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The exhibition Green Community calls attention to important aspects of sustainable design and planning that are sometimes overshadowed by eye-catching works of architecture. The environmental implications of transportation systems, public services, recreational spaces, and other elements of infrastructure must be carefully considered in order to create responsible and livable communities. This issue of Blueprints focuses on the broad environmental imperative from the standpoints of public health, urban and town planning, and landscape architecture.

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Six years ago, the National Building Museum launched the first in its ongoing series of popular and influential exhibitions on sustainable design and planning. Now on view is the latest exhibition in this series, Green Community, which examines the vital but often overlooked elements of the built environment that lie between individual buildings—

the infrastructure and landscapes that weave those buildings together into a cohesive cloth. The exhibition reveals how design professionals are rethinking our communities to reduce energy consumption, protect natural habitats, and improve public health. As a complement to these exhibitions, of course, the Museum has offered numerous lectures, symposia, and other education programs that have helped to focus the public discussion of green design and planning. Our ongoing series For the Greener Good: Conversations That Will Change the World, for example, poses provocative questions and engages broad audiences in the search for answers. But our commitment to sustainability extends beyond our pro-gramming. Thanks in part to a generous grant from The Home Depot Foundation, we have been working hard to make our building—and our operations—greener. We are gradually installing green materials in our

galleries—as the old ones wear out, of course—and enhancing our efforts to recycle and reduce waste. We are now embarking on a new phase in that effort, and this issue of Blueprints represents a beginning and an end in that regard. You will notice, for instance, that in lieu of the glossy, 36-page Annual Report that we have mailed separately in the past, the report for fiscal year 2008 is incorporated in condensed form in this issue, saving a great deal of paper and ink, not to mention postage costs. But an even bigger change is on the horizon. This is the last issue of Blueprints that will be distributed as a printed magazine. With the next issue, we are moving to online publication. We know that many of you will greatly miss receiving a physical copy of Blueprints, but we hope that you will come to look forward to reading the next version electronically. After all, it will be the greenest issue ever.

Chase W. RyndPresident and Executive Director

Going Greener Still—A New Era for the Museum

from the executive director

Contents Healthy Communities, Green CommunitiesPhysician Howard Frumkin, of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, brings his diverse expertise as an internist, an environmental and occupational health expert, and an epidemiologist to bear on the public health implications of community design and planning.

Creating Sustainable LandscapesIn an interview, landscape architect Len Hopper discusses his profession’s inherent commitment to sustainability and growing involvement in large-scale planning efforts.

Words, Words, WordsPaul Farmer, executive director and CEO of the American Planning Association, reflects on the value of various sustainable planning initiatives.

Museum News• Robert A.M. Stern Accepts Vincent Scully Prize• The Home Depot Foundation Awards Presentation Complements For the Greener Good Program• Popular Receptions Mark Opening of Green Community • Festivals Draw Eager Crowds

Development Notes• Donor Profile: American Public Transportation Association• Thanks to Recent Donors

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Perhaps not. For the last few generations, traditional town planning principles have given way to a pattern known as urban sprawl. With suburban growth, cities have expanded over vast geographic areas. Land-use pat-terns at the urban edge have changed, from traditional farm and forest to residential subdivisions. Land-use mix has declined; housing developments are built far from schools, stores, and workplaces. Land-use density has also declined; some communities can measure land-use in acres per family rather than families per acre. Traditional downtown areas have given way to long stretches of multi-lane roads lined by strip malls and big-box stores, set back on vast parking lagoons. Trans-portation systems have changed as well, with the vast majority of trips—even short ones—made by automo-bile, and with a concomitant drop in walking, bicycling, and transit use. Amenities that were routine in an earlier age—sidewalks, plazas, parks—are too often omitted from recent developments.

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Health professionals love hard evidence. Fortunately, we have considerable evidence to point the way to healthy community design. Consider these examples:The SMARTRAQ (Strategies for Metro Atlanta’s Re-gional Transportation and Air Quality) study in metro Atlanta followed more than 10,000 adults, assessing their neighborhood characteristics, their means of travel, and certain health outcomes. Greater land-use mix, more walking each day, and less time in the car each day were each associated with a lower risk of obesity. Land-use and transportation patterns predict physical activity, and physical activity is important for health. A study in Atlanta during the 1996 Olympic Games took advantage of a natural experiment. Atlan-tans were urged to refrain from driving during the 17 days of the games. Many complied, and peak morn-ing traffic counts dropped by 22.5%. Peak daily ozone levels promptly dropped by 27.9%. And acute asthma events in children dropped by as much as 44.1%. All three parameters returned to their baseline at the conclusion of the Olympics. Transportation affects air quality, and air quality affects health. In sprawling communities where people spend much time in their cars, motor vehicle fatality rates and pedestrian fatality rates are high. This is a pressing public health challenge—motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among young people nationwide. Not surprisingly, reducing driving can help prevent these trag-edies. In fact, when gasoline prices rise, people drive less, and highway death rates decline—an effect that seems to have operated to save lives during the summer of 2008. With less driving come fewer traffic deaths.

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Dr. Howard Frumkin, a physician and epidemiologist, is director of the National Center for Environmental Health and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

by Howard Frumkin, MD, DrPH almost 2500 years ago, the legendary Greek physician Hippocrates wrote his classic Treatise on Air, Water, and Places. He offered

careful observations on how towns and cities were situ-ated, on wind, sunlight, soil, ground cover, and topog-raphy, and on how these factors influenced the health of residents. Writing as both physician and geographer, he knew the importance of place for health. More than two millennia later, Frederick Law Olmsted had the same insight. The father of landscape architecture, he was keenly attuned to human health, even serving as secretary general of the United States Sanitary Commission (forerunner of the Red Cross) during the Civil War. In such projects as New York’s Central Park—the “lungs of the city”—and Boston’s Back Bay Fens—a landmark act of civil engineering, sewage management, and health protection—he saw his creations as acts of public health. Working as both designer and health activist, he, too, knew the importance of place for health. These are insights that we are rediscovering today. The major causes of death, suffering, and disability have changed greatly since Olmsted’s time. Heart disease, cancer, strokes, injuries, asthma, diabetes, obesity, and depression have edged out such conditions as tuberculosis, dysentery, influenza, and pneumonia. Our population is far larger, and older, than it was a century ago. Are we creating healthy places to help address these challenges?

Common sense suggests that parks are an asset for communities. They provide a venue for physical activity, social interaction, and relaxation, which all promote health and well-being. But a recent study of parks in Copenhagen provided further evidence of health benefits. People who live near parks not only use the parks more frequently than those at a distance, but they have lower stress levels and weigh less—an effect not fully explained by visits to the park. Nearby greenspace is salutary. Community design, then, can do a great deal to promote health. Good sidewalks and trails, nearby destinations, parks and other green space, safety, and the presence of other people all promote walking and bicycling. Transit use does the same; in fact, nearly a third of transit users get recommended levels of physi-cal activity just by walking to and from their transit stops. To support these design features, many of the

Green Communitiesopposite above: Boston’s Back Bay Fens were designed by Frederick Law Olmsted in the late 1800’s to preserve the Fens marshland, which had become polluted, and to create valuable real estate and recreation areas within the city’s Emerald Necklace park system. Photo by dan tobyne.

opposite below: New York’s central park, also designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, was officially completed in 1873. Among the most influential innovations in the park’s design were the “separate circulation systems” for pedestrians, horses, and carriages.Photo by david shankbone.

above: View of typical suburban development.

below: In the 1970’s, Virginia’s Arlington County realized it would need to plan for changes brought by the new Washington-area Metro transit system. The county has since become noteworthy for its string of dense, mixed-use urban villages at successive transit stops.© WMata, photo by larry M. levine.

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needs”—a recognition that we need to be good stewards, for the sake of those who will follow us. This is a recogni-tion found in many cultures and credos. The Great Law of Peace of the Hau de no sau nee (the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy) mandated that chiefs consider the impact of their decisions on the seventh generation yet to come. Contemporary religious leaders have called for “creation care”—stewardship of the Earth as both a religious obliga-tion and an obligation to future generations. Ethicists have asserted intergenerational justice as a moral basis for action on climate change. We need to think to the future. Green communities, then, are in many ways healthy communities—promoting good health and well-being directly for those who reside in them, indirectly for their neighbors, and indirectly for those who come after. They offer a wide range of health benefits, corresponding to the major contemporary causes of morbidity and mortality. They offer “co-benefits” that extend beyond health to the environment and the economy. Those who care about health, and those who work in design, architecture, and planning, can celebrate their growing convergence of interest, and the enormous opportunities to collaborate in achieving shared goals: green, healthy, and sustainable communities for all people. •

compact communities, balanced by the preservation of green space, does more than promote health; it protects waterways and floodplains, conserves rural and agricul-tural land, and promotes biodiversity. At a smaller scale, “green” buildings that utilize sustainably produced, non-toxic materials and effective insulation do more than improve indoor air quality; they reduce energy consumption, which in turn reduces pollutant and CO

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emissions from power plants. The benefits of green, healthy communities do not accrue only to those who live in them, or even to their contemporaries. They accrue over time. We are increas-ingly reckoning with long-term limits on such resources as water, petroleum, and soil. As climate change unfolds, the consequences of past energy-use patterns will be felt by future generations. The decisions we make today—not only in community design, but in energy, transportation, agriculture, and a host of other realms—will have impli-cations for our grandchildren and their grandchildren. The UN Commission on Environment and Develop-ment in 1987 defined sustainable development as that which “meets the needs of the present without compro-mising the ability of future generations to meet their own

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principles of “Smart Growth” are relevant: density, connectivity, mixed land use, vibrant activity centers, transportation alternatives, preservation of green spaces. Community design is increasingly recognized as a public health strategy.

a Virtuous Circle in Design and Planning

One appeal of this approach is the synergy it offers. We don’t have a pill that prevents heart disease, cancer, asthma, diabetes, depression, and injuries. (If we did, we’d be adding it to the water supply!) But we do have community design strategies that offer all of this and more. The simple act of a child walking to school—with all the precursors, environmental and behavioral, that lie behind it—reduces the risk of each of the conditions listed above. The simple intervention of planting trees in a community offers many of these health benefits, directly and indirectly. At a time when health care costs are rising and health care coverage eludes many Americans, such synergistic preventive strategies are more important than ever. The beauty of this synergy extends beyond direct health benefits. In many cases, the interventions that define healthy communities also define green commu-nities—the focus of the National Building Museum’s current exhibition Green Community. Shifting transpor-tation from driving to walking, bicycling, and transit does more than promote health; it improves air quality, and reduces carbon dioxide emissions. Building more

right: Visitors explore the National Building Museum’s exhibition Green Community, currently on view. Photo by anne Mcdonough.

below: A public bike-sharing station in Barcelona’s Barceloneta district. Bike-sharing programs like Barcelona’s can be found around the world, including in Washington, D.C.Photo by Marcbel.

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An Interview with Leonard J. Hopper, FASLA

The Lay of the Landscapeby G. Martin Moeller, Jr.

Len Hopper is a landscape architect and currently a senior associate with Mark K. Morrison Associates LTD in New York City. He also teaches at The City College of New York and at Columbia University. Hopper is an active member of the American Society of Landscape Architects, having served as its national president for 2000–01 and as president of the Landscape Architecture Foundation for 2005–06. Illustrations accompanying this article relate to the Sustainable Sites Initiative of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

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A water feature at the Queens Botanical Garden.© Jeff goldberg / esto.

Martin Moeller: How is the green movement changing the practice of landscape architecture?

Len Hopper: For landscape architects, sustainability argu-ably arose as an issue over 100 years ago, though of course they would not have used that term then. There are so many people now saying their practices are green— architects, engineers, everybody’s green now. But it’s not a competition—we all have to realize that we all have roles to play in being sustainable. As landscape architects, we look at ourselves as people who have been practicing this way for quite some time. It’s an ethic, something we believe in, and something that our training prepares us for. What I find to be interesting is that now, rather than always having to convince a client, a public group, or another design professional that sustainability is something you need to think about, there’s more of an expectation that these are things you have to do. We are really over the hump of arguing that natural systems are things that need to play a part in any of these projects. So in some ways it has made the argument much easier and raised the expectations that we have to meet. People are educated enough now that green design can’t be just a token gesture. They have a better under-standing of what green means. The various standards or guidelines not only give the designer something to work toward, but also give clients some reasonable expectations as to what they’re getting.

