National Building Annual Report 2010

Leadership in Design 1 Message from the Chair and the Executive Director

if thoughtfully designed and planned, can contribute to the development of sustainable communities. House of Cars earned many excellent reviews: the British newspaper The Independent, for instance, described the exhi- bition as “surprisingly enthralling.”

In September 2010, the Museum opened an exhibition that explored the lasting influence of one of the most innovative architects of the Italian Renaissance. Palladio and His Legacy: A Transatlantic Journey, organized by the Royal Institute of British Architects Trust, London, in association with the Centro Internazionale di Studi di Architettura Andrea Palladio, Vicenza, included 31 original drawings from the hand of the master, contextualized with models, photographs, historic books, and other material exploring Palladio’s enduring impact on Ameri- above: Ms. Anita McBride; Mr. Howard Burns, he National Building Museum welcomed can architecture. President, Scientific Committee, Centro nearly half a million visitors during fiscal Internazionale di Studi di Architettura Andrea Palladio Fondazione; Ms. Antonella Cinque; Mr. T year 2010 (October 1, 2009 to September Throughout the year, the Museum offered lec- Chase W. Rynd, President and Executive Director, 30, 2010), making it the busiest year in the tures by current innovators through the Spotlight National Building Museum; Mrs. Laura W. Bush; and Ambassador Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata of Italy Museum’s history. Visitors were attracted by a re- on Design series, which is sponsored by Lafarge, enjoy the opening of the exhibition Palladio and markable array of exhibitions and programs that the world leader in construction materials, with His Legacy: A Transatlantic Journey. Photo by Anne McDonough. were informative, provocative, challenging, and additional support from the American Institute entertaining. As always, the Museum succeeded of Architects. Featured lecturers included cover: House of Cars Opening. Photo by Anne in offering something for anyone with a vested Lawrence Scarpa, whose firm Pugh + Scarpa McDonough. interest in the quality of the built environment, won the AIA’s Firm of the Year Award in 2010; which is to say, everyone. Ted Flato, of the San Antonio firm Lake|Flato Architects; and landscape architect Mia Lehrer. This annual report offers a brief overview of Another lecture program highlighting innova- programming highlights from the most recent tion was the annual Women of Architecture fiscal year, and it provides a vehicle for thanking program, supported by the the many people who made it all possible. Architecture Foundation, which featured Toshiko Mori, architect and professor at the Extolling Innovation Harvard University Graduate School of Design.

The Museum has developed a reputation for The Museum’s Prize, which presenting unique exhibitions, demonstrat- recognizes exemplary practice, scholarship, or ing that there are often interesting stories criticism in architecture, historic preservation, underlying topics that otherwise might be or urban design, was presented to Christopher overlooked. House of Cars: Innovation and the Alexander. A longtime professor at the Univer- Parking Garage, was a case in point. Opening sity of California, Berkeley, he also wrote semi- in October of 2009, this exhibition traced nal books such as A Pattern Language and The the history of parking garages as critical Timeless Way of Building. Professor Alexander elements of our cityscapes. Parking garages joined the ranks of , His Highness are often reviled as eyesores that force us to the Aga Kahn, Witold Rybczynski, and other confront modern society’s over-reliance on innovators who have received the Scully Prize. automobiles, but as the exhibition revealed, these structures can be quite attractive and,

1 National Building Museum Annual Report 2010 Promoting Civic Engagement Other awards recognized the contributions of a corporation, a government agency, two non- profit organizations, and a group of individuals who had worked to improve the quality of the built environment through civic engagement. The Honor Award was presented to three recipi- ents in May 2010. The interdisciplinary design firm Perkins+Will was celebrated for its legacy of socially-relevant design that has promoted human wellbeing over the course of the firm’s 75 year-history. The founders of the New Orleans Habitat Musicians’ Village—Harry Connick, In September 2010, the Museum awarded above: Guests at the 2010 Honor Award: Civic Innovators enjoy a cocktail reception in the Museum’s majestic Great Jr., Branford Marsalis, Ann Marie Wilkins, and the Henry C. Turner Prize for Innovation in Hall. Photo by Paul Morigi. Jim Pate—were honored for their creation of a Construction Technology to Engineers Without multi-generational village to house musicians Borders—USA, for its efforts to engage engi- bottom left: Panelists from Engineers Without Borders, the recipient of the 2010 Turner Prize for Innovation in in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Finally, the neering students in international development Construction Technology, discuss engineering in developing U.S. Department of Energy was projects. The Turner Prize is supported by a countries. Photo by Anne McDonough. recognized for its commitment to educating generous fund established by the Turner the next generation of engineers, architects, Construction Company in honor of its founder. and builders regarding renewable energy and environmentally responsible systems. In a related Several major educational programs addressed initiative, the Museum presented the exhibition vital civic issues. The annual L’Enfant Lecture U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 on City Planning and Design, for instance, Finalists: A Special Presentation, which gave visi- co-presented with the American Planning As- tors a preview of the 20 student-designed, solar- sociation, featured Barry Bergdoll, the Philip powered houses being developed for the next Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and installment of the biannual Solar Decathlon. Design at the Museum of Modern Art, who spoke about MoMA’s exhibition Rising

Annual Report 2010 National Building Museum 2 Currents: Projects for New York’s Waterfront. Another annual program, the Charles Atherton Memorial Lecture, was given by architect Daniel Libeskind, who discussed the symbolism and form of commemorative structures and land- scapes. His presentation served as the keynote for a major symposium marking the centen- nial of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, which was also the subject of the exhibition A Century of Design: The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, 1910–2010, a retrospective of key projects illuminating the agency’s role in protecting the physical character of Washington, D.C.

