Alan Hantman
Alan Michael Hantman (born October 13, 1942) is an American architect who served as the 10th Architect of the Capitol from January 1997 until February 2007. During the week of July 24, 2006, Hantman informed the House and Senate leadership that he would not seek a second ten-year term. Upon Hantman's retirement on February 2, 2007, the Chief Operating Officer of the Architect of the Capitol, Stephen T. Ayers, became the Acting Architect of the Capitol, and was subsequently confirmed to that post in his own right.
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- Name
- Alan Hantman
- Born
- 13 October 1942
- Birthplace
- New York City
- Awards
- Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
- Occupation
- Architect
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- City College of New York
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Alan Michael Hantman (born October 13, 1942) is an American architect who served as the 10th Architect of the Capitol from January 1997 until February 2007. During the week of July 24, 2006, Hantman informed the House and Senate leadership that he would not seek a second ten-year term. Upon Hantman's retirement on February 2, 2007, the Chief Operating Officer of the Architect of the Capitol, Stephen T. Ayers, became the Acting Architect of the Capitol, and was subsequently confirmed to that post in his own right.
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Hantman graduated from the City College of New York with a bachelor's degree in architecture and earned a master's degree in urban planning from the City University of New York Graduate Center. He is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects, is certified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards and is currently licensed in the state of New York. Prior to his appointment he was Vice President of Facilities Planning and Architecture for the Rockefeller Center Management Corporation of New York City for 10 years and then served as their consultant. He received the Sidney L. Strauss Award from the New York Society of Architects for his work at the Center. A long-time resident of Teaneck, New Jersey, Hantman subsequently relocated to nearby Fort Lee. He was involved in a project to develop a Holocaust memorial that would be located on the Teaneck municipal green.
Accepting the U.S. Capitol Historical Society 2018 Freedom Award on behalf of the AOC. The award honors dedication to freedom, democracy and representative government. From left 10th Architect of the Capitol Alan Hantman, 11th Architect of the Capitol Stephen Ayers and Acting Architect of the Capitol Christine Merdon with Donald Carlson of U.S. Capitol Historical Society. This official Architect o
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• Name — Alan Hantman • Office — Architect of the Capitol • President — Bill Clinton George W. Bush • Term Start — January 6, 1997 • Term End — February 2, 2007 • Predecessor — George M. White • Successor — Stephen T. Ayers • Born — 13 October 1942 • Birthplace — New York City • Alma Mater — City College of New York • Awards — Fellow of the American Institute of Architects • Occupation — Architect
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- 1.President Obama to Nominate Ayers as Architect of the Capitol | Architect Magazine.
- 2.Alan M. Hantman, FAIA. Architect of the Capitol.
- 3.Why the U.S. Capitol dome needs a $60-million restoration. Los Angeles Times.
- 4.Yudelson, Larry. "Teaneck Holocaust memorial moves forward; Plan to pair it with slave memorial in front of town’s municipal building", The Jewish Standard, October 15, 2015. Accessed August 23, 2022. "The council heard from the Holocaust memorial’s new architect, Alan Hantman. Mr. Hantman, a 25-year resident of Teaneck who now lives in Fort Lee, was appointed by President Bill Clinton as the chief architect of the U.S. Capitol."
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