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GSA Highlights Design ExcellenceGSA # 10549 October 15, 2008
Miami, FL —The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) today announced the opening of the exhibition, “New Federal Architecture: The GSA Design Excellence Program.” The exhibit will remain on view at the University of Miami School of Architecture through November 26, 2008. It will provide the public with an opportunity to see federal architecture designed by the nation’s leading architects. “Federal buildings are part of a nation’s legacy,” said David L. Winstead, GSA’s Commissioner of Public Buildings. “They are symbolic of what the government is about, not just places where public business is conducted. As the primary builder of the civilian federal government buildings, GSA seeks, through its Design Excellence Program, to ensure that what it builds on behalf of the American people is of the highest quality and has enduring value.” Architects represented in the exhibition include nationally renowned firms, Arquitectonica, Gwathmey Siegel & Associates, Kallmann McKinnell & Wood, Michael Graves, Moshe Safdie, Richard Meier & Partners, and Smith-Miller + Hawkinson. In addition, artist’s renderings and maquettes of commissioned artworks by prominent artists Jim Dine, Sol LeWitt and Maya Lin, accompany some of the models. “Throughout the past decade, with an innovative process for the selection of architects and development of their designs for the federal buildings, the GSA Design Excellence Program has set about changing the image of government,” said Leslie Shepherd, GSA’s Chief Architect. For more information on GSA’s Design Excellence Program, visit www.gsa.gov. ### GSA provides a centralized delivery system of products and services to the federal government, leveraging its enormous buying power to get the best value for taxpayers. Did You Know? That GSA’s Design Excellence Program is based on the “Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture” established 45 years ago by President John F. Kennedy.
Last Reviewed 10/15/2008
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