The For the Greener Good series, sponsored by The Home Depot Foundation, continued with programs addressing sustainable schools, “greening the supply chain,” and the health impacts of green building. A panel discussion on “Urban Agriculture” explored how cities can convert vacant land to productive use. Other ongoing programs included the Building in the 21st Century series sponsored by the U.S. above: Corinthian Holiday Party. Photo by Anne Department of Energy and the Smart Growth McDonough. series presented in association with the U.S. Engaging Audiences of All Ages right: Families enjoy the 15-foot-tall model of the Environmental Protection Agency and the ® and Knowledge Levels Burj Khalifa in the LEGO Architecture: Towering Smart Growth Network. Ambition exhibition. Photo by Museum Staff. In July 2010, the Museum opened an exhibition bottom right: Children getting creative at the The Museum’s Industry Council for the Built that surely counts as a “blockbuster.” LEGO® National Building Museum for the 2010 National Cherry Blossom Family Festival. Environment reached a milestone with the Architecture: Towering Ambition is a hybrid: part Photo by Ron Engle. release of its first white paper,Designing for traditional exhibition, featuring 15 enormous Disaster: Partnering to Mitigate the Impact of models of famous buildings made entirely of Natural Disasters, growing out of the council’s LEGO® bricks, and part interactive environment, annual meeting, which in 2010 was on Capitol with a creative area in which children and adults Hill. The paper will also inform the content can build their own structures. LEGO® development for the upcoming exhibition Architecture marks the first time that the Museum Designing for Disaster, scheduled to open in has charged an entry fee for an exhibition, and the fall of 2012. the exhibition has been exceptionally popular.

3 National Building Museum Annual Report 2010 The Museum also presented Drawing Toward Home: Designs for Domestic Architecture from His- toric New England. Organized by Historic New bottom left: Investigating Where We Live students England, this show included original drawings explore Washington, D.C. with cameras. Photo by Lauren Wilson. of houses and apartment buildings spanning two centuries. Meanwhile, two long-term exhibitions left: Students at the National Building Museum Summer Camp learn about urban planning and remained on view. Cityscapes Revealed: Highlights building materials by building with recycled from the Collection offers a cross-section of items materials. Photo by Kevin Allen. from the Museum’s collection of more than 150,000 items, while Washington: Symbol and City describes the physical history of Washington, with a focus on the interrelationship between its identi- ties as a global capital and as a working city. For adult audiences, the Museum reprised the Architecture 101 series, which introduces lay The Museum offered several family festivals, people to key movements and figures in the his- including the Festival of the Building Arts, spon- tory of architecture. In the summer of 2010 we sored by the Associated General Contractors of offered lectures on Brutalism and Postmodern- America, the Discover Engineering Family Day, ism. Complementing these programs, we added and the National Cherry Blossom Festival Family self-guided tours featuring local examples of Day and Opening Ceremony. Overall, these styles to the array of tours we offer already family programming in fiscal year 2010 on the Museum’s website: Greek Revival, Art attracted nearly 26,000 people. Deco, and Modernist.

Youth education remains a cornerstone of the Reaching Audiences Around the World Museum’s programming. Venerable outreach programs such as CityVision, Investigating While our attendance figures set new records Where We Live, and the Design Apprentice- in fiscal year 2010, the Museum also enjoyed ship Program prepare teens to become active rapidly expanding global reach through the participants in shaping the future built envi- Internet. Nearly 640,000 people visited our ronment. Younger children enjoy hands-on website, www.nbm.org, for a total of more activities, including Be a Builder, which allows than 2 million page views. Additionally, the them to build an actual house in a Museum number of National Building Museum fans on classroom. Family Tool Kits and the Amaz- Facebook and following us on Twitter increased ing activity offer direct engagement significantly, while the value of our press for walk-in visitors with children. Numerous coverage—calculated as the approximate cost school and scout programs provide focused of reaching the same circulation through paid learning throughout the year, while the suc- advertising—was more than $2 million. cessful Summer Camp program continues to attract eager participants for an informative Moving Forward and entertaining experience during their breaks from school. As fiscal year 2010 drew to a close, the Museum was actively working on a strategic plan that will carry the institution through 2015. With each sign that the economic crisis of the past few years is abating, we grow more optimistic about our prospects for the future. We remain cautious in our budgeting and resource man- agement even as we strive to be more ambitious in our plans for future programming. We thank all of our members, fellow trustees, donors, in- stitutional partners, volunteers, staff, and others who made the past year possible, and we look forward to your continuing support.

