[United States Government Manual] [June 01, 2002] [Pages 43-45] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, DC 20515 Phone, 202-228-1793. Internet, www.aoc.gov. Architect of the Capitol Alan M. Hantman Assistant Architect of the Capitol Michael G. Turnbull Head, Architecture Division Bruce Arthur Superintendent of Construction Gary Vawter Director of Engineering Scott Birkhead Director of Facilities Planning and Alexandria Roe Programming Assistant Director of Engineering William Weidemeyer Chief of Staff Amita N. Poole Deputy Cheif of Staff Hector E. Suarez Director, Human Resources Management Rebecca Tiscione Division Director, Equal Employment Valerie Olson Opportunity Director, Information Resources Rick Kashurba Management Employment Counsel Kevin Mulshine Curator Barbara Wolanin Communications Officer Bruce Milhans Congressional Liaison Bryan H. Roth Head, Procurement Division Richard N. Mueller Inspector General Arthur L. McIntye Executive Officer for Facilities Management Susan Adams Director, Safety and Environmental Larry Denicola Division Safety Officer Charles Bowman Cheif Financial Officer Gary Glovinsky Budget Officer Edgar Bennett Accounting Officer Barry West Director, Financial Management Russ Follin Systems Division General Counsel Charles K. Tyler Labor-Relations and Collective Bargaining Margaret Cox [[Page 44]] Senior Landscape Architect Matthew Evans Superintendent, House Office Buildings Frank Tiscione Superintendent, Senate Office Buildings Lawrence R. Stoffel Supervising Engineer, Library of Congress Stephen Ayres Supervising Engineer of the U.S. Capitol Carolos Elias ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Architect of the Capitol is responsible for the care and maintenance of the U.S. Capitol and nearby buildings and grounds and for implementing construction, renovation, conservation, and landscape improvement projects as authorized by the Congress. The Architect of the Capitol is charged with operating and maintaining the buildings of the Capitol complex committed to his care by Congress. Permanent authority for the care and maintenance of the Capitol was established by the act of August 15, 1876 (40 U.S.C. 162, 163). The Architect's duties include the mechanical and structural maintenance of the Capitol, the conservation and care of works of art in the building under the Architect's jurisdiction, the upkeep and improvement of the Capitol grounds, and the arrangement of inaugural and other ceremonies held in the building or on the grounds. Legislation has been enacted from time to time to provide for additional buildings and grounds placed under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol. In addition to the Capitol, the Architect is responsible for the upkeep of all of the congressional office buildings, the Library of Congress buildings, the U.S. Supreme Court building, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, the Capitol Power Plant, the Capitol Police headquarters, and the Robert A. Taft Memorial. The Architect performs his duties in connection with the Senate side of the Capitol, the Senate office buildings, and the operation of the Senate restaurants subject to the approval of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. In matters of general policy in connection with the House office buildings and the Capitol Power Plant, his activities are subject to the approval and direction of the House Office Building Commission. The Architect is under the direction of the Speaker in matters concerning the House side of the Capitol. He is subject to the oversight of the Committee on House Administration with respect to many administrative matters affecting operations on the House side of the Capitol complex. In addition, the Architect of the Capitol serves as the Acting Director of the U.S. Botanic Garden under the Joint Committee on the Library. The position of Architect of the Capitol was historically filled by Presidential appointment for an indefinite term. Legislation enacted in 1989 provides that the Architect is to be appointed for a term of 10 years by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, from a list of 3 candidates recommended by a congressional commission. Upon confirmation by the Senate, the Architect becomes an official of the legislative branch as an officer and agent of Congress; he is eligible for reappointment after completion of his term. The present Architect, Alan M. Hantman, is the 10th to hold this position since the office was established in 1793 and the first to be appointed in accordance with the new procedure. Recent and ongoing projects carried out by the Architect of the Capitol include the restoration of the U.S. Botanic Garden Conservatory; rehabilitation of the Capitol dome; conservation of murals and decorative paintings in the first-floor Senate corridors in the Capitol; repair of the Capitol terraces; conversion of the Capitol courtyards into meeting rooms; replacement of worn Minton tile in the Senate corridors of the Capitol; conservation of the Statue of Freedom atop the Capitol dome; completion of the murals in the first-floor House corridors; improvement of speech- [[Page 45]] reinforcement, electrical, and fire-protection systems in the Capitol and congressional office buildings; removal of architectural barriers throughout the Capitol complex; preparation and publication of a new history of the Capitol, the first such work in almost a century; preparation and publication of a new book on the artist Constantino Brumidi, whose paintings decorate much of the Capitol; installation of an improved Senate subway system; preparation of a telecommunications plan for the legislative branch agencies; work on security improvements within the Capitol complex; construction of new House and Senate child care facilities; construction of a new Senate Page school; renovation, restoration, and modification of the interiors and exteriors of the Thomas Jefferson and John Adams Buildings of the Library of Congress and provision of off-site book storage facilities for the Library; management oversight of the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building; design and construction of the National Garden adjacent to the U.S. Botanic Garden Conservatory; and planning and construction work for a proposed Capitol Visitor Center. For further information, contact the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, DC 20515. Phone, 202-228- 1793. Internet, www.aoc.gov. ------------------------------------------------------------------------