Innovative Architecture For Federal Buildings

An interview with Edward J. Feiner, the chief architect for the General Services Administration. He oversees the design of more real estate than any private company in the nation.

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December 5, 2002, 4:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"The has extraordinary control over what the Washington area looks like and has been a champion of innovative design for federal buildings...To ask a basic philosophical question: Why should the federal government spend money on anything more than the most basic work spaces for its employees? Why should the taxpayers be paying for good architecture?"

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Federal Design Innovation Governed by Constraints

Wednesday, December 4, 2002 in The Washington Post

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