Michael J. Glosserman Chase W. Rynd Chair President and Executive Director

Annual Report 2010 National Building Museum 4 Trustees, Volunteers, Interns, and Staff

Martha Barroso Bobby Gladstein Darcy Bender David Godfrey Jordan Benderly Carolyn Gold Aron Beninghove Judith Goldberg Misty Benson Luis Gonzalez Tiffanie Bernard Abelardo Gonzalez-Aviles Jennifer Bertsch James Graham Emily Billheimer Karen Griffith James Biss Ilona Gyorffy Anita Bizzotto Alice Haddix Kristi Bleakley Catherine Hailey Frank Boucher Inga Hailstorks Jane Bouton Gareth Hall Greg Breisinger Rachel Hall Carolyn Bridwell Ryan Hall Sarah Jane Brown John Hanley Stefanie Brown Elizabeth Hannold Aaron Brunscheen Tomi Harman Andrea Bryan Alice Harris Sarah Buffaloe Raymond Hayhurst Sandra Byrne Judy Hecht Joshua Campbell Fred Hecklinger Ariana Carella James Heegeman Jim Carr Jennifer Heimbecker The Honorable Martha N. Former staff, volunteers, and Honorary Trustees Maria Castello Amanda Hickock board members who served Johnson Harold L. Adams Eleanor Chambers-Jackson Gregory Hiller during the fiscal year 2010 Administrator, U.S. General Thomas N. Armstrong, III Pamela Cherry Lana Hirsch are noted in italics. Services Administration Howard M. Bender Emily Childs Cheryl Hollins Carolyn Schwenker Brody The Honorable Adrian M. Fenty Paul Christy Jayne Hornstein Trustees David C. Evans Mayor, District of Columbia Taaj Clark Mark Humbert M. Arthur Gensler, Jr. Samantha Codario Judith Hunter Jeffrey S. Abramson The Honorable Stephen T. Ayers Mike Goodrich Theresa Coffman Badonna Hurowitz William B. Alsup, III Architect of the Capitol Thomas J. Klutznick Maya Contreras Bettina Irps Frank Anton Frederick A. Kober The Honorable David S. Ferriero Deborah Corbin Cameron Isaacs David S. Bender Stuart A. McFarland Archivist of the United States Bob Craycraft Dudley Ives Greg Bentley Elizabeth Moynihan Christine Curella Ellen Jacknain Deborah Berke The Honorable James H. Billington Marilyn Perry Kevin Cutro Arlova Jackson Kelly Caffarelli The Librarian of Congress Robert A.M. Stern Genevieve Davison Arthur Jackson Joan Baggett Calambokidis James W. Todd The Honorable G. Wayne Clough Patrizia de Franceschi-Nader Ghislaine Jackson Donald A. Capoccia Mallory Walker Secretary, Tiffany de Lisio Kristan Jadwick William M. Collins Leonard A. Zax David Dearden Carmen Jenkins-Paris Dennis J. Cotter Richard Moe Anthony Dimeglio Mulindi Johnson Todd C. DeGarmo President, National Trust for Founding Trustees Alicia Dolabaille Penny Elizabeth Jones Christopher Dorval Historic Preservation Lisa Dolinich Maxine Karam Andrew C. Florance Cynthia R. Field Stephanie Meeks Bill Eby Cheryl Kelly Sylvain Garnaud Herbert M. Franklin, Esq. President, National Trust for Helen Eichhorn Atara Kelman Michael J. Glosserman Edward T. Hall † Historic Preservation Peter Epton Lloyd Kinch Kenneth M. Grunley Mrs. Nancy Stevenson Ed Estes Rose Marie Kirwin Gary P. Haney Beverly Willis Christine McEntee Christine Evans Lori Krauss Philip L. Harrison Executive Vice President and Aysha Faiz Syndey Lampkim Robert W. Holleyman, II Ex Officio Trustees CEO, The American Institute Nissane Farah Doris Landau Diane J. Hoskins of Architects The Honorable Ken Salazar Mary Feeherry Sherman Landau Erv Lauterbach Secretary, U.S. Department Paul Welch, Jr. Jill Ferguson Anne Lange Christopher A. McFadden of the Interior Executive Vice President and Gerrone Florus Sheri Lanoff Hollis S. McLoughlin CEO, The American Institute Brooke Fossey Son Le Edward J. Newberry, Esq. The Honorable Shaun Donovan of Architects Phyllis Freedman Nicole Lee Richard Ruben Secretary, U.S. Department Ray Freeny Diane Leeson Whayne S. Quin, Esq. of Housing and Urban FY10 Volunteers Alan Friedman Robert Leonhardt Chase W. Rynd Development Anna Fujimoto Sierra Leslie Stephen E. Sandherr Astrid Aamot The Honorable Barbara Boxer Breck Furnas Stephen Leslie Jacqueline Aamot Chairman, U.S. Senate Rich Gallagher Radine Legum General Counsel Gloria Allen Committee on Environment Jon Gann Sandra Lewis Meghan Aminto Gilbert E. Delorme, Esq. and Public Works Dene Garbow Mei Li Kael Anderson Greenstein DeLorme & Jim Garcia Sally Liff The Honorable James Oberstar Joyce Arsnow Luchs, P.C. Maya Garcia Keith Lindbloom Chairman, U.S. House Emily Aumaitre Adrienne Gayoso Chelsea Lindsey Committee on Transportation Anna Aspesi Leslie Gentry Ashton Little and Infrastructure Susan Bairstow Reema Ghazi Amanda Lloyd Thomas Ballentine Ed Giefer Liane Lunden Alison Barr Ann Gilbert Kelly Malloy

