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For the Greener Good: Vertical Farming
April 21, 2009
See the future of urban food production and how buildings and structures can be transformed for sustenance.
2009 Honor Award: Majora Carter
April 15, 2009
The National Building Museum announced today that Majora Carter will be recognized for her pioneering vision and advocacy to create sustainable urban environments, and for her ability to unite stakeholders in partnerships across the public and private sectors.
Interview with José Almiñana, Andropogon Associates
April 14, 2009
An interview with Spotlight on Design presenter José Almiñana of Andropogon Associates.
Creating Healthy Communities Q&A
April 7, 2009
Q&A page for Dr. Howard Frumkin's lecture on Creating Healthy Communities
2009 Honor Award: Mayor Richard M. Daley and the City of Chicago
April 7, 2009
Annual award for leadership in the built environment will go to Mayor Richard M. Daley and the City of Chicago – more sustainable design, building, community development visionaries to follow.
Charles H. Atherton Memorial Lecture: Beauty vs. Barricades
April 6, 2009
Robert Campbell, architectural critic for The Boston Globe, examines how to balance the need for security with accessibility, transparency, and aesthetics in D.C.’s built environment.
Spotlight on Design: Alberto Campo Baeza & Andropogon Associates
April 2, 2009
Two lectures in this renowned series in April: Spanish Architect, Alberto Campo Baeza on the 8th and José Almiñana of Andropogon Associates on the 16th.
2009 Honor Award Visionaries in Sustainability: News Release
March 25, 2009
USGBC; Fedrizzi selected for prestigious 2009 Honor Award – More Sustainable Design, Building, Community Development Visionaries to Follow.
Sustainable Communities: Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Station
March 23, 2009
The innovative lecture series, Sustainable Communities continues on March 31 and April 2 with programs on a 40-year effort to restore a 200 mile bay off the Atlantic Ocean and a brownfield that is now a national model for sustainable development.
An Interview with Will Baker, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
March 19, 2009
The Museum spoke with Will Baker, president of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and a panelist in the March 31 Sustainable Communities program “Water Knows No Boundaries”, about the efforts to preserve and protect the Bay and its watershed.
For the Greener Good: Healthy Hospitals
March 17, 2009
The nation’s leading green hospital design experts will discuss the costs, consequences, and opportunities of healing our population and our planet.
Kengo Kuma’s Floating Tea House
March 16, 2009
As part of the National Cherry Blossom Festival® Family Day and Opening Ceremony'a events, the Museum will install Fu-an, a contemporary “floating” Japanese tea room and present a discussion with architect Kengo Kuma.
A Green World is a Safer One Q&A
February 24, 2009
Q&A Forum for speakers at the A Green World is a Safer One lecture: Ed Mazria and John Podesta
Year of the Photograph: News Release
February 23, 2009
Three exhibitions highlighting the work of Richard Ross, Camilo José Vergara, and Philip Trager reveal a different side of the built environment.
Architecture of Authority: Fact Sheet
February 19, 2009
Information on the exhibition Architecture of Authority: Photographs by Richard Ross, at the National Building Museum April 18-August 16, 2009.
