Peter and Erin Dwyer have been connected to the Museum since their first date, followed by their BIG Maze engagement proposal. We reached out to Peter get the story of the Museum’s most recent Family Members. “Erin and I had our first date at the...
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By Laura Hicken, Assistant Registrar In 2015, the Museum received an incredible donation of more than 32,000 materials related to the design and construction of the Washington National Cathedral and other historic buildings on the 57-acre campus in Northwest D.C. The Construction Archives Collection dates...
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Architecture students have one day to complete real world design challenge WHAT Students from the Washington, D.C. area’s six collegiate architecture programs participate in a day-long design challenge on Sunday, September 17, during which they are tasked with providing a creative solution that addresses real-world...
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Renowned landscape architect and professor to accept during public program, “Conversation with a Reflective Practitioner” WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Building Museum will present the 2017 Vincent Scully Prize to Mr. Laurie Olin, FASLA, founding principal of the Philadelphia-based OLIN studio and esteemed professor at the University of...
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WHAT Press Preview for Making Room: Housing for a Changing America WHO Chrysanthe Broikos, Curator, National Building Museum Sarah Watson, Deputy Director, Citizens Housing & Planning Council Lisa Blecker, Director of Marketing, Resource Furniture Pierluigi Colombo, Designer/Art Director, Clei WHEN November 16, 2017 10 am–Noon...
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