For Immediate Release: May 1, 2008
Media Contacts: Sara Kabakoff

For the Greener Good: Planning for a Chinese Century: Media Advisory

WHO

A discussion with:
Paul Goldberger, Architecture Critic, The New Yorker (moderator)
Wang Jun, Chinese journalist who has written extensively on preservation issues and author of "The Story of a City"
Ma Liangwei, Deputy Director, Beijing Municipal Institute of City Planning and Design
Dennis Pieprz, President of Sasaki Associates who developed master plan for the 2008 Beijing Olympics

WHAT

Can China teach us how to balance historic preservation and the construction of new "green" buildings? As China's economy expands at a record pace, there is a growing recognition within the Chinese government of the great rate at which the country consumes energy and natural resources from around the world, and the need for smarter growth and urban planning. Working with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the American Planning Association, this panel investigates plans for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and looks at how the creation of "green" buildings and the preservation of existing structures is critical not only for China, but also for the rest of the world.

WHERE

National Building Museum
401 F Street NW
Washington, DC 20001 (Judiciary Square Metro, Red Line)

WHEN

Tuesday, April 22, 2008
6:30 – 8:00 pm
$12 Museum members; $20 non-members; Free for students with valid ID. Prepaid registration required. Walk-in registration based on availability.

For the Greener Good lecture series is presented by The Home Depot Foundation.

The National Building Museum is America’s leading cultural institution dedicated to exploring and celebrating architecture, design, engineering, construction, and planning. Chartered by Congress in 1980 and open to the public since 1985, the Museum has become a vital forum for exchanging ideas and information about the built environment through its exhibitions, education programs, and publications. The Museum is located at 401 F Street NW, Washington, D.C. Museum hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm. Admission is free. Museum Shop. Café. Public inquiries: 202.272.2448 or visit www.www.nbm.org.