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The Green : Building Zone Cityscapes Revealed: Washington: Symbol and City New Directions in Long-term Highlights from Long-term Sustainable the Collection ons Designed especially for our A seminal exhibition about and Design Long-term youngest visitors, ages two to the complex city that the through June 3, 2007 six, and their adult companions, The first exhibition presenting Museum calls home. The second in a series of major Building Zone introduces a cross-section of items from Spectacular, large-scale historic National Building Museum children to the building arts the Museum’s own collection, and contemporary models exhibitions on sustainable through engaging activities. including drawings, photo- give visitors an intimate design, The Green House begins Youngsters can build with graphs, material samples, understanding of the city’s with a full-scale, furnished big, soft Legos® and building and artifacts from National past and possible future. replica of an environmentally- blocks; curl up with an archi- Historic Landmarks. friendly house. Also featured tecture picture book; pretend are photographs and models to be a craftsperson; and more. of exemplary and

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BLUEPRINTS VOLUME XXI, NO. 2

Blueprints is the quarterly magazine of the Volume XXIV, No. 4 Fall 2006 National Building Museum. Subscriptions INSIDE THIS ISSUE: are a benefit of Museum membership. • Lessons in Arcology: Blueprints ©2006 All rights reserved An Interview with ISSN 0742-0552 • The Art of Building Lightly: editor in chief / G. Martin Moeller, Jr. managing editor / Julia Neubauer An Interview with Shigeru Ban designer / Nancy Van Meter art director / Jennifer Byrne • All That Glitters Isn’t Green TRUSTEES AND STAFF

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Founding Trustees STAFF Paul F. Killmer Special Events Director of Public Programs (as of October 1, 2006) Cynthia R. Field Christopher Frame Herbert M. Franklin Administration Scott Kratz Director of Special Events Officers Edward T. Hall Jennifer Bertsch Vice President for Education Charles Shelby Chair Nancy Stevenson Executive Assistant and Ann Lambson Special Events Coordinator Contents Michael J. Glosserman Manager of Board Relations Director of Youth Education Visitor Services Vice Chairs Honorary Trustees Don Holstrom Kathryn McGill Gilbert E. DeLorme Systems Administrator Outreach Programs Coordinator John Bane Harold L. Adams David C. Evans Betsy May-Salazar Museum Operations Coordinator 1 The National Howard M. Bender Jennifer Michaelree Message from the Executive Director Robert A.M. Stern Vice President for Finance Kristi Cotner M. Arthur Gensler Jr. Associate Youth Groups and Administration Tour and Volunteer Coordinator Building Secretary Thomas J. Klutznick Coordinator David C. Evans G. Martin Moeller, Jr. Barry Edmunds Museum Stuart A. McFarland Sarah Petty Rice 2 Lessons in Arcology: Treasurer Robert McLean III Senior Vice President Family Programs Coordinator Weekend Assistant Visitor and Curator Services Manager An Interview with Paolo Soleri explores Robert H. Braunohler Elizabeth B. Moynihan Sarah Smith President Marilyn Perry Chase W. Rynd Youth Education Assistant Danielle Flores Executive Director Administrative Assistant/ the world Chase W. Rynd James W. Todd Jaime Van Mourik Receptionist Mallory Walker Rebecca Warwick Public Programs Coordinator 6 The Art of Building Lightly: we build Trustees Leonard A. Zax Human Resources Manager Ronald Keith Fulwood William B. Alsup III Development Information Desk Specialist An Interview with Shigeru Ban for ourselves— Ex Officio Trustees Finance Frank Anton Suzanne Bissell Gregory T. Harris The Honorable Dirk Kempthorne from our homes, Thomas N. Armstrong III Diane Beckham Director of Individual Giving Director of Visitor Services David S. Bender Secretary, U.S. Department Controller Tim Carrigan Eimear Hughes 10 and public buildings to Deborah Berke of the Interior All that Glitters Isn’t Green Laura Leonard Donor Relations Coordinator Visitor Services Manager William M. Brennan The Honorable Alphonso Jackson Accounting Manager Sangita Chari our , bridges, and cities. Through Carolyn Schwenker Brody Secretary, U.S. Department of David Kaplan Foundation and Government Joan Baggett Calambokidis Housing and Urban Development Curatorial Information Desk Specialist 14 Museum News exhibitions, education programs, and Relations Manager Donald A. Capoccia The Honorable James M. Inhofe Chrysanthe B. Broikos Annie Kalinowski Michael Dunagan publications, the Museum seeks to Kent W. Colton Chairman, Senate Committee on Curator Tour and Volunteer Assistant Dennis J. 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Winstead Registrar Museum Operations Coordinator Gerald M. Howard Commissioner, Public Buildings Melissa Slaughter William H. C. Griffith Gallery Representatives from individuals, corporations, foundations, Mercy Jiménez Service, General Services Exhibitions Coordinator Membership Manager Monique Anderson Frederick A. Kober Administration Reed Haslach Shar Taylor associations, and public agencies. William Barnes A. Eugene Kohn The Honorable Alan M. Hantman Curatorial Associate Vice President for Development Patricia Cunningham Deryl McKissack Architect of the Capitol Mary Zehe Matthew Kuhnert Harriet Cywinski Hollis S. McLoughlin Assistant Director of Development Allen Weinstein Curatorial Associate Barry Edmunds Melissa A. Moss Archivist of the United States Robert A. Peck Christopher Maclay Marketing & Communications Beverly Fennell The Honorable James H. Billington Preparator Jennifer Heimbecker Whayne S. Quin Jennifer Byrne Librarian of Congress Louise Johnson Stephen M. Ross Susan Piedmont-Palladino Publications Designer Deborah Ratner Salzberg Lawrence M. Small Curator Nathaniel Kulyk Johanna Dunkel Barry Lustberg Stephen E. Sandherr Secretary, Laura Schiavo Marketing and Communications Carla Patterson Norbert W. Young, Jr. Richard Moe Curator Associate President, National Trust for Erma Person Deborah Sorensen Bryna Lipper Historic Preservation Seymour Selig Curatorial Associate Director of Marketing and Matthew Seymour Christine McEntee Dana Twersky Communications Crystal Watson Executive Vice President and Senior Registrar Kevin Morse Mary West Chief Executive Officer MaryJane E. Valade Website Administrator Karen Whitehair The American Institute of Exhibitions Designer and Sarah Whitelow Architects Julia Neubauer Preparator Editor/Writer Evelyn Wilson Fred Wilson Lauren Searl Education Viktor Zavadsky Marketing and Communications Corinne Cannon Associate Museum Teachers Youth Groups Coordinator Liz Guthrie Museum Shop Gale Famisan Robertson Bobbie Hertzfeldt Assistant Outreach Programs Leslie Bradshaw Nicole Ives Coordinator Assistant Manager Ellen Jacknain Mary Hendrickse Marcia Diehl Catherine Lee Assistant Youth Groups Operations Manager Karen Konrad Coordinator cover / The Arcosanti site Scott Glasscoe Anne Milazzo viewed from the south. Inventory Specialist Karen Schulien Photo by Chris Ohlinger. Michael Higdon Jamee Telford Retail Manager Allen Travitz Tom Ziolkowski Associate MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

“Green”— Not Just a Buzzword

ASHINGTON, D.C., IN THE NOT-TOO- the design world. Increasingly, architects DISTANT FUTURE — Corporate execu- and designers representing a broad range Wtives gathered today at the Rachel of tastes and philosophies are enthusiasti- Carson Conference Center to celebrate the cally embracing sustainability as an inte- release of a scientific study confirming gral aspect of their work. As a result, that the seemingly inexorable trend of clients and consumers are learning that global warming has been reversed, that air “going green” does not require sacrifices in quality in U.S. cities is improving steadily, comfort or aesthetics. In short, green and that per capita health care costs design is becoming a win-win proposition declined for the first time in years. for everyone. Conference participants included the CEO It is in this spirit that the Museum of a major U.S. automaker, who emerged developed the current exhibition The from one of the company’s popular solar- Green House: New Directions in Chase W. Rynd powered sedans made almost entirely of Sustainable Architecture and Design. This recycled—and recyclable—components. show dramatically demonstrates that a The chairwoman of an energy conglomerate green lifestyle can be stylish and comfort- spoke with reporters about her company’s able. Visitors have been flocking to see the highly profitable transformation from a exhibition, which includes a full-scale fossil fuel-based enterprise into one spe- replica of a green house, a survey of exem- cializing in fully sustainable technologies. plary residential projects from around the A young developer, who became a media world, and a hands-on resource room that darling when his small contracting firm helps to demystify this complex topic. grew rapidly thanks to its green building This issue of Blueprints directly and practices, waved to spectators as he (like indirectly explores various green themes. most of the participants) arrived by public It includes interviews with two architects transportation. A highlight was an appear- who, while not necessarily known as green ance by the president of the United States, designers, have consistently produced resplendent in an organic cotton suit and work that reflects a sensitivity to the hemp tie, who proudly described how the environment and to the well-being of vehicles in his motorcade were successfully occupants. Another article provides help- converted to run on biofuel. ful hints on potential pitfalls in going Okay, maybe the president wasn’t green. In addition, there are shorter pieces wearing a hemp tie. about recent Museum activities and news. Otherwise, though, this scenario is So enjoy the issue andbe sure to visit not as far-fetched as it might seem. These The Green House if you have not already days, people of all stripes, from individual done so. • consumers to Hollywood stars to corporate honchos, are talking about going green. What gave rise to this sweeping trend? Shock over skyrocketing fuel prices is obvi- Chase W. Rynd ously a factor, but there must be some- Executive Director thing else afoot. We at the National Building Museum believe that a key impetus behind the bur- geoning green movement is a sea change in

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that can happen to us, but I think we [miss] SP-P: This question of communications brings the target when we do not realize that as up how we educate people to think about their humans—as organisms—we are very environment differently. There will be people dependent on one another physically, not reading this, for example, besides just architects Lessons in Arcology: just intellectually. So a website is a tremen- and planners; there will be members of the gen- dous asset, but it lacks the, let's say, the eral public, policy makers, and politicians. What three-dimensionality of coming together of leadership roles might these different groups by Susan Piedmont-Palladino An Interview with Paolo Soleri people and what develops when you engage play in addressing environmental issues? in activities which are not just your own PS: I think all of them are very critical. I mean evidently they are necessary. But I The wide use of the term “green,” referring personal world—but that they develop in terms of society and possibly humanity. think that the main problem is that we are to sustainable design, is a relatively recent trying to run away from ourselves, and trend, but the idea that environmental SP-P: That's some of the basis of the life of that's what suburban exurbias are expressing concerns should be an integral and conscious Arcosanti — the stimulation of human contact. very well. So this running away doesn't have aspect of the design process is by no means PS: Yes, in very elementary ways and only psychological consequences, it has also new. In the 1960s, for example, Italian-born sometimes very crude ways, but part of physical problems, and that's exemplified architect Paolo Soleri articulated a philosophy that is the limitation—our brain limita- by our moving around. We selected the he called “arcology,” a portmanteau word tion—the consequence of the number of automobile and we are paying the price combining “architecture” and “ecology.” people involved and the financial difficul- now that is becoming enormous. The fundamental precept of arcology is that ties that we have. There's a movie, Who Killed the

extremely compact communities offer great Electric Car, a very interesting movie to opposite / Paolo Soleri. environmental and social advantages, and SP-P: I noticed you have a weekly gathering for watch. I think that most of us come out Photo courtesy of the Cosanti Foundation. questions and discussion at Arcosanti that you of the movie, say, “Oh, my God, what are for decades, Soleri has been putting this below / Hexahedron, Arcology, call “School of Thought”— “SOFT.” That is a theory into practice by building a community we doing to our baby?” Because the auto- population 170,000. Page 113 from face-to-face gathering, right? It's not a webcast known as Arcosanti, located about 70 miles mobile is an icon that we cannot even “City in the Image of Man.” Original or a podcast? drawing black ink on vellum. north of Phoenix. imagine to eliminate. So what has been (Note the outline of the Empire State PS: Not yet, but we wouldn't mind to enlarge done to the [electric] car? It's shown as a Building at right to indicate the In anticipation of Soleri’s lecture at the the idea. There is some interest developing comparative scale of the proposed victim of the technocrats of oil and energy, community.) National Building Museum on October 23, now in people outside of Arcosanti, that etc. The mistake there is very self-evident, Courtesy of the Cosanti Foundation. curator Susan Piedmont-Palladino recently that should be pursued, but again we are and the problem is not what they do to the interviewed him by telephone. SUSAN PIEDMONT-PALLADINO: The design SP-P: There's a wing of the green community very limited by affordability and the time car, the problem is that the car is pollution community's vocabulary is full of words like that thinks we can engineer ourselves out of our that it takes, and the knowledge that it by itself, and that's because it tends to “sustainability,” “green building,” and “smart environmental problems. You're arguing that takes. We would like to have some, let's separate the life of individuals to the growth.” Although you may not have called them some of the fundamentals, and the beauty, of say, professionals in terms of thinking and extremes of hermitage, as I put it. by those names, these are things you've been building sustainably are in older ways of building, technology and philosophy and so on. talking about for 30 to 40 years. I'm curious about and in passive technologies. your perspective on this rising and falling interest. PS: Well, yes, because our biotechnology has PAOLO SOLERI: The interest is very impor- the wisdom of about a few million years. This tant; evidently we are making many steps, new technology has the wisdom of about 10, which are the positive steps to do at this 15, 20 years, so we should be a little cautious point. My initiative—and it has been part about coming out with all such ideal solu- of my [philosophical] makeup—was to try tions—in practice or in reality some to work in a somehow passive way in making might turn out to be problematic, besides use of the climate. I'm still very much [there's] the humbling of the greatness of attached to that. And one reason is that our physiology and the organic nature of when we develop a very elaborate technology our systems. That's the point I'm making. to [create a] green building, somehow we are trying to take away some of the beauty of SP-P: What about the impact of the internet and the organism—of the human being—and communications technology on how we build consign it to technology. Things that we and use land? Some people think it will drive us can do—that the human organism has been to sprawl more and others think that we'll begin doing for millions of years—we tend now to to live together out of desire instead of need. believe that we can serve them better with PS: Certainly we are aware that communi- technology. So we are developing what you cation is fundamental, and a good network might call a very artificial condition. of communication is one of the best things

