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A Green Building is a Healthier One
For the Greener Good
February 25, 2010
Can working in a green building make you healthier? And if you can prove this, would reduce a company’s health care insurance? Find out if this is a game changer when considering how and when to build sustainably. This panel included Gregory Kats, senior director and director of climate change policy, Good Energies; Michelle Moore, Federal Environmental Executive, President’s Council on Environmental Quality; Lisa Shpritz, Senior Vice President, Corporate Workplace for Bank of America; Vivian Loftness, Professor, Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture, and Robert Ivy, Architectural Record Editor-In-Chief, moderator.
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Urban Agriculture
For the Greener Good
January 26, 2010
Listen to a panel of experts discuss the ecological impact of how we grow our food and how urban agriculture has the potential to reclaim unused land in cities. The panel included Josh Viertel, president, Slow Food USA; Liz Falk, director and co-Founder, Washington D.C. based Common Good City Farm; Steve Cohen, food policy and programs, Portland Oregon’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability; and moderator Allison Arieff, Food and Shelter Ambassador, GOOD and “By Design” columnist, The New York Times.
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How to Make a Green Roof
December 18, 2009
Learn how to make your very own green roof using materials you have at home. A fun, educational activity the whole family will enjoy!
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Christopher Alexander: Eleventh Vincent Scully Prize Recipient
Vincent Scully Prize
November 5, 2009
Due to unexpected illness, Christopher Alexander was unable to participate in the November 5 Vincent Scully Prize program. The program was amended to include a personal message from Mr. Alexander followed by an in-depth discussion of his work and its continuing impact on the field with close colleagues. David Schwarz, Vincent Scully Prize chair gave an introduction to the program and Randy Schmidt, vice president of the Center for Environmental Structure delivered Alexander's presentation.
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Bayou La Batre Project
Community in the Aftermath
November 3, 2009
Bayou La Batre, Alabama, won a $15.6 million FEMA grant to build 100 furnished housing units for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Rob Galbraith of Galbraith Associate, Bayou La Batre's grants consultant, discusses the project’s progress, and its overall impact on area recovery efforts. Vince LaCoste, Polysurveying, and Ken Kvalheim, The Mitchell Company, discuss the design and construction of this new neighborhood.
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Green Roof: Elevation 314
Green Roofs
September 1, 2009
Explore ELEVATION 314, the first project in Washington, DC that has been approved to include a “green roof” as part of the stormwater management system.
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Great Green Places: Barracks Row
Great Green Places
August 26, 2009
Everyone can name great public places, such as parks, squares, and outdoor markets found in cities across the country. But what makes these places work? Why do people seek them out and congregate there in large groups? And what makes some of public spaces “greener?" In an effort to provide a “decoder ring” to reveal what makes these places so successful, the National Building Museum presents a series of mini-documentaries that identify the specific elements that help make Great Green Places.
In the fourth installment of Great Green Places, Urban Land Institute's Uwe Brandes takes you on a tour of Washington, D.C.'s Barracks Row neighborhood to explore how streetscape plays a critical role in making a neighborhood greener.
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Green Roof: One Judiciary Square
Green Roofs
August 1, 2009
The greening of the roof at One Judiciary Square was part of the first 100 days of Mayor Adrian Fenty's administration and the mayor's ongoing to effort to green the District.
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Design X Community: Transform Your Neighborhood
July 24, 2009
In honor of the Cooper-Hewitt's 2009 National Design Awards, Neill McG. Coleman, general deputy assistant secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development discusses how design can be used as a tool to create a sense of community with Christopher Sharples, Coren Sharples, and Gregg Pasquarelli of SHoP Architects (Architecture Design) and Walter Hood (Landscape Design) during a free lecture at the National Building Museum.
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Tom Kundig
Spotlight on Design
July 23, 2009
Tom Kundig, FAIA, winner of the 2008 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award and the 2007 Academy Award in Architecture from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, discussed his work, including Chicken Point Cabin and Delta Shelter. Kundig is a principal of Seattle-based Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects, the 2009 American Institute of Architects Firm of the Year.
