Blueprints

The National Building Museum's Quarterly Magazine

Blueprints is the Museum's magazine featuring includes in-depth articles exploring various issues related to current exhibitions and programs at the Museum. Arranged thematically, each issue offers a deeper insight into the Museum’s mission and the built environment. A member benefit, Blueprints also includes Museum news, such as updates on awards and key events, and the ever-popular "Mystery Building challenge". Blueprints magazine is published quarterly by the National Building Museum as a benefit of membership.

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		Winter & Spring 08/09: In Between—The Other Pieces of the Green Puzzle Healthy Communities, Green Communities Creating Sustainable Landscapes Words, Words, Words
		Fall 08: Design is Education Design High A Lens On Design: Investigating Where We Live Toward A National Academy of Environmental Design Museum's Design Apprenticeship Program Honored by Peers Bridge Basics Goes National D.C. Government Supports Education Programming
		Spring & Summer 08: Modernism—On Screen, On Campus, and On Sale Bachelor Modern: Mid-Century Style in American Film Eero Saarinen: Shaping Community Selling Modernism: Three Broker's Perspectives
		Winter 07/08: Good Old—Fashioned Modernism The New Face of Preservation: An Interview with Richard Moe Federal Modern: Assessing and Preserving a Legacy Renewing Urban Renewal Silo Point: An Industrial-Strength Renovation
		Fall 07: Africa—Building on Tradition African Threads in the American Fabric: An Interview with Richard Dozier Contemporary Architectural Practice in Africa Community Crusader: An Interview with Reverend Anthony Motley
		Summer 07: On Paper, it All Makes Sense The Art of Drawing: An Interview with David Macaulay The Tell-Tale Drawing: An Interview with Marco Frascari Seeing by Drawing: A Pictoral Essay
		Spring 07: Architecture & Engineering: (More than Just) Fun & Games St. Coletta School: Bringing Building Blocks to Life Toy Story: Museum Acquires Unique Collection  Schools and the Language of Design
		Winter 06/07: If All the World's a Stage, It Had Better Be Well Designed Shakespearean Theater: It's Not What You Think An Actor's Perspective on Theater Design Lessons from the Study of Historic Theater Architecture Architecture & Dance: Intersections and Collaboration
		Fall 06: "Green"—Not Just a Buzzword Lessons In Arcology: An Interview wiht Paolo Soleri The Art of Building Lightly: An Interview with Shigeru Ban All that Glitters Isn't Green