Civic Art: A Centennial History of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts
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Explores the role of the US Commission of Fine Arts in the design and architecture of Washington, as well as the city's memorials and commemorative sites that represent the nation. It examines the social and political contexts that fostered the commission's creation and the subsequent trends that have informed its decisions.

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Explores the role of the US Commission of Fine Arts in the design and architecture of Washington, as well as the city's memorials and commemorative sites that represent the nation. It examines the social and political contexts that fostered the commission's creation and the subsequent trends that have informed its decisions.
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Thomas Luebke has served as Secretary of the U. S. Commission of Fine Arts since 2005. He is an architect with over twenty years' experience in design, planning, and historic preservation in both public and private sectors and was the design leader in the development of the 2009 Monumental Core Framework Plan for Washington, D.C. He served previously as the executive director of the Mayors' Institute on City Design; as City Architect for Alexandria, Virginia; and as a designer for numerous award-winning projects in architectural practice. Mr. Luebke received a master in architecture degree from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and was a visiting scholar at the American Academy in Rome in 2010. He was named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 2011 and has served as president of the Washington Architectural Foundation Board, a non-profit organization of architects serving the Washington, D.C., community.