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that can happen to us, but I think we [miss] SP-P: This question of communications brings the target when we do not realize that as up how we educate people to think about their humans—as organisms—we are very environment differently. There will be people dependent on one another physically, not reading this, for example, besides just architects Lessons in Arcology: just intellectually. So a website is a tremen- and planners; there will be members of the gen- dous asset, but it lacks the, let's say, the eral public, policy makers, and politicians. What three-dimensionality of coming together of leadership roles might these different groups by Susan Piedmont-Palladino An Interview with Paolo Soleri people and what develops when you engage play in addressing environmental issues? in activities which are not just your own PS: I think all of them are very critical. I mean evidently they are necessary. But I The wide use of the term “green,” referring personal world—but that they develop in terms of society and possibly humanity. think that the main problem is that we are to sustainable design, is a relatively recent trying to run away from ourselves, and trend, but the idea that environmental SP-P: That's some of the basis of the life of that's what suburban exurbias are expressing concerns should be an integral and conscious Arcosanti — the stimulation of human contact. very well. So this running away doesn't have aspect of the design process is by no means PS: Yes, in very elementary ways and only psychological consequences, it has also new. In the 1960s, for example, Italian-born sometimes very crude ways, but part of physical problems, and that's exemplified architect Paolo Soleri articulated a philosophy that is the limitation—our brain limita- by our moving around. We selected the he called “arcology,” a portmanteau word tion—the consequence of the number of automobile and we are paying the price combining “architecture” and “ecology.” people involved and the financial difficul- now that is becoming enormous. The fundamental precept of arcology is that ties that we have. There's a movie, Who Killed the

extremely compact communities offer great Electric Car, a very interesting movie to opposite / Paolo Soleri. environmental and social advantages, and SP-P: I noticed you have a weekly gathering for watch. I think that most of us come out Photo courtesy of the Cosanti Foundation. questions and discussion at Arcosanti that you of the movie, say, “Oh, my God, what are for decades, Soleri has been putting this below / Hexahedron, Arcology, call “School of Thought”— “SOFT.” That is a theory into practice by building a community we doing to our baby?” Because the auto- population 170,000. Page 113 from face-to-face gathering, right? It's not a webcast known as Arcosanti, located about 70 miles mobile is an icon that we cannot even “City in the Image of Man.” Original or a podcast? drawing black ink on vellum. north of Phoenix. imagine to eliminate. So what has been (Note the outline of the Empire State PS: Not yet, but we wouldn't mind to enlarge done to the [electric] car? It's shown as a Building at right to indicate the In anticipation of Soleri’s lecture at the the idea. There is some interest developing comparative scale of the proposed victim of the technocrats of oil and energy, community.) National Building Museum on October 23, now in people outside of Arcosanti, that etc. The mistake there is very self-evident, Courtesy of the Cosanti Foundation. curator Susan Piedmont-Palladino recently that should be pursued, but again we are and the problem is not what they do to the interviewed him by telephone. SUSAN PIEDMONT-PALLADINO: The design SP-P: There's a wing of the green community very limited by affordability and the time car, the problem is that the car is pollution community's vocabulary is full of words like that thinks we can engineer ourselves out of our that it takes, and the knowledge that it by itself, and that's because it tends to “sustainability,” “green building,” and “smart environmental problems. You're arguing that takes. We would like to have some, let's separate the life of individuals to the growth.” Although you may not have called them some of the fundamentals, and the beauty, of say, professionals in terms of thinking and extremes of hermitage, as I put it. by those names, these are things you've been building sustainably are in older ways of building, technology and philosophy and so on. talking about for 30 to 40 years. I'm curious about and in passive technologies. your perspective on this rising and falling interest. PS: Well, yes, because our biotechnology has PAOLO SOLERI: The interest is very impor- the wisdom of about a few million years. This tant; evidently we are making many steps, new technology has the wisdom of about 10, which are the positive steps to do at this 15, 20 years, so we should be a little cautious point. My initiative—and it has been part about coming out with all such ideal solu- of my [philosophical] makeup—was to try tions—in practice or in reality some to work in a somehow passive way in making might turn out to be problematic, besides use of the climate. I'm still very much [there's] the humbling of the greatness of attached to that. And one reason is that our physiology and the organic nature of when we develop a very elaborate technology our systems. That's the point I'm making. to [create a] green building, somehow we are trying to take away some of the beauty of SP-P: What about the impact of the internet and the organism—of the human being—and communications technology on how we build consign it to technology. Things that we and use land? Some people think it will drive us can do—that the human organism has been to sprawl more and others think that we'll begin doing for millions of years—we tend now to to live together out of desire instead of need. believe that we can serve them better with PS: Certainly we are aware that communi- technology. So we are developing what you cation is fundamental, and a good network might call a very artificial condition. of communication is one of the best things

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is to explode buildings; we demolish resi- So the idea of all the architects in general dential structures, sports stadiums, etc. is to build a beautiful house or whatever, We demolish just about everything just that almost cuts the architect away from because they're older or because they are reality because the reality is not just orchids, in the way of something else and so on. it's forest—it's the whole substance of the One could imagine a systematic dynamiting organic world. But this tendency to be very of all the city, and that sounds horrendous, self-centered is not giving the architect the but that's what might happen. The thing is right initial impulse, which is the impulse of to find a way of guiding the transportation serving about six billions of individuals and with a better knowledge or wisdom than not just serving an elite. the guidance we're offering now, instead of We, as architects, tend to be individu- doing the same thing a little better, which als, which is good, but we forget the fact is the wrong way to go about it. that if I'm a painter I might become idio- syncratic, but as a painter I'm not going to SP-P: Even as things look bleak from many per- transform the lives of people. But as an spectives, your work is inspiring on many levels, architect I am doing that—I am a trans- SP-P: The car pollutes on two levels. Hybrids including the provocative publications and vivid former. We are visionaries, which means building a beautiful building. But there was above / Arcosanti Foundry Apse, can solve some of that, but you're really talking drawings and models you produce to convey West Housing, and the Vaults, that we would like to live our vision, but it a part of that kind of humanity that was seen in the late afternoon light. your ideas. Can drawings change how people about a kind of social and cultural pollution. happens to be the wrong vision because it's willing to give up so much for something Photo by Ivan Pintar. Yes, it's physical also because of the think about their environment? that they felt was so much greater. The PS: marred by and married to this endless below / Ceramica Artistica Solimene, enormity of the car network that we do PS: Yes, but, you know one question is, proposition of materialism. There's a dilem- greatness is escaping us; it's a dilemma, Campania, Italy, 1954, as seen in not consider, I mean from mining the people ask “who does he believe himself to ma there, about the very nature of intellect which comes naturally to us—that's why it 2000. Soleri designed this factory for be to tell me what to do?” But that's the a family-owned ceramics company. material to this gigantic network of high- and knowledge—that is, of human life. is so difficult to cope with. Photo by Robert Vignoli. ways, and then the large size of the task of the designer: somehow try to tell machines themselves, where you need 300 the client what might be worth doing. SP-P: What advice might you have for today's SP-P: Is there anything else you'd like to talk horsepower to move one horsepower like architecture students who may be burdened by about that I haven't mentioned? SP-P: You are publishing a series called Quaderni us. You know the horse was a very good the thought of the world they're about to inherit? PS: There are two words—“reformation” — “notebooks”— titled “What if…” You talk example of something that was too big for PS: The future doesn't exist so don't get and “reformulation”—that I've been using. I our well-being, but the horse served a pur- about it as posing an antidote to certainty. stuck with that. We only create the past; think what we need now is not reformation, pose which was very simple logistics. But PS: The “What if” comes about because I we never create the future because the which is a stale mantra after all. So we need now we need 200 or more horsepower, and am definitely against dogmatism. So, I said future is nonsense. It doesn't exist, period. to reformulate our position vis-à-vis reality we begin to face the consequences. let's talk about hypothesis because that's But it's difficult because we are not invit- and vis-à-vis all the people and animals and the most we can do. We don't really know ing the young child today to think in so on, in order to give a new dimension to SP-P: In that sense the development of the clean what we are and where we come from, and terms of generosity or friendship or love or individual and collective responsibilities. We automobile only solves one problem, because what reality itself is. So it's always a ques- passion, and so on. You start with the dol- need the reformulation of the reformation. people can continue to sprawl but with a little tion mark even when we think we come up lar bill and go on from there, and you'll be So I'm pushing the distinction. • bit of their guilt assuaged. with the best answer. “What if” is that successful. And unfortunately that's what PS: Exactly. We are improving something position of dealing with hypothesis, not we are doing now. The achievements of to make it worse. Because when we have dealing with the truth which doesn't exist technology are miraculous, but they are a very clean car, instead of having one car as far as I know, and it doesn't exist also a killer when they become the reason to every family we might have four cars because of the simple reason that reality is and not the means for something. per family. So all the other problems are self-creating. And that self-creation means there and they are not going to go away, that there is not a truth, but there is the SP-P: Well, if we are really constructing a past, they're getting worse. trueness of the process of self-creation. ideally we would construct a past that we all value. How do we go about that? Will we return SP-P: Let's talk about your neighboring city, SP-P: I'm curious about how your own architec- to the fundamentals you spoke of before, like Phoenix, which now covers 517 square miles, ture, the project of Arcosanti itself, is possibly passive technologies? top / Paolo Soleri with residents and bigger than Los Angeles. If in a hundred years a built version of the question of “What if.” workshop participants in the Ceramics PS: Consider a village, a medieval village in Apse at Arcosanti in the early 1970s. the city contracts, can that infrastructure be Do you think that architects should be engaged Europe, for instance, where the people were Photo by Ivan Pintar. redeemed, like a second-growth forest, or does in providing questions, “What if's,” through their starving, people had plagues and all sorts of it become just a ruin? What happens to cities architecture, or providing answers? above / Solare, the Lean Linear City. things to cope with, and they would will- At the base of the city on the southerly like Los Angeles and Phoenix? PS: Architects are in many ways arrogant ingly get engaged in building a cathedral. side are greenhouse aprons and on If it was in another country I would individuals in the sense that they know the northerly side are orchards. PS: That's a commitment that's inconceivable to Photo by Dennis Konstantin Gerigk. say it would be a question mark. Here it the answers and they want to develop us, and it's rightly inconceivable because seems to be that the one thing that we love what I call orchids out of those answers. there is something more important than

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is to explode buildings; we demolish resi- So the idea of all the architects in general dential structures, sports stadiums, etc. is to build a beautiful house or whatever, We demolish just about everything just that almost cuts the architect away from because they're older or because they are reality because the reality is not just orchids, in the way of something else and so on. it's forest—it's the whole substance of the One could imagine a systematic dynamiting organic world. But this tendency to be very of all the city, and that sounds horrendous, self-centered is not giving the architect the but that's what might happen. The thing is right initial impulse, which is the impulse of to find a way of guiding the transportation serving about six billions of individuals and with a better knowledge or wisdom than not just serving an elite. the guidance we're offering now, instead of We, as architects, tend to be individu- doing the same thing a little better, which als, which is good, but we forget the fact is the wrong way to go about it. that if I'm a painter I might become idio- syncratic, but as a painter I'm not going to SP-P: Even as things look bleak from many per- transform the lives of people. But as an spectives, your work is inspiring on many levels, architect I am doing that—I am a trans- SP-P: The car pollutes on two levels. Hybrids including the provocative publications and vivid former. We are visionaries, which means building a beautiful building. But there was above / Arcosanti Foundry Apse, can solve some of that, but you're really talking drawings and models you produce to convey West Housing, and the Vaults, that we would like to live our vision, but it a part of that kind of humanity that was seen in the late afternoon light. your ideas. Can drawings change how people about a kind of social and cultural pollution. happens to be the wrong vision because it's willing to give up so much for something Photo by Ivan Pintar. Yes, it's physical also because of the think about their environment? that they felt was so much greater. The PS: marred by and married to this endless below / Ceramica Artistica Solimene, enormity of the car network that we do PS: Yes, but, you know one question is, proposition of materialism. There's a dilem- greatness is escaping us; it's a dilemma, Campania, Italy, 1954, as seen in not consider, I mean from mining the people ask “who does he believe himself to ma there, about the very nature of intellect which comes naturally to us—that's why it 2000. Soleri designed this factory for be to tell me what to do?” But that's the a family-owned ceramics company. material to this gigantic network of high- and knowledge—that is, of human life. is so difficult to cope with. Photo by Robert Vignoli. ways, and then the large size of the task of the designer: somehow try to tell machines themselves, where you need 300 the client what might be worth doing. SP-P: What advice might you have for today's SP-P: Is there anything else you'd like to talk horsepower to move one horsepower like architecture students who may be burdened by about that I haven't mentioned? SP-P: You are publishing a series called Quaderni us. You know the horse was a very good the thought of the world they're about to inherit? PS: There are two words—“reformation” — “notebooks”— titled “What if…” You talk example of something that was too big for PS: The future doesn't exist so don't get and “reformulation”—that I've been using. I our well-being, but the horse served a pur- about it as posing an antidote to certainty. stuck with that. We only create the past; think what we need now is not reformation, pose which was very simple logistics. But PS: The “What if” comes about because I we never create the future because the which is a stale mantra after all. So we need now we need 200 or more horsepower, and am definitely against dogmatism. So, I said future is nonsense. It doesn't exist, period. to reformulate our position vis-à-vis reality we begin to face the consequences. let's talk about hypothesis because that's But it's difficult because we are not invit- and vis-à-vis all the people and animals and the most we can do. We don't really know ing the young child today to think in so on, in order to give a new dimension to SP-P: In that sense the development of the clean what we are and where we come from, and terms of generosity or friendship or love or individual and collective responsibilities. We automobile only solves one problem, because what reality itself is. So it's always a ques- passion, and so on. You start with the dol- need the reformulation of the reformation. people can continue to sprawl but with a little tion mark even when we think we come up lar bill and go on from there, and you'll be So I'm pushing the distinction. • bit of their guilt assuaged. with the best answer. “What if” is that successful. And unfortunately that's what PS: Exactly. We are improving something position of dealing with hypothesis, not we are doing now. The achievements of to make it worse. Because when we have dealing with the truth which doesn't exist technology are miraculous, but they are a very clean car, instead of having one car as far as I know, and it doesn't exist also a killer when they become the reason to every family we might have four cars because of the simple reason that reality is and not the means for something. per family. So all the other problems are self-creating. And that self-creation means there and they are not going to go away, that there is not a truth, but there is the SP-P: Well, if we are really constructing a past, they're getting worse. trueness of the process of self-creation. ideally we would construct a past that we all value. How do we go about that? Will we return SP-P: Let's talk about your neighboring city, SP-P: I'm curious about how your own architec- to the fundamentals you spoke of before, like Phoenix, which now covers 517 square miles, ture, the project of Arcosanti itself, is possibly passive technologies? top / Paolo Soleri with residents and bigger than Los Angeles. If in a hundred years a built version of the question of “What if.” workshop participants in the Ceramics PS: Consider a village, a medieval village in Apse at Arcosanti in the early 1970s. the city contracts, can that infrastructure be Do you think that architects should be engaged Europe, for instance, where the people were Photo by Ivan Pintar. redeemed, like a second-growth forest, or does in providing questions, “What if's,” through their starving, people had plagues and all sorts of it become just a ruin? What happens to cities architecture, or providing answers? above / Solare, the Lean Linear City. things to cope with, and they would will- At the base of the city on the southerly like Los Angeles and Phoenix? PS: Architects are in many ways arrogant ingly get engaged in building a cathedral. side are greenhouse aprons and on If it was in another country I would individuals in the sense that they know the northerly side are orchards. PS: That's a commitment that's inconceivable to Photo by Dennis Konstantin Gerigk. say it would be a question mark. Here it the answers and they want to develop us, and it's rightly inconceivable because seems to be that the one thing that we love what I call orchids out of those answers. there is something more important than

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FEATURE THE ART OF BUILDING LIGHTLY: AN INTERVIEW WITH SHIGERU BAN The Art of Building Lightly: An Interview with Shigeru Ban by Martin Moeller Martin Moeller: Do you consider yourself a “green” architect?

