Office of the Chief Architect (GSA)
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The Office of the Chief Architect (GSA) is the U.S. General Services Administration’s central office responsible for federal public building design standards, architecture policy, and oversight of major capital construction projects.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| United States federal architecture | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
architectural oversight office
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federal government office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| collaboratesWith |
construction management firms
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engineering consultants ⓘ other federal agencies on facility design ⓘ private-sector architecture firms ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| employs |
architects
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engineers ⓘ project managers ⓘ urban designers ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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construction management ⓘ federal real property management ⓘ public building design ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
architecture
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engineering coordination for building projects ⓘ historic preservation in federal facilities ⓘ sustainable design ⓘ urban design ⓘ |
| goal |
to ensure federal buildings meet functional and security needs
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to ensure high-quality design of federal buildings ⓘ to incorporate sustainability and energy efficiency in federal buildings ⓘ to promote cost-effective and efficient federal facilities ⓘ |
| governs | design excellence program policies within GSA ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| oversees |
large federal land port of entry projects
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major federal office building projects ⓘ major new federal courthouse projects ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Public Buildings Service (GSA) ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. General Services Administration ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
architecture policy for federal facilities
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art-in-architecture program policy ⓘ design excellence in federal buildings ⓘ federal public building design standards ⓘ historic preservation guidance for federal buildings ⓘ integration of sustainability in federal building design ⓘ oversight of major capital construction projects ⓘ urban design guidance for federal projects ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| setsStandardFor |
federal building accessibility design
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federal building design quality ⓘ federal building performance requirements ⓘ federal workplace design guidelines ⓘ |
| subjectOf | U.S. General Services Administration organizational descriptions ⓘ |
| uses | federal design standards and guidelines ⓘ |
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Four Continents sculptures (New York Custom House)
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United States federal architecture