For Immediate Release: March 1, 2011
Media Contact: Marketing and Communication Department

The Architecture of Harry Weese

Lecture and book signing

WHO   
Robert Bruegmann, historian and author, The Architecture of Harry Weese
Roger Lewis, "Shaping the City" columnist, The Washington Post

WHAT
American architect Harry Weese (1915–1998) combined a modernist’s aesthetic with a humanist’s sensitivity in small- and large-scale building projects. Robert Bruegmann, historian and author of The Architecture of Harry Weese (Norton), and Roger Lewis, The Washington Post's "Shaping the City" columnist, explore the life of Weese, focusing on his local work that includes the Washington, D.C. Metro system and Arena Stage and his role in selecting Maya Lin’s winning design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. A book-signing follows. This lecture complements the Museum's exhibition Washington: Symbol and City, which is open prior to the lecture. 1.5 LU (AIA)

SHOP   The Museum's award-winning Shop is open for one hour prior to the start of the program and afterwards for the book-signing. WHERE  National Building Museum 401 F Street NW Washington, DC 20001 (Judiciary Square Metro, Red Line) WHEN    Wednesday, March  9 / 6:30 – 8:00 pm $12 Member; $12 Students with valid ID; $20 Non-member. Prepaid registration required. Walk-in registration based on availability.

CONTACT   
Stacy Adamson, sadamson@nbm.org, 202.272.2448, ext. 3458

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