It is with sadness that the National Building Museum notes the death of M. Arthur Gensler Jr., founder of the world’s largest architecture firm, on May 10 at the age of 85. Launched in 1965 as a small, San Francisco–based interior-design studio, M. Arthur Gensler...
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— Museum and SOM to Devote Award Programming to Climate Change Call to Action — Event Expands to Include Expert-Led Webinars Open to the Public The National Building Museum announced today that it will present its 2021 Honor Award to global design firm Skidmore, Owings...
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New Exhibition Showcases Nonprofit Architecture Firm Whose Design Work Focuses on Public Health, Personal Well-Being, and Human Dignity The speed and deadliness with which the COVID-19 pandemic has spread across the globe, causing more than 2.7 million deaths and a significant disruption to economies everywhere,...
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An Architectural Space of Remembrance and Healing Debuts in the Nation’s Capital, Free and Open to the Public “You hear those numbers all the time, but you never tie names to them. I wanted you to see who my son was.” —Pamela Bosley, Mother of...
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Three New Exhibitions, a Welcoming Visitor Center, and the Beloved Museum Shop Available to All, Fridays Through Sundays WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Friday, April 9, 2021, the National Building Museum will reopen after a 16-month closure due to restoration work and the COVID-19 pandemic. In its 41st...
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