Articles:
 

“Hail to the chief: a federal official ensures that the United States is finally getting a civic architecture all its own.” Karen E. Steen. Metropolis 2002 Jan., v.21, n.5, p.42-45.

Notes: Profile of Ed Feiner, chief architect of the General Services Administration, the real estate arm of the federal government. Illustrates projects by private practices he has engaged to produce public buildings. (Avery online)  (See this article online by clicking the link below under “Selected Web Sites.”)

Notes: Review of the GSA's efforts since 1995 when it started the Design Excellence Program to elevate federal architectural standards. Illustrated with the nine completed courthouses executed from start to finish under the program.  (Avery online)

              Notes: The General Services Administration, and its chief architect Edward Feiner, and their mission to change the quality of government design. (Avery online)

“The power list.”  Architecture 2000 May, v.89, n.5, p.[114]-[129].

            Notes: List of the "most powerful people in American architecture."

“Federal Design Excellence.” Bradford McKee. Architecture  1996 Jan., v.85, n.1, p.60-63.

            Notes: The U.S. General Services Administration, the government's landlord, is mounting a multi-billion-dollar campaign over the next decade to improve federal architecture, headed by Edward Feiner.
             (Avery online)

Selected Web Sites:

General Services Administration   www.gsa.gov/Portal/home.jsp

Ed Feiner, FAIA  is the Chief Architect of the GSA. The following information is taken from the GSA site:

“Architectural, engineering and construction services are coordinated nationwide for the Public Buildings Service in Washington, DC through the Office of Chief Architect (OCA).  The OCA provides national leadership and guidance and is responsible for the Design and Construction Excellence programs, technical standards, security, research, accessibility, seismic programs, art in architecture, urban development, and historic preservation. In addition, the OCA handles inter-agency relations and national professional organization liaisons.

The Public Building Service (PBS) of GSA is responsible for meeting the space requirements of federal agencies that provide services to the people of the United States of America. To meet that need, PBS hires and manages private sector professional architects, engineers, and contractors to design, renovate, and construct federal buildings.”

“Being Pro-City, But Anti Terrorism,” in Metropolis, April 2002.  www.metropolismag.com/html/urbanjournal_0402/being_procity.html
                Discusses Feiner’s views and those of others.

“And the Winners Are: GSA Design Excellence Program and 2000 Design Award Winners.”  www.designarchitecture.com/view_article.cfm?aid=339&return=articles.cfm
                Chief Architect of the U.S. General Services Administration tells us what the GSA has been up to since the Design Excellence Program began in 1994 – current winners included. (8 images)