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Learn about Architecture in Three Saturdays in July
July 10, 2012
Architecture 101 explores significant periods in architectural history, serving as a refresher course for the professional or student or providing the novice with a chance to learn more about the world of architecture.
D.C. Builds: Creating Space for Artists
June 18, 2012
A panel of experts discusses the role of planners, architects, and policy makers to create live/work spaces for artists.
The Biography of a Building
June 18, 2012
Prize-winning author, professor, and architecture critic Witold Rybczynski discusses his latest book, which tells the inside story of the United Kingdom’s Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts, Norman Foster’s first public commission.
Mini-Golf News Release
June 7, 2012
Play an Architecture-Themed Mini-Golf Course Inside the National Building Museum from July 4 through Labor Day.
Kevin Roche in His Own Words
June 6, 2012
Kevin Roche reflects on various projects he completed for Eero Saarinen and Associates in the early 1960s.
Hancock²
May 31, 2012
For a limited time, you can see two large-scale models of Chicago’s famous John Hancock Center at the National Building Museum.
Rising from Tragedy: A Conversation with Calatrava, Childs, and Libeskind
May 29, 2012
National Building Museum Online contributor Andrew Caruso speaks with three architects about the rebirth of the former World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan.
National Mall Competition
May 25, 2012
Hear representatives from the winning teams in the Trust for the National Mall-sponsored National Mall Design Competition share their ideas and images.
Kevin Roche: Architecture as Environment News Release
May 23, 2012
Kevin Roche: Architecture as Environment, an exhibition opening June 16, 2012, at the National Building Museum, explores the work of the celebrated, third-generation modernist Kevin Roche (b. 1922) whose architecture—from urban oases and corporate campuses to megastructures and underground museums—captures the spirit of the post-industrial age.
The Quirks of the L'Enfant Plan
May 16, 2012
Panelists explore the history of Pierre L’Enfant’s plan for Washington, D.C. and how the plan influences the look and feel of the city today.
UNBUILT
May 8, 2012
The National Building Museum presents two exhibitions on theme of unbuilt work at venues in Washington, D.C.
The Day I Bought an Easy Bake Oven
May 8, 2012
House & Home curator Sarah Leavitt reveals the unorthodox and amusing story behind a wall of household objects that have both shaped and been shaped by American experiences of home.
UNBUILT: A Trio of Exhibitions Organized by the National Building Museum
May 4, 2012
The National Building Museum has organized a series of three exhibitions—presented in three different venues around Washington—on the theme of UNBUILT design work.
LEGO® Pro Finishes His LEGO® White House
May 3, 2012
Meet and talk with LEGO® certified professional Adam Reed Tucker as he completes his model of the White House for the Museum’s current exhibition LEGO® Architecture: Towering Ambition.
Public Space in Washington, D.C. from the National Mall to McPherson Square Park
May 1, 2012
Architect, urban designer, and City College of New York Professor Lance Jay Brown, FAIA discusses the complex role and ownership of open space in our ever urbanizing environment.