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Moeller: Speaking of guidelines, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has launched a Sustainable Sites Initiative in cooperation with other organizations. What is the purpose of this initiative?

Hopper: When you hear people speak about sustain-ability, usually you’re hearing about fairly general concepts and approaches. Many of the standards or concepts that are applied to sustainability are very quantitative—they say you should have X number of bicycle racks, or X amount of glazing—but they don’t talk about the qualitative nature of what you’re trying to create. Well, you can talk all you want about walk-able communities, to cite one example, but unless you create a community where walking is pleasant and safe, nobody is going to walk. The Sustainable Sites Initiative [SITES] was founded in 2005. One of the things that led to this was the success of the LEED effort of the U.S. Green Building Council and the positive response to it by municipalities, develop-ers, builders, architects, and engineers. The problem was that only a very small component of the LEED certifica-tion process dealt with open space or sites. So there were really no guidelines or measures that you could apply to a site much like you could apply to a building. SITES is trying to do two things: first, to comple-ment and augment what the LEED guidelines had already established, and second, to encourage the development of sustainable sites even when there is no building involved. Those two things were really the driving forces behind getting a group together to develop the guidelines, and by the way, the Green Building Council was part of that group. [A preliminary version of the SITES guidelines is avail-able online through the ASLA website.]

Moeller: Were you directly involved in the initiative?

Hopper: I had the great experience of serving on one of the technical subcommittees—it happened to be the Subcommittee on Human Health and Well-Being, which is interesting in itself because that’s an aspect of sustain-ability that is often overlooked. Green design offers not only an environmental improvement, but it also improves people’s health. Many mental and physical ailments can be eased by design strategies that are primarily geared toward the environment. It’s a win-win scenario. Our two main goals on our subcommittee were to ap-ply existing research to the standards, and then to establish standards that would stimulate new research so you’d have a real basis for the proposed guidelines. We shied away from setting aesthetic standards or design standards, be-cause those can be so subjective. The qualitative part comes from what your objectives are—your expected outcomes—and you have to reach a certain positive level of design in order to achieve those objectives.

Moeller: Can you cite examples of specific projects that reflect the goals of the Sustainable Sites Initiative?

Hopper: It’s hard to find one project that deals with them all—some emphasize certain aspects more than others—but I think if we looked at perhaps two fun-damental things that are common areas of focus, they would be storm water management and the thoughtful use of vegetation, soil, and materials. This gets back to the qualitative aspect. Landscape architects often take a very practical element and make it into something that’s sculptural and aesthetically pleasing—something that looks like it is doing something other than what it actually is. Sometimes we say that the work of landscape architects is often at its best when it is unnoticed, and certainly there are times when that’s appropriate—you know, people look at, say, Central Park, and they don’t realize that someone designed it, since it looks so natural. Then there are other times when design interventions are quite bold and it’s very obvious what the man-made elements are. But what’s a little more subtle is that projects often function on different levels. In some landscapes, for example, you see these sculptural pieces and you think, wow, what a great design, but they’re actu-ally there to harvest rainwater. There are very functional things that a landscape architect is able to take and turn into an aesthetic amenity for a community, and that’s the part I don’t think many people initially see.

Moeller: Many people associate the profession of landscape architecture with projects of modest scale—yards for private houses or common areas in corporate developments, for instance. Landscape architects also, however, often contribute to large-scale, community-wide design and planning projects. Is that becoming more common?

opposite left: Queens Botanical Garden Visitor and Administration Center, Flushing, New York. Principal landscape architects: Conservation Design Forum; architects: BKSK Architects.© Jeff goldberg / esto.

opposite top: Point Fraser Precinct Development, a public open space on a former brownfield site in Perth, Western Australia. Planning and design by Syrinx Environmental PL.Photo courtesy of syrinx environmental Pl.

opposite bottom: Kresge Foundation Headquarters, on a former greyfield site in Troy, Michigan. Landscape architecture by Conservation Design Forum; architecture by Valerio Dewalt Train Associates.© Conservation design Forum.

Hopper: I do see landscape architects increasingly working in larger planning roles. In fact, the line between a planner and a landscape architect is sometimes blurred. Although the disciplines are different, I think you’re seeing landscape architects being brought in much earlier in planning processes, if not right at the beginning. There are also some large firms that exemplify a multi-disciplinary approach within their own firm, including both planners and landscape architects, as well as other disciplines working together from the earliest stages of the project’s inception.

Moeller: You were previously the chief landscape architect for the New York City Housing Authority, which was recognized by the Landscape Architecture Foundation for outstanding leadership in urban design and planning. What did you and the agency do to earn that recognition?

Hopper: In New York, there are 350 or so different housing developments. The big challenge is how to give each development a unique sense of identity and place. There are a lot of fairly tall buildings—10, 12, 14 stories—but I always maintained that you can foster a sense of community through careful design of the ground plane. A high-rise is supposedly anti-street life, but you can bring people out and encourage them to think of the site as an extension of their homes. One of the things we were able to do was reduce crime significantly. When I started in the late 1970s at the Housing Authority, it was right after a time of economic decline, and there was no money for public housing, infrastructure, or maintenance. Since they were unable to maintain the planting areas, much of the open space was paved with asphalt for ease of maintenance. The open areas in housing developments were desolate, gray, and bleak, allowing people from the street to come in and take over. Residents felt trapped in their houses. We had allowed these areas to become urban battlefields where outsiders had the advantage. So very early on I said, “Let’s change the battlefield, and let’s give ourselves the advantage and put the intruders on the defensive.” The idea of “defensible space” was really popular at that time, but that really just consisted of building very tall fences, which put up a barrier and isolated the housing development from the community at large. If you went through the fences, there was really nobody “defending” the space on the other side. What we tried to do was keep our housing developments extremely open, creating spaces for residents’ activities and ameni-ties that they requested, and in doing that, we created areas that they felt not only very comfortable using, but also taking care of them and assuming proprietary own-ership over them. As part of that effort, we were able to create large green areas that replaced the “sea of asphalt” with carpets of green turf and flowering shrubs and increase the tree canopy. That positive presence created such an inherent sense of security that it reduced crime significantly on the housing development sites and, in fact, in the areas immediately surrounding them.

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Moeller: What kinds of projects are you working on now?

Hopper: The firm where I am now practices across a broad spectrum of the landscape architecture profes-sion including a good deal of municipal work. We are working with a couple of different housing authorities, as well as with New York City Parks and Recreation in designing some of their play environments and recreation facilities. These projects involve some of the same safety, environmental, and social issues as in pub-lic housing. More specifically, in terms of sustainabil-ity, we are working with Mayor Bloomberg’s PlaNYC program [a long-term plan for “a greener, greater New York”]. We are helping to identify tree-planting loca-tions on housing authority sites, through the sponsor-ship of the New York Restoration Project, which is Bette Midler’s group. We are also part of the mayor’s Schoolyards to Playgrounds program, taking barren spaces that are covered in asphalt and surrounded by chain link fence and redesigning them so they really become community assets. We are actually working with kids to redesign their own schoolyards with the goal of having a community playground within a ten-minute walk of all residents. In all our projects, we are talking more and more about the connections between design and human well-being, so whether we are looking at creating walkable communities or providing pleasant outdoor spaces, we are also looking at how we can leverage the design for the maximum possible benefit—socially, economically, and environmentally. •

left: An arroyo-like planted zone at Orange County Great Park, in Irvine, California, designed by Ken Smith Landscape Architect and Mia Lehrer & Associates.Photo courtesy asla.

above: Native garden, Santa Monica, California, part of a demonstration project to promote sustainable landscaping practices. Landscape designer: Susanne Jett, Jettscapes Landscape.Photo courtesy of the american society of landscape architects.

below: High Point, a redevelopment of a 1940s-era public housing project in Seattle, Washington. Planning, architecture, and overall landscape design by Mithun.© Mithun, Juan Hernandez.

NatioNal BuildiNg MuseuM aNNual RePoRt 2008

FiSCAL YeAR 2008 AT-A-GLANCe (October 2007 through September 2008)

Total Attendance: 406,796

Web site hits: 1,909,648

Public program attendance: 18,916

School program attendance: 24,227

estimated media impressions: 163,824,079*

Total Revenue: $9,519,662

Total Contributed income: $5,631,216

Total Number and Value of Volunteer Hours: 11,488 hours; estimated value $345,798 or $30.10 per hour**

*Media impressions are calculated based on a publication’s circulation rates and indicate the potential readership for any given news article.

**Source: The independent Sector

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Green is Still Good

For years, the Museum has been an advocate and resource for sustainable, or green, design, and 2008 was no exception. This past year, thanks to the support of The Home Depot Foundation, the Museum once again presented the critically-acclaimed program series For the Greener Good: Conversations That Will Change the World, and launched a project to make the Museum’s galler-ies and institutional practices greener. Other education programs included the venerable Spotlight on Design lecture series, which featured the latest Pritzker Prize laure-ate, Jean Nouvel, among others. The annual L’Enfant Lecture, held in Chicago this past year, was given by California architect Teddy Cruz, who spoke about the need to diminish geographical boundaries and other barriers to improving design and planning. The Museum’s highly-regarded youth and family education programs once again actively engaged youngsters in meaningful exploration of the built environment. Family events such as the Festival of the Building Arts and Discover Engineering Family Day drew a total of 26,125 people, while school programs attracted 14% more participants than in fiscal year 2007.

Honoring Leaders in the Built Environment

In June, the Museum presented its 2008 Honor Award to The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and its nationwide network of 96 chapters. As the nation’s largest and oldest construc-tion trade association, AGC has actively shaped the building industry while promoting excellence and safety. The award gala raised more than $1.2 million for the Museum’s exhibitions and programming. In December 2007, the ninth Vincent Scully Prize was presented to Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, in recognition of his leadership in expanding public understanding of the importance of protecting and celebrating our built heritage. Due to a scheduling change, the Henry C. Turner Prize for Innovation in Construction Technology was awarded twice during fiscal year 2008. In October 2007, Frank Gehry of Gehry Partners and Dennis Shelden of Gehry Technol-ogies were recognized for pushing the boundaries of construction and engineering to create some of the world’s most distinctive buildings. In September 2008, the award was presented to Dr. Charles H. Thornton, an engineer, for his role as the founder of the ACE Mentor program, which introduces high school students to careers in the design and building industries.

Enhancing Our Intellectual Capital

Thanks to the generosity of Beverly Willis, a found-ing trustee of the Museum, and other generous donors, we opened the renovated Beverly Willis Library in March 2008. The new library provides improved facilities for research, meetings, and presentations. We wasted no time in taking advan-tage of this facility as we welcomed our first two fellows—thanks to the support of The American Institute of Architects and Cynthia and Charles Field—who spent the summer conducting research that advanced the mission of the Museum. As always, the Museum board and staff are indebted to the members, corporate sponsors, and many other contributors who made all of our activities possible. Despite the economic challenges that face us all, we look forward to an-other productive, creative, and informative year.

Michael J. Glosserman Chase W. Rynd

Chair President and Executive Director

above left: The National Building Museum honored the Associated General Contractors of America and its network of chapters during a black-tie gala in the Great Hall.Photo by Paul Morigi.

above middle: A young visitor learns about the building industry during the 2008 Festival of the Building Arts.Photo by Jenn Michaelree.

above top: Panelists discuss pressing sustainability issues during the Museum’s ongoing lecture series For the Greener Good: Conversations that Will Change the World.Photo by Peter Cutts.

above: Ken Grunley of Grunley Construction and his wife, Ginny, with Beverly Willis during the opening reception of the renovated and expanded Beverly Willis Library.Photo by anne Mcdonough.