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Spotlight on Design: Tom Kundig
Spotlight on Design
July 23, 2009
In an interview and lecture, Tom Kundig, FAIA, winner of the 2008 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award and the 2007 Academy Award in Architecture from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, will discusses his work, including Hot Rod House and Chicken Point Cabin. Kundig is a principal of Seattle-based Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects, the 2009 American Institute of Architects Firm of the Year.
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Retrofitting the Suburbs: A New Urbanist Perspective
Smart Growth
July 19, 2009
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, FAIA, dean of the University of Miami School of Architecture and partner in Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co., presented examples of design and policy that have retrofitted suburban sites to make them walkable, transit-oriented urban centers with enhanced quality of life for residents and increased energy conservation.
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Great Green Places: Columbia Heights
Great Green Places
July 8, 2009
Everyone can name great public places, such as parks, squares, and outdoor markets found in cities across the country. But what makes these places work? Why do people seek them out and congregate there in large groups? And what makes some of public spaces “greener?" In an effort to provide a “decoder ring” to reveal what makes these places so successful, the National Building Museum presents a series of mini-documentaries that identify the specific elements that help make Great Green Places.
In the third installment of Great Green Places Washington, D.C.'s Office of Planning's Harriet Tregoning takes us on a tour of Washington, D.C.'s Columbia Heights neighborhood to explore how transit and mixed-use facilities help make for greener neighborhoods.
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DC, Stimulated
D.C. Builds
June 9, 2009
The Federal government recently passed the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in an attempt to address the deepening economic recession. Congressman Gerald Conolly (VA); Councilmember at-large Kwame Brown, District of Columbia; and Steve Sandherr, CEO, The Associated General Contractors of America discussed what the stimulus means for the Washington, D.C. region. WAMU's Kojo Nnamdi moderates.
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Great Green Places: U Street
Great Green Places
June 8, 2009
Everyone can name great public places, such as parks, squares, and outdoor markets found in cities across the country. But what makes these places work? Why do people seek them out and congregate there in large groups? And what makes some of public spaces “greener?" In an effort to provide a “decoder ring” to reveal what makes these places so successful, the National Building Museum presents a series of mini-documentaries that identify the specific elements that help make Great Green Places.
In the second installment of Great Green Places architect Barbara Laurie and city planner Jeff Speck take us on a tour of Washington, D.C.'s U Street neighborhood.
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2009 Honor Award: Visionaries in Sustainability
Honor Award
June 4, 2009
The National Building Museum pays tribute to its 2009 Honor Award: Visionaries in Sustainability—S. Richard Fedrizzi and the U.S. Green Building Council, Mayor Richard M. Daley and the City of Chicago, Majora Carter, and Louis Chênevert and United Technologies. These visionaries are being honored for their progressive leadership on environmental issues, as well as their significant accomplishments in improving sustainability within the built environment and local communities
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Deborah Berke
Spotlight on Design
June 1, 2009
For more than 25 years, Deborah Berke, FAIA, principal of the New York-based firm Deborah Berke & Partners Architects, has designed buildings grounded in the conviction that architecture is not an end in itself, but a setting that is enhanced by its use. Berke discusses her award-winning residential work, and larger-scale projects including the Irwin Union Bank, the Yale School of Art, and the Marianne Boesky Gallery during a Spotlight on Design lecture.
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Vertical Farming
For the Greener Good
April 29, 2009
Learn about the future of urban food production with Robin Osler, Elmslie Osler Architects; Dickson Despommier, Professor of Public Health, Columbia University; Carolyn Steel, Author of Hungry City: How Food Shapes Our Lives; and J. William Thompson, FASLA , editor, Landscape Architecture magazine.
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The Alternative Housing Pilot Program: The Mississippi Cottage Project Part 1
Community in the Aftermath
April 15, 2009
The National Building Museum's Patrick Kraich and Dana Bres research engineer with HUD introduce the The Alternative Housing Pilot Program: The Mississippi Cottage Project speakers and program.
