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7350 NBM Blueprnts/REV National Building Museum Annual Report 2005 Detail of the terra cotta frieze by sculptor Caspar Buberl, which surrounds the full, 1,200-foot-long perimeter of the National Building Museum. Photo: © Maxwell MacKenzie MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR year. Contributed income remained the most important component of the institution’s revenue, amounting to over $4.5 million, reflecting a 17 percent increase over 2004. The popular and well-regarded Museum Shop continued to do well financially, bring- RCHITECTURE IS THE UNIVERSAL ART, ing in more than $1 million in revenue. and construction the universal craft. As this exciting and successful AVirtually all of humankind ultimately fiscal year at the Museum was drawing to shares in the creation of the built environ- a close, we were shocked and saddened to ment in some way, whether by fabricating learn of the devastation wreaked by a rudimentary shelter or by developing a Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the Gulf commercial office complex. The National Coast. Like the terrorist attacks of Building Museum, then, is arguably the September 2001, these natural disasters universal museum, dedicated to promoting served as tragic reminders of the deep a better understanding of the physical emotional resonance with which buildings world that we create for ourselves, in all of and communities are often imbued. In the its aspects. aftermath of the hurricanes, the Museum Carolyn Schwenker Brody Toward that end, the Museum began organizing an ongoing series of pub- Chair pursues a rigorous schedule of exhibitions, lic programs to address the impact of the Photo by Diana Walker education programs, and publications that disasters on the built environment. This appeal to people of diverse ages and back- initiative continues, as does the Museum’s grounds. During the 2005 fiscal year, commitment to serve as the nation’s pre- which ran from October 1, 2004 through mier forum for the discussion of ideas and September 30, 2005, the Museum opened information about all facets of the world five new exhibitions, presented a series of we build. informal, rotating exhibits in a special As always, we are grateful for “Building Learners” gallery, and conducted the support of the many people, compa- hundreds of lectures, symposia, youth pro- nies, and organizations that have made the grams, and family festivals. A total of Museum’s work possible. We encourage your 329,705 visitors came to the Museum dur- involvement in our exciting upcoming ing the year, a majority of them from out- activities and look forward to welcoming side the Washington metropolitan area, you back to the Museum frequently. Chase W. Rynd and many of them from foreign countries. President and Executive Director In addition, our website attracted a record- Photo by Liz Roll breaking 1,171,249 unique visitors, nearly Sincerely, double the number for the previous year. Once again, press coverage of Museum activities was voluminous, with newspa- per, magazine, radio, and television stories Carolyn Schwenker Brody about our exhibitions and programs reach- Chair ing a potential audience of literally hun- dreds of millions of people. The year was a strong one not only in programmatic terms, but also Chase W. Rynd financially. The Museum’s total income President and Executive Director during fiscal year 2005 was nearly $8.2 mil- lion, up 12 percent over that of the previous 1 From the urban history of Washington, DC, to the domestic culture of Japan, and from obscure drawing tools to avant garde designs for public spaces, the National Building Museum’s exhibitions for fiscal year 2005 spanned a broad range of subjects. Five new exhibitions opened during the year, while an additional gallery space was devoted to rotating shows based on the Museum’s youth programs. All told, these exhibitions offered something for everyone, from children to Exhibitions professionals in the design and building industries. Early sketch (2001) of the Museum of American Folk Art, New York, by Billie Tsien of Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects. From the exhibition Tools of the Imagination. “Original drawings by Thomas Jefferson, Louis Sullivan, Courtesy Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, New York Frank Lloyd Wright, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Frank Gehry provide a rare and intimate view of America’s icons at work.” — from an article in The Washington Post by Linda Hales regarding the exhibition Tools of the Imagination 2 EXHIBITIONS Washington: Symbol and City as a capital, including embassies, museums, and memorials, as well as sites for protest Opened October 9, 2004 and national celebration. The city of Washington is strongly associ- For tourists and locals alike, ated not only with political power, but also Washington: Symbol and City provides pro- with the American ideals of democracy found insights into the manifold forces and freedom. This heavy symbolic burden that have made the nation’s capital the is nobly borne by the magnificent monu- complex, imposing, and beautiful place ments that occupy the National Mall and that it is today. other prominent sites throughout