Volume 31 of Tholos Magazine Now Available

Highlights include tools the House Carpentry Branch uses, restoration of a U.S. Capitol Senate corridor, and how the U.S. Botanic Garden is testing its orchids for viruses.

May 13, 2026

The latest edition of the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) employee magazine, Tholos, is now available. Highlights include the articles below.

TOOLS OF THE TRADE: House Carpentry Branch Measures Up
LIGHTS ON: Illuminating History at the Library of Congress
FEATURE: Capitol Collaboration Restores a Corridor to Its Period of Significance
USBG Highlight: Safeguarding a Living Collection

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