Managing Our Most Important Asset

As the National Building Museum’s fiscal year 2008 was coming to a close in October, the glob-al economy, which had been gradually sliding downhill, fell off a cliff. Suddenly, longstanding assumptions about society crumbled, as did the public’s faith in many venerable institutions. Yet from this daunting situation there has emerged a broad resolve to seek meaningful solutions. To that end, the mission of the National Building Museum has never been more vital. The Museum is, after all, one of the most important stewards of our nation’s greatest tan-gible asset: the built environment. Bridges and parks, schools and airports, office buildings and houses—these are the components of a diverse portfolio that continues to serve society’s needs regardless of the vicissitudes of financial markets. Increasingly, government officials, business peo-ple, and the general public are recognizing that this vast and complex asset must be protected, carefully managed, and continuously reinvented in order to ensure its long-term viability. During fiscal year 2008, the Museum, through its exhibitions, education programs, publications, and awards programs, continued to shape the public’s understanding of the past, pres-ent, and future of our buildings and communities.

A Thoroughly Modern Museum

Over the past fiscal year, the Museum reexamined a seminal movement in architecture and design: 20th-century Modernism. The cornerstones of this exploration were a pair of exhibitions about two of the movement’s most creative figures: Marcel Breuer and Eero Saarinen. Featuring large-scale models of landmarks like Breuer’s Whitney Museum of American Art and Saarinen’s Gateway Arch, the exhibitions revealed that these architects—though both deceased for decades—continue to exert a powerful influence on contemporary design. As a counterpoint to the focus on Modern-ism, the exhibition Lasting Foundations: The Art of Architecture in Africa explored the long and seamless history of vernacular building across that continent. The visually-rich exhibition in-cluded original works of architectural sculpture, handicrafts, photographs, and film. Ongoing exhibitions included Cityscapes Revealed: Highlights from the Collection; Wash-ington: Symbol and City; and the phenomenally popular Building Zone gallery, where young children learn about the built environment through hands-on activities.

Message from the Chair and the Executive Director

above: Children explore the green Project Play-houseTM in the Museum’s interactive exhibition the Building Zone.Photo by Peter Cutts.

right: Coordinating Curator Susan Piedmont-Palladino gives a tour of the exhibition Marcel Breuer: Architecture and Design during an opening reception for Museum members.Photo by Peter Cutts.

cover: The exhibition Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future included models of many of Saarinen’s most famous projects, including the St. Louis Gateway Arch and Dulles International Airport.Photo by Peter Cutts.

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As a private, nonprofit institution, the National Building Museum relies on the generous support of corporations, individuals, associations, and foundations to fund its innovative exhibitions and award-winning educational programs. This support is given in a variety of ways: from grants and memberships, to volunteer hours and visitor donations. In fiscal year 2008, the Museum raised $4,573,404 in cash for unrestricted and restricted programs. The combined total of cash, pledges, and contributed income was $5,979,718. The Board of Trustees and the Museum’s staff are grateful to all who provided the financial support that enables the Museum to raise awareness of and appreciation for the built environment. The following donors made gifts or pledges of $250 or more during the 2008 fiscal year (October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008). While space limitations do not permit listing gifts of less than this amount, the Museum extends its sincere thanks to all donors.

$250,000 and aboveThe Home Depot FoundationMcGraw-Hill Companies* National Capital Arts and

Cultural Affairs Program and the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts

$100,000 through $249,999

The American Institute of Architects

American Public Transportation Association

The Associated General Contractors of America

D.C. Children & Youth Investment Trust Corp.

Discovery Communications, LLCHanley Wood, LLC The William Randolph Hearst

Foundation, Inc. Institute of Museum and

Library ServicesLt. Col. & Mrs. William K. KonzeLafarge* The Nathan Cummings

FoundationNational Endowment

for the Arts STUDIOS Architecture* Turner Construction CompanyU.S. Department of Energy

$50,000 through $99,999

Members of AGC of Metropolitan Washington, DC

AnonymousJames G. Davis Construction

Corporation* Deutsche Bank Private Wealth

ManagementFannie Mae Marilyn and Michael GlossermanSkidmore, Owings & Merrill LLPRobert A. M. Stern Architects LLPThe Tower Companies United Technologies Corporation

$25,000 through $49,999

American Society of Civil Engineers*

The Andersen Corporate Foundation

Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.

BFC Partners The Morris and Gwendolyn

Cafritz FoundationCenters for Disease Control

D.C. Commission on the Arts & Humanities, an agency supported in part by the NEA

Dedalus FoundationD&R International EastBanc Executive Affairs Authority

of Abu DhabiCynthia R. and Charles G. Field*Freddie Mac &

Freddie Mac FoundationGrunley Construction Co., Inc.*International Masonry Institute*International Union of

Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers*

MASCO Corporation FoundationPerkins + Will Stephen M. Ross, Chairman and

CEO, Related CompaniesTROX USA, Inc. Jim and Sharon ToddU.S. Green Building Council

$10,000 through $24,999

AECOM: DMJM H+N, EDAW, ERA, HSMM

American Planning AssociationAmerican Society of

Landscape Architects Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N.

Armstrong, IIIArup Association of Equipment

Manufacturers Barton Malow Company The Beech Street FoundationBender Foundation, Inc. Deborah Berke & Partners

ArchitectsThe Beverly Willis Architecture

Foundation Beyer Blinder Belle Architects &

Planners, LLP Bloomberg The Brick Industry Association The Cianbro Companies Clark Construction Group, LLC*Clark-Winchcole FoundationCoStar GroupGilbert E. DeLorme, Esq.

and Greenstein DeLorme & Luchs, P.C.*

The Durst OrganizationEnterprise Fleet ManagementFMI CorporationForest City WashingtonFXFOWLE ARCHITECTS, LLCGale International

Goldman, Sachs & Co. Delon Hampton, Ph.D., P.E.HinesRobert W. Holleyman, II Holliday Fenoglio, Fowler, LPJoseph F. Horning, Jr. iSqFtThe JBG CompaniesKnoll, Inc.Frederick A. KoberKohn Pedersen Fox

Associates PCLaborers’ International UnionLouisiana Contractors

Educational TrustMcKissack & McKissack Mead Family FoundationMelissa Moss and Jonathan

Silver / The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation

National Association of Home Builders

Nixon Peabody LLP Painters and Allied Trades

LMCIPelli Clarke Pelli ArchitectsWhayne S. Quin Esq. /

Holland & KnightSorg Architects Henry and Jessica Townsend United Brotherhood of Carpenters

and Joiners of AmericaWells Fargo/Eastdil SecuredWillis Zimmer Gunsul Frasca

Architects LLP

$5,000 through $9,999

Aadland Evans Constructors, Inc.Adolfson & Peterson ConstructionAGC of CaliforniaAGC of ConnecticutAGC of Michigan AGC of Minnesota FoundationAGC of South Dakota,

Building Chapter and AGC of South Dakota, Inc.

AGC of St. LouisAGC of TennesseeAGC of TexasAGC of VirginiaAkridgeAlabama AGCThe American Architectural

Foundation AnonymousArizona Builders’ AllianceArizona Chapter – AGC

ARTBAAssociated Equipment DistributorsAGC Education &

Research FoundationAssociated General

Contractors of Greater FloridaBB&TBeers & Cutler, PLLC BE&K Building Group/

Mike Goodrich Bowen EngineeringCarolyn Schwenker BrodyBrookfield PropertiesWanda A. BubriskiBuilders Association Caddell Construction

Company, Inc.Carolinas AGCCassidy & Pinkard Colliers LLCCaterpillar, Inc. Centerline FoundationCentral Illinois Builders of AGCNancy B. and Howard K. CohenPamela ColbertColonial ParkingConstructors Association of

Western Pennsylvania Contractors Association of

West VirginiaCooper CarryMr. and Mrs. Charles A.

DeBenedittisDesign CuisineDesign-Build Institute of

America The Max and Victoria Dreyfus

Foundation, Inc. The Richard H. Driehaus

FoundationFlooring Solutions Inc. Fluor CorporationFreestate Electrical Georgia Branch, AGCGraham Foundation for Advanced

Studies in the Fine ArtsThe Haskell CompanyThe Heavy Constructors Assoc.

of the Greater Kansas Hellmuth, Obata + KassabaumHensel Phelps Construction Co.Herzog Contracting Corp.Holder Construction CompanyHouston Chapter, Associated

General Contractors Icore Networks, Inc.Indiana Construction AssociationIronworker Management

Progressive Action Cooperative Trust (IMPACT)

Mercy Jiménez/Fannie Mae

Industry Partners are the leading philanthropic partners of the National Building Museum contributing $15,000 or more each year. This group provides essential general operating support while also investing in the Museum’s exhibitions and educational programs. In 2008, the Museum’s Industry Partners greatly impacted contributed income, in particular as support-ers of the Honor Award and the exhibition Green Community. The Museum is thankful for their dedicated support.

(October 1, 2007 – September 30, 2008)

The American Institute of ArchitectsAmerican Planning AssociationAmerican Public Transportation

AssociationAmerican Society of Civil EngineersAmerican Society of Landscape

ArchitectsAndersen CorporationAssociated Builders and

Contractors, Inc.The Associated General Contractors

of AmericaDeborah Berke & Partners ArchitectsBeyer Blinder Belle Architects &

Planners, LLPBFC PartnersBloombergThe Capital Group CompaniesClark Construction Group, LLCDiscovery CommunicationsFXFOWLE ARCHITECTS, LLCGenslerHanley Wood, LLCThe Home Depot FoundationInternational Masonry InstituteInternational Union of Bricklayers &

Allied CraftworkersThe JBG CompaniesKnoll, Inc.Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PCLafargeMASCO Corporation FoundationMcGraw-Hill ConstructionNational Association of

Home BuildersThe Nathan Cummings FoundationNATIONAL ASSOCIATION

OF REALTORS®

Perkins + WillPortland Cement AssociationRobert A. M. Stern Architects LLPSkidmore, Owings & Merrill LLPSorg ArchitectsSTUDIOS ArchitectureThe Tower CompaniesTROX USA, Inc.Turner Construction CompanyUnited Technologies Corporation

Industry Partners Donors

*The donor’s total giving includes a combination of cash and contributed goods and services

FY08 Board of Trustees

William B. Alsup IIIFrank AntonThomas N. Armstrong III David S. BenderDeborah BerkeWilliam M. BrennanRobert H. Braunohler

(until November 2007)Kelly CaffarelliJoan Baggett CalambokidisDonald A. CapocciaDennis J. CotterGilbert E. DeLormeChristopher DorvalMichael J. GlossermanDelon HamptonGary P. HaneyPhilippe HardouinRobert W. Holleyman IIJoseph F. Horning, Jr.Gerald M. HowardMercy JiménezA. Eugene Kohn Deryl McKissack Hollis S. McLoughlinMelissa A. MossEdward J. Newberry

(from April 2008)Robert A. PeckWhayne S. QuinStephen M. RossChase W. RyndDeborah Ratner SalzbergStephen E. SandherrRobert A.M. SternNorbert W. Young, Jr.

Honorary Trustees

Harold L. AdamsHoward M. Bender Carolyn Schwenker BrodyDavid C. EvansM. Arthur Gensler Jr.Mike GoodrichThomas J. KlutznickFrederick A. KoberStuart A. McFarlandRobert McLean IIIElizabeth B. MoynihanMarilyn PerryJames W. ToddMallory WalkerLeonard A. Zax

Founding Trustees

Cynthia R. FieldHerbert M. FranklinEdward T. HallNancy StevensonBeverly Willis

ex Officio Trustees

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne Department of the InteriorSecretary Alphonso Jackson

(until April 2008) Department of Housing and

Urban DevelopmentActing Secretary Roy A.