5 National Building Museum Annual Report 2010 Anita S. Martin Garthleen Thomas Anthony Margadonna Toussaint Tingling-Clemmons Molly McCoy Lou Tonore Mark McGovern Kim Toufectis Riane McWain Carole Toulousy-Michel Kate Meenan-Waugh Mary Ann Troanovitch Liz Meitner Britnee Ulmer Spencer Merritt Alexandra (Ali) Underhill Kerrie Messelbeck Jaime Van Mourik Katie Michel Avery VanPelt Barbara Miller Raksha Vasudevan Elizabeth Miller Suzanne Vaughn Arrigo Mongini Debra Venable Alexandra Montealegre Emily Volz Jackie Moore Hien Vuong Aimee Moon Deborah Wallower Justin Morgan Rich Walsh Vikki Morris Rona Walters Mariame Moumena Kenneth Walton John Blake Murphy Abbi Ward Amanda Murray Amber Washington Nancy Nagelhout Ashley Washington Kristen Neri Torrence Warren Elizabeth Neville Will Warren Ahn Nguyen Lesa Warrick Evan Howell Candler Hunt above: Adele Chatfield-Taylor receives the Mehrangiz Nikou Tanya Washington Sarah Leavitt Antonya Huntenburg 11th Vincent Scully Prize and delivers a Fred North Jack Wennersten Susan Piedmont-Palladino Kim Nguyen presentation to a packed house. Photo by Danielle Nuss Ruth Ellen Wennersten Mary Purcell Robert Scott Anne McDonough. Blanca Ornelas Allison Wertz Deborah Sorensen Thomas Ziolkowski Amber Ovitt Evan Wheeler opposite left: Installation shot of U.S. Amy Packman Kelsey White Development Visitor Services Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 Ivan Pang Mark Wilkerson Finalists: A Special Presentation. Photo by Christina Berkemeyer Charlotte Brown Dewayne Parker Alaiya Williams Allan Sprecher. Jessica Cochran Richard Brown Matthew Parker Kim Williams Mark Davis Yakira Colon Suzette Paulino Portia Williams Michael Dunagan Kristi Cotner Alexis Peck Lauren Wilson Caitlin Irvin Barry Edmunds Kyle Peppin Ryan Winfield Katherine Miller Ronald Fulwood Michael W. Smith John Peterson Elizabeth Yoder Katherine Potosky Carolyn Worstell Bridget Sullivan Ria Ple Steve Zorn Justin Scheid Carly Martha Thomas Miriam Polan Christie Senft Matt Small Gregory Thompson Jared Powell FY10 Interns Amanda Tate Katie Stanhagen Mary West Adam Raine Caldwell Akers Shar Taylor Evelyn Wilson Kelby Rasmussen Jessica Baker Prema Winn Visitor Services Andrew Young Marilyn Reis Mary Cameron Representative Harriet Reiss Maria Castello Education Museum Teachers Savannah Ring Christina Ashford Chia-Yu Chang Rob Romano Andrew Costanzo Mischek Chimaliro Margaret Bailey Lindsay Gaskill Amy Root Ellen Jacknain Marjorie Clay Christie Bernick Sara Geller Adrienne Rosenbaum Mary Hendrickse Leonardo Colon Elizabeth Bieber Meghan Hiscock Kathryn Ross Paul Killmer Brian Daugherty Julieanne Brodzik Emily Hummel Antje Ruhfus Patrick Kraich Nissane Farah Mary Cameron Kerry Ingram Ellen Ruina Scott Kratz Beverly Fennel Sara Clark Guittar Emmalee Kearney Haley Russell Lara Marks-Finder Luis Garcia Lindsey Christensen Cordelia Kotin Kerilyn Russo Joanne Seelig Leslie Gentry Sara Clark Guittar Vinita Phonseya Cathy Ryan Jamee Telford Ashley Grof Julie Eisenband Sarah-Guyton Runnels Jamzah Salaam-Abdus Elizabeth Wilkie Jeff Gustafson Lila Elliott Jennifer Simmons Emily Salomon Timothy Wright Curry Hackett Susan Ellis Nathan Smith Matthew Satter Russell Harris Allison Feigen Duke Tackie Christine Saum Marketing and Alexis Hill Charlotte Fomengia Brittnee Ulmer William Sawicki Communications Riziki House Breck Furnas Karol Williams Claire Schaefer Louise Johnson Mariel Gabet Andre Zakoworotny Carol Abrams Wendy Schumacher Jendayl Johnson-Luck Roberta Hertzfeldt Jennifer Byrne Don Schwab Gabrielle Jones Kanani Hoopai Staff List Emily Hummel Dianne Schwager Nancy Jones Cordelia Kotin Melissa Kennedy Nicole Scordalakes Administration Maxine Karam Scott Kravetz Bryna Lipper Robert Scott Andrew Keener Jenniffer Lane Tara Miller Eric Selbst Diane Beckham Kristen King Devora Liss Brett Rodgers Seymour Selig Emily Daniels Sarah Kott Francine Lubran Johanna Weber Amy Selvaggio Don Holstrom Robert Leonhardt Jenette Purdy Jerry Shapiro Laura Leonard Barry Lustberg Alexis Robinson Leonard Shapiro Gary Leuschen Special Events Heather MacLean Julie Schor Martin Moeller Heidi Shoemaker John Bane Angela Magnan Susan Sherwood Chase W. Rynd Surrell Silverman Chris Frame Gretchen Martin Jaya Sawhney Betsy May-Salazar Brianne Smith Kevin Lamparter Nakita Matthews Alice Stewart Ralph Smith Rebecca Warwick Susan Summer Pearce Kip Van Erp Taalman Jennifer Sneed Museum Shop Erma Person Porschia Tolbert Lori Steenhoek Curatorial Plummer Crystal Susan Wigodner Janae Barber Alanna Stewart Chrysanthe Broikos John Rasmussen Jacqueline Wright Jennifer J. Carpenter John Stroik Shelagh Cole Lauren Richards Marcia Diehl Peter Szegedy-Maszak Cathy Frankel Phillio M. Sauve Scott Glasscoe Cecil Talbott Hank Griffith Pamela Schaeffer Michael Higdon Amy Tarce Stephanie Hess Matthew Shoulders Annual Report 2010 National Building Museum 6 Industry Partners Donors