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Creating Healthy Communities
Sustainable Communities
April 2, 2009
Dr. Howard Frumkin, director, National Center for Environmental Health and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses how the built environment affects our health and presents new models for sustainable development, including Atlantic Station in Atlanta, Georgia, a former brownfield site.
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Healthy Hospitals
For the Greener Good
March 23, 2009
Bob Eisenman, executive director, Global Health and Safety Initiative; Robin Guenther, architect and co-author of Sustainable Healthcare Architecture; Roger S. Ulrich, Ph.D., director, Center for Health Systems and Design, Texas A&M University; and moderator Joanne Silberner, health policy correspondent, National Public Radio discuss why a green hospital is a healthier one.
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Jeanne Gang on Transforming Skylines and Communities
Women of Architecture
March 9, 2009
Jeanne Gang, founder and principal of Studio Gang Architects, and one of the new breed of young architects changing the profession, discusses the transformative elements of urban buildings and neighborhoods in Gang’s native Chicago and beyond.
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A Green World is a Safer One
For the Greener Good
February 18, 2009
Ed Mazria, founder Architecture 2030, and John Podesta, president and CEO, Center for American Progress, co-chair Obama-Biden Transistion Project talk about the impact of sustainability on politics and the building industry.
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Great Green Places: Dupont Circle
Great Green Places
February 11, 2009
Everyone can name great public places, such as parks, squares, and outdoor markets found in cities across the country. But what makes these places work? Why do people seek them out and congregate there in large groups? And what makes some of public spaces “greener?" In an effort to provide a “decoder ring” to reveal what makes these places so successful, the National Building Museum presents a series of mini-documentaries that identify the specific elements that help make Great Green Places.
In this first installment of Great Green Places take a tour of Washington, D.C.'s Dupont Circle.
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Sustainability Roundtable
For the Greener Good
January 27, 2009
Robert Ivy, FAIA, editor in chief for Architectural Record and Dennis Dimick, executive editor, National Geographic discuss what the climate change means for the built environment, natural world, and politics? Susan Piedmont-Palladino, curator at the National Building Museum moderates.
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OLIN
Spotlight on Design
January 13, 2009
An interview with OLIN principals Laurie Olin, FASLA and David A. Rubin, ASLA about their work, and the philosophy on landscape and design that has guided the Philadelphia-based firm for more than 30 years.
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Green and Affordable Neighborhoods
Sustainable Communities
January 6, 2009
Developer Jonathan F.P. Rose discusses his approach to affordable, environmentally-friendly urban housing. His firm’s Highlands Garden Village—a walkable, transit-oriented development project located in Denver, Colorado, is featured in the exhibition Green Community.
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Divorce Your Car
For the Greener Good
December 4, 2008
While public transportation use continues to rise in America, the overall number of people served is fairly small. What will it take to get Americans out of their cars? What is the role of private business in public transit? How do you provide a variety of transit options? How can we design neighborhoods that are more walkable and encourage public transit? Listen to Robin Chase, co-founder, Zipcar and founder and CEO, GoLoco; Bert Gregory, FAIA, president and CEO, Mithun Architects + Designers + Planners; and Shelley Poticha, president and CEO, Reconnecting America discuss how to encourage more energy efficient travel for the future. Juliet Eilperin, a journalist at The Washington Post, moderates the program.
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Wanted: Power; Location: Anywhere but Here
For the Greener Good
November 24, 2008
As the country’s appetite for energy grows, there is a consensus that we need more power. But who wants a nuclear plant, wind farm, or transmission lines in their back yard? A panel featuring Andrew Karsner, former Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Tyson Slocum, director the non-profit group Public Citizen’s energy program; Jimmy Voss, assistant to the Mayor of Port Gibson, Mississippi; and New York Times journalist Matthew Wald, explore this heated issue.
