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Women of Architecture: Andrea Leers, FAIA and Jane Weinzapfel, FAIA
April 1, 2013
Andrea Leers, FAIA and Jane Weinzapfel, FAIA discuss their firm Leers Weinzapfel with the National Building Museum as part of the Women of Architecture lecture series.
Two Films at the National Building Museum during the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital
March 12, 2013
Two Films at the National Building Museum during the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital
Mother Nature’s Child and Diller Scofidio + Renfro: Reimagining Lincoln Center and the High Line to screen
Family Days Features Entertainment for All Ages on Opening Weekend of National Cherry Blossom Festival
March 4, 2013
Family Days Features Entertainment for All Ages on Opening Weekend of National Cherry Blossom Festival
Presented by the National Building Museum and the National Cherry Blossom Festival Saturday and Sunday, March 23–24, 2013
Cleaning Up the Cleaning Industry
March 1, 2013
Jeff Hawkins, director of custodial services for the Provo City School District in Provo, Utah, spoke with National Building Museum co-curator Sarah Leavitt about his award-winning work at Dixon Middle School for which he and his team recently received the Best Cleaning Industry Environmental Program Award.
National Building Museum Presents Palaces for the People: Guastavino and America’s Great Public Spaces
February 28, 2013
The exhibition Palaces for the People: Guastavino and America’s Great Public Spaces will open at the National Building Museum on March 16, 2013, and run through January 20, 2014.
Green Schools Press Preview
February 15, 2013
Press invited to preview a new exhibition with unprecedented survey of environmental designs. Opening at the National Building Museum March 3, 2013.
Adopt a School
February 5, 2013
The National Building Museum's national curricula coordinator discusses the Museum's "Adopt a School" education programming.
Cultural Driver: Mary Margaret Jones
February 5, 2013
The National Building Museum interviews Mary Margaret Jones, FASLA, FAAR, president and senior principal of Hargreaves Associates, about the role of landscape architects and planners in cultural infrastructure.
Green Schools
January 24, 2013
New Exhibition Provides Unprecedented Survey of Environmental Designs
Opening at the National Building Museum March 3, 2013
Spotlight on Design Lecture with Jamie Drake
January 15, 2013
Drake Design Associates founder, Jamie Drake, discusses success during the Spotlight on Design lecture series at the National Building Museum.
Yang Yongliang: Piecing Together the City
January 14, 2013
National Building Museum Online contributor Andrew Caruso speaks with Chinese born graphic designer-turned digital artist Yang Yongliang.
Society of Women Engineers to Receive the National Building Museum's Henry C. Turner Prize for Innovation in Construction Technology Award
December 11, 2012
The National Building Museum will award the Society of Women Engineers its Henry C. Turner Prize for Innovation in Construction Technology on February 5, 2013. The Turner Prize jury chose the Society of Women Engineers for its more than 60-year history of giving women engineers a unique place and voice within the engineering industry. The Society currently serves more than 22,000 members and is a proponent of strengthening science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education for women.
CONSTRUCTING PLAY
November 12, 2012
The National Building Museum, in collaboration with internationally renowned design firm Rockwell Group, presents a hands-on, interactive exhibition exploring the history and creative range of block play, PLAY WORK BUILD.
A Short Break with Paul Goldberger
November 6, 2012
National Building Museum Online contributor Andrew Caruso speaks with architecture critic Paul Goldberger, winner of the Museum's Vincent Scully Prize.
Homeschool Day
November 5, 2012
At the National Building Museum, homeschool students ages 4-14 can explore the people, processes, and materials that create buildings and places by becoming city planners, designers, and engineers.