Industry Partners are the leading institu- tional supporters of the National Building As a private, nonprofit institution, the National Building Museum relies on the generous support of its donors to realize its mission. Museum, providing annual contributions In fiscal year 2010, the Museum raised a combined total of $4,858,199 in cash, pledges, and contributed income from individuals, at the $15,000 level and above. foundations, corporations, associations, and government entities. This support was given in a variety of ways: from grants, sponsor- ships and memberships, to volunteer hours and visitor donations. The Museum’s Board of Trustees and staff are grateful to all who Industry Partners sit on the Industry provided the financial support that enables the Museum to raise awareness of, and appreciation for, the built environment. Council for the Built Environment, which The following donors made gifts or pledges of $250 or more during the 2010 fiscal year (October 1, 2009 through September 30, engages with the Museum in dialogue 2010). While space limitations do not permit listing gifts of less than this amount, the Museum extends its sincere thanks to all donors. about all aspects of the world we build. The Council’s 2010 annual meeting * The donor’s total giving includes a combination of cash and contributed goods and services focused on the topic of Designing for

Disaster: Partnering to Mitigate the $250,000 and above BFC Partners Design Cuisine Impact of Natural Disasters and resulted Blake Real Estate, Inc. Dewberry The Home Depot Foundation The Brick Industry Association DPR Construction in a white paper summarizing its recom- McGraw-Hill Companies/ Clark Construction Group, LLC The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation mendations. The Council was chaired by McGraw-Hill Construction* Cassidy Turley Duane Morris LLP National Capital Arts and Cultural Joan Baggett Calambokidis, President, Leo A. Daly III, FAIA, RIBA Ambassador and Affairs Program and the U.S. International Masonry Institute, and Har- FAMILY Magazine* Mrs. Robert W. Duemling Commission of Fine Arts Forest City Enterprises, Inc. EvensonBest and Knoll vey M. Bernstein, Vice President, Global The Rockefeller Foundation Thought Leadership & Business Devel- FXFOWLE Architects, LLP Cynthia R. and Charles G. Field Gensler Gilbane $100,000 to $249,999 opment, McGraw-Hill Construction. InterfaceFLOR Goldman, Sachs & Co. Government of the District of Columbia, Haworth, Inc. Michael Goodrich The Museum is grateful to the following Office of the Chief Financial Officer Hines Haynes Whaley Associates organizations for their leadership gifts Lafarge Robert W. Holleyman, II Herman Miller Inc National Endowment for the Humanities Integral Group LLC Horning Family Fund of in fiscal year 2010: Perkins+Will International Masonry Institute The Community Foundation International Union of Bricklayers for the National Capital Region Affiliated Engineers, Inc. $50,000 to $99,999 & Allied Craftworkers Host Hotels & Resorts The American Institute of Architects The JBG Companies Richard, Priscilla and William Hunt American Planning Association James G. Davis Construction Corporation* Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. Italian Cultural Institute in Washington, DC American Society of Landscape Architects Federazione Veneta BCC Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC/ Susan Ives, IIDA, LEED AP The Associated General Contractors Institute of Museum and A. Eugene Kohn, FAIA Lerner Corporation of America Library Services Lt. Col. and Mrs. William K. Konze Linda B. + Jonathan S. Lyons Bentley Systems, Inc. National Cherry Blossom Festival, Inc.* Lockton Companies, LLC John J. Medveckis BFC Partners National Endowment for the Arts MARPAT Foundation, Inc. PICTOFORM* Bloomberg U.S. Department of Energy, Solar Patton Boggs LLP Prince Charitable Trusts Cassidy Turley Decathlon, National Renewable Isabelle del Frate Rayburn and Ross & Baruzzini ccrd partners, Professional Energy Laboratory Maurice Kanbar Shah Smith and Associates, Inc. Consulting Engineers United Technologies Corporation Milton and Dorothy Sarnoff Sheet Metal Workers’ Cities Alliance Raymond Foundation International Association Clark Construction Group, LLC $25,000 to $49,999 Ruben Companies Shen Milsom & Wilke CoStar Group ABC Imaging Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP SIGAL Construction Corporation James G. Davis Construction Corporation Affiliated Engineers, Inc. Hattie M. Strong Foundation Martha McGeary Snider FXFOWLE ARCHITECTS, LLC The American Institute of Architects STUDIOS Architecture Sorg Architects Gensler The Associated General Contractors Jim and Sharon Todd Sunrise Foundation Grunley Construction Company, Inc. of America The Tower Companies Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, LLP Holland & Knight LLP/Whayne Quin, Esq. Bloomberg The Vinyl Institute T.Y. Lin International The Home Depot Foundation ccrd partners, Professional Walter P Moore Jessica and Henry Townsend International Masonry Institute Consulting Engineers WAMU 88.5 FM* United Healthcare International Union of Bricklayers and CoStar Group U.S. Department of Housing and United Way of the National Capital Area/ Allied Craftworkers D.C. Commission on the Arts Urban Development Combined Federal Campaign The JBG Companies & Humanities Mallory and Diana Walker Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC Marilyn and Michael Glosserman $5,000 to $9,999 Wells Fargo Bank Lafarge Grunley Construction Company, Inc. McGraw-Hill Companies/ Anonymous (2) Holland & Knight LLP/ $2,500 to $4,999 McGraw-Hill Construction Aconex Whayne S. Quin, Esq. Oak Ridge Associated Universities American Society of Civil Engineers All Stage & Sound, Inc. