For Immediate Release: January 15, 2010
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Women of Architecture: Toshiko Mori - Media Advisory

WHO
Toshiko Mori, FAIA, Toshiko Mori Architect

WHAT 
In partnership with the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation the National Building Museum holds an annual lecture program on the topic of women of architecture in conjunction with Women’s History Month. The goal of the Women of Architecture Series is to recognize and celebrate the professional and personal accomplishments of women in the field of architecture.

For the 2010 Women of Architecture program, Toshiko Mori, FAIA, founder and principal of Toshiko Mori Architect, will present "Role Models and Paradigm Shifts: Frank, Paul, Marcel and Me," a discussion of her work, including the creation of the Visitors Center at the Darwin D. Martin House, Frank Lloyd Wright’s residential complex in Buffalo, N.Y. For this project, Mori sought to “enhance the Martin House through contrast rather than imitation” and “reinterprets the Martin House to expose the structural, infrastructural, and programmatic relationships of the historic building, while continuing Wright’s lifelong interest in innovation through the exploration of new materials, technologies, and techniques.” This program is being held on International Women’s Day.

The lecture will follow a screening of the documentary film A Girl is a Fellow Here—100 Women Architects in the Studio of Frank Lloyd Wright (15 min.). Produced by the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation, the film explores Frank Lloyd Wright’s legacy in unhesitatingly employing women at a time when few architectural firms would do the same. Through the work and words of these women, the film reveals what they gleaned from Wright and where they departed from his model.

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

WHEN 
Monday, March  8 / 6:30 – 8:00 pm
$12 Museum members & Students with valid ID; $20 Non-member. Prepaid registration required. Walk-in registration based on availability.

CONTACT 
Johanna Weber, jweber@nbm.org, 202.272.2448, ext. 2458.

SPONSOR 
"Toshiko Mori: Role Models and Paradigm Shift: Frank, Paul, Marcel and Me," part of the Women in Architecture series, is a collaboration between the National Building Museum and the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation to celebrate Women's History Month.

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.