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[[underlined]] Quadrangle Development in the South Garden Area [[/underlined]]

Mr. Ripley stated that since advising the members of the Board of Regents by letter of November 13, 1978, concerning the development of the Quadrangle in the South Garden area, there are a number of additional efforts he wished to report. It was recalled that in the letter (which also enclosed his letter to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget) the Secretary described his great enthusiasm for the design submitted by the architect Junzo Yoshimura and outlined the steps necessary to accomplish it, including Regents' approval, OMB approval, with a subsequent item included in the budget for planning purposes, legislative authorization, and clearance from the National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts.

Mr. Ripley described the Yoshimura concept which, tentatively conceived, consists of three essential program and building elements which include:

-- An above-ground building on the east side of the Garden along Independence Avenue to provide a minimum of about 40,000 square feet for the Museum of African Art, library space for rare books (in lieu of a sixth floor addition previously considered for the National Museum of History and Technology), and central library and archives facilities. Above-ground space would be allocated principally for public use, and some space below grade would be used for staff, support, and other purposes.

Mr. Ripley indicated that the Institution will study the Smithsonian's existing anthropological collections currently in the Natural History Museum