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP Perkins+Will Arup AMI-FMI Turner Construction Company Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP Baker Tilly Bunty and Tom Armstrong STUDIOS Architecture Barboursville Winery–Zonin Family Balfour Beatty Construction $10,000 to $24,999 The Tower Companies BB&T BDO Seidman, LLP Turner Construction Company Anonymous Brasfield and Gorrie, LLC Best Travel United Technologies Corporation American Planning Association Cambridge Architectural* Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation The Vinyl Institute American Society of Landscape Cameron MacAllister Group William J. Bonstra, FAIA, LEED, AP, Walter P Moore Architects Clark Construction Group, Inc.* Bonstra Haresign Architects LLP Bard, Rao + Athanas Consulting Clark-Winchcole Foundation California University of Pennsylvania Engineers, LLC Committee on the Environment, AIA | DC* CDS Mechanical Services The Beech Street Foundation CSI Leasing Cooper Carry Bender Foundation, Inc. Charles A. DeBenedittis Mrs. Donald N. Coupard Bentley Systems, Inc. Gilbert E. DeLorme, Esq. and Degenkolb Engineers Deborah Berke & Partners Architects, LLP Greenstein DeLorme & Luchs, P.C.* Deloitte Tax* Deltek Ellerbe Becket, Inc. 7 National Building Museum Annual Report 2010 Embassy of Denmark ECS Mid-Atlantic, Inc. David C. Evans, Esq. Laura Einstein and Fentress Architects Helene Madonick Finnish Cultural Institute in Lois and Richard England New York Family Foundation Herb and Barbara Franklin Eugene R. Eisman and Gospel Rescue Ministries of Charlene Currie Washington, DC Executive Building Hargrove, Inc. Maintenance, Inc. The Haskell Company Joan Fabry Havtech Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gewirz Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum Christopher Gordon Henry Company Randy Harrell HPD, LLC Debra Z. Hensold Nathalie L. Klaus Charitable Hickok Cole Architects Weber Shandwick Trust, Susan L. Klaus Michael L. Horst Beth Wehrle Luxology, LLC ICF International, Inc. Linden H. and Judith A. Welch Col. Barbara M. Macknick† Elise Jaffe + Jeffrey Brown Jill and Burton White Stuart A. McFarland Joseph F. Johnston, Jr. Wilkes Artis, Chartered Microdesk Wendy Evans Joseph Beverly A. Willis National Engineers Week S. Kann Sons Company Neal L. Wood Foundation Foundation, Inc. Occasions Caterers, Inc. Lloyd Kinch, Kinch Construction $500 to $999 Paragon International Insurance Frederick A. Kober Anonymous Brokers Ltd. Michael Kolakowski Troy Adkins The Parking Spot, LLC Robert C. Larson Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Potomac Valley Brick* lee)sallee & company Mark W. Boland,Esq.-- Bregman, Reed Construction Data Lehman Smith McLeish PLLC Berbert, Schwartz & Gilday, LLC Lola C. Reinsch + J. Almont Long & Levit, LLP Burson-Marsteller Pierce for the Reinsch Pierce Rafael V. Lopez & Linda I. Marks The Community Foundation for Family Foundation Eugene & Carole Ludwig & the National Capital Region Susan W. Schwartz, Ph. D. top: Installation shot of Drawing Toward Home: David Robinson* Promontory Financial Group David E. Cooper Albert Small Jr. Designs for Domestic Architecture from Historic Ann Satterthwaite, ALCP Anne Kriken Mann Mary Draper and Jeffrey Feltman Sofitel Lafayette Square* New England. Photo by Allan Sprecher. Victor O. Schinnerer & Co. Inc. MarcParc Spectrum Printing & Graphics Jeff B. Speck David M. Schwarz Nancy McNabb Thomas Espy George Stavropoulos above: Harry Connick, Jr. of the New Orleans Myra Simon Chas A. Miller III Gayner Engineers Janet Stone Habitat Musician’s Village and Phil Harrison of Southland Printing Company* Will Miller & Lynne Maguire GHT Limited Pauline C. Thompson Perkins+Will get to know each other before both St. Onge Company Mr. Andreas Muno Stephen H. Grant Tishman Construction Corp. are honored with the National Building Museum’s Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. Diana R. and Charles A. Nathan Anthony W. and of D.C. Honor Award for Civic Innovation. Photo by TLC Engineering for Architecture National Capital Art Glass Guild* Keiko I. Greenberg Walker & Dunlop Paul Morigi. Tompkins Builders, Inc. National Electrical Contractors GWWO, Inc./Architects Marc Wallace Wagner Roofing Company Association Jay Hellman Luke Wassum and Wine Enthusiast The National Trust for Neal Hudson, Kim Heartwell Sarah Fairbrother Bob and Deby Wulff Historic Preservation and Tristan Hudson Kate Meenan-Waugh and Nixon Peabody LLP Elise Hughes James Waugh $1,000 to $2,499 Brian Ofenloch Jason Johnston Scott and Katy Weidenfeller Robert and Kay Oshel Anonymous Andrew Joskow and The Willard InterContinental Charles Pankow Foundation Harold L. Adams Lisa Sockett Hotel Washington DC* Laura Peebles* Carolyn Alper C. M. Kling & Associates, Inc. Perry, Crabb & Associates, Inc. Kathryn Alsegaf John P. Kyle $250 to $499 Professional Services American Institute of Nels L. Larson Industries, Inc. Anonymous Architecture Students Lynne Masterson and Rippeteau Architects, P.C. Marcel Acosta Anthony Wilder Design Sidney Kirschner Salvagewrights Ltd.* B.J. Adams and Clark Adams Atmosphere McCarthy Building Suzanne and David Santry Jeff Alpher and Haley Kaufman Bob and Kathy Baer Companies, Inc. Leslie C. and Leonard A. Dorothy Andrake Baker & McKenzie, LLP Joan Meixner Shapiro Family Foundation Honorable and Bank of America Michael Monti Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Small Mrs. Mahlon Apgar, IV Bank of America Merrill Lynch Ann K. Morales SmithGroup The Art Seminar Group Linna Barnes and Chris Mixter Mr. and Mrs. F. Joseph Moravec Stagnito Media Agnes Artemel Barton Malow Company Donald Beekman Myer, FAIA Studley, Inc. Susan C. Bairstow Boston Properties Sakura Namioka Dwayne J. Sye Thomas M. Ballentine CityLAB National Institute of Thirteen WNET* Michael Barnett and Nancy B. and Howard K. Cohen Building Sciences TME, Inc. Lynn Barnett Construction Industry Round Table New York Building Congress, Inc. U.S. Green Building Council Franklin K. Benfield and Louis Costanzo Newmark Knight Frank Uzun & Case Sharon R. Marsh Warren and Claire Cox Henry Otto Vaughn Construction Sally Berk and Darden Thorn L. Pozen Vornado/Charles E. Smith Sanders H. Berk, MD John Diamond William Regan R. Beverly R. and K. Wolf Webb Phillip G. Bernstein Christopher Dorval Barry Rice Architects

