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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION    1415

Therefore, the selection of architects would not lie with the Administrator of the General Services Administration but primarily with the Smithsonian Institution.

REQUIREMENTS AS TO TYPE OF BUILDING FOR THE AUTHORIZED MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND TECHNOLOGY BUILDING

Mr. Fleming made the point that before architects could be selected the Board should establish a policy as to the kind of building required.

After discussion Dr. Bush offered, and Senator Smith seconded, the following resolution that on motion was unanimously VOTED:

RESOLVED, That the architects selected in preparing plans and specifications for the Museum of History and Technology building be instructed to conform to the following general requirements:

A. The building should be such that it will adequately house and display the collections related to the whole history and technology of the United States; 

B. The external appearance of the building should be appropriate for its location on the Mall and in harmony with the nearby monumental buildings of the Federal triangle, the Natural History Museum, the National Gallery of Art, and the Department of Agriculture;

C. It should not be an expression of any extreme architectural point of view;

D. The interior should be planned so as to fulfill all the many complex functions of a modern museum involving, among numerous other things, the proper placement of approximately 80 large exhibition halls and provision for the smooth and unobstructed flow of as many as 60,000 visitors a day; 

E. This general policy may be extended by the Board of Regents after consultation with the Joint Congressional Committee.

CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE SELECTION OF ARCHITECTS

Various members of the Board outlined their experiences with two or more firms of architects, and the difficulties involved when more than two firms of 

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