page_title: Gary Haney
section_title: U.S. Census Bureau Headquarters
hierarchical_section_title: Gary Haney / Notable buildings / Civic and government buildings / U.S. Census Bureau Headquarters
caption_attribution_description: English: Partial view of the headquarters building of the United States Census Bureau in Suitland, Maryland. Over 4,000 people work in the building. Español: Vista parcial de la sede administrativa de la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos en Suitland (Maryland). Tiene más de 4.000 empleados.
context_page_description: Gary Paul Haney FRIBA, FAIA is an American architect, a design partner in the firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Haney's approach draws heavily on environmental modeling techniques, deep materials research, and advanced building information modeling technologies. Buildings on which he was lead designer include the supertall Al Hamra Tower in Kuwait City and civic buildings in the United States including two Public Safety Answering Centers in New York City and the United States Census Bureau headquarters and the redesign of the National Museum of American History, both in Washington, D.C.
context_section_description: The new U.S. Census Bureau Headquarters in Suitland, Maryland, officially opened in 2007, was designed to accommodate a workforce that fluctuates because of the periodic nature of the census, had to be constructed around operational structures, and was limited to eight stories by site regulations. Essentially two buildings hewn from a central mass, it is 1,200 meters (3,937 feet) long. The design uses laminated wood on the facade, seeking to make those inside feel as if they are in a woodland. The building won a Green Good Design award from the Chicago Athenaeum in 2009 and an Award of Excellence in Architecture from the Washington chapter of the AIA in 2012.
caption: Census Bureau Headquarters, Suitland, Maryland, 2007
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