Bernardi (April–June 2008) Department of Housing and

Urban DevelopmentSecretary Steve Preston

(from June 2008) Department of Housing and Urban Development

Senator Barbara Boxer Chair, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

Representative James Oberstar Chair, House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure

Lurita Doan (until April 2008) Administrator General Services Administration

David L. Bibb (April-August 2008) Acting Administrator General Services Administration

James A. Williams (from August 2008) Acting Administrator General Services Administration

Adrian M. Fenty Mayor of the District of Columbia

David L. Winstead Commissioner, Public Buildings Service, General Services Administration

Stephen T. Ayers Acting Architect of the Capitol

Allen Weinstein Archivist of the United States

James H. Billington The Librarian of Congress

Cristián Samper (until July 2008) Acting Secretary of the Smithsonian

G. Wayne Clough (from July 2008) Secretary of the Smithsonian

Richard Moe President National Trust for Historic Preservation

Christine McEntee Executive Director and CEO The American Institute of Architects

Volunteers

Jacqueline AamotJanet AliagaLaura AndersonJoyce ArsnowBenjamin AxleroadSusan BairstowJenna BaldinoThomas BallentineMartha BarrosoKristin BarrowChris BeckJordan BenderlyAron BeninghoveMisty BensonAmy BergbreiterNianti Bird-OrtizFrank BoucherJane BoutonMarian BradfordGreg BreisingerStefanie BrownChristine Buttner-

GrafenhainSandra ByrneJackie CanalesJim CarrAaron CarsonScott CartyFrank ChalmersEleanor Chambers-

JacksonThomas CheungPaul ChristyScott ClowneyGlenn CourtBob CraycraftElizabeth DavisGenevieve DavisonNathaniel DeckerClarissa V. DelgadoAmy DiCarlantonioGino DiNardoSusan DonkersDaniel DonnellyVerlinda DorityBill EbyElizabeth EdgarAnn ElkingtonEileen EmmetCory EstepScott EwartRichard EvansPamela FeltusRenee FergusonAllyson FletcherGeronne FlorusKerilyn FoxEvan FraserPhyllis FreedmanAlan FriedmanAnisha GadeRich GallagherJon GannDene GarbowJim GarciaSarah GilbergAnn GilbertBobby GladsteinJudith GoldbergEllyn GoldkindPat Goldstein

Ian GrantKaren GriffithMatthew GrimmIllona GyorffyAmy HaasAlice HaddixCatherine HaileyInga HailstorksGareth HallJohn HanleyTomi HarmanAlice HarrisJudy HechtFred HecklingerJames HeegemanElizabeth HensonLana HirschMina HolenCheryl HollinsWilliam HopperTucker HueyMelinda HungermanJudith HunterBadonna HurowitzBettina IrpsDudley IvesNicole IvesEllen JacknainGhislane JacksonKristan JadwickLouise JohnsonPenny Elizabeth JonesMaxine KaramTricia KarppiSarah KassJoseph KeigerKiera KerwinMaya KhouriLloyd KinchDorothy KirbyEmily KirkRose Marie KirwinAudrey KoehlerLillian KozumaLori KraussJames LancasterSherman LandauAnne LangeAaron LargeMike LarsonEaton LaVigneTrevor LawrenceBeryle LednicerDan LednicerRadine LegumMei LiSally LiffSandra LizarragaAlex LormanMargaret LukeAlec LuongKelly MalloyEllen MarshAnita S. MartinDebran McCleanJames McCormickIris McCreaKate McGillMark McGovernMaggie McInerneyRosallen McMathMeghan MedwidLiz Meitner

Charlene MelcherManasvi MenonLaura MerrillSpencer MerrittNorman MetzgerRachel MikeskaKile MitchellArrigo MonginiDominque MorizetVikki MorrisRev. Anthony MotleyJohn Blake MurphyRichard NagelhoutHiroko NakamuraKristen NeriFred NorthBlanca OrnelasIvan PangMatthew ParkerZarna PatelE.M.J. PauyoEmilia PawlowskiAlexis PeckKristin PeneKris PetersJohn PetersonMary PurcellJudi QuachMarilyn ReisHarriet ReissMadeline RevkinRob RomanoHillary RubinEllen RuinaCathy RyanEmily SalomonRoslyn SamuelsonMandira SareenJaya SawhneyWilliam SawickiEmily ScaliHeather SchroderJohn SchulerWendy SchumacherDon SchwabEric SchwassRobert ScottCarl SeifertEric SelbstSeymour SeligJerry ShapiroLeonard ShapiroLilly ShoupSurrell SilvermanBrianne SmithRalph SmithGail StengerJohn StroikPeter Szegedy-MaszakGarthleen ThomasBarbara Thomson

Rhiannon ThummaMaria TimmKim ToufectisCarole Toulousy-MichelGiam TrinhMary Ann TroanovitchJessica TurrinJaime Van MourikHien VuoungNick WafleDeborah WallowerRich WalshKenneth WaltonOlivia WarrenJack WennerstenRuth Ellen WennerstenHeather WhitlowKen WilliamsJason WilsonSarah WilsonJames WoodsTimothy WrightDebee YamamotoRegan ZibroSteve Zorn

internsStephanie AndersonAndrew ConstanzoCiana HansonSara Carmichael GambleLaura G. WilsonSarah ChamberlainMeghan RaffertyShira GladstoneCrystal RobinsonAlexandra MahinkaJen BurkaRachel MongoldDiane RileyEmma DenvirKelly BreslerNicholas Sackos

Trustees, Volunteers, and Interns

top right: A Museum volunteer teaches a lesson during a session of the Design Apprenticeship Program. Photo by Museum staff.

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George Cameron Eaton Einhorn Yaffee Prescott Joan Eisenstodt and Joel LevyEugene R. Eisman and

Charlene CurrieEmerick Construction CompanyEnviroHomeDesignEPS Printing Solutions Jim Epstein Rosalie FanaleFrances FergusonLindsay FieldWhit FletcherP. Douglas Folk and Cynthia LaskoWhitney FordShirlee and Howard FriedenbergCris FrombolutiDavid F. Furman, FAIAg booker 3, llc Patrick Gallagher Lawrence GaulkinMark Giuliani/

Giuliani Assoc. ArchitectsBobby GladsteinRaymond D. Grabb and

Ellen Hahn Grabb Bucky GreenAllan Greenberg, Architect LLCGrimm + Parker ArchitectsDebbie and Bob GrobergStephen GrohJohn Gulisek Construction Co.The Gurevich FamilyBruce GuthrieGWWO, Inc./ ArchitectsPatricia HarrisonMichael Manning HartmanHartman-Cox Architects Harvard Jolly Architects PABruce Hayes and Jo FlemingRonald HayesHBP Inc. Josephine D. HearldJay Hellman David J. and Margaret N. HenslerWilliam F. and Frances HolmesWilliam L. Hopkins and

Richard B. Anderson Hord Coplan Macht, Inc. Gregory M. Hoss and

Lars Etzkorn Craig Howie Neal Hudson, Kim Heartwell,

& Tristen HudsonMary Ann C. HueyHenry W. and Alana HuffnagleMr. and Mrs. Joel Hunter Michael and Christine HuskissonCatherine and W.T. IngoldInterface, Inc.JANUS et CieJason JohnstonAndrew JoskowMichael A. JoyKasteel ConstructionKeane Enterprises, LLC Mr. and Mrs. George J. KellyJoanne M. KellyKarl and Krista Kendall Mr. and Mrs. John T. KenneyCaroline KlamKleppinger Design Group, Inc.Sue A. KohlerMichael Kolakowski Kelley and Glenn KranzlerKvell Corcoran Associates, PCJohn P. Kyle Anita Lager M.K. Lanzillotta and

Lee Becker, FAIA Mary E. Lawrence and Peter Buck

Lee + Papa and Associates, Inc.Harold LeichLevy Group LimitedJames W. and Sharon B. LoweCarolyn M. MackenzieMaxwell MacKenzie Robert and Constance MaffiRobert C. MarshallMark McFadden Randolph Q. McManusRosallen Spencer McMathMcCain McMurrayDerek MearesHenry Meigs IIJoan MeixnerJohn S. MilgramEwing H. Miller and Donna Ari George H. MillerHerbert S. and Patrice R. MillerRobert L. MillerMIT Club of Washington M. J. MoltenbreyChristopher and

Marianne Neri Monek Julia Monk-LandisAnn K. MoralesM. Howard MorseJohn E. MoyerMueser Rutledge Consulting

Engineers John A. MurrayPhilip Muse Stephen Muse, FAIAMary Nagelhout

In memory of Richard Nagelhout

Peter NagelhoutSakura NamiokaNational Association of

Women in ConstructionNational Fire Protection

Association Priscilla NelsonJo-Ann NeuhausRichard T. Anderson, New York

Building Congress, Inc.Newmark Knight Frank Jane W. and Frederick NorthLawrence O’Connor and

Ashley Power O’ConnorRobert K. OaksHenry Otto Joseph PalcaParker Rodriguez, Inc.Peak Corporation Clarence W. PearsonLaura PeeblesSusan Piedmont-Palladino

and Douglas Palladino Plants Alive! Inc.Public Broadcasting ServiceQuadrangle Development Co.Michael L. QuinnDavid RalstonRanger Construction Industries, Inc.RB Construction Group, Inc.Teresa F. RemeinSusan A. Retz, AIA and

Charles J. Lovett Edward T. and Dee Ann RevereLacy I. Rice, IIIJuan Felipe RinconBernard Robinson James F. Rogers and

Bonnie K. Harkness Rogers-O’Brien Construction Co. Ruina Family Fund of the

Community Foundation for the National Capital Region

Sagatov Associates, Inc. Arun Sardana

David SaylesAdrienne SchmitzSusan W. SchwartzVincent Scully and

Catherine Lynn Shelco, Inc. Gilaine and Larry ShindelmanDaniel K. Shogren and

Jennifer L. Rise Clyde and Joan Shorey, Jr.Stefanie Zeldin Sigal and

Robert K. Sigal Linsey Silver and Lee BergerEsther B. Simon, AIASKB Architecture & DesignLouis H. SkidmoreLeonard A. SloanBernard Slosberg and

Mary S. Chor Smith, Thomas & Smith, Inc.Fredda S. SparksGeorge StavropoulosJoseph D. StellerRichard and Tracey StocktonAnne J. StoneSunTrust Bank SunTrust Retirement ServicesSarah Sykora

In memory of Richard Nagelhout

Tarlton CorporationTaurus Development Group Keene TaylorShar Taylor TEAM CoalitionNestor TiradoWilliam A. K. and Maria TitelmanHarriet TregoningThe University of Maryland

FoundationHenry Van Dyke, VDeborah and Hall Van VlackJoseph and Jeanne VentroneVenturi, Scott Brown & AssociatesMallory and Diana WalkerLuke Wassum and

Sarah Fairbrother John W. Webb, AIA and

Verna Webb Patty and Robert Webb Beth WehrleScott and Katy WeidenfellerAmy Weinstein & Philip EsocoffGareth Wells and Janet E. ZifferBen WhitcombScott M. WilsonDoryan L. Winkelman and

Melanie Ferrara Christine WirkkalaLaura WirkkalaLeonard A. Zax Michael ZiskRobert Zuraski and

Elizabeth Monnac

Honorary/Memorial Gifts

In honor of Buffy HurowitzBarbara Thomson

In honor of Larry P. KirklandClaudia KirklandDenise Leclair

In honor of Richard MoeEdith S. Bingham

In honor of Kay Oshel’s retirement, The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Labor- Management Standards, and friends have made generous gifts to the National Building MuseumAndrew AuerbachBobbie BadgerNathaniel BermanKathy BissellMichelle BluittDella BobianDenise BoucherIan BurgMary Alice CahirAnne ComerPeter ConstantineAndy DavisJim DevineGerard DoneganCindy DowningDennis EckertMeg Ferris PoulisPatricia FoxTony FritzDavid GeissDouglas C. GriffinDebra HallRoberta HallSharon HanleyMeng HeSheila HughleyRichard HunsuckerPatrick HydePriscilla JohnsonWendy JohnsonRosetta KellyDiane KendronLarry KingVictoria LipnicDoug MarchantWendell McGeePearle MoenaheleWynona NewbornJohn PegulaTracy ShankerBill SnyderPat StricklandFred WaltersJoseph Wasik, Jr.Mark WheelerAndrea WhiteKaty WhiteSteve WillertzLisa WillifordLynn WilsonClint WolcottLary Yud

In honor of David SchwarzVicki, Ed, and Madi Bass

In honor of the National Building Museum volunteersMichael Higdon

In memory of Brenda Derby and Jeffrey WildeAnonymous Sharon RossDeborah Wallower

In memory of Richard NagelhoutAlvin and Eloise AndrusPat and Milt CernyMary NagelhoutSuzy H. NorthSarah Sykora

In memory of Agnes WhiteJanet Garbutt

Matching Gifts

Merrill Lynch & Co.Fannie Mae FoundationThe Morris and Gwendolyn

Cafritz FoundationBill and Melinda Gates

Foundation

Donors of Goods and Services

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) National Capital Section (NCS)

Committee on the Environment AIA/DC

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

ASHRAE National Capital Chapter

Aurora Mid-Atlantic DistributorsBlue Ridge TimberwrightsMarc W. Boland, Esq. –

Bregman Berbert Schwartz & Gilday, LLC

BP SolarCapitol Greenroofs, L.L.C.Clark Construction Group, LLCCBC America (TOLI & CERES)Commercial Plastics Recycling, Inc.James G. Davis Construction

Corporation EPS Printing SolutionsEvolution Partners

Real Estate AdvisorsFAMILY MagazineLeah Thayer FergusonCynthia R. FieldFlying Tigers 4H Aerospace ClubGHT CharteredGold Leaf StudiosGreenstein DeLorme & Luchs, P.C.William H. GriffithGrunley Construction Co., Inc.IEEE-USAInternational Masonry Institute/

International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers

Lafarge North America - GypsumRichard LongstrethMcGraw-Hill ConstructionMetropolitan Washington

Association of Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors

National Cherry Blossom Festival, Inc.

