June 1, 2007 

KAREN BAUSMAN JOINS NATIONAL LEADERS FOR GSA DESIGN EXCELLENCE IN ARCHITECTURE FORUM 

Karen Bausman was a panelist at the U.S. General Services Administration’s national forum, Function, Form, and Meaning: Design Excellence in Federal Courthouses in Washington, D.C.  The daylong forum was held on June 1 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.  
 
Joining Ms. Bausman on the panel were Robert A.M. Stern and Hugh Hardy. Other forum participants included GSA Chief Architect Les Shepherd and U.S. District Court Judge Michael R. Hogan.  Justice Stephen Breyer delivered the keynote address.
 
Ms. Bausman was appointed a GSA Design Excellence National Peer in 2000 and has served on numerous peer reviews, including multiple reviews, from portfolio selection through final design, for the $3000 million U.S. Census Bureau in Suitland, Maryland. She has consulted with the Office of the Chief Architect on design charrettes for new federal courthouses in Greenville, South Carolina, and Anniston and Tuscaloosa, Alabama.  

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