GSA Selects Leslie Shepherd, AIA, To Be Chief Architect

The General Services Administration (GSA) selected Leslie Shepherd, AIA, to serve as the agency’s chief architect, effective November 26. Shepherd, who is responsible for GSA's Design Excellence program for all new construction and major repair projects, as well as art-in-architecture commissions, says that he is thrilled to lead GSA’s design program and looks forward to working with architects across the design spectrum. He says he looks forward to working with the AIA on priorities including perimeter security design, integrated practice, spatial data management practices, and high-performance building and sustainability initiatives. For more information, read an interview with Shepherd in the AIA Angle, the AIA Government Advocacy Team’s electronic newsletter.