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Robert A.M. Stern: Tenth Scully Prize Recipient
Vincent Scully Prize
November 13, 2008
Robert A.M. Stern, the tenth Vincent Scully Prize laureate, lectures on the state of design education today. Request a transcript: http://go.nbm.org/site/Survey?ACTION_REQUIRED=URI_ACTION_USER_REQUESTS&SURVEY_ID=3740
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A Tribute to Robert A.M. Stern
Vincent Scully Prize
November 12, 2008
Leaders in architecture, urban planning, education, the arts, and private industry paid tribute to Stern's legacies and achievements.
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A Tribute to Vincent Scully
Vincent Scully Prize
November 12, 2008
"Vincent Scully sees things in our buildings more clearly than we do ourselves." -Robert A.M. Stern
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World Leaders on Sustainability
For the Greener Good
September 17, 2008
From congestion pricing to innovative transit corridor development, world leaders discuss how they are leading the charge to create a more sustainable planet. The panel included Harriet Tregoning, Office of Planning, District of Columbia (opening remarks); Earl Blumenauer, Congressman, Oregon's 3rd District; Irene Svenonius, Stockholm, Sweden; Cassio Taniguchi, former Mayor, Curitiba, Brazil; and was moderated by Marcel Beaudry, former chairman, Canada's National Capital Commission. For the Greener Good lecture series is presented by The Home Depot Foundation.
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Awards of Excellence for Affordable Housing
September 17, 2008
The Home Depot Foundation presented its 4th annual Awards of Excellence for Affordable Housing Built Responsibly and its Visionary Award for Outstanding Leadership in Affordable Housing Built Responsibly.
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David M. Schwarz Architects: Creating Community Through a Collaborative Process
September 12, 2008
For 30 years, David M. Schwarz Architects has created civic-minded architecture—from concert halls to stadiums and master plans—and collaborated with dynamic leaders to design places that enrich and inspire. A panel, featuring David Schwarz, Edward P. Bass, Gary Hanson, and moderator Paul Goldberger, celebrated the firm’s remarkable 30-year milestone.
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LED Cities: Investing in the Future
Building in the 21st Century
September 5, 2008
A highlight film for the upcoming Building for the 21st Century lecture, featuring David Konkle, energy coordinator for the City of Ann Arbor, Michigan discussing the city’s plans to promote LED lighting technology across its infrastructure.
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Jean Nouvel
Spotlight on Design
June 3, 2008
2008 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate, Jean Nouvel, presented a lecture as part of the National Building Museum’s ongoing Spotlight on Design series. Nouvel’s prominent works include the Institut du Monde Arabe (Arab World Institute) in Paris, France; the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and a proposed residential tower next to The Museum of Modern Art in New York City, scheduled to begin construction soon.
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Planning for a Chinese Century?
For the Greener Good
April 22, 2008
Investigate China’s plans for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and the tension between cultural preservation and the creation of new “green” buildings. The panel features Yan Huang, acting director, Beijing Planning Commission; Wang Jun, journalist who has written extensively on preservation issues and author of The Story of a City; Dennis Pieprz, president, Sasaki Associates and author of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Green Master Plan; Paul Goldberger, architecture critic, The New Yorker (moderator). For the Greener Good lecture series is presented by The Home Depot Foundation.
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Whose Carbon is it Anyway?
For the Greener Good
March 18, 2008
The program investigates the complexities of social and economic change in the world: whether inter-governmental stalemates can be broken and if true international leadership can mitigate carbon output. The panel included Scott Barrett, professor of Environmental Economics and International Political Economy and director of the International Policy Program, John Hopkins University; Rainer Hascher, co-founder, Hascher Jehle Architektur, Germany; Melissa Lavinson, director, Federal Affairs and Corporate Responsibility, PG&E Corporation; and Fran Pavley, Assemblywoman, State of California. For the Greener Good lecture series is presented by The Home Depot Foundation.
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Abu Dhabi: City of the Future?
