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From: "Architexturez." <interface.services@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 13:49:53 +0530
U.S. Agency Picks A Traditionalist As Chief Architect
By Alex Frangos
Word Count: 446
The federal agency that builds courthouses, border stations and other
federal buildings is set to name a new chief architect, a move that
could usher in a return to a more traditional type of architecture in
the government's $10 billion construction program.
The General Services Administration has selected Thomas Gordon Smith, an
architect based in South Bend, Ind., according to several people who
have been informed of the decision.
Mr. Smith is best known as a practitioner and promoter of traditional
architecture that finds inspiration in Roman temples and palaces. ...
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