The term “paper architect” is often used to Shigeru Ban: I started developing the paper describe one whose work is mostly theoretical, tube structures in 1986, when people were with little experience in actually getting not talking very much about recycling, tubes—paper tubes—became permanent, MM: Using new and untried materials can be projects built. In the case of Shigeru Ban, the ecology, and sustainability. But the truth is because people loved it and it became a sym- very difficult for a variety of reasons. Often moniker could be equally apt, but for a very that I just didn’t want to waste material— bol of the city. And so it was there for ten there are building codes and nervous clients different reason. The Japanese architect has it’s as simple as that. And then the so-called years. Then they moved it to Taiwan, where who prevent experimentation in building become famous worldwide for his “paper fashion of sustainability or “green” came they also had an earthquake in 1999. So even designs. How do you get over those challenges in order to ensure that the building is completed tube” structures. Made of what we would afterwards in the 1990s, and so I was put the paper structure can become permanent according to your design? more typically call cardboard, these tubes under the label of “environment-friendly and even a concrete structure can be very Well, I always work with a specialist, have surprising strength and durability, and architect,” but that is not my strategy. I temporary. So, there’s no difference for me SB: just want to use any material where it is. engineer, and consultant from the very Ban has used them to create a variety of between temporary and permanent. beginning. And since I’ve been using the delicate, even fragile-looking buildings that MM: And yet those are all important elements of MM: You once said that you actually prefer to unusual materials for structures, I always are in fact extremely sturdy. sustainable design: using locally available materi- use “weak” materials. have to get government permission by als, using them wisely, and minimizing waste. While his use of paper tubes began before the SB: First of all, it’s not only weak. It’s just showing the testing data and calculations. current green design movement really took SB: Well, when they made [sustainability a that I always try to use any available mate- So, I have a different engineer depending off, Ban is well regarded by many environ- goal] for the Japanese pavilion at the rial, whatever is available. Usually for on the type of structure. And also I have a mentalists because of the inherent sustain- Hannover Expo 2000, I was chosen by the buildings we use only concrete, steel, testing engineer. So, this collaboration is government because I had been building that is what I did. So, that was the first wood, and brick. But whatever is around very important and I start choosing the top / Rendering of Centre Pompidou- ability of his projects, which rely on materials Metz project in Metz, France. out of recycled paper. So they were expecting time I designed something with sustain- with low embodied energy and use common- us—even glass, plastic, paper—anything appropriate consultant and engineer from Courtesy Shigeru Ban Architects. me to design the building out of recycled ability as a strategy of the design. sense strategies to take advantage of natural can be a structural material. the beginning of the project. material. Usually when an architect above / Paper Temporary Studio, light and ventilation. In this interview, For most of the projects I did in the erected at the Centre Pompidou designs a building, the ultimate goal of the MM: Like the expo pavilion, many of your most beginning of my career, I didn’t have a big MM: Some of your earliest projects were designs in Paris, 2004. conducted before his public lecture at the design process is the completed building. famous projects were designed to be temporary. budget for the building, so always I had to for exhibitions, which are temporary and of course Courtesy Shigeru Ban Architects. National Building Museum on March 27, Do you have a particular interest in buildings often have very limited budgets. Does that early But my ultimate concern as a designer was use inexpensive material—or something opposite / Shigeru Ban during the 2006, Ban shares his views on green design, not the completion, but the demolition. that are intended to exist for only a short time? around us. And I also like to use the mater- experience continue to inform your work? interview at the National Building post-disaster construction, and the architec- First of all, for me there is no differ- I started designing exhibitions because I Museum. Most expo pavilions are built to stand for SB: ial where it is. Historically engineers have SB: Photo by Museum staff. tural culture of his native Japan. six months and then we dismantle them ence between permanent structures and been developing structures to make every- didn’t have any working experience as an and we create lots of waste. That is the temporary structures; it’s all the same for thing stronger—the structures have architect. I had just started my own practice problem of an expo pavilion. So, that’s why I me. Even a temporary structure has to be become more acrobatic and high tech. But immediately after I graduated from universi- wanted to design the building out of recycled safe; you have to make sure it can become even using a weak material where it is, we ty. So, the only thing I could do was design material—but also I wanted to reuse or permanent if it stands for longer than can build the structure just like any other exhibitions. Even after I got some small com- recycle most of the building materials expected—it depends on the function of structure, as long as we test the material missions to design houses, always the bud- after the building was demolished. the project and also whether people love and we calculate and we develop it fur- gets were very low. So, I always had to use So I started working with the local the building or not. For example, even a ther. Anything can be a building material. raw materials interestingly. manufacturer to have the structure recy- concrete building or a steel building can be Also, when engineers develop some new So, you are right—working at design- cled [after the expo], and not only the temporary. During the so-called “bubble” material or new structural system, new ing exhibitions really did help me to devel- paper structure, but also the foundation. period in Japan, many developers would architecture can come out of that. op this kind of idea further. Concrete is a difficult material to recycle, buy land and destroy the existing building Otherwise we would just be repeating so I made wooden boxes filled with sand as to make a new one, so they were throwing styles of the past. MM: You have designed temporary shelters for the victims of natural disasters. As you know, a foundation instead of concrete. The gen- out [entire structures]. I want to develop my own structures we had a terrible disaster—Hurricane Katrina— eral contractor didn’t like the idea, but But the church I built after the Kobe —unique structures—instead of follow- here in the United States last year. Governmental earthquake in 1995 made out of cardboard ing or copying other styles or architects. agencies have had difficulty providing shelter to

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FEATURE THE ART OF BUILDING LIGHTLY: AN INTERVIEW WITH SHIGERU BAN The Art of Building Lightly: An Interview with Shigeru Ban by Martin Moeller Martin Moeller: Do you consider yourself a “green” architect?

The term “paper architect” is often used to Shigeru Ban: I started developing the paper describe one whose work is mostly theoretical, tube structures in 1986, when people were with little experience in actually getting not talking very much about recycling, tubes—paper tubes—became permanent, MM: Using new and untried materials can be projects built. In the case of Shigeru Ban, the ecology, and sustainability. But the truth is because people loved it and it became a sym- very difficult for a variety of reasons. Often moniker could be equally apt, but for a very that I just didn’t want to waste material— bol of the city. And so it was there for ten there are building codes and nervous clients different reason. The Japanese architect has it’s as simple as that. And then the so-called years. Then they moved it to Taiwan, where who prevent experimentation in building become famous worldwide for his “paper fashion of sustainability or “green” came they also had an earthquake in 1999. So even designs. How do you get over those challenges in order to ensure that the building is completed tube” structures. Made of what we would afterwards in the 1990s, and so I was put the paper structure can become permanent according to your design? more typically call cardboard, these tubes under the label of “environment-friendly and even a concrete structure can be very Well, I always work with a specialist, have surprising strength and durability, and architect,” but that is not my strategy. I temporary. So, there’s no difference for me SB: just want to use any material where it is. engineer, and consultant from the very Ban has used them to create a variety of between temporary and permanent. beginning. And since I’ve been using the delicate, even fragile-looking buildings that MM: And yet those are all important elements of MM: You once said that you actually prefer to unusual materials for structures, I always are in fact extremely sturdy. sustainable design: using locally available materi- use “weak” materials. have to get government permission by als, using them wisely, and minimizing waste. While his use of paper tubes began before the SB: First of all, it’s not only weak. It’s just showing the testing data and calculations. current green design movement really took SB: Well, when they made [sustainability a that I always try to use any available mate- So, I have a different engineer depending off, Ban is well regarded by many environ- goal] for the Japanese pavilion at the rial, whatever is available. Usually for on the type of structure. And also I have a mentalists because of the inherent sustain- Hannover Expo 2000, I was chosen by the buildings we use only concrete, steel, testing engineer. So, this collaboration is government because I had been building that is what I did. So, that was the first wood, and brick. But whatever is around very important and I start choosing the top / Rendering of Centre Pompidou- ability of his projects, which rely on materials Metz project in Metz, France. out of recycled paper. So they were expecting time I designed something with sustain- with low embodied energy and use common- us—even glass, plastic, paper—anything appropriate consultant and engineer from Courtesy Shigeru Ban Architects. me to design the building out of recycled ability as a strategy of the design. sense strategies to take advantage of natural can be a structural material. the beginning of the project. material. Usually when an architect above / Paper Temporary Studio, light and ventilation. In this interview, For most of the projects I did in the erected at the Centre Pompidou designs a building, the ultimate goal of the MM: Like the expo pavilion, many of your most beginning of my career, I didn’t have a big MM: Some of your earliest projects were designs in Paris, 2004. conducted before his public lecture at the design process is the completed building. famous projects were designed to be temporary. budget for the building, so always I had to for exhibitions, which are temporary and of course Courtesy Shigeru Ban Architects. National Building Museum on March 27, Do you have a particular interest in buildings often have very limited budgets. Does that early But my ultimate concern as a designer was use inexpensive material—or something opposite / Shigeru Ban during the 2006, Ban shares his views on green design, not the completion, but the demolition. that are intended to exist for only a short time? around us. And I also like to use the mater- experience continue to inform your work? interview at the National Building post-disaster construction, and the architec- First of all, for me there is no differ- I started designing exhibitions because I Museum. Most expo pavilions are built to stand for SB: ial where it is. Historically engineers have SB: Photo by Museum staff. tural culture of his native Japan. six months and then we dismantle them ence between permanent structures and been developing structures to make every- didn’t have any working experience as an and we create lots of waste. That is the temporary structures; it’s all the same for thing stronger—the structures have architect. I had just started my own practice problem of an expo pavilion. So, that’s why I me. Even a temporary structure has to be become more acrobatic and high tech. But immediately after I graduated from universi- wanted to design the building out of recycled safe; you have to make sure it can become even using a weak material where it is, we ty. So, the only thing I could do was design material—but also I wanted to reuse or permanent if it stands for longer than can build the structure just like any other exhibitions. Even after I got some small com- recycle most of the building materials expected—it depends on the function of structure, as long as we test the material missions to design houses, always the bud- after the building was demolished. the project and also whether people love and we calculate and we develop it fur- gets were very low. So, I always had to use So I started working with the local the building or not. For example, even a ther. Anything can be a building material. raw materials interestingly. manufacturer to have the structure recy- concrete building or a steel building can be Also, when engineers develop some new So, you are right—working at design- cled [after the expo], and not only the temporary. During the so-called “bubble” material or new structural system, new ing exhibitions really did help me to devel- paper structure, but also the foundation. period in Japan, many developers would architecture can come out of that. op this kind of idea further. Concrete is a difficult material to recycle, buy land and destroy the existing building Otherwise we would just be repeating so I made wooden boxes filled with sand as to make a new one, so they were throwing styles of the past. MM: You have designed temporary shelters for the victims of natural disasters. As you know, a foundation instead of concrete. The gen- out [entire structures]. I want to develop my own structures we had a terrible disaster—Hurricane Katrina— eral contractor didn’t like the idea, but But the church I built after the Kobe —unique structures—instead of follow- here in the United States last year. Governmental earthquake in 1995 made out of cardboard ing or copying other styles or architects. agencies have had difficulty providing shelter to

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them out of the , because they were space only when people are awake. When manship and skill. Always we depend on afraid the park was turning into a slum. we sleep we stop all the heating. trust, not on contractual agreements. But I think we needed to build temporary Japanese people have more flexibility Always we try to keep a good relationship houses for them because they could not over their lifestyles and also, depending on with the client. move into the common housing. So I went the generation, the lifestyle is totally If you do an experimental building, it to the city to ask permission but they said changing. Like my grandparents’ genera- is likely that there will be some problems no. But the person whom I met—I was tion—they have to have a tatami, Japanese afterwards. But as long as I keep a good very lucky, because he [ignored] what I was mat, to sleep on the floor. And my parents’ relationship with the client and as long as doing. So, sometimes I do like the guerilla generation, they had to have both a western the client likes the house, it’s no problem method—just do it and prove how good style room and also tatami floor mats. In —we just have to fix it. And we never sue [the results] are. City officials [are always] my generation, the tatami floor mat has each other! And the contractor is usually so strict and they don’t want to make any become just a symbol. We cannot live in very helpful in suggesting how to help us exceptions. But sometimes we need excep- that kind of lifestyle any more. So the [solve the problems that arise]. tions, but without showing how good [such lifestyle is constantly changing. Since I started working in other coun- projects can be], it’s impossible to convince And also we don’t have the strong tries, I always feel that architects in Japan them, that’s why I just do it without per- liability that you have. We don’t sue each enjoy broad public support because of this. mission, even against the government policy. other! So that really gives us more freedom And with Japanese clients, not only for the This is what I’ve been doing in Kobe, Turkey, to do something experimental. residential projects, they try to build what above / “Naked House,” Saitama, India, or in Sri Lanka. you designed. However, in other countries, Japan, 2000, as featured in the book MM: In Japan, there is a very strong tradition even if I have won a competition, it’s not The Green House: New Directions in Sustainable Architecture and MM: How much has the traditional architectural of cooperation throughout a project among the easy to realize what I designed. Always Design, published by the National above / Paper Log Houses built to the people who were displaced. How have culture of Japan influenced your work? architect, the engineer, the client, and the con- there’s a big debate and I have to convince Building Museum and Princeton accommodate people left homeless by you worked with political agencies to ensure I have an office in Tokyo and my tractor that doesn’t exist here in the United Architectural Press to accompany an earthquake in Kobe, Japan, 1995. SB: the client and the contractor little by little. the exhibition of the same title. that your designs get built and people are States. Is it easier to produce a good building Courtesy Shigeru Ban Architects. nationality is Japanese, but all my architec- And also the contractors are not as helpful Photo by Hiroyuki Hirai of Hirai Photo Office Co. Ltd. actually housed? ture education is from the United States. in Japan than in America? as Japanese contractors. SB: First of all, I created [my own] so-called So, it’s very difficult to say [whether] SB: Actually, it’s true. It’s easier to create In Japan, it’s much easier, so we below / Shigeru Ban observes a NGO, or non-governmental organization. I am an American architect or a Japanese the better building [in Japan]. First of all, presentation by a student who are really spoiled. • participated in the Design Apprentice Besides when I was working for United architect. Also now I’m working in many contractors there have very good crafts- Program for spring 2006, which Nations High Commissioner for refugees different countries. focused on temporary housing for disaster victims. in Rwanda, I have never worked directly Some people always ask me, “Because Photo by Museum staff. for a government. you’re a Japanese architect you use paper?” For the architect, it’s impossible to pro- But we don’t have any culture of using vide 100,000 houses for the majority of the paper as a structural element in Japanese victims of a natural disaster. But what I can architecture. We just use the paper as a do is look for some minority people who have screen. For me the paper tube structural a particular problem. For example, in Kobe, system is more like [ancient] Greek archi- the government built temporary houses out- tecture proportionally, so it really has side the city, because there was land [there]. nothing to do with Japanese culture. And some of the Vietnamese refugees who had just been accepted by the government MM: How does the contemporary architectural cul- ten years ago could not move into the govern- ture of Japan differ from that of the United States? ment temporary housing because they had SB: In Japan, even middle class people only worked in a particular factory not in often hire architects to design their own that area, and if they would leave their houses. That doesn’t happen as much in original place they would lose their jobs. the United States, Europe, and developing That’s why they had to keep sleeping in countries, where only the rich people hire their very small covered with architects to build big houses. Even middle plastic sheets. So, then I found that I could class people have hired architects to design solve their particular problems by making interesting, but small houses. And that is a a shelter for them. very interesting opportunity for young And sometimes I’m going against gov- architects to develop themselves. ernment policy. Even Kobe—the govern- And also the Japanese lifestyle is still ment didn’t want us to continue building very flexible. Traditionally we don’t heat temporary houses. And there were local the whole house, we just heat wherever neighborhood people who tried to kick people eat and work—also we heat the

