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New exhibition examines short-lived Pilot District Project, 50 years later WASHINGTON, D.C.—On March 31, the National Building Museum and the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. present Community Policing in the Nation’s Capital: The Pilot District Project, 1968-1973. Through original documents, maps, posters, and other materials—all...
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Jurors discuss competition and need for design-based innovations for aging in place WHAT Learn about new standards in housing design that enable people to stay in their homes through various life stages, as imagined by architects and designers from the Home Today/Home Tomorrow design challenge. Architect...
Read MoreOn January 6, lectures, hands on activities, live music, and more commemorate 50th anniversary of historic year WHAT On January 6 from 11 am to 4 pm, the National Building Museum and The 1968-2018 Collaborative present an all ages event that explores D.C. as it...
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Over 25 Films from Nine Countries will be presented by the Nation’s Largest Film Festival Devoted to Architecture and Design WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Building Museum will partner with the Architecture & Design Film Festival to launch the first festival in Washington, D.C. (ADFF: D.C.), presented...
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by Chase W. Rynd, Executive Director I have been the Museum’s executive director for over 14 years, and have seen us go through incredible growth and changes. We now welcome almost a half million people through our doors each year. We have developed exhibitions on...
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By Chase Rynd, Executive Director The Board of Trustees and staff of the National Building Museum are saddened to learn of the death of Vincent Scully at the age of 97. In an academic career spanning more than six decades, Vince influenced generations of architects,...
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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 Lisa Marsh Ryerson, President, AARP Foundation...
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The Life and Gardens of Beatrix Farrand presented with panel discussion with filmmaker WHAT View the first documentary about the pioneering work of landscape architect Beatrix Farrand (1872-1959), The Life and Gardens of Beatrix Farrand. Join six-time Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker and Yale Fellow Karyl Evans as she talks...
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WHAT A panel of experts discuss how Washington, D.C., is planning for the possibility of a 500-year storm, so named for a flood that has a 1-in-500 chance of happening in a single year and seen in Houston following Hurricane Harvey. How would D.C.’s infrastructure...
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Architecture students from six local universities got a firsthand look at how creative design solutions can improve their community during the National Building Museum’s 2017 Interschool Design Competition. Armed with essential drafting tools, each team had just seven hours to conceptualize and design a...
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