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Signature Series is Designed to Educate Public on Innovative Climate Action Initiatives and Drive Substantive Action in the Building Industry to Mitigate Climate Change // Key Topics Include Carbon Emissions Reduction, Urban Regeneration, Adaptive Reuse, Rainwater Recapture and Decarbonized Development // On November 16, The...
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Our Executive Director Aileen Fuchs has been named one of “Washington’s Most Powerful Women of 2021” by Washingtonian Magazine! Fuchs joins notable women including supreme court justices, philanthropic leaders, and community movers and shakers. Washingtonian called our home “one of DC’s greatest buildings” and named...
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Major New Exhibition Seeks to Challenge Visitors with a Unique Exploration of the History and Impact of the US-Mexico Border Infrastructure Growth On November 6, the National Building Museum opens a major new exhibition, The Wall/El Muro: What is a Border Wall? Always in the...
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Live Presentation from Celebrated Architect, Scholar and Author Focuses on Intersection of Design and Black History and Culture WHAT Hybrid in person/livestream discussion and celebration of the ground-breaking work and accomplishments of Mabel O. Wilson, the...
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The following is an excerpt that appeared in the Washington Business Journal on September 9, 2021. By Daniel J. Sernovitz – Senior Staff Reporter, Washington Business Journal Aileen Fuchs has officially assumed her post as only the fifth executive director to lead the National Building Museum. She takes...
Read More Architect, Scholar, and Author — Whose Work Focuses on the Intersection of Design and Black History and Culture — is Annual Prize’s 23rd Awardee Watch a recording of the 2021 Scully Prize here Today the National Building Museum announced that Mabel O. Wilson, the Nancy...
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A Selection of Images by the Renowned Urban Documentarian to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the September 11, 2001, Attack on New York City As the United States approaches the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC) in New...
Read MoreDownload this press release. In the Great Hall, three complex wood structures; on the West Lawn, free weekly movies and an interactive design on the grass. WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today the National Building Museum announced its 2021 Summer Block Party, Inside Out. Where previous years have showcased...
Read MoreMass. Senator Markey and The Carlyle Group’s Rubenstein to Join as Guest Speakers Museum and Honoree SOM Devote Award Programming to Climate Change Call to Action The National Building Museum announced today that New Jersey Senator Cory Booker and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti...
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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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