For the Greener Good
February 11, 2008
Learn about the future of the United Arab Emirates capital and its efforts to become a carbon-neutral city. A panel featuring Khaled Awad, project development director, Masdar, Abu Dhabi; Robert Fishman, University of Michigan; Michael White, Urban Planning Council of Abu Dhabi; Robert Ivy, FAIA, Architectural Record (moderator) discuss their vision for the city and what the rest of the world stands to learn from Abu Dhabi. For the Greener Good lecture series is presented by The Home Depot Foundation.
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What 1 Billion Slum Dwellers Mean for the Environment
For the Greener Good
January 22, 2008
Michael Cohen, director, The New School International Affairs Program; Pietro Garau, past chief of research, United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat); Rose Seisie Molokoane, Board member, Slum Dweller International; Sergio Palleroni, co-founder and director, BaSiC Initiative; Maria Sonia Vicenta Fadrigo, regional director, Homeless People's Federation Philippines (HPFP) examine the long-term environmental consequences of a slum dwelling population that grows by 25 million people a year. Robert Neuwirth, author of Shadow Cities: A Billion Squatters, A New Urban World moderates.
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Living in a Disposable World: Recycling the Future
For the Greener Good
December 18, 2007
The panel featuring Julie Bargmann, principal, D.I.R.T. Studio; Sara Willis Hartwell, Office of Solid Waste, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Chris Jordan, Seattle-based artist; Tim S. Kraft, LEED AP, associate principal, PSA-Dewberry, Inc.; and moderator Susan Szenasy, editor-in-chief, Metropolis Magazine examines consumer culture and possible solutions for addressing and reducing consumer generated waste. For the Greener Good lecture series is presented by The Home Depot Foundation.
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Richard Moe: Ninth Scully Prize Recipient
Vincent Scully Prize
December 13, 2007
Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, accepts the ninth Vincent J. Scully Prize in recognition of his efforts to protect and celebrate the cultural and historic fabric of our nation’s communities. Mr. Moe presents on how preservation promotes the livability, sustainability, and economic vitality of our towns and cities.
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Going Green: Carrot or Stick?
For the Greener Good
November 19, 2007
What is the tipping point for sustainability? John C. Dernbach, professor of Law, Widener University School of Law; Brian Gault, director of Sustainable Development, The Peterson Companies; Jason Hartke, manager, State and Local Advocacy, U.S. Green Building Council; Mark Palmer, Green Building coordinator, Department of the Environment, City and County of San Francisco; and moderator Charles Linn, FAIA, Green Source Magazine and Architectural Record examine solutions for motivating green building and life practices and will discuss what "green" practices cities should and should not regulate. For the Greener Good lecture series is presented by The Home Depot Foundation.
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Gone Fission: Can the Nuclear Industry Help Save the Environment?
For the Greener Good
October 22, 2007
After screening the premier episode of the PBS documentary series e2, panelists Nils Diaz, immediate past chairman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Daniel Kammen, professor in the Energy and Resources Group, University of California, Berkeley and founding director, Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory; Edwin Lyman, senior staff scientist in the Global Security Program, Union of Concerned Scientists; and Michael J. Wallace, president, Constellation Energy Generation Group and moderator Matthew Wald, The New York Times look at the pros and cons of building the next generation of nuclear power plants. For the Greener Good lecture series is presented by The Home Depot Foundation.
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2007 Turner Prize: Frank Gehry and Dennis Shelden
Henry C. Turner Prize
October 3, 2007
Norbert Young, president of McGraw-Hill Construction, will then led a discussion with Frank Gehry and DennisShelden about Gehry Partners and Gehry Technologies and the future of innovation in the construction industry.
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Can the Suburbs Kill You?
