what we sometimes overlook is that it s truly an extraordinary neighborhood. and that those buildings carry an importance and a symbolism and eople across america around the globe. tonight you ll hear from the man who was entrusted with the care those structures. the architect of the capitol s office is responsible to the nited states congress and the supreme court for the maintenance, operation, and preservation of more than 17 million square feet than 553 gs and more acres of land throughout capitol hill, including the u.s. and house nate, office buildings, the library of congress, and many others. n 2010, steven t. aiers was named the 11th architect of the capitol after being nominated by confirmed byma and the senate for a 10-year term. at r studying architecture the university of maryland, he joined the air force while his taneously earning architectural license in california. following five years of active force, he wentair into private practice. he then joined the vo
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 capitol s 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
i first came to washington, d.c. in 2000 as a congressional correspondent for the associated press. after spending several years in colombia south carolina and albany new york. now, i am originally from mississippi, the son of two public school teachers come in and being from mississippi, the one thing my parents made sure that i knew was my history. it was almost a state requirement in mississippi to know where you came from. so, when i left mississippi to go to south carolina, i had this desire to history and i studied the history of south carolina. i didn t the same thing when i went to upstate new york. i got involved in learning the african-american history of upstate new york which, by the way, is very vibrant. a lot of the underground railroads ended in upstate new york city have a very vibrant african-american community and history up there. but when i left albany new york to come to washington, d.c., and i knew i was hitting the mother lode. washington, d.c. on a new
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