Annual Report 2010 National Building Museum 8 Sara Ann Bounds Harold Leich Matching Gifts Bowie Gridley Architects, PLLC The Levy Group, Limited Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation A. R. Braunmuller and Roger K. Lewis and Exxon Mobil Christine L. Krueger Eleanor R. Lewis Fannie Mae Foundation Jeffery Broadhurst Richard Longstreth Jones Lang LaSalle William D. Browning James W. and Sharon B. Lowe Merrill Lynch & Company Walter and Barbara Burgin Gillian McPhee and Capital Specs LLC Greg DiCostanzo Honorary Gifts Claire and Thomas Cardella Derek Meares Jan D. Carline Sandra Merin Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Aron, The Catholic University of Thomas H. Metcalf and in honor of Robert A.M. Stern America, School of Architecture Margaret Metcalf Frank Chauvin David Miller U.S. General Services Chernikoff and Company Iris Miller Administration Cherry Hill Park Robert L. Miller above: Members of the Cornerstone Society gathered to celebrate the Society’s official Will Clark Miller, Miller & Canby The National Building Museum launch on December 17, 2010. Photo by Peter Cutts. William F. Clinger J.C. and Neil Milner greatly appreciates the ongoing Donald Cobean M.J. Moltenbrey management, maintenance, and Perry and Laura Cofield Mueser Rutledge preservation of its historic land- The National Building Museum Cole Prévost Consulting Engineers mark home by the U.S. General Jerome A. Conlon Philip Muse Services Administration. Launches the Cornerstone Society Janet and David Curtis Kathleen Nealon The Cornerstone Society Jonathan Davis James Nehmer and This past December, the 30th anniversary of DC Maxecuters Judy A. Kroeker The Cornerstone Society honors Sheila and Peter de Bretteville Jo-Ann Neuhaus individuals who have invested in its founding, the National Building Museum Eric Dobson Jane W. and Frederick North the future of the National Build- launched the Cornerstone Society to recognize Robert K. Oaks Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co. ing Museum through their estate those who leave a lasting legacy through a bequest, Ginny Dyson Rob and Linda Obenreder plans. The Cornerstone Society Fynnette Eaton and James Miller Lawrence O’Connor and was launched on December 17, charitable gift annuity, trust arrangement, or Alma Edgerly Ashley Power O’Connor 2010; the following patrons will other estate-plan provision to help advance the Ann Elkington James M. Palanchar be recognized in perpetuity as Museum’s mission. The launch of the Society, held Harold and Louise Engle Susan and David Parry the Society’s founding members. Jim Epstein David W. Pate in the historic Pension Commissioner’s Suite, was Sheila Etzkorn and Susan Piedmont-Palladino Anonymous (2) hosted by president and executive director Chase Michael Binder and Douglas R. Palladino C. Dudley Brown, FASID Rosalie Fanale QS Requin Corporation Perry and Laura Cofield W. Rynd at an exclusive luncheon. Lindsay Field and Aaron Field Rasevic Construction Company Robert W. Duemling Daniel Finch Susan A. Retz and Howard and Shirlee Friedenberg Welcoming nearly two dozen members to the So- Whit Fletcher Charles J. Lovett Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Wolf Nancy McElroy Folger Juan Felipe Rincon Greenberg ciety’s growing ranks, Mr. Rynd thanked members P. Douglas Folk and Bernard Robinson Kenneth and Virginia Grunley for making a lasting commitment and for being Cynthia Lasko Harry M. Rosenberg Alice Haddix a part of “one of the Museum’s most significant Sarajane Foster Frederick F. and Russell V. and Ingrid C. Keune Molly M. Frantz Araceli C. Rosenberger Lt. Col. and Mrs. William K. Konze efforts to ensure the relevance and security of its Shirlee and Howard Friedenberg Arthur and Nancy Saltford Sally D. Liff collections, as well as the vitality and quality of its Cris Fromboluti Adrienne Schmitz Ryan P. McKay Mark Gallops and Ann Gallops Vincent Scully and Patricia Moore and exhibitions and education programs.” Mr. Rynd, Helen German Katherine Lynn Arthur Cotton Moore a founding member of the Society himself, went Giuliani Associates Architects Andy Seferlis* Frances M. and on to say that “a new era in private philanthropy Ellen Gold Setty and Associates, Ltd. Kenneth L. Nathanson John Goodman Shalom Baranes Associates Jane and Fred North …has begun” and that the legacy of the Society’s Raymond D. and Gilaine and Larry Shindelman John C. Peterson members will “become the Museum’s legacy Ellen Hahn Grabb Daniel K. Shogren and Arnold J. Prima, Jr., FAIA as they will inspire future stewards of the built Bucky Green Jennifer L. Rise Whayne and Ursula Quin Stephen Groh Stefanie Zeldin Sigal and Reinsch Pierce Family Foundation environment.” Bruce Guthrie Robert K. Sigal Chase W. Rynd Karen D. Halle Louis H. Skidmore, Jr. Loretta Schuman, PhD Carlton E. Hart Ralph S. Smith James W. Todd The Museum salutes its founding members for Rebecca A. Higgins Patricia Squires and Beverly A. Willis their extraordinary support of the building arts Hord Coplan Macht, Inc. Patrick J. Spann and is sincerely grateful for their continued gen- Gregory M. Hoss and Joseph D. Steller The Estate of Jacqueline Aamot Lars Etzkorn Cornelia J. Strawser The Estate of Richard F. Evans erosity that will benefit generations to come. Mary Ann C. Huey Shar Taylor The Estate of Col. Barbara M. Joel Hunter and John Thomann Macknick Elinor Green Hunter Mary and James D. Thorne If you are interested in investing in the Mu- Catherine and W.T. Ingold Nestor Tirado seum’s future by becoming a member of the Russell Katz Carole Toulousy-Michel † Indicates donor is deceased Cornerstone Society, please contact Christina Joanne M. Kelly Harriet Tregoning Joyce Kessler Venturi, Scott Brown Berkemeyer, Director of Individual Giving, at Stephen E. Kitchen & Associates 202.272.2448, ext. 3501, or via email at cberke- Sue A. Kohler Michele Ruddy Vernon [email protected]. Katharine Kravetz Craig M. Villalobos Lacy, Ltd. Judd Volino and Julia Kazaks Anita Lager Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Join with those who support the Museum and M.K. Lanzillotta, FAIA and Fitzgerald, L.L.P. Lee Becker, FAIA Mary Zehe value its unparalleled place in America, as the John K. Lapiana Joel P. Zingeser only cultural organization dedicated to advanc- Lautman Maska Neill & Company ing the quality of the built environment by Mary E. Lawrence and Peter Buck educating people about its impact on their lives. Lee and Associates, Inc.

