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The Green House: What Makes the Glidehouse Green

April 18, 2007

An explanation as to what makes the Glidehouse—part of the The Green House exhibit—green.
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The Green House: Green Products in the Glidehouse

April 18, 2007

A list of green products in the Glidehouse.
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The Green House: Featured Contemporary Projects

April 18, 2007

Listing of featured, contemporary projects that were a part of The Green House: New Directions in Sustainable Architecture and Design exhibition.
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The Green House: Fact Sheet

April 18, 2007

A groundbreaking exhibition, The Green House: New Directions in Sustainable Architecture and Design reveals exciting trends in green technology, materials, and design yielding homes that are as aesthetically compelling as they are environmentally friendly.
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The Green House: 10 Tips to Go Green

April 18, 2007

As part of The Green House exhibit, these 10 tips to going green were produced in collaboration with the Foundation of the American Society of Interior Designers.
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Storefront Churches: Fact Sheet

May 25, 2009

Storefront Churches: Photographs by Camilo José Vergara narrates Vergara’s 30-year exploration of the unassuming buildings that offer a place of worship in some of the poorest urban neighborhoods in the United States.
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Reinventing the Globe: Related Programming

December 15, 2006

Exhibition-related education programs for the Reinventing the Globe exhibit.
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Marcel Breuer: Fact Sheet

Marcel Breuer: Design and Architecture exhibit fact sheet - November 3, 2007 through February 17, 2008, at the National Building Museum.
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Lasting Foundations: Fact Sheet

February 13, 2008

Lasting Foundations: The Art of Architecture in Africa shows some of the innovative and varied ways in which Africans have built and decorated their homes, palaces, and public buildings.
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Investigating Where We Live: Fact Sheet

January 28, 2008

Created by the Museum in 1996, Investigating Where We Live is a summer program teaching young people the design process through photography, creative writing, and exhibition design.
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House of Cars: Fact Sheet

Fact sheet for the National Building Museum's House of Cars exhibition.
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Form and Movement: Fact Sheet

June 2, 2009

Form and Movement: Photographs by Philip Trager showcases images from Philip Trager’s 40-year career, including new work exhibited publicly for the first time.
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Eero Saarinen: Fact Sheet

April 3, 2008

Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future is the first full retrospective of this influential designer's work. At the National Building Museum May 3-August 23, 2008.
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David Macaulay: Fact Sheet

June 23, 2007

From June 23, 2007 to January 21, 2008, the National Building Museum will present David Macaulay: The Art of Drawing of Architecture an exploration of Macaulay’s original architectural illustrations as a form of visual archeology—a metaphor and a set of visual methods for “excavating” historical structures.
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David Macaulay: Bibliography

June 23, 2007

A suggested reading list from David Macaulay.
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Architecture of Authority: Fact Sheet

February 19, 2009

Information on the exhibition Architecture of Authority: Photographs by Richard Ross, at the National Building Museum April 18-August 16, 2009.
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