The man who has helmed the Architect of the Capitol agency on a temporary basis since 2007 is a step closer to becoming its permanent leader.

With summer break fast approaching, some key federal design posts remain unfilled, including commissioner of the Public Buildings Service of the General Services Administration.

One White House nomination is still forthcoming for a job that has relevance to the design world, even if most Americans don’t know of its existence: the Architect of the Capitol.

After a year has passed without a permanent replacement being named for the Architect of the Capitol position, the American Institute of Architects is stepping up its lobbying efforts to have the slot filled.

Congress is considering a non-architect for the nation’s most visible architecture post, the Architect of the Capitol, and that’s riling the American Institute of Architects.