, as many of those as possible. On december 2 in 2008, nearly eight years ago, we opened our doors to the public, and we have welcomed over 17 million visitors to the capital. One of the themes that we share with those visitors is the role of the architect of the capitol. Capitol isct of the the steward of the Historic Buildings and grounds on capitol hill. Congress left philadelphia and moved into approximately 25,000 square feet. That is the original north wing of the capital. Today, and with the help of a team of 2300 employees, the responsibilities of the architect of the capitol include a stewardship of nearly 17. 4 million square feet of building space, the care and maintenance of hundreds of acres, thousands of trees and plantings, and the preservation of countless artistic and historical treasures. Leading this team is the 11th architect of the capitol, the , whoable stephen t. Ayers i will now invite to speak to you about the National Historic preservation act of 1966. Please
With those visitors is the role of the architect of the capitol. The architect of the capitol is the steward of the Historic Buildings and grounds on capitol hill. In 1800, Congress Left philadelphia and moved into approximately 25,000 square feet. That is the original north wing of the capital. Today, and with the help of a team of 2300 employees, the responsibilities of the architect of the capitol include stewardship of nearly 17. 4 million square feet of building space, the care and maintenance of hundreds of acres, thousands of trees and plantings, and the preservation of countless artistic and historical treasures. Leading this team is the 11th architect of the capitol, the honorable stephen t. Ayers, who i will now invite to speak to you about the National Historic preservation act of 1966. Please join me in welcoming mr. Stephen ayers, architect of the capitol. [applause] Stephen Ayers thank you so much, beth, and good morning everyone. Welcome to preservation day at the United
And Supreme Court for the maintenance, operation, development and preservation of more than 17 million square feet of buildings. And more than 553 acres of land throughout capitol hill including the u. S. Capitol, senate and house Office Buildings, the library of congress, and many others. In 2010, stephen t. Ayers was named the 11th architect of the capitol. After being nominated by president obama and confirmed by the senate for a 10year term. After studying architecture at the university of maryland, mr. Ayers joined the air force while simultaneously earning his architectural license in california. Following five years of active duty with the air force, mr. Ayers went into private practice. He then joined the voice of america, where he led design and instruction efforts in greece and germany. After five years abroad he and his family moved to washington d. C. , and mr. Ayers was hired by the architect of the capitol as assistant senate superintendent. He subsequently served for 13
Neighborhood, and those buildings carried important symbolism for people across america and around the globe. Tonight, you will hear from the man entrusted with the care of many of those structures. The architect of the capitols office is responsible to the Supreme Court for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of more than 17 million square feet of buildings, and more than 553 acres of land to our capitol hill, including the u. S. Capitol , senate and house Office Buildings, the library of congress, and many others. In 2000 10, Stephen Ayers was named the 11th architect of the capitol after being nominated by president obama and confirmed by the senate for a 10 year term. After studying architecture at the university of maryland, mr. Errors ayres joined the air force. Following five years of active duty, he went into private practice. He then joined the voice of america, where he led design and construction efforts in greece and in germany. After five years abroad