City Federal Building,which replaced the bombed Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. Ross Barney's other projects include the JRC Synagogue,James I Swenson Civil Engineering Building,the CTA Morgan Street Station,and the Chicago Riverwalk.
Charles Burton "Chuck" Thomsen FAIA FCMAA is an American architect,construction manager,corporate executive and educator. He is the son of Fred Charles Thomsen and Sunbeam Burton Thomsen.
Patrick MacLeamy,FAIA,LEED AP,is an American architect and executive who is chairman of buildingSMART International. Previously,he served as Chairman and CEO of HOK,a global architecture,engineering and planning firm. MacLeamy is the author of the book Designing a World-Class Architecture Firm:The People,Stories and Strategies Behind HOK,published by Wiley in April 2020. The book tells the history of HOK,one of the largest design firms in the world,and draws lessons from HOK intended to help other architects and creative services professionals improve their own practices. “Build Smart,”a podcast co-hosted by MacLeamy and Mark R. LePage,AIA,NCARB,is inspired by MacLeamy's book.
Hillary Brown is an American architect,and professor at City College of New York. She is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. She won a Berlin Prize.
Urban Design Associates is an international urban design and architecture firm headquartered in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania,United States.
James Brett Blanton is an American professional engineer who served as Architect of the Capitol (AOC) from January 2020 until February 13,2023,overseeing the office of the Architect of the Capitol and its more than 2,400 employees.