the capi- tal. At the same time, however, Washington Washington: Symbol and City was made possible by is a living, working community, where res- The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, idents go about their daily business like so Charles E. Culpeper Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers many other Americans. It is thus a city of Fund, Government of the District of Columbia, American Express Company, Fannie Mae Foundation, dichotomies, of contrasts, and often, of Jim and Sharon Todd, Blake Real Estate, Inc., Chevy conflicts, many of which are expressed— Chase Bank, D.C. Office of Planning/Historic often clearly but sometimes quite subtly— Preservation Office, HITT Contracting, The Kiplinger in works of architecture and urban design. Foundation, Lt. Col. and Mrs. William Karl Konze, Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation, the Peterson Washington: Symbol and City is a Family Foundation, the Straley, Katrivanos, and Mazza long-term exhibition that examines the Families, the Stephen G. and Thelma S. Yeonas overlapping histories of the capital as an Foundation, Douglas Development Corporation, Louis international icon and as a constantly Dreyfus Property Group, The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc., Richard and Lois H. England, Horning evolving metropolis. Although based in Brothers, Humanities Council of Washington, D.C., part on a previous show of the same name Frederick A. Kober, James & Theodore Pedas Family that the Museum organized and presented Foundation, PEPCO, Samuel G. Rose, Hattie M. Strong Section through the dome of U.S. Capitol, as designed Foundation, Sunrise Foundation, Washington Real from 1991 to 2001, the current exhibition by Architect of the Capitol Estate Investment Trust, James G. Davis Construction offers a completely new treatment of the Thomas U. Walter, 1859. Corporation, Charles H. Atherton, FAIA, Shalom Courtesy Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division subject matter. Baranes and Associates, Clark Enterprises, The The exhibition begins with a sec- Honorable Robert W. and Louisa C. Duemling, Cynthia tion called “City of Intent,” devoted to the R. and Charles G. Field, Jillian Poole, Albert and Shirley Small, Jessica and Henry Townsend, Virginia Business monumental core of Washington, featuring Interiors, and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr photographs, drawings, historic models, and LLP. Initial research for the exhibition’s redevelopment newly commissioned touchable models that was generously funded by additional grants from strikingly convey the grandeur for which the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation and the Humanities Council of Washington, D.C. the city is famous. “Evolving City” exam- ines the neighborhoods, local institutions, and infrastructure that most visitors to the nation’s capital rarely see, but which are just as important in defining the city’s character. Finally, a section on the “Federal Presence” addresses the unique elements of the city that relate to its role 3 EXHIBITIONS Five Friends from Japan: Children in Japan Today November 4, 2004–February 13, 2005 Five Friends from Japan: Children in Japan Today explored contemporary Japanese architec- ture and culture through the daily lives of five real-world children. The exhibition began with a replica of a typical Japanese elementary school classroom, which served as the setting for videotaped greetings from the “five friends.” From there, visitors ventured into re-creations of spaces in the children’s own homes, which featured more in-depth video narratives and inter- active components, such as a music-listen- ing station, designed to introduce specific aspects of Japanese culture. Although conceived primarily for young audiences, the exhibition proved thought-provoking for adults. By exploring both the similarities and the differences between Japanese and American domestic environments, the show challenged stereo- types of Asian lifestyles and raised broader questions about what happens to distinct cultural traditions in an age of fluid ex- changes of people, projects, and information across regional and national boundaries. Five Friends from Japan was presented by the National Building Museum in partnership with the National Children’s Museum. Designed by the Capital Children’s Museum and the Children’s Museum, Boston, the exhi- bition was made possible by the Freeman Foundation View of one of the replicas of and supported by the Association of Children’s a room from a typical Japanese Museums. Its presentation at the National Building house, as seen in Five Friends from Japan. Museum was made possible in part by The Japan-US Photo by Allan Sprecher Friendship Commission and Weyerhaeuser Company. A young visitor enjoys one of the interactive elements in the classroom setting in Five Friends from Japan. Photo by F.T. Eyre 4 EXHIBITIONS OPEN: new designs for public space January 15–May 15, 2005 Around the world, many longstanding assumptions about the role of public space in communal life are now being reconsid- ered in the face of heightened security con- cerns, aging infrastructure, and various economic and social factors.
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