Stephen T. Ayers

摘要

Stephen t. ayers, FAIA, retired last fall from his post as Architect of the Capitol. "People often said to me, 'The Architect of the Capitol? It was designed over 200 years ago — what do you do?'" As he explains, his office oversees 18.5 million square feet of space in 36 buildings and an annual budget of $730 million. ("That's a Fortune 500 company!" he says.) Ayers, 56, who won the AIA's Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Architecture last year, spoke with record about his three decades of public service, what the job requires, and his plans.