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them out of the park, because they were space only when people are awake. When manship and skill. Always we depend on afraid the park was turning into a slum. we sleep we stop all the heating. trust, not on contractual agreements. But I think we needed to build temporary Japanese people have more flexibility Always we try to keep a good relationship houses for them because they could not over their lifestyles and also, depending on with the client. move into the common housing. So I went the generation, the lifestyle is totally If you do an experimental building, it to the city to ask permission but they said changing. Like my grandparents’ genera- is likely that there will be some problems no. But the person whom I met—I was tion—they have to have a tatami, Japanese afterwards. But as long as I keep a good very lucky, because he [ignored] what I was mat, to sleep on the floor. And my parents’ relationship with the client and as long as doing. So, sometimes I do like the guerilla generation, they had to have both a western the client likes the house, it’s no problem method—just do it and prove how good style room and also tatami floor mats. In —we just have to fix it. And we never sue [the results] are. City officials [are always] my generation, the tatami floor mat has each other! And the contractor is usually so strict and they don’t want to make any become just a symbol. We cannot live in very helpful in suggesting how to help us exceptions. But sometimes we need excep- that kind of lifestyle any more. So the [solve the problems that arise]. tions, but without showing how good [such lifestyle is constantly changing. Since I started working in other coun- projects can be], it’s impossible to convince And also we don’t have the strong tries, I always feel that architects in Japan them, that’s why I just do it without per- liability that you have. We don’t sue each enjoy broad public support because of this. mission, even against the government policy. other! So that really gives us more freedom And with Japanese clients, not only for the This is what I’ve been doing in Kobe, Turkey, to do something experimental. residential projects, they try to build what above / “Naked House,” Saitama, India, or in Sri Lanka. you designed. However, in other countries, Japan, 2000, as featured in the book MM: In Japan, there is a very strong tradition even if I have won a competition, it’s not The Green House: New Directions in Sustainable Architecture and MM: How much has the traditional architectural of cooperation throughout a project among the easy to realize what I designed. Always Design, published by the National above / Paper Log Houses built to the people who were displaced. How have culture of Japan influenced your work? architect, the engineer, the client, and the con- there’s a big debate and I have to convince Building Museum and Princeton accommodate people left homeless by you worked with political agencies to ensure I have an office in Tokyo and my tractor that doesn’t exist here in the United Architectural Press to accompany an earthquake in Kobe, Japan, 1995. SB: the client and the contractor little by little. the exhibition of the same title. that your designs get built and people are States. Is it easier to produce a good building Courtesy Shigeru Ban Architects. nationality is Japanese, but all my architec- And also the contractors are not as helpful Photo by Hiroyuki Hirai of Hirai Photo Office Co. Ltd. actually housed? ture education is from the United States. in Japan than in America? as Japanese contractors. SB: First of all, I created [my own] so-called So, it’s very difficult to say [whether] SB: Actually, it’s true. It’s easier to create In Japan, it’s much easier, so we below / Shigeru Ban observes a NGO, or non-governmental organization. I am an American architect or a Japanese the better building [in Japan]. First of all, presentation by a student who are really spoiled. • participated in the Design Apprentice Besides when I was working for United architect. Also now I’m working in many contractors there have very good crafts- Program for spring 2006, which Nations High Commissioner for refugees different countries. focused on temporary housing for disaster victims. in Rwanda, I have never worked directly Some people always ask me, “Because Photo by Museum staff. for a government. you’re a Japanese architect you use paper?” For the architect, it’s impossible to pro- But we don’t have any culture of using vide 100,000 houses for the majority of the paper as a structural element in Japanese victims of a natural disaster. But what I can architecture. We just use the paper as a do is look for some minority people who have screen. For me the paper tube structural a particular problem. For example, in Kobe, system is more like [ancient] Greek archi- the government built temporary houses out- tecture proportionally, so it really has side the city, because there was land [there]. nothing to do with Japanese culture. And some of the Vietnamese refugees who had just been accepted by the government MM: How does the contemporary architectural cul- ten years ago could not move into the govern- ture of Japan differ from that of the United States? ment temporary housing because they had SB: In Japan, even middle class people only worked in a particular factory not in often hire architects to design their own that area, and if they would leave their houses. That doesn’t happen as much in original place they would lose their jobs. the United States, Europe, and developing That’s why they had to keep sleeping in countries, where only the rich people hire their very small apartments covered with architects to build big houses. Even middle plastic sheets. So, then I found that I could class people have hired architects to design solve their particular problems by making interesting, but small houses. And that is a a shelter for them. very interesting opportunity for young And sometimes I’m going against gov- architects to develop themselves. ernment policy. Even Kobe—the govern- And also the Japanese lifestyle is still ment didn’t want us to continue building very flexible. Traditionally we don’t heat temporary houses. And there were local the whole house, we just heat wherever neighborhood people who tried to kick people eat and work—also we heat the

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Green with Envy washing—building homes with large gar- dens or shopping at their local architectural The construction industry is not alone in salvage shops—as their sole contribution having undergone a quiet revolution in to green building practices. practices that reduce energy use and/or The most tragic green-washing, All that Glitters Isn’t Green environmental damage. As in other indus- though, is one that is found just as com- tries, designers and builders face many monly among building professionals as it challenges in determining how best to and Other Thoughts on Sustainable Building is among the general public. In the con- accomplish green goals. sumable products world, consumers are One of the most disturbing trends in often advised to “buy green,” even when by Carlos Martín and Asa Foss the green movement of late is the preva- they may have no precipitating need for a for the PATH Partners lence of “green-washing”—the deliberate given product—in either green or non- (or occasionally subconscious) effort to green version. In that vein, far too often, Dr. Martín and Mr. Foss are, respectively, misrepresent the environmental impact of the building community’s impulse is to an administrator of and a consultant to the a product or initiative. Green-washing has build an entirely new structure; virtually Partnership for Advancing Technology in gained a significant foothold in construc- all of the prized examples of green building, tion as it has in other industries. Many Housing (PATH), a national public-private in fact, are new construction. The concep- building products promoted as green are organization created to increase the avail- tual flaw in this approach lies in buying or green in name only (and are occasionally ability and use of innovative housing prod- building green when simply not buying or even painted green for effect!). Such exam- ucts and practices across a variety of home building at all would be a more sustainable ples, though fairly easy for the seasoned performance areas (www.PATHNet.org). choice. Often, this is not an option—with building professional to spot, are often a Martín has both academic and governmental a growing population, for instance, in false bill of goods sold to the eager home- experience in tracking building technology many cases new construction is inevitable. buying public. changes, while Foss has consulted for Yet rehabilitating an existing building is But even professionals have been the several years on energy-efficient design often the truly green choice, even though target of green scams. There are products opposite / The garden of this desert and construction. it is one that does not carry as much whose actual energy or environmental per- house in Santa Fe is watered solely marketing appeal, design cachet, or with rainwater collected from the roof. This article represents the views of the formance is either exaggerated or entirely professional imprint. Courtesy of the U.S. Department of Housing authors only, and does not necessarily fabricated. The most common aspects in and Urban Development. In short, the building industry must which the truth about a product’s green- below / This 12,000-gallon storage represent the explicit views of either the realize that in addition to its specific Partnership for Advancing Technology ness is stretched are those that are more tank collects rainwater through practices, its very professional purpose— downspouts from the roof. difficult to quantify, such as the amount of in Housing or any of its affiliated organ- that of creating anew—requires some Courtesy of the U.S. Department of Housing embodied energy in a material (i.e., the and Urban Development. izations in government or the private fundamental adjustment. Meanwhile, at energy required to manufacture and trans- sector in any way. the risk of becoming purists, green building HE BUILDING INDUSTRY, ESPECIALLY THE what they mean not only to the indivi- the material, which is often highly advocates need to be a bit more critical of DESIGN PROFESSION, has paid increasing dual car owner but also to the economy undercalculated) or its contribution to a the claims of green products and practices. Tattention to green practices in the past as a whole. completed building’s impact on the local decade. Though many of the relevant tech- Nonetheless, leading green building environmental quality (which most often niques and underlying knowledge have advocates were calling for dramatic action cannot be predicted without knowing been around since the early days of the well before these perceived crises, though exactly how it will be used). environmental movement (if not much not always using term “green.” Green Many products and practices actually earlier), the issue currently enjoys an building was discussed in contemporary do accomplish some green goals, but their unprecedented primacy in both the industry terms since as far back as the 1960s “appro- overall effect is either limited or ultimately and the popular imagination. priate technology” movement and the 1970s negative when combined with other design Recent events only partially explain oil crisis (though, as a recent Harvard or construction characteristics. For example, the growing sense of urgency associated University report by Becky Russell demon- there are many examples of housing with the green building movement. The strates, “green” building during these subdivisions being sold as “green” or nation was riveted by the 2000–01 rolling crises generally meant working toward “Earth-friendly” because of the acreage blackouts in California, and feared other reduced energy consumption rather than of open land around each house, ignoring states would share a similar fate—at least wholesale remodeling of existing struc- the fact that such large lots depend on until the whiff of price gouging convinced tures or rethinking of basic building prac- disproportionately large amounts of infra- them that it was okay to leave the lights tices). So, the green building movement structure, such as roads and power lines, on. Nowadays, price fluctuations at the certainly owes much of its public promi- and typically compel land owners to drive gas pump are causing consternation among nence to recent energy concerns, but they great distances. Many consumers have consumers of all kinds, who are wondering were not necessarily its direct impetus. sadly taken on this version of green-

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Green with Envy washing—building homes with large gar- dens or shopping at their local architectural The construction industry is not alone in salvage shops—as their sole contribution having undergone a quiet revolution in to green building practices. practices that reduce energy use and/or The most tragic green-washing, All that Glitters Isn’t Green environmental damage. As in other indus- though, is one that is found just as com- tries, designers and builders face many monly among building professionals as it challenges in determining how best to and Other Thoughts on Sustainable Building is among the general public. In the con- accomplish green goals. sumable products world, consumers are One of the most disturbing trends in often advised to “buy green,” even when by Carlos Martín and Asa Foss the green movement of late is the preva- they may have no precipitating need for a for the PATH Partners lence of “green-washing”—the deliberate given product—in either green or non- (or occasionally subconscious) effort to green version. In that vein, far too often, Dr. Martín and Mr. Foss are, respectively, misrepresent the environmental impact of the building community’s impulse is to an administrator of and a consultant to the a product or initiative. Green-washing has build an entirely new structure; virtually Partnership for Advancing Technology in gained a significant foothold in construc- all of the prized examples of green building, tion as it has in other industries. Many Housing (PATH), a national public-private in fact, are new construction. The concep- building products promoted as green are organization created to increase the avail- tual flaw in this approach lies in buying or green in name only (and are occasionally ability and use of innovative housing prod- building green when simply not buying or even painted green for effect!). Such exam- ucts and practices across a variety of home building at all would be a more sustainable ples, though fairly easy for the seasoned performance areas (www.PATHNet.org). choice. Often, this is not an option—with building professional to spot, are often a Martín has both academic and governmental a growing population, for instance, in false bill of goods sold to the eager home- experience in tracking building technology many cases new construction is inevitable. buying public. changes, while Foss has consulted for Yet rehabilitating an existing building is But even professionals have been the several years on energy-efficient design often the truly green choice, even though target of green scams. There are products opposite / The garden of this desert and construction. it is one that does not carry as much whose actual energy or environmental per- house in Santa Fe is watered solely marketing appeal, design cachet, or with rainwater collected from the roof. This article represents the views of the formance is either exaggerated or entirely professional imprint. Courtesy of the U.S. Department of Housing authors only, and does not necessarily fabricated. The most common aspects in and Urban Development. In short, the building industry must which the truth about a product’s green- below / This 12,000-gallon storage represent the explicit views of either the realize that in addition to its specific Partnership for Advancing Technology ness is stretched are those that are more tank collects rainwater through practices, its very professional purpose— downspouts from the roof. difficult to quantify, such as the amount of in Housing or any of its affiliated organ- that of creating anew—requires some Courtesy of the U.S. Department of Housing embodied energy in a material (i.e., the and Urban Development. izations in government or the private fundamental adjustment. Meanwhile, at energy required to manufacture and trans- sector in any way. the risk of becoming purists, green building HE BUILDING INDUSTRY, ESPECIALLY THE what they mean not only to the indivi- port the material, which is often highly advocates need to be a bit more critical of DESIGN PROFESSION, has paid increasing dual car owner but also to the economy undercalculated) or its contribution to a the claims of green products and practices. Tattention to green practices in the past as a whole. completed building’s impact on the local decade. Though many of the relevant tech- Nonetheless, leading green building environmental quality (which most often niques and underlying knowledge have advocates were calling for dramatic action cannot be predicted without knowing been around since the early days of the well before these perceived crises, though exactly how it will be used). environmental movement (if not much not always using term “green.” Green Many products and practices actually earlier), the issue currently enjoys an building was discussed in contemporary do accomplish some green goals, but their unprecedented primacy in both the industry terms since as far back as the 1960s “appro- overall effect is either limited or ultimately and the popular imagination. priate technology” movement and the 1970s negative when combined with other design Recent events only partially explain oil crisis (though, as a recent Harvard or construction characteristics. For example, the growing sense of urgency associated University report by Becky Russell demon- there are many examples of housing with the green building movement. The strates, “green” building during these subdivisions being sold as “green” or nation was riveted by the 2000–01 rolling crises generally meant working toward “Earth-friendly” because of the acreage blackouts in California, and feared other reduced energy consumption rather than of open land around each house, ignoring states would share a similar fate—at least wholesale remodeling of existing struc- the fact that such large lots depend on until the whiff of price gouging convinced tures or rethinking of basic building prac- disproportionately large amounts of infra- them that it was okay to leave the lights tices). So, the green building movement structure, such as roads and power lines, on. Nowadays, price fluctuations at the certainly owes much of its public promi- and typically compel land owners to drive gas pump are causing consternation among nence to recent energy concerns, but they great distances. Many consumers have consumers of all kinds, who are wondering were not necessarily its direct impetus. sadly taken on this version of green-

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sites to be developed as infill. One example and FEMA studied ways to make homes more about trouble clearing the bowl and fre- is how architect Katherine Austin, AIA, hurricane resistant and resilient. One effec- quent clogging. Now manufacturers use was able to help the Burbank Housing tive way to improve the post-storm recovery wider flush valves and trapways, pressure- Development Corporation build on a Santa is by using paperless drywall, or mold-resis- assisted flushing, and even dual-flush toi- Rosa, California, brownfield site where tant gypsum. Because paper facing supports lets to allow toilets to use less than 2.5 gal- petroleum had been dumped many years mold growth, most drywall manufacturers lons per flush effectively. Low-flow toilets before. Even after all the detectably conta- have now introduced products with alternate carry little or no price premium compared minated soil was removed, concerns per- facings. They come in the same sizes, and are to more water-intensive models. sisted about deep vapors that might later installed identically to conventional drywall, Laminar flow fixtures, which make surface, with detrimental health impacts with only about a 10 percent price premium. lower water flow feel more vigorous, also on the planned Timothy Commons afford- Limiting mold growth in any home helped reduce water consumption in the able housing community. Austin and the subjected to water intrusion could save Bowie homes. Manufacturers claim that developer discovered a solution in the thousands of dollars in repairs and laminar flow controls can reduce water use Liquid Boot, a system that collects below- replacement materials while protecting by as much as 90 percent compared to con- ground fumes through buried, perforated indoor air quality. Using mold-resistant ventional faucets, showerheads, and hoses. piping and vents them through standpipes drywall cost an additional $760 for the Like faucet aerators that reduce water use that discharge above the building roof. 2,000-square-foot Melbourne house. by adding air into the stream, laminar This innovative green technology thus controls are simply screwed into place on enabled affordable development in an area the faucet head. with existing infrastructure that would Properly Installing Mechanical Equipment otherwise have remained abandoned. Ventilation ductwork routed through above / The Timothy Commons I Know Green When I See It unconditioned (i.e., not mechanically Recycled Wood/Plastic Composite Lumber development in Santa Rosa, California, built on a brownfield site Green buildings, as broad as this label can heated or cooled) spaces must be very well Builders working on the Model reModel requiring ventilation using the LID insulated or it will lose energy to the sur- project, a row house renovation showcase Liquid Boot system. be—which is why rating systems like Courtesy of the U.S. Department of Housing LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environ- Low-impact development (LID) is a cost- rounding ambient air. Locating the ducts in Philadelphia, chose wood/plastic com- and Urban Development. mental Design) have been developed— effective and visually appealing approach in conditioned spaces eliminates this prob- posite lumber for the decking because it is all share a number of characteristics. All to managing stormwater. LID practices lem and can reduce the energy required to made from recycled material and is more aspects of green construction are meant to control stormwater runoff, protect water- heat and cool the building by 5 to 30 per- durable than conventional wood products. top / In the Liquid Boot system, sheds, lower maintenance costs, and add cent. Insulating and sealing the attic This composite lumber typically consists of perforated vents are embedded in optimize both performance and efficiency gravel below the foundation. in land use and siting; material consump- aesthetic value. The primary goal of this roofline is a straightforward way of plac- a 50/50 mix of wood fibers from recovered Courtesy of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. tion and durability; indoor air quality; approach is to protect natural water flow ing the system in conditioned space. sawdust and waste plastics, and is more energy use; and water consumption. These in order to minimize the ecological Bob Black of Access of Sarasota used rigid than 100 percent recycled plastic lum- above / Sprayed Icynene insulation impacts of construction. this practice in a 2,000-square-foot, single- ber. The plastic encapsulates and binds the in the attic space of this house in green performance goals can be achieved Sarasota, Florida, prevents unwanted in a variety of ways, with products and One of the best ways to control story house he built for a former employee. wood together to resist moisture penetra- loss of warm or cool air from the duct- stormwater on a specific site is to mini- Black established the attic as a conditioned tion and degradation from fungal rot. work placed above the ceiling joists. practices both conventional and innova- Courtesy of the U.S. Department of Housing tive. The following examples, which reflect mize the amount of asphalt and other space by insulating the attic kneewalls and and Urban Development. these core green building attributes, are impervious surfaces. Permeable materials roofline, and as a result was able to down- offered as touchstones for those seeking a reduce the amount of runoff and pollu- size the mechanical unit by half a ton. It Green But Ripe deeper understanding—and a more faithful tants, allowing the rainwater to be filtered cost Black $5,000 to spray Icynene insula- The green rubric, though often flawed definition—of green building. and cleaned as it percolates into the earth tion along the attic roofline, much more technically and in perception, is still and, eventually, the aquifer. Rainwater than the cost of conventional fiberglass strong. The ironic benefit of green-washing also may be “harvested” from a building’s batts. But this additional cost will be more is that it aids in awareness of the broader Infill Development roof in above-ground barrels or below- than recouped over time through lower green movement—the building equivalent ground cisterns, thereby minimizing the One of the fundamental principles of green energy bills. Spraying the roofline also pro- of the old adage that being spoken of badly amount of stormwater that leaves the site building is controlling growth to minimize vided additional useable storage in the is better than not being spoken of at all. and yielding a reserve that can be used to sprawl. The easiest and most resource- attic, which now averages only 10 degrees Green building, as a professional, stylistic, water the landscape. Chapman Homes of efficient way to do that is with infill warmer than the living areas, instead of and social movement, is comprehensive Santa Fe, New Mexico, installed a 1,200- development—that is, redeveloping the more typical 60. and comprehensible to most people. It gallon cistern at a cost of $3,000 for a vacant and underused properties in and speaks to American building traditions PATH field evaluation. Rainwater from the around existing communities. Such projects while also liberating the imagination. It cistern currently supplies about half of the Low-flow fixtures actually connect adjacent neighborhoods, usually looks and feels good. Yet, as design landscaping needs in this arid region. helping surrounding cities, towns, or Water conservation is an important tenet professionals, advocates, and consumers, metropolitan areas evolve into healthier of green building. Four entry-level single- we must always educate ourselves and look communities that depend less upon auto- family houses located in Bowie, Maryland, beneath the surface when considering More Durable, Mold-Resistant Walls mobiles and asphalt. used low-flow fixtures to minimize their products and projects that claim to be In some cases, green technologies can In a demonstration project in Melbourne, water consumption. When introduced, environment-friendly. • make it possible for previously undesirable Florida, Mercedes Homes along with PATH low-flow toilets generated complaints

