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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