Pardee HomesReed Smith LLP,

David C. Evans, PartnerRTKL Associates Inc.Savannah Supplies SK&A Structural EngineersSTUDIOS Architecture Syzygy Event Productions,

Julie ShanklinJessica Tava Thirteen WNETUnited Plastic Recycling, Inc.VirginiaFIRSTWagner Roofing CompanyWashington

Woodworkers GuildThe WashingtonianWilcox Electric, LLC

Kansas City Chapter – AGCKokosing Construction Company Inc.LIUNA Tri-FundsLand America Commercial ServicesAnnette and Theodore Lerner Family

FoundationMaryland AGCJack L. Massie Contractors, Inc. Master Builders of Iowa Miller & Long Co., Inc. Morgan Stanley Group Inc.National Cherry Blossom

Festival, Inc. Melanie and Lawrence NussdorfOccasions Caterers, Inc.Patton Boggs LLPThe Pepper Companies Prince Charitable Trusts QUOIN Chapter,

Associated General ContractorsQUOIN Education and

Research FoundationRippeteau Architects, P.C.Rockwood Capital, LLC Deedie & Rusty RoseSK&A Structural Engineers, PLLC*Smith, Currie & Hancock LLPHattie M. Strong FoundationSundt Construction, Inc. TROX USA, Inc. United Way of the National Capital Area Urban Land InstituteWDG ArchitectureWilliams Brothers

Construction Co., Inc.

$2,500 through $4,999

Harold L. Adams, FAIAAGC - New Mexico Building BranchAGC of ColoradoAGC of East Tennessee AGC of Massachusetts, IncAGC of New JerseyAll Stage & Sound, Inc. Andersen CorporationAssa Abloy Balfour Beatty ConstructionBDO Seidman, LLP James A. and Llewellyn W. BensfieldBOMA InternationalBonstra Haresign Architects LLPBovis Lend Lease, Inc.Browser MediaBuilding Contractors Association of New JerseyBuilding Systems Design, Inc.Calibre CPA Group, PLLCCalifornia University of

Pennsylvania Cannon DesignCooper CarryDelaware Contractors AssociationHonorable and Mrs. Robert W. DuemlingEnvision Design PLLC David C. Evans, Esq.* Richard F. EvansFox Valley AGC & Northern Illinois Building

Contractors AssociationPhyllis Freedman & Tom GlassL. C. Gaskins Construction CompanyGeneral Building Contractors

of New York State Mr. and Mrs. Carl GewirzHamilton Construction Hargrove, Inc.Elika Hemphill and Rich, Leo,

Gus and Daphne Confalone The IDI Group Companies Susan Ives, IIDA, LEED APJCM Associates Inc. KBR Government & Infrastructure Las Vegas Chapter AGC

Linder & Associates, Inc. Linda B. and Jonathan S. Lyons Barbara M. Macknick, Ph.D.Marriott International, Inc. Steven L. McClain, President,

Trust for Architectural EasementsStuart A. McFarland, Federal City

Capital AdvisorsMeridian Project Systems, Inc.Metropolitan Washington

Airports Authority MicrodeskMississippi Valley Branch - AGC Charles A. and Diana R. Nathan National Academy of EngineeringNational Association of Industrial

& Office Properties National Electrical Contractors AssociationNational Engineers Week FoundationNevada Chapter AGC Parsons BrinckerhoffPulte Homes Emerson G. and Dolores G. Reinsch

Foundation by Lola C. Reinsch and J. Almont Pierce

Victor O. Schinnerer & Co. Inc. Southern Illinois Builders AssociationStarwood Hotels & Resorts WorldwideSunrise FoundationTerrapin Bright GreenTishman Speyer Properties, LPTompkins Builders, Inc. U.S. Department of Housing

and Urban Development Virginia TechWatt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, L.L.P.Robert and Deby WulffWyoming Contractors Association JM Zell Partners, Ltd.

$1,000 through $2,499

AGC of AlaskaAGC of Greater Milwaukee, Inc. AGC of Kentucky, Inc. AGC of North DakotaAGC of Utah AGC of WisconsinAir Conditioning Contractors of America

(ACCA)Kathryn AlsegafAmerican Institute of Architecture StudentsAnonymousArkansas Chapter AGC Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Aron

In honor of Robert A.M. SternAssociated General Contractors

of Kansas, Inc. Austin Chapter AGCBaltimore Washington Laborer’s

District Council Linna M. Barnes and Christian J. MixterBarnes Vanze Architects Barry P. Rosenthal/Bingham

McCutchen LLPBoston PropertiesBrownrigg Charitable Trust Davis A. BuckleyBuilding and Construction Trades

Dept. (AFL-CIO) Caribbean Industrial Construction, SEHeather Willson Cass, FAIAChristie’s America The Christman CompanyC.J. Coakley Co., Inc. Perry Cofield, AIA Construction Industry Round TableThe Construction Users RoundtableCPR MultiMedia Solutions Janet and David CurtisCustom Design Concepts

Architecture + Interiors

Davis Carter Scott Sheila and Peter de BrettevilleDewberry e-Builder, Inc. ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC Laura Einstein and Helene Madonick Mr. and Mrs. Richard England, Sr.Envision Design PLLC Philip Esocoff Finnish Cultural Institute in New York Herb and Barbara FranklinGeneral Building Contractors AssociationGeneral Contractors Association of HawaiiGilbane Don A. Hawkins, AIAHickok Cole Architects HNTB Architecture, Inc.Michael L. HorstIdaho AGC Industrial Builders Inc. Inland Northwest AGC The Insurance Exchange, Inc.Nancy Riddle IversenElise Jaffe + Jeffrey BrownAlexander H. Jeffries, AIA EmeritusRobert H. BuslerS. Kann Sons Company Foundation, Inc.Lloyd Kinch KISHIMOTO.GORDON.DALAYA PCSusan L. KlausA. Eugene Kohn, FAIACostas Kondylis & Associates, P.C. Lacy, Ltd. Robert C. Larsonlee)sallee & company, inc. Lehman-Smith + McLeish PLLCJacqueline and Marc Leland FoundationMr. and Mrs. Rafael V. LopezDavid and Holly Lukens Mancini DuffyMarsh USA, Inc.Michael L. Marshall Master Builders Association

of Western PA, Inc. Gregory M. McCarthy Lily and Bob McLeanRichard Meier FoundationMerrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Col. Theresa A. Meyer Morgan Stanley Group Inc. Mortgage Bankers Association ACE Mentor Program of America, Inc.Donald Beekman Myer, FAIANational Concrete Masonry AssociationNational Ready Mixed Concrete AssociationNational Society of Professional EngineersNational Stone, Sand & Gravel AssociationEdward J. Newberry Oehme, van Sweden & Associates Robert and Kay OshelNewseum/Freedom ForumCharles Pankow Foundation Petra Construction Corporation Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors –

National Association Jillian Hanbury PooleQuite a Stir in Catering! Judith Helm RobinsonRodgers BuildersRoss Development & InvestmentThe San Antonio Chapter of Associated

General Contractors of AmericaMr. and Mrs. Stephen E. SandherrSatterfield & Pontikes Construction David M. Schwarz Leonard and Leslie Shapiro Slack & Co. Contracting, Inc. Gerald D. and Constance H. SlaweckiSMACNA Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. SmallLawrence Spinelli

Joseph Stella The Swinerton FoundationDwayne J. SyeCharles H. ThorntonThornton Tomasetti, Inc. Tishman Construction Corp. of D.C. Torti Gallas and Partners, Inc.,

Architects of CommunityTribble & Stephens Co. The U.S. Conference of Mayors John D. Van WagonerWagner Roofing Company Mr. and Mrs. R. Beverly R. WebbLinden H. and Judith A. Welch Western Kentucky Construction

Association - AGC Beverly A. WillisNeal L. Wood

$250 through $999

4240 Architecture Charles D. AblardMary Achatz and Thomas Wells Lise Adkins and Tom MurphyAGC of New Hampshire AGC of Oklahoma - Building ChapterAIA, Knowledge Resource TeamCarolyn AlperJeff Alpher Ammann & Whitney Anonymous (3)Agnes ArtemelAssociated General Contractors of MaineAyers/Saint/Gross Inc. Elinor R. BaconBaines ConstructionThomas M. BallentineBeeryRio, Inc. Sally Berk and Sanders H. Berk, MD Edith S. Bingham,

in honor of Richard MoeBOE Architects, PLLC Pam and Jay BothwellSara Ann BoundsBowie-Gridley Architects, PLLC A. R. Braunmuller and Christine L. KruegerRobert P. Brennan Cathy M. BrentzelWilliam D. BrowningGeorge W. CalomirisMarcia CamardaClaire and Thomas CardellaJan D. CarlineCheryl and Matthew ChalifouxLeon Chatelain III, AIAChernikoff and Company CHJ3 Architecture, Inc. William B. ClarkWilliam F. ClingerDonald CobeanZivan Cohen ColePrevost Kim Coletta Gianne ConardJerome A. ConlonConstruction Labor Research CouncilDavid E. CooperJerome M. CooperAlan Cotzin Patricia and Donald CoupardWarren and Claire Cox Cox Graae + Spack ArchitectsCrawford Roll-Lite Door Sales, LLCDC MaxecutersR.R. Dawson Bridge, LLCLisa Delplace and Chris McGahey Design Collective, Inc.Barbara B. and Timothy DownsDuany Plater-Zyberk & Co.Michael Dunagan Ginny Dyson

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by Paul Farmer, FAICP

Paul Farmer is executive director and CEO of the American Planning Association and the American Institute of Certified Planners. He has primary responsibility for the long-term strategic direction of the association, in concert with elected leadership. He is responsible for representing the leadership of the association, its members, and the interests of planning with partners and the public.

T he opening of the Green Community exhibition at the National Building Museum is a good time to reflect on the meaning of terms like “green” and “sustainable.” Both are terms used to describe laudable goals.

I have to confess, however, that I am a skeptic when it comes to sustainability—not because I don’t agree with its underlying challenges and aims but because I worry that the term is too often used as a marketing tool or is simply tossed into a discussion in a meaningless way.

Certainly, we can agree on many things. We can agree that we’re not achieving sustainability, either in the developed world’s current consumption habits or in the settlement patterns of much of the globe. We can agree that it is desirable to be more sustainable. We can probably even generally agree on the meaning of the term and that “sustainability” is a broader term than “green.”

It’s when we try to closely define sustainability and to measure its outcomes more specifically that agreement begins to fall apart. Goals, objectives, strategies, tactics—all of the standard planning theories and approaches that dominate our practices across the globe—must be fine-tuned or even redefined if sustainability is to mean something other than simply good planning.

