To properly restore the Olmsted Terrace, a six-phased project is underway by the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) to repair the masonry at the terrace walls.
A multi-phased project designed to address deferred maintenance, extend the life expectancy of the deteriorated stone and to replace missing elements of the U.S. Capitol Building.
The Architect of the Capitol's repair and renovation of the Summerhouse fountain and surrounding landscape is complete. Additional landscape improvements to the grotto and surrounding planting beds will continue into the spring of 2024.
When the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) does not receive enough funding to pay for all maintenance and repairs required across the U.S. Capitol campus, work gets deferred due to budget constraints.
In 2017 the Architect of the Capitol completed a long-term conservation effort to restore the murals of the Brumidi Corridors on the first floor of the U.S. Capitol's Senate wing.
As part of this project, completed in 2015, the AOC also installed a 148 kW photovoltaic system on the Hart Senate Office Building roof. The solar panels will decrease utility use, increase sustainability and make the building eligible for an energy credit program which will further reduce electrical costs.
The four clouds were lowered to the ground and fully assessed to ensure their structural integrity, including analysis against seismic design considerations. This project was completed in 2016.