EEOC. (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's headquarters serve as a showcase for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) (Universal Design) (Cover Story)
Interior Design, August, 1992
In 1988, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received the official go-ahead from the General Services Administration (GSA) to relocate and consolidate its work force in a central headquarters building in Washington. The selected site, a speculative 160,000-sq.-ft./ten-floor office structure by architect Alexander Jeffries, was almost, but still not totally, completed. Following preliminary screening of design practitioners on the GSA contract list, four firms were selected for extensive interviews. The job went to Leo A. Daly, with design director Lida Dersookian in charge of her project team.
Ms. Dersookian starts her background briefing with a summary of main responsibilities assumed and implemented by her group during the two-year work...
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