A couple of years ago, my wife and daughter (both planners) and I toured three new communities in the D.C. area in one day: Greenbelt, Maryland (1930s), Reston, Virginia (1960s), and Kentlands, also in Mary-land (1990s). It was fascinating to see these developments, each built about 30 years apart. All three are compact and walkable. They are interwoven with paths and trails and are punctuated by generous green spaces. To varying

This article was adapted from Planning magazine and other APA publications.

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2008 Statement of Financial ActivitiesYear ended Sepetember 30, 2008

Temporarily Permanently 2008 2007 Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total Total

Revenue, gains, and other support Contributions and grants 2,361,683 1,879,787 - 4,241,470 4,049,422 Great Hall events 1,940,992 - - 1,940,992 1,849,490 Museum Shop sales 1,109,209 - - 1,109,209 1,247,090 Contributed Goods & Services 1,064,627 - - 1,064,627 1,039,665 Investment income 77,236 131,575 - 208,811 387,433 Membership 267,785 - - 267,785 299,100 Other 324,069 - - 324,069 254,459 Education program fees 241,540 - - 241,540 193,462 Contribution box 57,334 - - 57,334 70,657 Event Income 63,825 - - 63,825 56,005 Net assets released from 1,804,957 (1,804,957) - - - restrictions

TOTAL ReVeNUe 9,313,257 206,405 - 9,519,662 9,466,783

expenses Program services Exhibitions 2,563,025 - - 2,563,025 2,473,478 Education and public programs 2,080,604 - - 2,080,604 2,004,236 Museum Shop 1,015,961 - - 1,015,961 1,100,488 Communications & Marketing 1,042,009 - - 1,042,009 1,030,770 Great Hall events 500,868 - - 500,868 472,056 Collections 251,213 - - 251,213 261,370

Total program services 7,453,680 - - 7,453,680 7,342,398 Supporting services Fundraising 1,226,391 - - 1,226,391 1,136,720 General and administrative 376,407 - - 376,407 419,472 Membership 122,358 - - 122,358 151,272

Total supporting services 1,725,156 - - 1,725,156 1,707,464 Total expenses 9,178,836 - - 9,178,836 9,049,862

Loss on investments 267,342 508,895 - 776,237 -

Total expenses and losses 9,446,178 508,895 - 9,955,073 9,049,862

Change in net assets $(132,921) $(302,490) - $(435,411) $396,921

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Temporarily Permanently Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total

Net Assets, September 30, 2006 $737,823 $1,971,515 $657,855 $3,367,193Change in Net Assets (18,101) 407,347 7,675 396,921

Net Assets, September 30, 2007 $719,722 $2,378,862 $665,530 $3,764,114 Transfer of Net Assets - 500,000 (500,000) - Change in Net Assets (132,921) (302,490) - (435,411)

Net Assets, September 30, 2008 $586,801 $2,576,372 $165,530 $3,328,703

Other Earned Income

9%

Contributed Revenue, Goods, &

Services59%

Shop12%

FY ‘08 Sources of Support and Revenue

Great Hall20%

Programming61%

General & Aministrative

4%

Fundraising12%

Shop10% Great Hall

5%

FY ‘08 expenses

Miscellaneous/ Investment Activity

8%

The National Building Museum is a nonprofit, educational institution designated under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. This financial report is based on an independently audited financial statement. For a copy of the complete financial statement please write to: Account-ing Department, National Building Museum, 401 F Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001, or call 202.272.2448.

The National Building Museum makes all financial records available to its outside auditors and attests to their accuracy and completeness. Additionally, the Museum attests that it maintains adequate internal accounting

controls and uses sound accounting policies.

Chase W. Rynd

President and Executive Director

below: Paul Farmer, executive director and CEO of the American Planning Association. Photo courtesy of aPa.

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The facts are well known: the U.S., with only four percent of the world’s popula-tion, consumes 25 percent of the entire world’s current petroleum production. It pro-duces less than five percent of the oil supply and has less than three percent of known reserves. Meanwhile, non-OPEC oil will reach peak production this year.

Over the last year, I have listened to experts from various fields talk about the need for federal action on investment and production tax credits for renewable fuels. What caught my attention at one meeting was the observation of financier T. Boone Pickens, who made his fortune in oil and gas, but is now touting solar and wind as our best hope for clean domestic power.

I was also struck by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who highlighted the tie be-tween energy and infrastructure. He noted that our antiquated power grid was the cause of the major blackout that hit the Northeast five years ago. Yet virtually nothing has been done since then to correct the situation. Mayor Bloomberg doesn’t have much faith in the much-vaunted cap-and-trade system, either. “It amounts to taking three right turns when all you need is one left one,” he said. And that one turn? A carbon tax.

At another conference, a marine physicist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanog-raphy predicted that by 2012, the Colorado River water situation could become so dire that migrations will begin from Las Vegas, Phoenix, and southern California. By 2017, the region’s hydroelectric power production could end.

What should planners be doing? We need to bring our comprehensive view-point to bear and to take the lead in developing state and local climate action plans. We need to convince our political leaders and our fellow citizens that where and how we live has everything to do with reducing our energy consump-tion and our carbon footprint, and that meaningful higher density and compact development close to transit lines are basic elements of a green community. Most

“...where and how we live has everything to do with reducing our energy consumption and our carbon footprint...”

above: In Vancouver, the Winter Farmers Market and three other seasonal markets attract about 10,000 shoppers per week.Photo by isabelle groc.

left: The white “bathtub rings” in this photo show the pre-drought water level of Lake Pow-ell in Arizona. Lake Powell and the next-biggest Colorado River reservoir, Lake Mead, are at the lowest levels ever recorded. © www.mikereyfman.com.

degrees, each community includes a range of housing types and some retail uses. Are they well-planned communities? Absolutely. Are they green? Well, all three

new towns were of their time. But all were built on the far suburban fringe and relied heavily on the automobile. My point is that what’s characterized as sustain-able is often simply garden-variety good planning.

I’m willing to admit, however, that there’s more to it. At a recent conference, I saw a presentation on the conversion of a very large public housing project into a mixed-use, mixed-income community—something being done in a number of North American cities. From the location of structures and the relationship of transit to density, site plan, and building design, this conversion was a complete package. Perhaps not every feature was cutting-edge, but the project’s planners and designers showed themselves to be knowledgeable, creative, and extremely comprehensive in their approach. Projects like this one go beyond traditional good planning; they deserve to be called sustainable.

Many planners in our global community are indeed leaders in sustainability. Others are learning. Still others are just using the word. They don’t understand that sustainability must be about more than marketing, just as “master-planned community” once meant something more than another big subdivision. Let’s make sure that “sustainable community” refers to more than an advertising slo-gan. There’s enough “greenwash” without contributions from planners.

Green Community is an ongoing focus of attention at APA—one of our “su-pertopics.” It’s the subject of articles in our publications, a research topic (through our Green Communities Research Center), and an important track at our national planning conference. And we are proud to be the presenting sponsor of the National Building Museum’s exhibition—as well as the publisher, next year, of the related col-lection of essays. This emphasis on green community is also a kickoff to our yearlong celebration of the centenary of the organized planning movement in the U.S. The events of the celebration are highlighted on our web site: www.planning.org.

We can point to many significant accomplishments in those 100 years—some of which can truly carry the “sustainable” label. But as we enter our second cen-tury, we also have a new preoccupation: the nation’s pressing need to deal with climate change, diminishing water resources, and, of course, to find renewable sources of energy.

“...all of the standard planning theories and approaches...must be fine-tuned or even redefined if sustainability is to mean something other than simply good planning.”

top: Greenbelt, Maryland, was settled in 1937 as part of an effort by the federal government to create an “ideal,” self-sufficient cooperative community and help with the housing shortage in the Washington, D.C. area. Separated pedestrian-roadway crossings like this one were one just one of the town’s innovative design elements.Photo courtesy of library of Congress Prints and Photographs division.

top right: A present-day view of the separated pedestrian-roadway crossing beneath Crescent Road in Greenbelt, Maryland.Photo by andrew Bossi.

above: An aerial view of the Kentlands, Maryland, development, one of the most prominent examples of a community designed with Traditional Neighborhood Design planning techniques, or New Urbanism.Photo courtesy of duany Plater-Zyberk & Company.

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Sponsors

Lead SponsorVicki S. and Edward P. BassDavid Bonderman and Laurie Michaels

BenefactorDavid M. Schwarz Architects FoundationRichard FieldsRobert A.M. Stern Architects, LLPGardner Wallace

PatronMercedes and Sid R. BassIngram Charitable FundMr. and Mrs. Robert Stewart

FellowAmbassador and Mrs. Robert W. DuemlingMarshall S. Ruben, Carolyn B. Greenspan, and Myrna Ruben HaftTishman Speyer Properties, LPYale University

FriendBentley Systems, Inc.Gwathmey Siegel & AssociatesJeffrey HonickmanHorning BrothersJonathan and Judy NelsonLeslie E. Robertson and SawTeen SeeWendi and Joseph B. Rose FoundationSTUDIOS Architecture

Sustainer individual

Patti and John GattusoHinesWhayne and Ursula Quin

*$2,500 level and above. The Museum has also raised funds through donations and other individual tickets.

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On Wednesday, November 12, the National Build-ing Museum honored Robert A.M. Stern, dean

of the Yale School of Architecture, celebrated author, and founder and senior partner of Robert A.M. Stern Architects, as the tenth laureate of the Vincent Scully Prize. David M. Schwarz, chair of the Vincent Scully Prize Jury and Carolyn Brody, honorary trustee, served as co-chairs for the gala, which raised more than $600,000 to support the prestigious prize’s endow-ment and related programming. To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the prize, the Museum welcomed hundreds of guests, many of them family, close friends, and colleagues of both Stern and Scully, to the celebratory black-tie gala. Richard C. Levin, president of Yale University; The Honorable Michael R. Bloomberg, mayor of the City of New York; and Michael Eisner, former chairman/CEO of The Walt Disney Company, paid tribute to Stern and his accomplishments. In their remarks, they recognized Stern as an architect and scholar who fully embraces the principles of the Vincent Scully Prize and the vision of its namesake, Professor Vincent Scully. One highlight of the eve-ning was a special performance by the Whiffenpoofs, Yale’s famous a cappella group. As a Vincent Scully Prize Laureate, Stern joins nine other internationally acclaimed authors, scholars, educators, and practitioners in the field of architecture and urbanism. Past recipients include Vincent Scully himself, Jane Jacobs, Andrés Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, His Highness The Aga Khan, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, Phyllis Lambert, Witold Rybczynski, and Richard Moe. On the following evening, Stern delivered an original lecture about the state of architectural education. Graciously hosted by the Canadian Embassy, the event drew many of the people who had attended the gala, along with other guests. For more information on the Vincent Scully Prize or to watch video of Stern’s lecture visit www.nbm.org. •

Tenth Vincent Scully Prize Celebration Galaby Tasha Passarelle, Development Events Manager

top: The tenth Vincent Scully Prize recipient, Robert A.M. Stern, delivers his acceptance speech during a black-tie gala in the Museum’s Great Hall.Photo by Paul Morigi.

above: (from l to R): Chase W. Rynd, president and executive director of the National Building Museum; Robert A.M. Stern, Vincent Scully Prize recipient; and Vincent Scully during the Tenth Vincent Scully Prize celebration gala.Photo by Paul Morigi.

important, we must highlight the best practices in planning and the best ex-amples of community planning.

Community planners, who are trained to see the big picture and to think about the long term, are able to address both economic competitiveness and environmental issues in our cities, towns, and neighborhoods. Through education, plan-making, tax policies, capital investments, development review, and other planning actions, we can reduce the impact of development on the natural environment and improve environmental quality for all residents.

