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The Green House: Green Products in the Glidehouse
April 18, 2007
A list of green products in the Glidehouse.
Toy Story
April 1, 2007
No matter what age you are, you will surely find something delightful among the several thousand architectural toys that the Museum recently added to its collection. An interview with collector George Wetzel reveals fascinating details from the history of such toys.
Schools and the Language of Design
April 1, 2007
Many longstanding notions about school architecture are now as archaic as the slide rule. School design consultant (and former Museum volunteer) Christian Long discusses fresh ideas for creating effective learning environments.
St. Coletta School
April 1, 2007
Architect Michael Graves and his colleague Bob Miller discuss the challenge of designing a school for children and adults with mental retardation and autism.
Atherton Lecture & Symposium: News Release
March 13, 2007
While Washington, DC’s L’Enfant Plan has withstood the test of time during the city’s 200-year history, the national capital continues to evolve, balancing the permanence of monuments and memorials with the dynamic changes of a living city. Organized collaboratively by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (CFA), the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC), and the National Building Museum, the first annual Charles H. Atherton Memorial Lecture and Framing a Capital City Symposium will guide the National Capital Framework Plan, a joint NCPC-CFA initiative to plan for the 21st century.
2007 National Cherry Blossom Festival: News Release
March 8, 2007
The official kick-off for Washington D.C.’s National Cherry Blossom Festival® (NCBF) will begin on Saturday, March 31, 2007, at the National Building Museum (NBM) with the National Cherry Blossom Festival Family Day. Presented in collaboration with the Museum, the free Family Day runs from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm. The official Opening Ceremony will be held from 4:00 to 5:30 pm, rain or shine.
2006 Scully Prize Rybczynski: Media Advisory
January 4, 2007
The National Building Museum will present its Eighth Vincent Scully Prize to Witold Rybczynski, architectural critic and professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Design on Wednesday, January 17, 2007.
An Actor's Perspective on Theater Design
January 1, 2007
Holly Twyford, winner of three Helen Hayes Awards as outstanding lead or supporting actress in Washington-area-plays, discusses how the design of theaters and sets influences dramatic performance.
Lessons from the Study of Historic Theater Architecture
January 1, 2007
Why is it that some theater spaces seem to bring out the very best from relatively mundane productions, while others can deaden even the most spirited performances? Theater historian Franklin J. Hildy seeks answers from the past, with an emphasis on the Elizabethan era.
Shakespearean Theater: It's Not What You Think
January 1, 2007
Michael Kahn, artistic director of the Shakespeare Theatre Company, explains why he had no interest in replicating the famous Globe Theatre when commissioning the new Sidney Harman Hall.
Architecture & Dance: Intersections & Collaboration
January 1, 2007
Architect and dance enthusiast Frances Bronet talks about her work on performance projects and teaching strategies that bring together these two disciplines.
Reinventing the Globe: Related Programming
December 15, 2006
Exhibition-related education programs for the Reinventing the Globe exhibit.
Reinventing the Globe Exhibition: News Release
December 15, 2006
If “all the world’s a stage,” as William Shakespeare put it in As You Like It, then it had better be well designed. The National Building Museum’s newest exhibition, Reinventing the Globe: A Shakespearean Theater for the 21st Century, traces the longstanding fascination with the Globe theater, in which many of Shakespeare’s plays premiered, and the numerous efforts to evoke the spirit of that structure in subsequent theater designs. The show culminates with a series of hypothetical Shakespearean theaters for the 21st century, which suggest innovative strategies for bringing the playwright’s work to modern audiences.
2006 Turner Prize: News Release
November 20, 2006
The National Building Museum announces Dr. Paul Teicholz as the fifth recipient of the Henry C. Turner Prize for Innovation in Construction Technology. The Prize is being awarded to Teicholz for carrying the architecture, construction, and engineering fields into the information age through his development and integration of information technology into the building and design industries. For more than 40 years, Teicholz has worked in the academic and engineering industries, bridging cutting-edge research and real-life needs to create industry-wide improvements in project management, modeling, and business processes.
NBM Shop: News Release
November 15, 2006
Be the coolest person at the office and become your neighbor’s best friend with great holiday gifts from the National Building Museum Shop. Find hostess gifts, under-$10 items perfect for that Secret Santa swap, house wares your trendy sister can show off, organic products your hippy aunt will love, and other presents for everyone on your list that will ensure you earn a thank you card.
