Architecture and Construction Delivery Process. The U.S. General Services Administration, through its Public Buildings Service (PBS), manages projects for the housing of almost a million Federal employees. Projects involve renovations, restorations, and modernizations, as well as the construction of new buildings.
Origin and Meaning of the Motto Above the Eye of Providence on the Great Seal. Annuit coeptis is the Latin motto suggested in 1782 by Charles Thomson, the Founding Father chosen by Continental Congress to come up with the final design for the Great Seal of the United States.lthough Thomson did not provide an exact translation of Annuit Coeptis, he explained its meaning in conjunction with the Eye of Providence in a triangle surrounded by rays of golden light (a glory proper) in the zenith of an unfinished pyramid :
Marguerite, the French word for âdaisy,â is derived from the Greek word, margarite, which means âpearl.â The word âdaisyâ comes from Old English daeges eage, meaning âday's eye.â Our word, âday,â comes from the word âdawn.â The term âday's eyeâ refers to the way the flower opens its petals in the morning and closes them at night.