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The National Building Museum has an extensive library of audio and video recordings of lectures, award ceremonies, and more events presented at the Museum. Take a tour of local green places or the Museum's exhibitions. You can also listen to audio from hundreds of lectures.

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Baldwin Hills Village, 1942-1950 (Modern Architecture in Los Angeles)


October 7, 2013
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15th Vincent Scully Prize: High Line Co-Founders

Vincent Scully Prize
September 30, 2013
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Civic Art: A Centennial History of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts

Charles H. Atherton Memorial Lecture
May 15, 2013
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Spotlight on Design: SOM

Spotlight on Design
May 14, 2013
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The Art of Structural Tile


April 15, 2013
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Industry to Art: Revitalizing Cities through Culture


April 10, 2013
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M. Paul Friedberg

Spotlight on Design
April 3, 2013
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Cultural Investments: Economic Imact of the Arts


March 14, 2013
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Sprout Space Time Lapse


March 3, 2013
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Reconnecting the Grid

D.C. Builds
February 26, 2013
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Cultural Drivers


February 25, 2013
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Society of Women Engineers

Henry C. Turner Prize
February 5, 2013
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Architecture 101: Expressionism

Architecture 101
July 27, 2013
Randall Ott, dean of the School of Architecture and Planning at the Catholic University of America, discusses expressionism in architecture, which emphasizes a distortion of form for emotional effect, and the concept of architecture as a piece of art.
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Spotlight on Design: CityCenterDC Part 1 Introduction

Spotlight on Design
July 25, 2013
CityCenterDC is the 10-acre, mixed-use neighborhood taking shape in the heart of Washington, D.C., which is scheduled for completion later in 2013. Bill Alsup, senior managing director, Hines; Shalom Baranes, FAIA, principal, Shalom Baranes Associates;and Armstrong Yakubu, partner, Foster + Partners, discussed the multi-layered approach that makes complex building projects possible, focusing on the master-planning and design process. The program was moderated by G. Martin Moeller, Jr., senior curator, National Building Museum.
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Spotlight on Design: CityCenterDC Part 3 Shalom Baranes

Spotlight on Design
July 25, 2013
CityCenterDC is the 10-acre, mixed-use neighborhood taking shape in the heart of Washington, D.C., which is scheduled for completion later in 2013. Bill Alsup, senior managing director, Hines; Shalom Baranes, FAIA, principal, Shalom Baranes Associates;and Armstrong Yakubu, partner, Foster + Partners, discussed the multi-layered approach that makes complex building projects possible, focusing on the master-planning and design process. The program was moderated by G. Martin Moeller, Jr., senior curator, National Building Museum.
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Spotlight on Design: CityCenterDC Part 6 Armstrong Yakubu

Spotlight on Design
July 25, 2013
CityCenterDC is the 10-acre, mixed-use neighborhood taking shape in the heart of Washington, D.C., which is scheduled for completion later in 2013. Bill Alsup, senior managing director, Hines; Shalom Baranes, FAIA, principal, Shalom Baranes Associates;and Armstrong Yakubu, partner, Foster + Partners, discussed the multi-layered approach that makes complex building projects possible, focusing on the master-planning and design process. The program was moderated by G. Martin Moeller, Jr., senior curator, National Building Museum.
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