To become convincing advocates, we must become broadly educated in science, economics, and policy options. As Americans, all of us should support well-informed leaders with innovative ideas. Simply pondering the issue won’t do much good, and it could lead to false hopes and a lack of commitment to the difficult choices required to solve these problems. •

The National Building Museum and the American Planning Association (APA) established the annual L’Enfant Lecture on City Planning and Design—named for Pierre Charles L’Enfant, the renowned planner of Washington, D.C.—to draw attention to critical issues in city and regional planning in the United States. This year’s lecture, held on December 2, featured Paul Goldberger, Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture

critic for The New Yorker, who took the opportunity to revisit Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown’s seminal book Learning from Las Vegas. Thirty-five years after the book’s initial release, Goldberger tackled the question of whether we can still learn from Las Vegas. Goldberger’s lecture examined the evolution of the Las Vegas strip from its inception to the present day. He talked about how the “urban impulse,” or the desire for walkable precincts, has contin-ued because of peoples’ fundamental desire to be together. He also discussed how other cities, in some ways are becoming more like Las Vegas as they transform from business centers into centers of culture and entertainment.

In an interview before the presentation, Goldberger stated that “the most important lesson other cities can learn [from Las Vegas] is about the urgency of planning on a regional, and not just a local, level.” Clearly, as one of the fastest-growing cities in the country for much of the past generation—and one of the cities hit hardest by the current housing crisis— Las Vegas offers a wide variety of important lessons for archi-tects, planners, civic leaders, and the general public. •

“...meaningful higher density and compact development close to transit lines are basic elements of a green community.”

Revisiting Las vegas 2008 L’enfant Lecture on City Planning and Designby Elizabeth Wilkie, Associate Public Programs Coordinator

below: One of the first modern light-rail systems in the nation, Portland, Oregon’s MAX (Metropolitan Area Express) helped set the standard for the future of American light-rail design. More than $6 billion in development has occurred along MAX lines since the transit project started in 1978. Photo courtesy of aPa and Portland tri-Met.

left: Paul Goldberger, 2008 L’Enfant Lecture on City Planning and Design Photo courtesy of Paul goldberger.

right: View of the Southside of the Las Vegas Strip as seen from the Stratosphere Tower.

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To celebrate the opening of Green Community, the first major exhibition in the United States to

explore the complex process of creating and sustaining healthy communities, the National Building Museum hosted a pair of opening receptions. On October 20, nearly 700 visitors attended the Green Community VIP opening. During the reception, guests gathered to hear remarks from Chase Rynd, president and executive director of the Museum, and from the exhibition’s presenting and lead sponsors: The American Planning Association and The Ameri-can Public Transportation Association. Chair of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, Congressman Ed Markey, of the 7th District of Massachusetts, addressed the audience “when government can support sustainable planning, architecture, and real estate development, we can create thriving, healthy communities.” His remarks underscored both the mission of the National Building Museum and the principal messages of Green Community. The Museum thanks him for his attendance and contin-ued commitment to creating a sustainable future.

Green Community Exhibition Opening: It Was Easy—and Delightful—Being Greenby Jasmine Zick, Marketing and Communications Associate and Amanda Lewis, Corporate and Associations Relations Manager

The following evening, October 21, the Museum celebrated the opening of Green Community once again with Museum members and friends at a festive, green reception. The event was an opportunity to showcase the Museum’s commitment to sustainability both in and out of the exhibition. The event was catered by Washington, D.C.-based Occasions Caterers, which was certified as the first Green Restaurant™ Caterer by the Green Restaurant Association. The plates and cups were made out of 100% biodegradable corn starch fibers and were donated by Savannah Supplies Inc. Finally, nearly all waste from the event was either collected for recycling or for compost-ing. It was a true exercise in practicing what we preach. The Green Community openings brought distinguished speakers, leaders of the building industry, members of the Museum, and friends together to celebrate this timely exhibition, and the Muse-um looks forward to the continuing cooperation of these groups as we work for the “greener good.” •

above and left: Visitors explore the new exhibition Green Community and learn what communities around the world are doing to make their transit systems, utility infrastructure, and operations greener.Photos by anne Mcdonough.

below: Visitors enjoy a “green” VIP reception in the Museum’s Great Hall. Photo by anne Mcdonough.

An exhibition opening, a presentation by Congress-man Earl Blumenauer, and an award ceremony

honoring green efforts in America—all took place on a single remarkable evening at the National

Building Museum. On September 17, 2008,

more than 450 guests gathered at the Museum for the opening of the exhibition Life Without Leaves, attended the For the Greener Good lecture “World Leaders on Sustainability,” and celebrated The Home Depot Founda-tion’s Awards of Excellence for Affordable Housing Built Responsibly.

The evening began with the opening of Life Without Leaves, a photography exhibition that

highlighted the importance of trees in a commu-nity. Meant to call attention to the ongoing removal of

nearly one million trees from cities and towns each year, the initiative challenged students from the Art Institute of Washington, D.C. to take and retouch photos of area land-marks and tree-lined locations in order to depict them with and without trees. These striking images of the National Mall, the Folger Shakespeare Library and the U.S. Capitol emphasized the importance of trees for both their aesthetic benefits and their role in combating climate change. Visitors then welcomed Home Depot CEO Frank Blake and The Home Depot Foundation President Kelly Cafferelli, who presented the foundation’s Awards of Excel-lence for Affordable Housing Built Responsibly. These awards were created to inspire non-profit housing develop-ers by recognizing outstanding examples of affordable, sustainably built homes. The 2008 awards were given to the Madison Area Community Land Trust and the Mercy Housing Lakefront of Chicago. The ceremony concluded with a presentation of the foundation’s second Visionary Award for Outstanding Leadership, given to S. Richard Fe-drizzi, president, CEO, and founding chairman of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Under his leadership, the USGBC has piloted and launched a residential green building standard, which brings long-term cost savings to families of all incomes.

Following the ceremony, moderator Marcel Beaudry, former chairman of Canada’s National Capital Commission, engaged a panel of leaders from around the world in a discussion about their efforts to create a more sustainable planet. The panel included Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer; Cassio Taniguchi, former mayor of Curitiba, Brazil; and Irene Lundquist Svenonius, CEO of the City of Stockholm, Sweden. Mayor Taniguchi encouraged municipal leaders to “give examples of how to ‘green’ the city. Try to [make] the city more compact and give economical support to urban sustainability.” Congressman Blumenauer agreed and told the large audience, “Part of our success stems from an understanding that environmental protec-tion and economic development can go hand-in-hand. Instead of forcing people into a certain way of life, we have given them choices. They can choose green pow-er!” The program was co-presented with the National Capital Planning Commission and Capitals Alliance, an organization of capital cities across the globe. All of the programs in the For the Greener Good se-ries have been filmed and are available on the Museum’s web site. The series continues in 2009 with presenta-tions by Ed Mazria on his “Architecture 2030” initiative, a discussion about healthy hospitals, and a program addressing edible landscapes. To see the videos and schedule of events, please visit www.nbm.org. •

Green Leaves, Lectures, and Laudations by Scott Kratz, Vice President for Education

For the Greener Good lecture series presented by The Home Depot Foundation.

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above: “Washington Monument,” by Mark Pillor, was one of the photos featured in the Life without Leaves exhibition presented at the Museum from September 17 through November 2, 2008.Photo by Mark Pillor.

above right: Program attendees listen to world leaders discuss their efforts to green their cities during the “World Leaders on Sustainability” program in the For the Greener Good series. Photo by anne Mcdonough.

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On November 21, the National Building Museum, with the support of the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., hosted the Careers in Construc-

tion EXPO, a day-long event created to provide students and teachers a first-hand glimpse into the numerous job opportunities available in the building and design industry. During the EXPO, students in grades 7–12 met with professionals in various design, development, construction, and project management fields. Ten exhibitors from the construction trades participated in the event. For the first time in the event’s history, the Museum invited representatives from colleges and universities with degree-granting programs in architecture and design to participate. Eleven schools from across the United States attended the EXPO and provided information about their programs to prospective students. Throughout the day, students participated in panel discussions and learned about the construction industry’s need for new, skilled craftspeople. Students got their hands dirty as they worked with concrete finishing, landscaping, and plumbing, while some even had the opportunity to walk on drywall stilts. The event attracted nearly 700 participants from across the Washington metropolitan area. •

American Public Transportation Associationby Amanda Lewis, Corporate and Association Relations Manager

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is a nonprofit international association of more than 1,500 member organizations, including public transportation systems; planning, design, construction, and finance firms; product and service providers; academic institutions; and state associations and departments of transportation. APTA members serve more than 90 percent of public transporta-tion users in the United States and Canada. Since 2003, the National Building Museum has enjoyed a strong partnership with APTA. Beginning with its sponsor-ship of the exhibition On Track: Transit in the American City, APTA has continued its involvement with the Museum as lead sponsor of Green Community and as a member of the Industry Partners, an elite group of corporate and association donors that provide critical support to the Museum. APTA has a profound interest in the exhibition Green Community for an obvious reason—any truly sustainable community must allow for multiple, environment-friendly mobility options, including walking, bicycling, and public transportation. As APTA President Bill Millar notes, “Green Community illustrates what is possible and what is already happening in communities around the country and the world to create a more sustainable future.” The National Building Museum looks forward to working with APTA and its members to continue to make communities greener. The Museum relies on the support of corporations and industry partners like APTA, and the Board of Trustees and staff are grateful for the association’s generous support. •

Educating the Workforce of the Future: Careers in Construction EXPO 2008by Callie Hawkins, Schools and Youth Groups Coordinator

Donor Profile

above and left: During the Careers in Construction Expo 2008, area high school students were given the opportunity to try their hand at construction trades and learn about job opportunities in the industry.Photos by Peter Cutts.

right: America’s public transportation systems, including CT Transit in Hartford, Connecticut, enable individu-als to significantly reduce the amount of pollution they put into the air by riding on zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell buses. Photo courtesy of aPta.

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On October 11, under sunny autumn skies, some 3,000 children and adults attended the Museum’s annual Festival of the Building Arts and enjoyed more

than 20 wonderful, creative, and interactive displays examining different aspects of our built environment. Inside and outside the Museum, youngsters in yellow hard hats—gifts from festival sponsor the Associated General Contractors of America—were hammering nails, sawing wood, drilling, surveying, building, and climbing on shiny new construction vehicles. Visitors of all ages talked to architects, roofers, plumbers, drywall finishers, timberwrights, and straw bale experts about the different materials and processes used in construction. Woodworkers, art glass designers, stone carvers, gilders, and black-smiths offered insight into creative ideas for beautifying our built environment. Future conceptual artists were busy at the “Tools as Art Workshop” creating sculptures out of washers, hexagonal nuts, and screws, while young builders developed “Box City”—a new town full of architectural wonders made from recycled materials. A new addition to this year’s festival was Pas de Dirt, a site-specific dance perfor-mance choreographed by Liz Lerman Dance Exchange and set to music from Tchaik-ovsky’s Swan Lake, which examined the relationship between movement and the tools we use to build our environment. Performances were held outside on G Street with a cast of propane-powered backhoes manned by Clark Construction employees and professional dance artists and ballet students from the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange and Bowen-MacCauly Dance.

The 2008 Festival of the Building Arts was presented by the Associated General Contractors of America with generous support from the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, an agency supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. The National Building Museum thanks all organizations, as well as the many individual and company exhibitors, for their participation. •

museum news

A Celebration of Building:2008 Festival of the Building Artsby Ellen Jacknain, Coordinator, Festival of the Building Arts

clockwise from top left: Boy scouts work together to chisel a stone; dancers from the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange merge dance and construction during a performance of Pas de Dirt; and young visitors watches as a festival exhibitor demonstrates how to plaster.all photos by Jenn Michaelree.

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Chair

Michael J. Glosserman

Secretary

Gilbert E. DeLorme

Treasurer

Robert W. Holleyman, II

President and executive Director

Chase W. Rynd

elected and Voting Trustees

William B. Alsup IIIFrank AntonDavid S. BenderDeborah BerkeWilliam M. BrennanKelly CaffarelliJoan Baggett CalambokidisDonald A. CapocciaDennis J. CotterGilbert E. DelormeChristopher DorvalMichael J. GlossermanDelon HamptonGary P. HaneyPhilippe HardouinRobert W. Holleyman, IIJoseph F. Horning, Jr.A. Eugene Kohn Hollis S. McLoughlinMelissa A. MossEdward J. NewberryRobert A. PeckWhayne S. QuinChase W. RyndDeborah Ratner SalzbergStephen E. Sandherr

Founding Trustees

Cynthia R. FieldHerbert M. FranklinEdward T. HallNancy StevensonBeverly Willis

Honorary Trustees

Harold L. AdamsThomas N. Armstrong III Howard M. Bender Carolyn Schwenker BrodyDavid C. EvansM. Arthur Gensler Jr.

