On June 27 David Jameson, FAIA, discusses the bold designs and unusual materials of Washington, D.C.-based firm David Jameson Architect. The award winning firm’s projects include local, national, and international projects such as Hull House, Manifold House, and Vapor House. As a teenager the architect spent his summers at construction sites, which later turned into […]
Education Department The National Building Museum inspires curiosity about the world we design and build. The work of the Education Department engages participants of all ages in a range of interdisciplinary activities and programs. The intended impact of the work is that participants investigate their own built world and value their role in shaping it
National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $25 million in grants as part of the NEA’s first major funding announcement for fiscal year 2018. Included in this announcement is an Art Works grant of $25,000 to the National Building Museum for its Creative-in-Residence program. The Art Works category is the
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Education Department School Programs Summer Interns help the school programs staff prepare for a new year of programming by organizing and standardizing our online education resources. Interns will help assess and edit enrichment activities intended for classroom educators to extend the learning in their classroom through pre- and post-visit activities. School programs serve approximately 14,500
By Catherine Coleman Brawer Hildreth Meière (1892-1961) was a prominent American muralist and mosaicist, whose style was synonymous with Art Deco. Her career was launched in 1923 when architect Bertram G. Goodhue (1869-1924) commissioned her to decorate the dome of the Great Hall of the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. While Meière was
This exploded view of the St. Paul’s cathedral dome for Building Big (2000) demonstrates how Macaulay’s illustration lifts the exterior off of a building to reveal its construction. Since 1973, David Macaulay has delighted readers with his accessible and often humorous illustrated stories of architecture and engineering history. Author of more than 20 books, Macaulay