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Eero Saarinen: Shaping Community
January 1, 2008
Saarinen may be best remembered for iconic, singular structures such as the Gateway Arch, but one of his most important legacies is his unorthodox approach to the design of educational and corporate campuses.
2007 Scully Award Moe: Media Advisory
November 21, 2007
The National Building Museum will present its Ninth Vincent Scully Prize to Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation on Thursday, December 13, 2007 at 6:30 pm at the National Building Museum.
Reinventing the Globe: Media Advisory
November 20, 2007
Using interpretive models, renderings, and photographs of the Globe and other Shakespearean theaters over the past 400 years, Reinventing the Globe: A Shakespearean Theater for the 21st Century traces the longstanding fascination with the Bard’s famous stage.
2007 Summer Camp: Media Advisory
November 20, 2007
Join the National Building Museum for one or two weeks of full-day summer camp. Each day campers will explore different topics or projects related to architecture, design, or engineering.
2007 Turner Prize Gehry: Media Advisory
October 3, 2007
Gehry Partners and Gehry Technologies to Receive 2007 National Building Museum’s Henry C. Turner Prize.
Marcel Breuer Exhibition: News Release
September 26, 2007
Marcel Breuer may not be a household name in the United States, but several works by this 20th-century architect and designer are in fact among the most widely recognized icons of modern design. His “Cesca” and “Wassily” chairs, for instance, with their characteristic tubular steel armatures, have become staples of contemporary living and working environments all over the world. By virtue of his innovative furniture alone, Breuer could be ranked among the most influential designers of the modernist period.
STUDIOS Architecture - Todd DeGarmo: Media Advisory
September 15, 2007
Todd DeGarmo discusses STUDIOS architecture’s perspective on Washington DC’s unique architectural environment. Under DeGarmo’s leadership, STUDIOS has become a respected industry leader designing programmatically complex buildings and interiors that inspire innovation.
2007 Festival of the Building Arts: News Release
September 11, 2007
Imagine what it is like to explore the process behind the work of master craftspeople. From the construction workers who dig the foundations to the interior decorators who supply the finishing touches, as many as 25 building professionals will be on hand at the National Building Museum’s Festival of the Building Arts on October 13, 2007, from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm.
Contemporary Architectural Practice in Africa
September 1, 2007
Mashabane Rose Associates, an innovative firm based in Johannesburg, South Africa serves as a case study of architectural practice in modern-day Africa.
African Threads in the American Fabric
September 1, 2007
Architect and architectural historian Richard K. Dozier, Ph.D., discusses the influence of African building traditions on American architecture.
Community Crusader
September 1, 2007
Reverend Motley shares advice and tips with IWWL participants.
Gift of the Robert C. Lautman Photography Collection
September 1, 2007
The archives of the architectural photographer Robert Lautman become part of the National Building Museum's collection.
For the Greener Good Series: News Release
August 29, 2007
What happens when you assemble some of the world’s leading minds together to discuss solutions about our most pressing environmental issues? The National Building Museum intends to answer the question when it launches a new program series in September entitled For the Greener Good: Conversations that Will Change the World. The program calls on experts from diverse backgrounds to investigate links between environmental sustainability and design, public health, energy policy, bioscience, infrastructure, education, and even popular culture.
Lasting Foundations Exhibition: News Release
August 24, 2007
Africa’s architecture is a living art form, which incorporates ideas about family, home, and community into its very structure. Lasting Foundations: The Art of Architecture in Africa is the first U.S. exhibition to survey African architecture, past and present, from Timbuktu to Johannesburg, and highlight some of the creative architectural solutions Africans have devised in constructing shelters, ceremonial buildings, and cities.
Spotlight on Design: Joshua Prince-Ramus: Media Advisory
July 7, 2007
Architecct Joshua Prince-Ramus discusses his young firm’s design methodology in other high-profile projects, which include the Museum Plaza tower in Louisville, Kentucky; the Dee & Charles Wyly Theater in Dallas, Texas; and the new Deichmanske Library in Oslo, Norway.
