The National Building Museum’s award-winning Museum Shop features a wide selection of gifts inspired by architecture and classic design from around the world. From home design elements and jewelry to building kits and books, you’ll find gifts that combine function and beauty for every person...
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On September 15 join Chinatown resident and historian Jack Lee on a walking tour of the alleys and parking lots where he and his friends played sports, watching the district grow and change through the 1960’s. Before touring Chinatown’s alleys and hoops, check out other...
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Landscape architecture planning and urban design firm SWA works globally while aiding communities grappling with sea level rise, climate change, population growth, and emerging transportation alternatives. In September’s Spotlight on Design, the firm presents the creative and multi-scale project solutions for Houston’s Buffalo Bayou Park...
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Approximately 50,000 photographs of main streets a promised gift to the Museum WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today the National Building Museum announced the promised gift of over 50,000 images of Main Street USA, all taken by photographer Barry L. Gfeller between 1976 and 1996. Made up of mostly...
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University of Virginia professor to accept during public program at the National Building Museum WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Building Museum will present the 2019 Vincent Scully Prize to Elizabeth K. Meyer, FASLA, the Merrill D. Peterson Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Virginia School...
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