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U.S. Botanic Garden's Understory: Photographs of... February 26 By: Ray Mims 0 Comments The U.S. Botanic Garden’s Conservation & Sustainability Horticulturist, Ray Mims, takes a look at the importance of spring ephemerals, which are featured in the Garden’s current exhibit,... Continue Reading »	America’s Greatest Engineer? February 20 By: Matt Guilfoyle 0 Comments Montgomery Meigs – a man who built the Capitol while helping save the Union it represents - may be America’s greatest engineer. Continue Reading »
Love at the Ford Building February 14 By: Michael McDonald 0 Comments For 10 years, I have walked through the doors of the 3rd Street entrance to the Ford Building, never knowing that right outside those very same doors — 72 years ago — something happened that greatly... Continue Reading »	Supporting the State of the Union February 08 By: Stephen T. Ayers 0 Comments Every winter, Congress has the honor of welcoming the President of the United States to the U.S. Capitol for the annual State of the Union Address. Architect of the Capitol Stephen T. Ayers reflects... Continue Reading »
Meeting Jason Baltimore February 04 By: Kristen Frederick 0 Comments Kristen Frederick, AOC congressional liaison, sits down with Jason Baltimore, AOC’s first African American general counsel, to discuss what brought him to the Architect of the Capitol and what... Continue Reading »	The Liberty Cap in the Art of the U.S. Capitol January 29 By: AOC Curator Office 0 Comments The liberty cap was the symbol of freedom and liberty commonly used in the 19th century and is seen in many places in the United States Capitol. Continue Reading »
Windows of Capitol Hill January 22 By: Stephen T. Ayers 0 Comments Architect of the Capitol Stephen T. Ayers reflects on the almost 600,000 square feet of windows – of all different shapes, size and age – cared for by the AOC. Continue Reading »	Capturing the Seasons January 15 By: Chuck Badal 0 Comments AOC Photographer Chuck Badal gives a behind the scenes look at how some of his favorite photos of the Capitol were captured — from the roof of the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building. Continue Reading »
AOC Achieves Annual Energy Reduction Goals January 07 By: Alesia Call 0 Comments The Architect of the Capitol's Sustainability, Energy and Water Conservation Division is pleased to report that the AOC achieved and exceeded our annual energy reduction goal for FY 2012! This... Continue Reading »

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