For the Greener Good
September 26, 2007
The series commences with a look at the long-term health impacts of living in the suburbs. Panelists Dr. Howard Frumkin, director, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Margaret Walls, Economist, Senior Fellow and co-director, Resources for the Future; Robert Fishman, professor of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan; Glen Barnard, senior vice president, KB Home; and moderator Susan Piedmont-Palladino, National Building Museum, examine possible solutions, such as redesigning the suburbs for greater pedestrian access, increasing green space, and moving to denser living. For the Greener Good lecture series is presented by The Home Depot Foundation.
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David Rockwell Spotlight Interview
Spotlight on Design
June 25, 2007
Highlights from an interview and lecture by David Rockwell, founding principal of the New York-based firm Rockwell Group. he discusses his studio’s work, including stage sets for the Rocky Horror Show and the Tony® award-winning musical Hairspray.
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David Macaulay at The Big Draw
June 23, 2007
David Macaulay leads visitors in sketching exercises just for fun and as a new way of seeing and responding to their surroundings during the 2007 Big Draw event.
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Pas-de-Dirt
May 20, 2007
Pas-de-Dirt took place outside the National Building Museum in a family-fun performance that explored the relationship between movement, architecture, and the tools we use to build our environment. Choreographed by Takoma Park-based Liz Lerman Dance Exchange and set to music from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, the cast includes propane-powered backhoes, their licensed operators, professional dance artists, and ballet students.
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Education by Design
January 1, 2007
An upbeat video providing an overview of NBM's education initiatives, focuses on kids and learning workshops for the community.
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Design Apprenticeship Program (DAP)
January 1, 2007
The Design Apprenticeship Program (DAP) was created in 2000 by the National Building Museum in order to build on the work of CityVision and Investigating Where We Live. DAP offers previous outreach program participants or students with a demonstrated interest in art or design the opportunity to get hands-on advanced experience. In this short-term program, middle and high school students design and construct full scale projects that they control from concept to completion.
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About the National Building Museum
January 1, 2007
Created by an act of Congress in 1980, the National Building Museum is America's premier cultural institution dedicated to exploring and celebrating architecture, design, engineering, construction, and urban planning.
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Interior Design, What Homeowners Can Do
Greenovation
November 18, 2006
Stylish and Sustainable Residential Interiors by Annette Stelmack,Allied Member ASID; co-author of just published Sustainable Residential Interiors and former design director, Associates III Interior Design, Denver, CO.
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The Green Kitchen Bug
Greenovation
November 18, 2006
Dream Green Kitchens by Jennifer Roberts, LEED AP; author of the recently published Good Green Kitchens and other books about sustainable design.
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Saving Money by Going Green
Greenovation
November 18, 2006
Jim Sargent, GMB, CGB, founding partner of AndersonSargent Custom Builder, Dallas, TX, tells us how we can go home and go green.
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Tour of the Glidehouse
October 5, 2006
Designed by Michelle Kaufmann, the Glidehouse is a prefabricated, green house ready to go anywhere. Take this walk through the house and get a first-hand experience of what it might be like to live in a green house.
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His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales: Sixth Scully Prize Recipient
Vincent Scully Prize
November 3, 2005
A mid-day talk by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales during the ceremonies for the 2005 Scully Prize. The award recognized The Prince’s long-standing interest in the built environment and commitment to creating urban areas with human scale. The ceremony was part of the first official visit to the U.S. by both Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.
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Public Program with His Highness The Aga Khan: Fifth Vincent Scully Prize Recipient
Vincent Scully Prize
January 26, 2005
On Wednesday, January 26, 2005, the National Building Museum held a public program titled “Design in the Islamic World and Its Impact Beyond.” Charles Correa, the internationally distinguished architect from Bombay, India and His Highness The Aga Khan participated in the program, and Robert Ivy, editor-in-chief of Architectural Record moderated the discussion.
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Gala Honoring His Highness The Aga Khan: Fifth Vincent Scully Prize Recipient
Vincent Scully Prize
January 25, 2005
The National Building Museum presented its fifth prestigious Vincent Scully Prize to His Highness The Aga Khan on January 25, 2005, in recognition of his contributions to promoting design excellence and improving the built environment in the Muslim world.
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