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sites to be developed as infill. One example and FEMA studied ways to make homes more about trouble clearing the bowl and fre- is how architect Katherine Austin, AIA, hurricane resistant and resilient. One effec- quent clogging. Now manufacturers use was able to help the Burbank Housing tive way to improve the post-storm recovery wider flush valves and trapways, pressure- Development Corporation build on a Santa is by using paperless drywall, or mold-resis- assisted flushing, and even dual-flush toi- Rosa, California, brownfield site where tant gypsum. Because paper facing supports lets to allow toilets to use less than 2.5 gal- petroleum had been dumped many years mold growth, most drywall manufacturers lons per flush effectively. Low-flow toilets before. Even after all the detectably conta- have now introduced products with alternate carry little or no price premium compared minated soil was removed, concerns per- facings. They come in the same sizes, and are to more water-intensive models. sisted about deep vapors that might later installed identically to conventional drywall, Laminar flow fixtures, which make surface, with detrimental health impacts with only about a 10 percent price premium. lower water flow feel more vigorous, also on the planned Timothy Commons afford- Limiting mold growth in any home helped reduce water consumption in the able housing community. Austin and the subjected to water intrusion could save Bowie homes. Manufacturers claim that developer discovered a solution in the thousands of dollars in repairs and laminar flow controls can reduce water use Liquid Boot, a system that collects below- replacement materials while protecting by as much as 90 percent compared to con- ground fumes through buried, perforated indoor air quality. Using mold-resistant ventional faucets, showerheads, and hoses. piping and vents them through standpipes drywall cost an additional $760 for the Like faucet aerators that reduce water use that discharge above the building roof. 2,000-square-foot Melbourne house. by adding air into the stream, laminar This innovative green technology thus controls are simply screwed into place on enabled affordable development in an area the faucet head. with existing infrastructure that would Properly Installing Mechanical Equipment otherwise have remained abandoned. Ventilation ductwork routed through above / The Timothy Commons I Know Green When I See It unconditioned (i.e., not mechanically Recycled Wood/Plastic Composite Lumber development in Santa Rosa, California, built on a brownfield site Green buildings, as broad as this label can heated or cooled) spaces must be very well Builders working on the Model reModel requiring ventilation using the LID insulated or it will lose energy to the sur- project, a row house renovation showcase Liquid Boot system. be—which is why rating systems like Courtesy of the U.S. Department of Housing LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environ- Low-impact development (LID) is a cost- rounding ambient air. Locating the ducts in Philadelphia, chose wood/plastic com- and Urban Development. mental Design) have been developed— effective and visually appealing approach in conditioned spaces eliminates this prob- posite lumber for the decking because it is all share a number of characteristics. All to managing stormwater. LID practices lem and can reduce the energy required to made from recycled material and is more aspects of green construction are meant to control stormwater runoff, protect water- heat and cool the building by 5 to 30 per- durable than conventional wood products. top / In the Liquid Boot system, sheds, lower maintenance costs, and add cent. Insulating and sealing the attic This composite lumber typically consists of perforated vents are embedded in optimize both performance and efficiency gravel below the foundation. in land use and siting; material consump- aesthetic value. The primary goal of this roofline is a straightforward way of plac- a 50/50 mix of wood fibers from recovered Courtesy of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. tion and durability; indoor air quality; approach is to protect natural water flow ing the system in conditioned space. sawdust and waste plastics, and is more energy use; and water consumption. These in order to minimize the ecological Bob Black of Access of Sarasota used rigid than 100 percent recycled plastic lum- above / Sprayed Icynene insulation impacts of construction. this practice in a 2,000-square-foot, single- ber. The plastic encapsulates and binds the in the attic space of this house in green performance goals can be achieved Sarasota, Florida, prevents unwanted in a variety of ways, with products and One of the best ways to control story house he built for a former employee. wood together to resist moisture penetra- loss of warm or cool air from the duct- stormwater on a specific site is to mini- Black established the attic as a conditioned tion and degradation from fungal rot. work placed above the ceiling joists. practices both conventional and innova- Courtesy of the U.S. Department of Housing tive. The following examples, which reflect mize the amount of asphalt and other space by insulating the attic kneewalls and and Urban Development. these core green building attributes, are impervious surfaces. Permeable materials roofline, and as a result was able to down- offered as touchstones for those seeking a reduce the amount of runoff and pollu- size the mechanical unit by half a ton. It Green But Ripe deeper understanding—and a more faithful tants, allowing the rainwater to be filtered cost Black $5,000 to spray Icynene insula- The green rubric, though often flawed definition—of green building. and cleaned as it percolates into the earth tion along the attic roofline, much more technically and in perception, is still and, eventually, the aquifer. Rainwater than the cost of conventional fiberglass strong. The ironic benefit of green-washing also may be “harvested” from a building’s batts. But this additional cost will be more is that it aids in awareness of the broader Infill Development roof in above-ground barrels or below- than recouped over time through lower green movement—the building equivalent ground cisterns, thereby minimizing the One of the fundamental principles of green energy bills. Spraying the roofline also pro- of the old adage that being spoken of badly amount of stormwater that leaves the site building is controlling growth to minimize vided additional useable storage in the is better than not being spoken of at all. and yielding a reserve that can be used to sprawl. The easiest and most resource- attic, which now averages only 10 degrees Green building, as a professional, stylistic, water the landscape. Chapman Homes of efficient way to do that is with infill warmer than the living areas, instead of and social movement, is comprehensive Santa Fe, New Mexico, installed a 1,200- development—that is, redeveloping the more typical 60. and comprehensible to most people. It gallon cistern at a cost of $3,000 for a vacant and underused properties in and speaks to American building traditions PATH field evaluation. Rainwater from the around existing communities. Such projects while also liberating the imagination. It cistern currently supplies about half of the Low-flow fixtures actually connect adjacent neighborhoods, usually looks and feels good. Yet, as design landscaping needs in this arid region. helping surrounding cities, towns, or Water conservation is an important tenet professionals, advocates, and consumers, metropolitan areas evolve into healthier of green building. Four entry-level single- we must always educate ourselves and look communities that depend less upon auto- family houses located in Bowie, Maryland, beneath the surface when considering More Durable, Mold-Resistant Walls mobiles and asphalt. used low-flow fixtures to minimize their products and projects that claim to be In some cases, green technologies can In a demonstration project in Melbourne, water consumption. When introduced, environment-friendly. • make it possible for previously undesirable Florida, Mercedes Homes along with PATH low-flow toilets generated complaints

12 blueprints blueprints 13 MUSEUM NEWS GOING GREEN A Splash of Green Green Resources by Julia Neubauer OR SEVERAL YEARS the Museum has been Just a few hours prior to the revelry, The Green House: promoting the importance of sustain- First Lady Laura Bush made a surprise visit New Directions in Fable building through exhibitions like to see the exhibition. She received a per- Sustainable Architecture Big & Green and education programs high- sonal tour led by executive director Chase and Design is made possible by: lighting innovative sustainable strategies Rynd, curator Donald Albrecht, and and technologies. This spring, the Museum Glidehouse architect Michelle Kaufmann. Presenting Sponsor launched its most recent green initiative The First Lady’s visit invigorated the with the groundbreaking exhibition The preparations for the reception where Bob Green House: New Directions in Sustainable Nardelli, president and CEO of The Home Architecture and Design. The show Depot; Catherine Fraser, director of devel- inspires visitors to make environmentally- opment for the ASID Foundation; Michael Lead Sponsors friendly, stylish, healthy, and cost-efficient Bohn, director of brand marketing for choices for their homes. The special exhibi- Bosch home appliances; and Christopher tion opening reception for Museum mem- Hawthorne, architecture critic at The Los bers on May 17th drew the largest crowd Angeles Times, offered remarks of support. ever for such an event, with more than Those joining in the celebration enjoyed 1,700 guests claiming a sneak preview of green martinis, an hors d’oeuvres buffet the show before it opened to the public. with salmon skewers and samosas, and desserts served from neon green displays. Major Sponsors The opening was followed by an intimate dinner co-hosted by the Museum and The Home Depot Foundation for exhibition con- tributors and sponsors. ENERGY STAR Reception and dinner guests departed N ADDITION TO PRESENTING The Green THE•NATHAN•CUMMINGS•FOUNDATION with a Green House gift bag which included House, the Museum is fulfilling the need for more information on going green by an issue of Dwell magazine, a profile of I US Department of Energy the new Benjamin Moore® low-VOC paint publishing the Green Resource Guide and a collection, a compact fluorescent light bulb comprehensive exhibition website, and by Patrons courtesy of The Home Depot, and more. offering complementary education pro- The Museum is not slowing down Executive Director Chase Rynd grams. The guide is available for free in this fall, with a full suite of programs cov- remarked at the reception, “There is an obvi- the exhibition and includes details on ering off-the-grid strategies and improving ous imperative to tell the story of The Green principles of sustainability, a glossary of building energy consumption, school pro- House because of the ecological impact of green terms and rating systems, informa- grams like Be a Green Builder, and a green building. But it’s also important to tell the tion about green materials, and more. The home renovation expo. Visit www.nbm.org story because the country has evolved— exhibition website includes the informa- for details on green events and join the America wants to build sustainably.” tion found in the exhibition and the guide, Museum in going green. Supporters And indeed, America does want to plus regularly updated green news. Many of the Museum’s supporters of The American Institute of Architects The Museum’s green-oriented educa- The Green House are also going green. Read National Association of Home Builders build sustainably. More than 30,000 people Smith & Fong Plyboo® visited The Green House during its first tion programs have been drawing visitors more on the following pages to learn about U.S. Green Building Council of all ages. Families have participated in how the exhibition presenting and lead three months on view. Newsweek deemed Contributors top / First Lady Laura Bush listens sponsors are making sustainability part of it a “must see” and Interior Design maga- making a model green roof, professionals 3Form, Inc. to architect Michelle Kaufmann have attended lectures by experts like their business models and philosophies. Andersen Corporation describe the Glidehouse while visiting zine said the exhibition “detangles the • Brighton Cabinetry, Inc. the exhibition The Green House on mysteries of sustainable living with architect David Hertz, and Museum mem- its opening day. Goldman, Sachs & Co. aplomb.” Local news coverage included bers have toured construction sites of Hardwood Manufacturers Association Photo by Museum staff. above / A full-scale replica of a NBC and Fox affiliates, and CNBC aired live green projects in the area. The Museum portion of the prefabricated Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC above / View of the crowd Shop is promoting green living, too, by Glidehouse, as installed in the MBCI from the exhibition in late May. The over- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® at the opening reception for offering a myriad of environmentally- exhibition The Green House. The Green House. whelmingly positive response to the exhi- Photo by Hoachlander Davis Photography. Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects Photo by F.T. Eyre. bition demonstrates that interest in green friendly products and resources. The Tower Companies inset / Cover of the Green Resource living and building is growing, and that Guide, published by the Museum Media Partner the Museum is meeting the demand for to complement the exhibition. information and expertise. • Graphic design by Celery Design. 14 blueprints blueprints 15 14 Blueprints MUSEUM NEWS GOING GREEN A Splash of Green Green Resources by Julia Neubauer OR SEVERAL YEARS the Museum has been Just a few hours prior to the revelry, The Green House: promoting the importance of sustain- First Lady Laura Bush made a surprise visit New Directions in Fable building through exhibitions like to see the exhibition. She received a per- Sustainable Architecture Big & Green and education programs high- sonal tour led by executive director Chase and Design is made possible by: lighting innovative sustainable strategies Rynd, curator Donald Albrecht, and and technologies. This spring, the Museum Glidehouse architect Michelle Kaufmann. Presenting Sponsor launched its most recent green initiative The First Lady’s visit invigorated the with the groundbreaking exhibition The preparations for the reception where Bob Green House: New Directions in Sustainable Nardelli, president and CEO of The Home Architecture and Design. The show Depot; Catherine Fraser, director of devel- inspires visitors to make environmentally- opment for the ASID Foundation; Michael Lead Sponsors friendly, stylish, healthy, and cost-efficient Bohn, director of brand marketing for choices for their homes. The special exhibi- Bosch home appliances; and Christopher tion opening reception for Museum mem- Hawthorne, architecture critic at The Los bers on May 17th drew the largest crowd Angeles Times, offered remarks of support. ever for such an event, with more than Those joining in the celebration enjoyed 1,700 guests claiming a sneak preview of green martinis, an hors d’oeuvres buffet the show before it opened to the public. with salmon skewers and samosas, and desserts served from neon green displays. Major Sponsors The opening was followed by an intimate dinner co-hosted by the Museum and The Home Depot Foundation for exhibition con- tributors and sponsors. ENERGY STAR Reception and dinner guests departed N ADDITION TO PRESENTING The Green THE•NATHAN•CUMMINGS•FOUNDATION with a Green House gift bag which included House, the Museum is fulfilling the need for more information on going green by an issue of Dwell magazine, a profile of I US Department of Energy the new Benjamin Moore® low-VOC paint publishing the Green Resource Guide and a collection, a compact fluorescent light bulb comprehensive exhibition website, and by Patrons courtesy of The Home Depot, and more. offering complementary education pro- The Museum is not slowing down Executive Director Chase Rynd grams. The guide is available for free in this fall, with a full suite of programs cov- remarked at the reception, “There is an obvi- the exhibition and includes details on ering off-the-grid strategies and improving ous imperative to tell the story of The Green principles of sustainability, a glossary of building energy consumption, school pro- House because of the ecological impact of green terms and rating systems, informa- grams like Be a Green Builder, and a green building. But it’s also important to tell the tion about green materials, and more. The home renovation expo. Visit www.nbm.org story because the country has evolved— exhibition website includes the informa- for details on green events and join the America wants to build sustainably.” tion found in the exhibition and the guide, Museum in going green. Supporters And indeed, America does want to plus regularly updated green news. Many of the Museum’s supporters of The American Institute of Architects The Museum’s green-oriented educa- The Green House are also going green. Read National Association of Home Builders build sustainably. More than 30,000 people Smith & Fong Plyboo® visited The Green House during its first tion programs have been drawing visitors more on the following pages to learn about U.S. Green Building Council of all ages. Families have participated in how the exhibition presenting and lead three months on view. Newsweek deemed Contributors top / First Lady Laura Bush listens sponsors are making sustainability part of it a “must see” and Interior Design maga- making a model green roof, professionals 3Form, Inc. to architect Michelle Kaufmann have attended lectures by experts like their business models and philosophies. Andersen Corporation describe the Glidehouse while visiting zine said the exhibition “detangles the • Brighton Cabinetry, Inc. the exhibition The Green House on mysteries of sustainable living with architect David Hertz, and Museum mem- its opening day. Goldman, Sachs & Co. aplomb.” Local news coverage included bers have toured construction sites of Hardwood Manufacturers Association Photo by Museum staff. above / A full-scale replica of a NBC and Fox affiliates, and CNBC aired live green projects in the area. The Museum portion of the prefabricated Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC above / View of the crowd Shop is promoting green living, too, by Glidehouse, as installed in the MBCI from the exhibition in late May. The over- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® at the opening reception for offering a myriad of environmentally- exhibition The Green House. The Green House. whelmingly positive response to the exhi- Photo by Hoachlander Davis Photography. Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects Photo by F.T. Eyre. bition demonstrates that interest in green friendly products and resources. The Tower Companies inset / Cover of the Green Resource living and building is growing, and that Guide, published by the Museum Media Partner the Museum is meeting the demand for to complement the exhibition. information and expertise. • Graphic design by Celery Design. 14 blueprints blueprints 15 14 Blueprints MUSEUM NEWS THE GREEN HOUSE SPONSORS Lead Sponsors

