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Gingerbread Workshop in The WETA Guide to Christmas
December 17, 2008
WETA explores Christmas festivities and rituals around Greater Washington, offering a host of ideas about where and how to experience the spirit and atmosphere of the holiday - from local sights, incuding the National Building Museum, to popular annual performances and much more.
Think Green This Holiday Season
December 15, 2008
Great holiday shopping ideas from the National Building Museum
2008 L'Enfant Lecture on City Planning and Design
November 20, 2008
Paul Goldberger revisits Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown's seminal book "Learning from Las Vegas" and asks looks at whether we can still learn from Las Vegas.
2008 Careers in Construction EXPO: Media Advisory
November 20, 2008
Careers in Construction EXPO 2008 is a day-long education event for middle and high school students to introduce them to jobs in the construction industry.
Revisiting Learning from Las Vegas
November 18, 2008
Interview with Paul Goldeberger, architectural critic at the New Yorker about the 30 year anniversary of the Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown's seminal book Learning from Las Vegas.
2008 Vincent Scully Prize Lecture to be held at the Embassy of Canada
November 3, 2008
Robert A.M. Stern, the tenth Scully Prize laureate, will discuss the state of design education.
For the Greener Good: A Green Apple: Media Advisory
October 16, 2008
Examining sustainability from a different angle, the National Building Museum is producing an eight-part series that will reveal the options, choices, and impact of going green around the country and the world. In this lecture, a New York developer and representatives from the Department of Transportation describe their visions of a green New York.
Stella, Missouri and SMARTe
October 16, 2008
Interview with Bob Hart, a member of Stella’s town council, and Verle Hansen, community planner and architect in EPA’s Office of Research and Development, about Stella, Missouri's role as a beta test site for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Sustainable Management Approaches and Revitalization Tools - electronic, known as SMARTe, web-based planning tool.
Greening the National Building Museum
October 16, 2008
The National Building Museum's ongoing efforts to green the facilities gallery spaces and installation practices.
Green Community: News Release
October 15, 2008
Green Community is the first major exhibition in the United States to explore the complex process of creating and sustaining healthy communities. Beyond bamboo floors and fluorescent light bulbs, Green Community looks at how communities large and small are changing their global impact.
2008 Festival of the Building Arts
October 1, 2008
Join building and arts professionals at the National Building Museum’s 15th Festival of the Building Arts and take part in a variety of fun-for-all-ages, hands-on activities celebrating the built environment.
Green Community: Design Choices
September 30, 2008
A summary of the design choices made to keep the exhibition gallery and related elements as environmentally friendly as possible.
National Building Museum Executive Director at REYES + DAVIS
September 26, 2008
Chase Rynd, Executive Director of the National Building Museum, will be conducting an interview at the REYES + DAVIS new exhibition space on October 1, 2008.
Green Community: Fact Sheet
September 25, 2008
A brief overview of the exhibition content and layout of the National Building Museum's latest sustainability exhibition, Green Community.
National Building Museum Gift Shop Receives 2008 Best of Washington Award
September 23, 2008
National Building Museum Gift Shop has been selected for the 2008 Best of Washington Award in the Gift Shops category by the U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA).
