For Immediate Release: May 19, 2009
Media Contact: Marketing and Communication Department
Spotlight on Design: Deborah Berke
WHO/WHAT
For more than 25 years, Deborah Berke, FAIA, principal of the New York-based firm Deborah Berke & Partners Architects, has designed buildings grounded in the conviction that architecture is not an end in itself, but a setting that is enhanced by its use. Berke will discuss her award-winning residential work, and larger-scale projects including the Irwin Union Bank, the Yale School of Art, and the Marianne Boesky Gallery during a Spotlight on Design lecture. Signed copies of her monograph Deborah Berke (Yale University Press) will be available in the Museum Shop.
Spotlight on Design is sponsored by Lafarge, the world leader in construction materials, with additional support from the American Institute of Architects.
WHERE
National Building Museum
401 F Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
(Judiciary Square Metro, Red Line)
WHEN
Monday, June 1, 2009 / 7:00 - 8:30 pm: Spotlight on Design Lecture
TICKETS
Prepaid registration required. $12 Museum members and students; $20 non-members. To register, visit www.nbm.org.
MEDIA CONTACT
Marketing and Communications Department, 202.272.2448, ext. 3458
Register for a press pass.
BACKGROUND
Spotlight on Design is an ongoing series featuring architects and designers of distinction from around the world. Spotlight includes a lecture series and documentation of each presentation. Since its inception in 1997, the series has presented many of the world's premier design voices in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning and design, including Pritzker Prize Laureates Tadao Ando, Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas, I.M. Pei, and Glenn Murcutt, and other acclaimed designers.
The National Building Museum is America’s leading cultural institution dedicated to advancing the quality of the built environment by educating people about its impact on their lives. Through its exhibitions, educational programs, online content, and publications, the Museum has become a vital forum for the exchange of ideas and information about the world we build for ourselves. Public inquiries: 202.272.2448 or visit www.nbm.org. Connect with us on Twitter: @BuildingMuseum and Facebook.
