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Past Programs
Book of the Month: Digger Man
July 1, 2008
Join us in the Building Zone for a special interactive reading of Digger Man written by Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha, which follows the imaginary adventures of a little boy and his yellow digger. Readings at 10:30 am and 11:30 am. Learn more.
Designing Buildings for the Environment and the Community
July 1, 2008
Dennis Wilde, principal with Gerding Edlen Development, discusses his firm’s innovative method of incorporating both community and environmental considerations into building design: the Livable Place Index. Learn more.
Preserving Modernism in a Green World
June 30, 2008
A moderated panel discussion featuring a preservationist, sustainability expert, and an architect who will consider the situations when preservation and sustainability meet--or don't meet--in the preservation of iconic buildings of the modern era. Learn more.
Butterfield House
June 28, 2008
Staff from SGA Architects will lead a tour of Butterfield House, a new condominium of traditional construction, located in the historic Capitol Hill neighborhood. Learn more.
Engineering Saarinen's TWA Terminal
June 24, 2008
Eero Saarinen's former structural engineer Abba Tor, P.E., F.ASCE and Martin Moeller, the Museum's coordinating curator for the exhibition Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future, recount the pre-computer age engineering of JFK Airport's iconic TWA Terminal. Learn more.
ARCHitecture Family Day
June 21, 2008
Kick off the summer and join the National Building Museum in a celebration of Eero Saarinen’s iconic works of architecture at ARCHitecture Day. Featuring puppetry, film, dance, Lego® building challenges, and special exhibition tours of Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future. Learn more.
Cambridge Energy Alliance: A Community Response to a Changing Climate
June 19, 2008
Rob Pratt, senior vice president of the Henry P. Kendall Foundation, presents the Cambridge Energy Alliance, a comprehensive energy efficiency program aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Learn more.
The Alternative Housing Pilot Program: Building a Framework for Future Disaster Recovery
June 19, 2008
The Alternative Housing Pilot Program (AHPP), funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is a grant competition to develop more useful, readily available, and culturally appropriate post-disaster housing for Hurricane Katrina-ravaged areas. The inaugural program of this new, three-year lecture series explores the AHPP project's critical issues and objectives. Learn more.
The Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theater
June 14, 2008
Leora Mirvish, AIA, LEED AP, Associate of QUINN EVENS|ARCHITECTS leads a tour of the current renovation of the Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theater. Learn more.
LEED-ND and Other Certifications
June 12, 2008
This panel of developers from across the nation will discuss their projects, how they are striving for sustainable certification such as LEED-ND and other lessons learned in the field. Learn more.
Jean Nouvel
June 3, 2008
In this exclusive lecture, Jean Nouvel Pritzker Prize Laureate for 2008 presents his work, which is celebrated for its significant contributions to the built environment through the art of architecture. Learn more.
Green Infrastructure Strategy for Storm Water Management
June 3, 2008
Jennifer Molloy of EPA's Office of Wastewater Management and Nancy Stoner of the Natural Resources Defense Council dicuss their new collaborative efforts do develop and implement a Green Infrastructure Strategy for storm water management. Learn more.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library
May 31, 2008
Kim Fuller, project manager with the District of Columbia Public Library’s Capital Construction Department, leads a tour of the only Ludwig Mies van der Rohe-designed building in Washington, D.C. Learn more.
CityVision: Final Presentation
May 30, 2008
The spring 2008 CityVision program, in partnership with the National Capital Planning Commission, challenged students from Charles Hart Middle School and Hardy Middle School to develop plans for the future of D.C.’s North Capitol Street Corridor. Learn more.
Afghanistan’s Architectural Legacy
May 28, 2008
Omar Sultan, Deputy Minister of Information and Culture for Afghanistan, explores the role of cultural preservation and the Afghani architectural landscape. Learn more.
Staying Ahead of the Curve: Recent and Upcoming Legislative Changes in Energy Efficient Building
May 19, 2008
Mary Luévano, policy and legislative affairs director at Global Green USA, discusses recently adopted and pending policy initiatives designed to improve energy efficiency and conservation measures in various building types. Learn more.
Pop-Up Architecture
May 18, 2008
Experience the street you live on in a whole new way by creating a pop-up version! Learn more.
Philadelphia’s Central Delaware Riverfront Vision Plan
May 14, 2008
Harris M. Steinberg, FAIA, executive director of Penn Praxis, presents his involvement in redeveloping a seven-mile stretch of the blighted and inaccessible Philadelphia waterfront. Learn more.
Witold Rybczynski
May 13, 2008
Author, scholar, professor, and architect Witold Rybczynski examines Washington D.C.’s height limit, which—for nearly 100 years—has set firm limits for the heights of buildings in the District. Rybczynski explores the historical context of height limits across the country and offers thoughts on the future of D.C.’s skyline. Learn more.
DAP 17: Rack On!
May 10, 2008
For DAP 17, teen designers worked with volunteer design professionals and studied industrial design and marketing and then designed and constructed new brochure racks for the Museum. Come see the finished products and hear about the process during this final presentation. Learn more.
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