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New exhibition highlights innovative housing solutions in one-of-a-kind evolving installation WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the National Building Museum announced the opening of Making Room: Housing for a Changing America, an exhibition which runs from November 18, 2017 through September 16, 2018. Organized with the Citizens Housing &...
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Panel discusses designing spaces for the well-being of building occupants WHAT On Monday, September 25, the National Building Museum presents a talk titled, “Well-Designed: Demonstrating the Positive Impacts of Interior Design.” Randy W. Fiser, Hon. ASID, CEO, American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), David Cordell,...
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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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Award-winning Investigating Where We Live exhibition opens August 5 WHAT Thirty local teens, in collaboration with Museum professionals, photographers, artists, and other cultural producers, used photography, writing, artwork, and interviews to examine how arts and culture impact the city. Participants in the Investigating Where We...
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Renowned advocate for timber construction featured in Museum’s exhibition Timber City WHAT Vancouver-based designer Michael Green presents innovations in cross laminated timber construction, including his firm’s seven story T3 building, which is featured in the exhibition Timber City. Principal of Michael Green Architecture and a...
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Scott Clowney presents Historic Buildings of Washington, D.C.: A Coloring Book of Architecture and accompanying display Drawn from the City WHAT The National Building Museum collaborated with D.C.-based artist Scott Clowney to produce a coloring book of historic buildings of Washington, D.C., now available in...
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National Building Museum Celebrates Wright’s 150th Birthday with Life-sized Coloring Book Gallery and Day of Learning WASHINGTON, D.C.—This June, the National Building Museum celebrates the 150th birthday of Frank Lloyd Wright on June 10 by opening a hands-on coloring space titled Wright on the Walls...
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Paula Poundstone Emcees Gala Honoring Award Recipients Brookfield Properties and National Endowment for the Arts, with special tribute to Richard T. Anderson, president emeritus of the New York Building Congress WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Building Museum will present its Honor Award to Brookfield Propertiesand the National...
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