ASID FOUNDATION BOSCH HOME APPLIANCES The ASID Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit Bosch’s long-standing commitment to organization affiliated with the American environmentally-friendly practices and the The Green House manufacture of energy- and water-efficient Society of Interior Designers (ASID), is dedicated to promoting the health, safety, appliances are perfectly aligned with the and welfare of the general public through Museum’s initiative to raise public awareness Presenting Sponsor research, scholarships, and education pro- of green home design. grams. Moreover, the foundation’s commit- Bosch is dedicated to preserving natural THE HOME DEPOT FOUNDATION ment to sustainability requires that its activi- resources by creating energy- and water-saving The Home Depot Foundation is proud to ties always respect the “limits of nature.” products, developing low-impact manufac- participate as the Presenting Sponsor of “The Green House exhibition fits the turing processes, and supporting nonprofit the National Building Museum’s environ- foundation’s goals magnificently,” says environmental causes. Bosch actively mentally aware exhibition, The Green ASID Foundation Chair Juliana Catlin, participates in the voluntary ENERGY STAR® House: New Directions in Sustainable FASID. “It is a tremendous opportunity to and Energy Guide programs and utilizes Architecture and Design. reach hundreds of thousands of individuals progressive production techniques at its The Foundation firmly believes that from across the United States and abroad state-of-the-art factory complex in New Bern, building responsibly is a form of stewardship with important messages about the impor- North Carolina, that have resulted in major and is simply a smart way to build high- tance of interiors in sustainable design.” reductions of energy and waste per appliance. quality, efficient, affordable housing. While SunTrust Bank served as the foundation’s Bosch is honored that its appliances— the goals of building sustainable, affordable partner in sponsoring the exhibition. including an ultra-quiet dishwasher, front- housing are easy to embrace—they are The Home Depot Foundation was ASID is the oldest and largest association loading washer and dryer, and an ENERGY often more difficult to achieve in practice. created in 2002 to further the community for professional interior designers with some STAR®-rated refrigerator—were chosen “For homeowners and home builders, building goals of The Home Depot by pro- 38,000 members—including designers, for Michelle Kaufmann’s pre-fabricated sustainable design is fast becoming a part viding additional resources to assist non- industry representatives, educators, and Glidehouse™, a highlight in The Green House. of mainstream living and resonates with profit organizations building affordable, students—who share an interest in interior Bosch hopes that visitors will be enlightened good business sense. The Green House exhibi- efficient, and healthy homes throughout design and its potential for improving the and inspired by the demonstration of tion will educate hundreds of thousands of the United States and Canada. The Home quality of people’s lives. The association’s sustainable designs and products that people on what makes a home more com- Depot Foundation is dedicated to creating website includes a section that provides contribute to a home that is healthier, fortable, safe, and green,” says The Home healthy, livable communities through the detailed information about sustainable safer, and more comfortable for its owners. Depot Foundation Executive Director Kelly integration of affordable housing built design strategies, a roster of green resources, www.boschappliances.com top / Robert L. Nardelli, chairman, Caffarelli. “We believe that by helping responsibly and the preservation and and other valuable information for designers president, and chief executive officer PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION of The Home Depot, addresses the families and individuals secure healthy, restoration of community trees. Since its and clients alike. www.asid.org crowd at the opening reception for affordable housing, we are increasing formation, The Home Depot Foundation The Portland Cement Association (PCA) was The Green House. their chances of success in all areas of BENJAMIN MOORE & CO. founded in 1916 to “improve and expand the Photo by F.T. Eyre. has granted more than $25 million to non- their lives and are creating stable, strong profit and government organizations Long before the “green movement” was uses of Portland cement and concrete,” below / View of The Green House communities.” throughout North America. even articulated, Benjamin Moore & Co. and today represents more than 40 cement exhibition. Photo by Hoachlander Davis Photography. www.homedepotfoundation.org made a commitment to reduce or eliminate companies across the United States and any harmful impact on the environment Canada. PCA is actively engaged and committed from its operations and products. Today, to sustainable development—a philosophy the company continues to develop and that focuses on meeting today’s construction needs without depleting future resources— above / View of the interior of produce new paint products—such as the Glidehouse, as installed in Eco Spec®, a solvent-free, low-odor and dedicated to increasing the public’s The Green House exhibition. and -VOC, water-thinnable coating system understanding of green home construction. Photo by Hoachlander Davis Photography. that utilizes its own advanced materials Cement is already a durable and technology. recyclable product, and PCA and its members Looking to the future, Benjamin continually seek ways to make the cement in Moore continues to explore ways to increase concrete systems and products more sustain- the quality of all its products while able by implementing energy-efficient manu- maintaining compatibility with the facturing technologies and using industrial environment and spearheading research byproducts that otherwise end up in landfills. on paint disposal and recycling programs. The cement industry has voluntarily set goals It is a long-term voluntary commitment to decrease emissions, make its plants more to the environment and to the people who energy efficient, and to reduce waste; it is manufacture, sell, and use their products. on course to achieve those goals. www.benjaminmoore.com www.cement.org

16 blueprints blueprints 17 MUSEUM NEWS THE GREEN HOUSE SPONSORS Lead Sponsors

ASID FOUNDATION BOSCH HOME APPLIANCES The ASID Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit Bosch’s long-standing commitment to organization affiliated with the American environmentally-friendly practices and the The Green House manufacture of energy- and water-efficient Society of Interior Designers (ASID), is dedicated to promoting the health, safety, appliances are perfectly aligned with the and welfare of the general public through Museum’s initiative to raise public awareness Presenting Sponsor research, scholarships, and education pro- of green home design. grams. Moreover, the foundation’s commit- Bosch is dedicated to preserving natural THE HOME DEPOT FOUNDATION ment to sustainability requires that its activi- resources by creating energy- and water-saving The Home Depot Foundation is proud to ties always respect the “limits of nature.” products, developing low-impact manufac- participate as the Presenting Sponsor of “The Green House exhibition fits the turing processes, and supporting nonprofit the National Building Museum’s environ- foundation’s goals magnificently,” says environmental causes. Bosch actively mentally aware exhibition, The Green ASID Foundation Chair Juliana Catlin, participates in the voluntary ENERGY STAR® House: New Directions in Sustainable FASID. “It is a tremendous opportunity to and Energy Guide programs and utilizes Architecture and Design. reach hundreds of thousands of individuals progressive production techniques at its The Foundation firmly believes that from across the United States and abroad state-of-the-art factory complex in New Bern, building responsibly is a form of stewardship with important messages about the impor- North Carolina, that have resulted in major and is simply a smart way to build high- tance of interiors in sustainable design.” reductions of energy and waste per appliance. quality, efficient, affordable housing. While SunTrust Bank served as the foundation’s Bosch is honored that its appliances— the goals of building sustainable, affordable partner in sponsoring the exhibition. including an ultra-quiet dishwasher, front- housing are easy to embrace—they are The Home Depot Foundation was ASID is the oldest and largest association loading washer and dryer, and an ENERGY often more difficult to achieve in practice. created in 2002 to further the community for professional interior designers with some STAR®-rated refrigerator—were chosen “For homeowners and home builders, building goals of The Home Depot by pro- 38,000 members—including designers, for Michelle Kaufmann’s pre-fabricated sustainable design is fast becoming a part viding additional resources to assist non- industry representatives, educators, and Glidehouse™, a highlight in The Green House. of mainstream living and resonates with profit organizations building affordable, students—who share an interest in interior Bosch hopes that visitors will be enlightened good business sense. The Green House exhibi- efficient, and healthy homes throughout design and its potential for improving the and inspired by the demonstration of tion will educate hundreds of thousands of the United States and Canada. The Home quality of people’s lives. The association’s sustainable designs and products that people on what makes a home more com- Depot Foundation is dedicated to creating website includes a section that provides contribute to a home that is healthier, fortable, safe, and green,” says The Home healthy, livable communities through the detailed information about sustainable safer, and more comfortable for its owners. Depot Foundation Executive Director Kelly integration of affordable housing built design strategies, a roster of green resources, www.boschappliances.com top / Robert L. Nardelli, chairman, Caffarelli. “We believe that by helping responsibly and the preservation and and other valuable information for designers president, and chief executive officer PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION of The Home Depot, addresses the families and individuals secure healthy, restoration of community trees. Since its and clients alike. www.asid.org crowd at the opening reception for affordable housing, we are increasing formation, The Home Depot Foundation The Portland Cement Association (PCA) was The Green House. their chances of success in all areas of BENJAMIN MOORE & CO. founded in 1916 to “improve and expand the Photo by F.T. Eyre. has granted more than $25 million to non- their lives and are creating stable, strong profit and government organizations Long before the “green movement” was uses of Portland cement and concrete,” below / View of The Green House communities.” throughout North America. even articulated, Benjamin Moore & Co. and today represents more than 40 cement exhibition. Photo by Hoachlander Davis Photography. www.homedepotfoundation.org made a commitment to reduce or eliminate companies across the United States and any harmful impact on the environment Canada. PCA is actively engaged and committed from its operations and products. Today, to sustainable development—a philosophy the company continues to develop and that focuses on meeting today’s construction needs without depleting future resources— above / View of the interior of produce new paint products—such as the Glidehouse, as installed in Eco Spec®, a solvent-free, low-odor and dedicated to increasing the public’s The Green House exhibition. and -VOC, water-thinnable coating system understanding of green home construction. Photo by Hoachlander Davis Photography. that utilizes its own advanced materials Cement is already a durable and technology. recyclable product, and PCA and its members Looking to the future, Benjamin continually seek ways to make the cement in Moore continues to explore ways to increase concrete systems and products more sustain- the quality of all its products while able by implementing energy-efficient manu- maintaining compatibility with the facturing technologies and using industrial environment and spearheading research byproducts that otherwise end up in landfills. on paint disposal and recycling programs. The cement industry has voluntarily set goals It is a long-term voluntary commitment to decrease emissions, make its plants more to the environment and to the people who energy efficient, and to reduce waste; it is manufacture, sell, and use their products. on course to achieve those goals. www.benjaminmoore.com www.cement.org

16 blueprints blueprints 17 MUSEUM NEWS DEVELOPMENT EVENTS 2006 Honor Award

Building Support Celebrating Clark Construction by Elika Hemphill by Melissa Slaughter INING ON MEDITERRANEAN DELICACIES set for going green. “Our responsibility lies N THURSDAY, JUNE 8, THE MUSEUM out amid purple orchids, members of today in understanding the trends, doing presented its 2006 Honor Award to Dthe Museum’s Builders group enjoyed our research, making small changes, and OClark Construction Group, LLC, at a special evening in the historic Great Hall spreading the word,” Leavy said. “As smart a black-tie celebration in the Museum’s on July 27. More than 130 Builders attended business people, we want to interpret this historic Great Hall. The Honor Award the exclusive green-themed reception, held trend. As consumers, we want to support recognizes outstanding individuals and in their honor to thank them for their it. And as good designers and architects, companies who have made significant continued support. While socializing with we have a responsibility to lead it.” contributions in the fields of architecture, other building arts enthusiasts, guests Everyone could raise a glass to that. • planning, construction, and engineering. learned about sustainability by visiting Over the years this prestigious award gala the exhibition The Green House and hearing The Builders are a dedicated group of Museum has become a premier industry event, with a presentation by interior designer Katie members at the $125 level or above whose support a sponsorship list that reads as a “who’s Leavy, ASID. The exhibition—featuring an helps fund exhibitions and education programs. who” of the building arts. This year’s gala actual, full-scale green house, photographs Builders enjoy exclusive programs throughout the year was the most successful in the 20-year among other added benefits. To inquire about the and models of contemporary green homes history of the award, drawing more than Builders membership group, contact the membership 1,200 cultural, corporate, and building around the world, and a materials resource department at 202.272.2448, ext. 3200 or room—set the scene for Leavy’s presenta- [email protected]. industry leaders and raising more than tion, during which she outlined strategies $1.2 million for Museum exhibitions and education programs. Clark Construction, celebrating its right / Greg Barnard, Gregory Hoss, and Lars Etzkorn at the July 27 100th anniversary in 2006, has shaped the Builders event. commercial, residential, public, and infra- Photo by Museum staff. structure sectors of American cities while upholding the highest standards of safety, craftsmanship, and technical excellence. The gala enjoyed the support of many above / A. James Clark, Dan T. Montgomery, and Clark has also demonstrated a longstanding notable Washingtonians, among them B.F. Peter C. Forster of Clark commitment to community service with Saul of Chevy Chase Bank, and Abe Pollin, Enterprises accept the Honor chairman of the board and chief executive Award from Museum chair a strong presence in the capital area. Carolyn Brody and chair-elect With headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland, of Washington Sports and Entertainment. Michael Glosserman. and regional offices nationwide, Clark has In support of Clark’s newest project— Photo by ImageLink Photography. built a portfolio in urban areas with projects constructing Washington, DC’s Major League including the National Museum of the Ballpark—architects Hellmuth, Obata American Indian in Washington, DC, the & Kassabaum (HOK) and Nationals owners John Joseph Moakley Federal Courthouse in Lerner Enterprises also attended the gala. Boston, and the San Francisco . The evening was marked with tributes by close friends of both the Museum and the honoree: David Childs, FAIA, partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and former Museum trustee; Dr. C.D. “Dan” Mote, Jr., president of The University of Maryland, College Park; and Oliver T. Carr, Jr., chair- man of The Oliver Carr Company, and recipient of the Museum’s 1997 Honor Award. “In the course of my career, I and my firm have had the good fortune to work with Clark Construction Group on projects which, in aggregate, equal the size of the city of Cincinnati. Clark Construction is that rare thing—a construction firm com- mitted to the creation of excellence in architecture,” said David Childs.