Mike GoodrichThomas J. KlutznickFrederick A. KoberStuart A. McFarlandElizabeth B. MoynihanMarilyn PerryRobert A.M. SternJames W. ToddMallory WalkerLeonard A. Zax

ex Officio Trustees

The Honorable Ken Salazar, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior

The Honorable Shaun Donovan, Secretary Designate U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

The Honorable Barbara Boxer Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

The Honorable James Oberstar Chairman, House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure

Paul Prouty Acting Administrator, U.S. General Services Administration

The Honorable Adrian M. Fenty Mayor of the District of Columbia

Anthony E. Costa Acting Commissioner, Public Buildings Service, U.S. General Services Administration

Stephen T. Ayers Acting Architect of the Capitol

Adrienne Thomas Acting Archivist of the United States

The Honorable James H. Billington The Librarian of Congress

The Honorable G. Wayne Clough Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution

Richard Moe President, National Trust for Historic Preservation

Christine McEntee Executive Vice President and CEO, The American Institute of Architects

Board of Trustees

(as of February 11, 2009)

National Building Museum editorial Board

Catherine Crane Frankel, Vice President for Exhibitions and Collections Melissa Kennedy, Senior Graphic DesignerScott Kratz, Vice President for Education Amanda Lewis, Corporate and Associations Relations ManagerBryna Lipper, Vice President for Marketing and Communications G. Martin Moeller, Jr., Senior Vice President and Curator Chase W. Rynd, President and Executive Director Shar Taylor, Vice President for Development Johanna Weber, Marketing and Communications Manager

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The National Building Museum explores the world we build for ourselves—from our homes, skyscrapers, and public buildings to our parks, bridges, and cities. Through exhibitions, education programs, and publications, the Museum seeks to educate the public about achievements in architecture, design, engineering, urban planning, and construction. The Museum is supported by contributions from individuals, corporations, foundations, associations, and public agencies.

this issue’s mystery...

We gave readers two clues as to the identity of the Mystery Building in the Fall 2008 issue: first, that it is a synagogue, which was evident from the Star of David over the main gate, and second, that it is in the United States, which prob-ably came as a surprise given the building’s rustic character and tropical setting. What we did not say is that the building is in one of the 50 states of the United States—because it isn’t. The Mystery Building was the Synagogue of Beracha Veshalom Vegemiluth Hasidim, better known as the St. Thomas Synagogue since it stands on the island of St. Thomas, in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Built in 1833, when the island was a Danish pos-session, it is now the oldest synagogue in continuous use on American soil. There were five correct responses to this challenge. The winners were: Richard Ardery, of Bethesda, MD; Bob Baer and Kathy Keller-Baer, of College Park, MD; Arnold Berke, of Washington, DC; Robert S. Drew, of Albany, NY; and Gary Palmatier, of Arlington, VA. •

“The Phantom ‘T’”Sometimes renovation projects reveal surprising things about even well known buildings. Apparently, the architect of this building changed his mind about the position of the structure’s name after one letter was already placed. Can you identify the building pictured?

Responses will be accepted by e-mail or regular mail. To be eligible for a prize (reserved for the first five correct respondents only), send an e-mail to mysterybuilding@nbm.org or send a postcard or letter to:

Mystery Building National Building Museum401 F Street, NWWashington, DC 20001

Tropical Synagogue

?

Library of

Congress Prints and Photographs Division, HABS VI.3 – CHAM.3-1; Photo by don toschi.

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$100,000 and above

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$50,000–$99,999

American Public Transportation Association

AnonymousD.C. Commission on the

Arts & HumanitiesLafargeRobert A. M. Stern Architects LLPTurner Construction CompanyU.S. Department of EnergyUnited Technologies Corporation

$25,000–$49,999

The American Institute of Architects

The Associated General Contractors of America

Mercedes and Sid R. BassCenters for Disease Control

and PreventionThe Community Foundation

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Armstrong, IIIAssociated Builders and

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MARPAT FoundationMcGraw-Hill ConstructionPEPCO Holdings The Related Companies, L.P.Marshall S. Ruben and

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AGC of Tennessee AkridgeTina Alster and Paul FrazerARTBABentley Systems, IncorporatedBrookfield PropertiesClark Construction Group, LLCD&R InternationalMr. and Mrs. Charles A.

DeBenedittis Design CuisineAlexandra Field and

Michael GaughMichael GoodrichGraham Foundation for

Advanced Studies in the Fine ArtsGwathmey Siegel & AssociatesThe Haskell Company Jeffrey HonickmanJoseph F. HorningIcore Networks, Inc. Morgan Stanley Group Inc.Melissa Moss and

Jonathan Silver Jonathan and Judy NelsonEdward J. NewberryOccasions CaterersLeslie E. Robertson

Associates, RLLPWendi and

Joseph B. Rose FoundationMr. and Mrs. Robert StewartZimmer Gunsul Frasca

Architects LLP

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All Stage & Sound, Inc.The American Architectural

FoundationAndersen CorporationBalfour Beatty ConstructionBDO Seidman, LLPBrowser MediaCooper CarryDavid C. Evans, Esq.Fentress ArchitectsPatti and John GattusoMr. and Mrs. Carl GewirzHellmuth, Obata + KassabaumHinesKBR Government & InfrastructureBarbara M. Macknick

Marriott International, IncMicrodeskMiller & Long Co., Inc.National Academy of EngineeringWhayne S. Quin/Holland & KnightAnn SatterthwaiteVictor O. Schinnerer & Co. Inc.Teknion Terrapin Bright GreenTompkins Builders, Inc. U.S. Department of Housing

and Urban DevelopmentUnited Way of the

National Capital Area Watt, Tieder, Hoffar

& Fitzgerald, LLP Bob and Deby WulffLeonard A. Zax

$1,000–$2,499

Michael Alfieri Mahlon Apgar, IV Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Aron

in honor of Robert A.M. SternAustin Chapter AGCBarnes Vanze Architects Carolyn Schwenker BrodyBrownrigg Charitable TrustDavis A. Buckley Mr. and Mrs. Calvin CafritzMr. and Mrs. Conrad CafritzCatherine Cahill and

William BernhardCenterbrook Architects

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Community Fund of Coastal Community Foundation of SC

Lloyd KinchKISHIMOTO.GORDON.DALAYA

Architecture PCKoetter, Kim & AssociatesLt. Col. and Mrs. William K. KonzeRobert C. LarsonKenneth LipperMancini DuffyGregory M. McCarthy Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.Ann K. MoralesNational Electrical

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Gregory and Erin Pitts, David Edward Co.

Richard and Bonnie ReissRippeteau Architects, P.C.The Margaret Ann and

Walter Robinson Foundation in honor of Robert A.M. Stern

Irving and Audrey Rose Robert Silman Associates,

PLLC – DC Office Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. SmallAmbassador Carl Spielvogel

and Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel

Lawrence SpinelliNicholas S.G. and

Courtney SternThornton Tomasetti, Inc.Tishman Construction Corp. of DCEmily and Antoine van AgtmaelLinden H. and Judith A. Welch

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Sharon R. MarshBowie Gridley Architects, PLLCA. R. BraunmullerClaire and Thomas CardellaChristie’s America William F. ClingerTony ComperJerome A. ConlonJerome M. CooperW. Kent CooperWarren and Claire CoxMarcus A. CrossDaroff Design, Inc.Richard R. and Christina R. DavisChristopher DorvalEinhorn Yaffee Prescott EPS Printing SolutionsRosalie FanaleFrances FergusonWhit Fletcher Jennifer and Mike FowlerHarold Fredenburgh Cris FrombolutiMel and Dene Garbow Bucky GreenStephen GrohPaul Gunther, ICA & CA Hugh Hardy, FAIA Harvard Jolly Architects PAJay HellmanDoug Hoerr Hord Coplan Macht, Inc. Neal Hudson, Kim Heartwell,

and Tristan Hudson Mr. and Mrs. Joel HunterIke Kligerman Barkley

Architects P.C.Nancy Riddle IversenMichael A. JoyJudson UniversityMr. and Mrs. George J. KellyKarl Kendall

Caroline KlamKleppinger Design Group, Inc.C. M. Kling & Associates, Inc.Lee + Papa and Associates, Inc.Harold LeichTim LomaxRichard LongstrethMichael LykoudisMichael L. MarshallRobert C. MarshallRandolph Q. McManus McCain McMurrayMIT Club of Washington Derek MearesMiami UniversityMiller, Miller & CanbyJ.C. and Neil MilnerM. Howard MorseJohn E. MoyerPeter NagelhoutNational Fire Protection

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Charles J. LovettEdward T. and Dee Ann RevereBarry Rice ArchitectsJ. Rogers Architecture, Inc.Ruina Family Fund of the

Community Foundation for the National Capital Region

Cameron H. Sanders, Jr.Randy SaterDavid SaylesJoseph and Martha ShannonClyde and Joan Shorey, Jr.Stefanie Zeldin SigalLinsey Silver and Lee BergerGeorge StavropoulosAnn P. StokesSustainable Design

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Architecture CenterMargaret WatsonBeth WehrleBen WhitcombWhite House Historical

AssociationLaura WirkkalaWoodbury University

The Museum thanks the following individuals, companies, as-sociations and agencies for gifts of $250 or more received from August 1– December 31, 2008. These generous gifts provide essential support for the Museum’s exhibitions, education pro-grams, and endowment funds. Some of the contributions listed below are in partial fulfillment of larger pledges.

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Imagine planning your next vacation based on which rest areas you want to visit. It sounds ridiculous, but after a visit to the National Building Museum’s newest exhibition, Detour: Architecture and Design along 18 National Tourist Routes in Norway you may be doing just that.

Detour features small but noteworthy architectural projects built along 18 tourist routes in Norway—observation platforms, rest areas, service facilities, and stopping points—that are receiving international attention. These facilities’ eye-catching shapes and forms, use of interesting materials, and bold colors are adding a new dimension to the motorists’ experience of Norway. The projects were commissioned by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration as part of its “National Tourist Routes Project” in an effort to showcase Norway’s magnificent scenery in a “harmonious and non-exploitive way.”

“What fascinates me about Detour,” notes His Excellency Wegger Chr. Strommen, ambassador of Norway to the United States, is that you literally peek into architecture interacting with nature, and at the same time realize that it serves the needs of travelers along Norway’s spectacular tourist routes. In collaboration with the National Building Museum, I am delighted to bring this exhibition to the United States.”

Detour runs through May 25, 2009. The exhibition was developed by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration and the foundation Norsk Form and is presented at the National Building Museum in collaboration with the Royal Norwegian Embassy. Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP is the exclusive corporate sponsor.

NatioNal BuildiNg MuseuM401 street NW Washington, dC 20001202.272.2448 / www.NBM.orgRed line Metro, Judiciary square

Nonprofit OrganizationU.S. Postage PaidWashington, D.C.Permit No. 488

Detour: Architecture and Design along 18 National Tourist Routes in Norway

through May 25, 2009

Green Communitythrough October 25, 2009

Washington: Symbol and City

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Cityscapes Revealed: Highlights from the Collection

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Building ZoneLong-term

Take a Detour Through Cutting-Edge Design at the National Building Museumby Johanna Weber, Marketing and Communications Manager

above from left to right: Photo courtesy of todd sanders, tommie Wilhelmsen, Vegar Moen, and the National tourist Routes Project; © Verdant Power, inc; courtesy library of Congress Prints and Reproductions division; National Building Museum collection; © Peter Cutts.

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above: A scenic overlook in Stegastein. Photo courtesy of todd sanders, tommie Wilhelmsen, Vegar Moen, and the National tourist Routes Project.