| Simply put, one of the main responsibilities
of the GBA is to provide the national government with good accommodation.
This includes the various ministries, the government departments which
come under them, and the High Councils of State. The GBA's other responsibilities
include technical management of the palaces, encouraging and monitoring
architectonic quality, conformance with urban design, and the quality
of visual arts in the architecture of the buildings and works for
which the department is accountable. This includes responsibility
for the sound management of government-owned listed buildings. |