18 blueprints blueprints 19 MUSEUM NEWS DEVELOPMENT EVENTS 2006 Honor Award

Building Support Celebrating Clark Construction by Elika Hemphill by Melissa Slaughter INING ON MEDITERRANEAN DELICACIES set for going green. “Our responsibility lies N THURSDAY, JUNE 8, THE MUSEUM out amid purple orchids, members of today in understanding the trends, doing presented its 2006 Honor Award to Dthe Museum’s Builders group enjoyed our research, making small changes, and OClark Construction Group, LLC, at a special evening in the historic Great Hall spreading the word,” Leavy said. “As smart a black-tie celebration in the Museum’s on July 27. More than 130 Builders attended business people, we want to interpret this historic Great Hall. The Honor Award the exclusive green-themed reception, held trend. As consumers, we want to support recognizes outstanding individuals and in their honor to thank them for their it. And as good designers and architects, companies who have made significant continued support. While socializing with we have a responsibility to lead it.” contributions in the fields of architecture, other building arts enthusiasts, guests Everyone could raise a glass to that. • planning, construction, and engineering. learned about sustainability by visiting Over the years this prestigious award gala the exhibition The Green House and hearing The Builders are a dedicated group of Museum has become a premier industry event, with a presentation by interior designer Katie members at the $125 level or above whose support a sponsorship list that reads as a “who’s Leavy, ASID. The exhibition—featuring an helps fund exhibitions and education programs. who” of the building arts. This year’s gala actual, full-scale green house, photographs Builders enjoy exclusive programs throughout the year was the most successful in the 20-year among other added benefits. To inquire about the and models of contemporary green homes history of the award, drawing more than Builders membership group, contact the membership 1,200 cultural, corporate, and building around the world, and a materials resource department at 202.272.2448, ext. 3200 or room—set the scene for Leavy’s presenta- [email protected]. industry leaders and raising more than tion, during which she outlined strategies $1.2 million for Museum exhibitions and education programs. Clark Construction, celebrating its right / Greg Barnard, Gregory Hoss, and Lars Etzkorn at the July 27 100th anniversary in 2006, has shaped the Builders event. commercial, residential, public, and infra- Photo by Museum staff. structure sectors of American cities while upholding the highest standards of safety, craftsmanship, and technical excellence. The gala enjoyed the support of many above / A. James Clark, Dan T. Montgomery, and Clark has also demonstrated a longstanding notable Washingtonians, among them B.F. Peter C. Forster of Clark commitment to community service with Saul of Chevy Chase Bank, and Abe Pollin, Enterprises accept the Honor chairman of the board and chief executive Award from Museum chair a strong presence in the capital area. Carolyn Brody and chair-elect With headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland, of Washington Sports and Entertainment. Michael Glosserman. and regional offices nationwide, Clark has In support of Clark’s newest project— Photo by ImageLink Photography. built a portfolio in urban areas with projects constructing Washington, DC’s Major League including the National Museum of the Ballpark—architects Hellmuth, Obata American Indian in Washington, DC, the & Kassabaum (HOK) and Nationals owners John Joseph Moakley Federal Courthouse in Lerner Enterprises also attended the gala. Boston, and the San Francisco Civic Center. The evening was marked with tributes by close friends of both the Museum and the honoree: David Childs, FAIA, partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and former Museum trustee; Dr. C.D. “Dan” Mote, Jr., president of The University of Maryland, College Park; and Oliver T. Carr, Jr., chair- man of The Oliver Carr Company, and recipient of the Museum’s 1997 Honor Award. “In the course of my career, I and my firm have had the good fortune to work with Clark Construction Group on projects which, in aggregate, equal the size of the city of Cincinnati. Clark Construction is that rare thing—a construction firm com- mitted to the creation of excellence in architecture,” said David Childs.

18 blueprints blueprints 19 MUSEUM NEWS HONOR AWARD

Museum’s presentation of the Honor Award Many thanks to the corporations, Phillips Development Corporation The Poole and Kent Corporation / A. Eugene Kohn, FAIA, RIBA, JIA Dynalectric Company to A. James Clark, executive chairman of organizations, and individuals who Pierce Associates Kohn Pedersen Fox Abe Pollin Red Coats Russell C. Lindner Clark Enterprises; Peter C. Forster, chairman made the 2006 Honor Award its most Colonial Parking The Shooshan Company ReedSmith John McMahon and chief executive officer of Clark successful ever, raising $1.2 million Small / Gewirz / Kaplan Partnership Rockwood Capital Corporation Miller & Long Construction Group, LLC; and Dan T. SmithGroup Fred Schnider Company to support Museum exhibitions Brian T. McVay Shapiro & Duncan Montgomery, president and chief operating Smoot Construction of Washington, DC Cushman & Wakefield of Virginia and education programs. SK&A Structural Engineers officer of Clark Construction Group. Thornton Tomasetti Rusty Meadows Truland Group Charles E. Smith Commercial Realty, Perkins + Will Carolyn Brody, the Museum’s chair, and Lead Benefactor a division of Vornado Realty Trust A. James Clark School of Engineering, Alan Meltzer Michael J. Glosserman, chair-elect and Clark Construction Group, LLC University of Maryland STV The Meltzer Group Thelen Reid & Priest managing partner of The JBG Companies, Patrons WDG Architecture David M. Osnos Torti Gallas and Partners Arent Fox PLLC presented the special honor. Carolyn and Kenneth D. Brody Fellows Trammell Crow Milton V. Peterson Oliver T. Carr, Jr. In celebration of Clark’s 100th Akridge Trizec / RTKL The Peterson Companies Chevy Chase Bank anniversary, the Duke Ellington School of Arent Fox Washington Real Estate Investment Trust Leland H. Phillips Colonial Parking Phillips Development Corporation Cushman & Wakefield of Virginia Weidlinger Associates the Performing Arts Show Choir gave a Fannie Mae Foundation M. Kirk Pickerel Dewberry West*Group spectacular surprise performance from the The JBG Companies Associated Builders and Contractors Discovery Communications West, Lane & Schlager / ONCOR second floor balcony above the stage, and Alan Meltzer / The Meltzer Group Mike Goodrich International Stephen C. Pierce Pierce Associates then continued to entertain guests in the Miller & Long JCM Associates The Peterson Family Foundation 2006 Honor Award Co-Chairs Raymond A. Ritchey Louis Dreyfus Property Group Boston Properties West Court following the dinner. Turner Construction Company Albert Abramson “It is an honor to receive this recogni- ULI – the The Tower Companies Chase W. Rynd Contributors Wells Fargo William B. Alsup, III National Building Museum The evening’s celebration began with tion from the National Building Museum,” Hines Stephen E. Sandherr Boston Properties / KEG Associates 1 Friends a cocktail hour, complete with floating said Forster. “Clark has had the privilege to Shalom Baranes, FAIA The Associated General Contractors Candy and Greg Fazakerley American Iron Works Shalom Baranes Associates of America lanterns and sprays of red orchids adorning collaborate with so many partners in the Delon Hampton & Associates Atlantic Valet Robert H. Braunohler B. Francis Saul, II the West Court of the Great Hall. Guests building industry and the communities in Sharon and Jim Todd AvalonBay Communities Chevy Chase Bank above / A. James Clark, Museum Louis Dreyfus Property Group The Tower Companies Executive Director Chase Rynd, and then enjoyed an elegant seated dinner in which we work. Celebrating this Award with Bank of America Carolyn Schwenker Brody Richard A. Stein Mesirow Financial Real Estate Peter C. Forster in the Great Hall just the Center and East Courts during the our colleagues is a tremendous way to mark Sponsors BB&T National Building Museum before the beginning of the gala. BDO Seidman Mark S. Cain James W. Todd program, which culminated with the the company’s first 100 years in business.” ACS The Peterson Companies Photo by ImageLink Photography. • Brophy Properties Smoot Construction Washington, DC Aon Corporation Robert Truland Burt Hill Joan Baggett Calambokidis below / The Performing Arts Show Associated Builders and Contractors International Masonry Institute Truland Group Cassidy & Pinkard Choir from the Duke Ellington School The Associated General Contractors Oliver T. Carr, Jr. Norbert Young, Jr., FAIA of America of the Performing Arts sings from the CB Richard Ellis The Oliver Carr Company McGraw-Hill Construction balcony at the culmination of the Shalom Baranes Associates Children’s National Medical Center Thomas A. Carr Honor Award gala. Blake Real Estate Component Assembly Systems CarrAmerica Realty Corporation Photo by ImageLink Photography. CarrAmerica Realty Corporation Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) David M. Childs, FAIA The Conco Companies ECS Mid-Atlantic Skidmore, Owings & Merrill James G. Davis Construction Corporation Federal Realty Investment Trust Daniel A. Cuoco The Walt Disney Companies FOX Architects Thornton Tomasetti Forest City Washington Gensler C.R. George Dove WDG Architecture Freddie Mac Greenstein, DeLorme & Luchs Dr. Nariman Farvardin Gould Property Company Grid Properties and Gotham Organization A. James Clark School of Engineering, Gary P. Haney / SOM Harris Nesbitt University of Maryland Harmon Hensel Phelps Construction Company Greg Fazakerley Anne and Til Hazel Hess Mechanical / Comfort Systems USA CG Investments Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum HITT Contracting Michael J. Glosserman The JBG Companies Hines Host Hotels & Resorts Delon Hampton, PhD, PE Holland & Knight HSMM Delon Hampton and Associates International Masonry Institute John J. Kirlin William K. Hellmuth, AIA International Union of Bricklayers Mr. and Mrs. Russell C. Lindner Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum & Allied Craftworkers Madison Homes Thomas Henneberry KCE Structural Engineers Monument Realtyggs Forest City Washington Frederick A. Kober NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Dr. Azer Kehnemui Kohn Pedersen Fox Parsons Brinckerhoff SK&A Structural Engineers Lerner Enterprises Patton Boggs Allyn E. Kilsheimer KCE Structural Engineers Lynne Maguire and Will Miller PEPCO David R.H. King, FAIA McGraw-Hill Construction Perseus Realty Partners SmithGroup McKissack & McKissack Pillsbury Winthrop Pittman Mesirow Financial Real Estate Frederick A. Kober The Christopher Companies Perkins + Will

20 blueprints blueprints 21 MUSEUM NEWS HONOR AWARD

Museum’s presentation of the Honor Award Many thanks to the corporations, Phillips Development Corporation The Poole and Kent Corporation / A. Eugene Kohn, FAIA, RIBA, JIA Dynalectric Company to A. James Clark, executive chairman of organizations, and individuals who Pierce Associates Kohn Pedersen Fox Abe Pollin Red Coats Russell C. Lindner Clark Enterprises; Peter C. Forster, chairman made the 2006 Honor Award its most Colonial Parking The Shooshan Company ReedSmith John McMahon and chief executive officer of Clark successful ever, raising $1.2 million Small / Gewirz / Kaplan Partnership Rockwood Capital Corporation Miller & Long Construction Group, LLC; and Dan T. SmithGroup Fred Schnider Company to support Museum exhibitions Brian T. McVay Shapiro & Duncan Montgomery, president and chief operating Smoot Construction of Washington, DC Cushman & Wakefield of Virginia and education programs. SK&A Structural Engineers officer of Clark Construction Group. Thornton Tomasetti Rusty Meadows Truland Group Charles E. Smith Commercial Realty, Perkins + Will Carolyn Brody, the Museum’s chair, and Lead Benefactor a division of Vornado Realty Trust A. James Clark School of Engineering, Alan Meltzer Michael J. Glosserman, chair-elect and Clark Construction Group, LLC University of Maryland STV The Meltzer Group Thelen Reid & Priest managing partner of The JBG Companies, Patrons WDG Architecture David M. Osnos Torti Gallas and Partners Arent Fox PLLC presented the special honor. Carolyn and Kenneth D. Brody Fellows Trammell Crow Milton V. Peterson Oliver T. Carr, Jr. In celebration of Clark’s 100th Akridge Trizec / RTKL The Peterson Companies Chevy Chase Bank anniversary, the Duke Ellington School of Arent Fox Washington Real Estate Investment Trust Leland H. Phillips Colonial Parking Phillips Development Corporation Cushman & Wakefield of Virginia Weidlinger Associates the Performing Arts Show Choir gave a Fannie Mae Foundation M. Kirk Pickerel Dewberry West*Group spectacular surprise performance from the The JBG Companies Associated Builders and Contractors Discovery Communications West, Lane & Schlager / ONCOR second floor balcony above the stage, and Alan Meltzer / The Meltzer Group Mike Goodrich International Stephen C. Pierce Pierce Associates then continued to entertain guests in the Miller & Long JCM Associates The Peterson Family Foundation 2006 Honor Award Co-Chairs Raymond A. Ritchey Louis Dreyfus Property Group Boston Properties West Court following the dinner. Turner Construction Company Albert Abramson “It is an honor to receive this recogni- ULI – the Urban Land Institute The Tower Companies Chase W. Rynd Contributors Wells Fargo William B. Alsup, III National Building Museum The evening’s celebration began with tion from the National Building Museum,” Hines Stephen E. Sandherr Boston Properties / KEG Associates 1 Friends a cocktail hour, complete with floating said Forster. “Clark has had the privilege to Shalom Baranes, FAIA The Associated General Contractors Candy and Greg Fazakerley American Iron Works Shalom Baranes Associates of America lanterns and sprays of red orchids adorning collaborate with so many partners in the Delon Hampton & Associates Atlantic Valet Robert H. Braunohler B. Francis Saul, II the West Court of the Great Hall. Guests building industry and the communities in Sharon and Jim Todd AvalonBay Communities Chevy Chase Bank above / A. James Clark, Museum Louis Dreyfus Property Group The Tower Companies Executive Director Chase Rynd, and then enjoyed an elegant seated dinner in which we work. Celebrating this Award with Bank of America Carolyn Schwenker Brody Richard A. Stein Mesirow Financial Real Estate Peter C. Forster in the Great Hall just the Center and East Courts during the our colleagues is a tremendous way to mark Sponsors BB&T National Building Museum before the beginning of the gala. BDO Seidman Mark S. Cain James W. Todd program, which culminated with the the company’s first 100 years in business.” ACS The Peterson Companies Photo by ImageLink Photography. • Brophy Properties Smoot Construction Washington, DC Aon Corporation Robert Truland Burt Hill Joan Baggett Calambokidis below / The Performing Arts Show Associated Builders and Contractors International Masonry Institute Truland Group Cassidy & Pinkard Choir from the Duke Ellington School The Associated General Contractors Oliver T. Carr, Jr. Norbert Young, Jr., FAIA of America of the Performing Arts sings from the CB Richard Ellis The Oliver Carr Company McGraw-Hill Construction balcony at the culmination of the Shalom Baranes Associates Children’s National Medical Center Thomas A. Carr Honor Award gala. Blake Real Estate Component Assembly Systems CarrAmerica Realty Corporation Photo by ImageLink Photography. CarrAmerica Realty Corporation Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) David M. Childs, FAIA The Conco Companies ECS Mid-Atlantic Skidmore, Owings & Merrill James G. Davis Construction Corporation Federal Realty Investment Trust Daniel A. Cuoco The Walt Disney Companies FOX Architects Thornton Tomasetti Forest City Washington Gensler C.R. George Dove WDG Architecture Freddie Mac Greenstein, DeLorme & Luchs Dr. Nariman Farvardin Gould Property Company Grid Properties and Gotham Organization A. James Clark School of Engineering, Gary P. Haney / SOM Harris Nesbitt University of Maryland Harmon Hensel Phelps Construction Company Greg Fazakerley Anne and Til Hazel Hess Mechanical / Comfort Systems USA CG Investments Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum HITT Contracting Michael J. Glosserman The JBG Companies Hines Host Hotels & Resorts Delon Hampton, PhD, PE Holland & Knight HSMM Delon Hampton and Associates International Masonry Institute John J. Kirlin William K. Hellmuth, AIA International Union of Bricklayers Mr. and Mrs. Russell C. Lindner Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum & Allied Craftworkers Madison Homes Thomas Henneberry KCE Structural Engineers Monument Realtyggs Forest City Washington Frederick A. Kober NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Dr. Azer Kehnemui Kohn Pedersen Fox Parsons Brinckerhoff SK&A Structural Engineers Lerner Enterprises Patton Boggs Allyn E. Kilsheimer KCE Structural Engineers Lynne Maguire and Will Miller PEPCO David R.H. King, FAIA McGraw-Hill Construction Perseus Realty Partners SmithGroup McKissack & McKissack Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman Mesirow Financial Real Estate Frederick A. Kober The Christopher Companies Perkins + Will

