Archinect - News2024-12-04T04:01:52-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150432967/architects-bruce-becker-and-william-j-lenihan-appointed-to-u-s-commission-of-fine-arts
Architects Bruce Becker and William J. Lenihan appointed to U.S. Commission of Fine Arts Josh Niland2024-06-17T14:47:00-04:00>2024-06-18T14:45:43-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7a/7a3fd56fc4075c40224f4518acb07783.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Earlier last month, President Biden’s appointment of architects Bruce Redman Becker and William J. Lenihan to serve on the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) was announced in Washington, D.C. The new appointments serve as replacements for James McCrery and Duncan Stroik following the culmination of their service to the 114-year-old body, which provides important design guidance for all new federal government projects in the capital. </p>
<p>Becker is the President of Westport, Connecticut's <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150178298/becker-becker" target="_blank">Becker + Becker</a>, a 74-year-old firm known most recently for their <a href="https://archinect.com/news/bustler/8890/rethinking-a-culture-of-disposability-docomomo-us-names-2022-modernism-in-america-awards-winners" target="_blank">award-winning</a> redesign of Marcel Breuer's famous <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150277951/construction-update-becker-becker-s-transformation-of-a-historic-marcel-breuer-building-is-making-progress" target="_blank">Pirelli Tire Building</a> in New Haven. Lenihan is a principal at the Delaware/Philadelphia-based Tevebaugh Architecture. The pair join <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/8368/billie-tsien" target="_blank">Billie Tsien</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1666293/justin-garrett-moore" target="_blank">Justin Garrett Moore</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/2746/hga" target="_blank">HGA</a> principal Peter Cook, and <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1951490/lisa-delplace" target="_blank">Lisa E. Delplace</a> as other serving CFA members. </p>