20 blueprints blueprints 21 SUPPORT TRUSTEES A Leadership Transition Thank You! by Chase W. Rynd

The Museum thanks the $100,000 and above $2,500–$4,999 ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC CTOBER 1, 2006 MARKED NOT ONLY THE members, and other fans shall be forever following individuals, National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs The American Architectural Foundation Steven Ehrlich, AIA beginning of a new fiscal year for the indebted to Carolyn Brody for her legacy of Program and the U.S. Commission of D.C. Commission on the Arts & Humanities Fadley Construction Fine Arts National Building Museum, but also a wise leadership, and we are gratified that companies, associations and with the National Endowment for the Arts Christine E. Fisher O change in the leadership of the Museum’s she has agreed to remain on the board as agencies for gifts of $250 or $50,000–$99,000 M. Arthur Gensler, Jr. Leslie J. Goldman Fannie Mae Foundation Fund of The Independence Excavating, Inc. Allan Greenberg, Architect LLC board for the first time in six years. a trustee for the next year. more received from June 1– Community Foundation for the National International Masonry Institute Reginald Griffith Having served two full, three-year terms— Michael J. Glosserman, managing July 31, 2006. These generous Capital Region Miller & Long Co., Inc. Gregory M. Hoss and Lars Etzkorn the maximum period allowed under the partner of The JBG Companies, joined the Hanley Wood The Oklahoma State Society gifts provide essential support Michael A. Joy bylaws—Carolyn Brody stepped down as Museum board in 2005 and quickly became for the Museum’s exhibitions, $25,000–$49,999 $1,000–$2,499 Frederick A. Kober Autodesk Inc. Anita T. Lager chair of the Board of Trustees, and was one of its most active and engaged members. education programs, and All Stage & Sound, Inc. Copper Development Association Anacostia Waterfront Corporation Mary E. Lawrence and Peter Buck succeeded by Michael J. Glosserman, who As head of a major development company, endowment funds. Some of Freddie Mac Foundation/Freddie Mac The Honorable Mahlon Apgar, IV Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers served as chair-elect for the past year. he, like Carolyn, has a strong professional Community Relations Donor Assisted the contributions listed here Fund of The Community Foundation Boston Red Sox Foundation Kathy J. and Richard B. Nettler Carolyn joined the board in 1996, and interest in the work of the National Building are in partial fulfillment of for the National Capital Region The Bozzuto Group NFL Charities was elected chair in 2000. Throughout her Museum. Michael has been involved in a Alan Meltzer/The Meltzer Group Thomas E. O’Brien Carolyn and Kenneth D. Brody tenure, she has consistently represented number of civic organizations, such as the larger pledges. Turner Construction Company Cardinal Bank Parkinson Construction Company U.S. Green Building Council Steve Deggendorf and Dennis McClellan Peak Corporation the Museum with grace, wit, and charm, Federal City Council, and has developed a Lisa Delplace and Chris McGahey Susan Piedmont-Palladino and while calmly and thoughtfully directing wide array of personal contacts throughout $10,000–$24,999 Douglas Palladino Leonard Forkas, Jr. our steady progress. With a master’s degree the local business community. Having earned ACS, Inc. David Ralston Freedom Forum Aon Corporation Edna R. Ranck and Martin Fleischer in city planning from the University of an undergraduate degree from the Wharton Friedlander, Misler, Sloan, Kletzkin The Associated General Contractors & Ochsman The Rogers Group Pennsylvania (as well as an M.B.A. from School at the University of Pennsylvania of America Hickok Cole Architects Bernard Slosberg and Mary Chor Bloomberg Harvard University), Carolyn has a direct and a law degree from the University of The Home Depot Foundation Alvin Smith–POST Construction James G. Davis Construction Corporation professional interest in the subject matter Texas, Michael brings broad knowledge to Hyde Family Foundation Syska Hennessy Group, Inc. The Walt Disney Company of the Museum. She also has a track record his role as the Museum’s new chair. Mary Roberta Jones Jack Taylor Hines Kalos Construction Co., Inc. Donald Tucker, RA as a dedicated patron of the arts, and this We are sorry to see Carolyn’s term top / Carolyn Brody. KCE Structural Engineers, PC Linda B. and Jonathan S. Lyons United Way of the National Capital Region unique combination of interests and come to an end, but simultaneously look Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates middle / Michael Glosserman. Sandra and David Mayhood Joseph Valerio Samuel H. Kress Foundation experience gave her an extraordinary per- forward to an exciting future under Theresa A. Meyer and Bob Ranck James V. Waugh and Kate Meenan-Waugh National Association of Home Builders spective on all aspects of our mission and Michael’s leadership. • bottom / Michael Glosserman Melissa Moss Beth Wehrle National Housing Endowment operations. The Museum’s board, staff, presents Carolyn Brody with a Pulte Homes Dean Westman and Andrea Putscher watercolor by trustee Gene Smoot Construction of Washington, DC Quadrangle Development Co. Beverly A. Willis, FAIA Kohn, as Mr. Kohn looks on. U.S. Department of Labor—Employment Photo by Museum staff. and Training Administration Ross Development & Investment, Leonard A. Zax Realty Management Services, Inc. Matching Gifts $5,000–$9,999 Stephen E. Sandherr ExxonMobil Foundation American Society of Landscape Architects Leslie C. and Leonard A. Shapiro Family Bank of America Foundation GannettMatch BDO Seidman, LLP Mark R. Sullenberger, AIA/Custom Design Concepts Children’s National Medical Center Tompkins Builders, Inc. Discovery Communications Transwestern Commercial Services Greenstein, DeLorme & Luchs Neal L. Wood Hess Mechanical/Comfort Systems USA Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership Host Hotels & Resorts John J. Kirlin $250–$999 Lafarge American Planning Association Annette and Theodore Lerner Family Beery Rio Architects & Interiors Foundation Sally Berk and Sanders H. Berk, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Russell C. Linder Bernstein Global Wealth Management PEPCO Suzanne and Richard Bissell The Pool and Kent Corporation / Robert P. Brennan, AIA Dynalectric Company Centria Architectural Systems Emily Malino Scheuer Dorsky Hodgson + Partners SK&A Structural Engineers, PLLC Ginny Dyson ULI–the Urban Land Institute

22 blueprints blueprints 23 SUPPORT TRUSTEES A Leadership Transition Thank You! by Chase W. Rynd

The Museum thanks the $100,000 and above $2,500–$4,999 ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC CTOBER 1, 2006 MARKED NOT ONLY THE members, and other fans shall be forever following individuals, National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs The American Architectural Foundation Steven Ehrlich, AIA beginning of a new fiscal year for the indebted to Carolyn Brody for her legacy of Program and the U.S. Commission of D.C. Commission on the Arts & Humanities Fadley Construction Fine Arts National Building Museum, but also a wise leadership, and we are gratified that companies, associations and with the National Endowment for the Arts Christine E. Fisher O change in the leadership of the Museum’s she has agreed to remain on the board as agencies for gifts of $250 or $50,000–$99,000 M. Arthur Gensler, Jr. Leslie J. Goldman Fannie Mae Foundation Fund of The Independence Excavating, Inc. Allan Greenberg, Architect LLC board for the first time in six years. a trustee for the next year. more received from June 1– Community Foundation for the National International Masonry Institute Reginald Griffith Having served two full, three-year terms— Michael J. Glosserman, managing July 31, 2006. These generous Capital Region Miller & Long Co., Inc. Gregory M. Hoss and Lars Etzkorn the maximum period allowed under the partner of The JBG Companies, joined the Hanley Wood The Oklahoma State Society gifts provide essential support Michael A. Joy bylaws—Carolyn Brody stepped down as Museum board in 2005 and quickly became for the Museum’s exhibitions, $25,000–$49,999 $1,000–$2,499 Frederick A. Kober Autodesk Inc. Anita T. Lager chair of the Board of Trustees, and was one of its most active and engaged members. education programs, and All Stage & Sound, Inc. Copper Development Association Anacostia Waterfront Corporation Mary E. Lawrence and Peter Buck succeeded by Michael J. Glosserman, who As head of a major development company, endowment funds. Some of Freddie Mac Foundation/Freddie Mac The Honorable Mahlon Apgar, IV Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers served as chair-elect for the past year. he, like Carolyn, has a strong professional Community Relations Donor Assisted the contributions listed here Fund of The Community Foundation Boston Red Sox Foundation Kathy J. and Richard B. Nettler Carolyn joined the board in 1996, and interest in the work of the National Building are in partial fulfillment of for the National Capital Region The Bozzuto Group NFL Charities was elected chair in 2000. Throughout her Museum. Michael has been involved in a Alan Meltzer/The Meltzer Group Thomas E. O’Brien Carolyn and Kenneth D. Brody tenure, she has consistently represented number of civic organizations, such as the larger pledges. Turner Construction Company Cardinal Bank Parkinson Construction Company U.S. Green Building Council Steve Deggendorf and Dennis McClellan Peak Corporation the Museum with grace, wit, and charm, Federal City Council, and has developed a Lisa Delplace and Chris McGahey Susan Piedmont-Palladino and while calmly and thoughtfully directing wide array of personal contacts throughout $10,000–$24,999 Douglas Palladino Leonard Forkas, Jr. our steady progress. With a master’s degree the local business community. Having earned ACS, Inc. David Ralston Freedom Forum Aon Corporation Edna R. Ranck and Martin Fleischer in city planning from the University of an undergraduate degree from the Wharton Friedlander, Misler, Sloan, Kletzkin The Associated General Contractors & Ochsman The Rogers Group Pennsylvania (as well as an M.B.A. from School at the University of Pennsylvania of America Hickok Cole Architects Bernard Slosberg and Mary Chor Bloomberg Harvard University), Carolyn has a direct and a law degree from the University of The Home Depot Foundation Alvin Smith–POST Construction James G. Davis Construction Corporation professional interest in the subject matter Texas, Michael brings broad knowledge to Hyde Family Foundation Syska Hennessy Group, Inc. The Walt Disney Company of the Museum. She also has a track record his role as the Museum’s new chair. Mary Roberta Jones Jack Taylor Hines Kalos Construction Co., Inc. Donald Tucker, RA as a dedicated patron of the arts, and this We are sorry to see Carolyn’s term top / Carolyn Brody. KCE Structural Engineers, PC Linda B. and Jonathan S. Lyons United Way of the National Capital Region unique combination of interests and come to an end, but simultaneously look Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates middle / Michael Glosserman. Sandra and David Mayhood Joseph Valerio Samuel H. Kress Foundation experience gave her an extraordinary per- forward to an exciting future under Theresa A. Meyer and Bob Ranck James V. Waugh and Kate Meenan-Waugh National Association of Home Builders spective on all aspects of our mission and Michael’s leadership. • bottom / Michael Glosserman Melissa Moss Beth Wehrle National Housing Endowment operations. The Museum’s board, staff, presents Carolyn Brody with a Pulte Homes Dean Westman and Andrea Putscher watercolor by trustee Gene Smoot Construction of Washington, DC Quadrangle Development Co. Beverly A. Willis, FAIA Kohn, as Mr. Kohn looks on. U.S. Department of Labor—Employment Photo by Museum staff. and Training Administration Ross Development & Investment, Leonard A. Zax Realty Management Services, Inc. Matching Gifts $5,000–$9,999 Stephen E. Sandherr ExxonMobil Foundation American Society of Landscape Architects Leslie C. and Leonard A. Shapiro Family Bank of America Foundation GannettMatch BDO Seidman, LLP Mark R. Sullenberger, AIA/Custom Design Concepts Children’s National Medical Center Tompkins Builders, Inc. Discovery Communications Transwestern Commercial Services Greenstein, DeLorme & Luchs Neal L. Wood Hess Mechanical/Comfort Systems USA Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership Host Hotels & Resorts John J. Kirlin $250–$999 Lafarge American Planning Association Annette and Theodore Lerner Family Beery Rio Architects & Interiors Foundation Sally Berk and Sanders H. Berk, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Russell C. Linder Bernstein Global Wealth Management PEPCO Suzanne and Richard Bissell The Pool and Kent Corporation / Robert P. Brennan, AIA Dynalectric Company Centria Architectural Systems Emily Malino Scheuer Dorsky Hodgson + Partners SK&A Structural Engineers, PLLC Ginny Dyson ULI–the Urban Land Institute

22 blueprints blueprints 23 MYSTERY BUILDING

Mystery Building

HE WEATHERED BUT STILL STURDY Greek Revival façade of the Summer 2006 TMystery Building led several readers to believe that the structure was located in ? Europe or in the northeastern U.S. Look carefully at the buildings on either side of The Arsenal was correctly identified by the main subject, however, and you will six readers (one of whom guessed the name of see some strong clues to its actual location: the architect incorrectly, but we’ll let that namely, New Orleans. The Mystery Building slide this time!): Carl Thomas Engel, of is known as the Arsenal, and it is located Painesville, Ohio; Jim Heegeman, of just around the corner from Jackson Square, Arlington, Virginia; Larry Levine, of New in the heart of the French Quarter. Designed Castle, Delaware; Cindy Manto, of Metairie, by the architecture firm of Dakin and Louisiana; Michelle Rinehart, of Washington, above / The Arsenal Photo: , Prints and Dakin and completed in 1839, the building D.C.; and Robert Swan, of New Orleans. Photographs Division, Historic American Buildings Survey, HABS LA, 36-NEWOR, 6-1 was originally used, as it name suggests, With this issue’s Mystery Building— to store artillery. After New Orleans was or perhaps “Mystery Structure” would be captured by Union forces during the more accurate—we are throwing you a bit Civil War, the building served briefly as a of a curve. No, it’s not a giant carport federal military prison. In 1915, it became designed to shelter a Jeep from the tropical a component of the Louisiana State sun. Perhaps if you look closely, you’ll pick Museum, and remains so today. Like many up on some useful signals. Can you identify historic structures on the relatively high the structure and its location? ground of the French Quarter, the Arsenal Mystery Building, National Building survived the ravages of Hurricane Katrina Museum, 401 F Street NW, Washington, DC virtually unscathed. 20001

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The Green House: Building Zone Cityscapes Revealed: Washington: Symbol and City New Directions in Long-term Highlights from Long-term Sustainable Architecture the Collection ons Designed especially for our A seminal exhibition about and Design Long-term youngest visitors, ages two to the complex city that the through June 3, 2007 six, and their adult companions, The first exhibition presenting Museum calls home. The second in a series of major Building Zone introduces a cross-section of items from Spectacular, large-scale historic National Building Museum children to the building arts the Museum’s own collection, and contemporary models exhibitions on sustainable through engaging activities. including drawings, photo- give visitors an intimate design, The Green House begins Youngsters can build with graphs, material samples, understanding of the city’s with a full-scale, furnished big, soft Legos® and building and artifacts from National past and possible future. replica of an environmentally- blocks; curl up with an archi- Historic Landmarks. friendly house. Also featured tecture picture book; pretend are photographs and models to be a craftsperson; and more. of exemplary houses and

current exhibiti apartment buildings from around the world, plus a resource room with many examples of materials that are both green and attractive.

BLUEPRINTS VOLUME XXI, NO. 2

Blueprints is the quarterly magazine of the Volume XXIV, No. 4 Fall 2006 National Building Museum. Subscriptions INSIDE THIS ISSUE: are a benefit of Museum membership. • Lessons in Arcology: Blueprints ©2006 All rights reserved An Interview with Paolo Soleri ISSN 0742-0552 • The Art of Building Lightly: editor in chief / G. Martin Moeller, Jr. managing editor / Julia Neubauer An Interview with Shigeru Ban designer / Nancy Van Meter art director / Jennifer Byrne • All That Glitters Isn’t Green