9 National Building Museum Annual Report 2010 2010 Statement of Financial Activities Year ended Sepetember 30, 2010

Temporarily Permanently 2010 2009 Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total Total

Revenue, gains, and other support Contributions and grants 1,914,829 1,665,403 - 3,580,232 $3,398,030 Shop Great Hall events 1,561,147 - - 1,561,147 1,711,315 13% Museum Shop sales 1,129,163 - - 1,129,163 797,413 Contributed goods and services 966,735 - - 966,735 1,129,881 Investment income 45,640 144,703 - 190,343 76,714 Great Hall 18% Membership 224,620 - 224,620 222,330 Other 353,047 - 353,047 312,660 Fees: Education, Tour, Exhibition 410,061 - 410,061 199,594 Contributed Revenue, Other Earned Goods, & Services Income Contribution box 56,612 - 56,612 40,953 57% 12% Event income 79,692 - 79,692 68,559 Net assets released 1,667,986 (1,667,986) - from restrictions FY10 Sources of Total revenue 8,409,532 142,120 - 8,551,652 7,957,449 Support and Revenue

Expenses Program services Exhibitions 2,170,233 - - 2,170,233 1,921,393 Great Hall Education and public programs 1,806,923 - - 1,806,923 1,745,810 6% Museum Shop 1,090,805 - - 1,090,805 847,231 Communications and marketing 931,270 - - 931,270 1,165,842 Great Hall events 497,045 - - 497,045 417,978 Fundraising Collections 146,349 - - 146,349 106,077 14%

Total program services 6,642,625 - - 6,642,625 6,204,331 Shop Programming 13% 63% Supporting services Fundraising 1,206,509 - - 1,206,509 1,282,016 General and administrative 361,132 - - 361,132 343,425 General & Aministrative Membership 114,168 - - 114,168 118,288 4%

Total supporting services 1,681,809 - - 1,681,809 1,743,729 FY10 Expenses

Total expenses 8,324,434 - - 8,324,434 7,948,060 The National Building Museum is a non- profit, educational institution designated Change in net assets 85,098 142,120 - 227,218 $9,389 under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. This financial report is based on an independently audited financial statement. For a copy of the com- plete financial statement please write to: Statement of Changes in Net Assets Accounting Department, National Build- ing Museum, 401 F Street, NW, Washing- Temporarily Permanently ton, D.C. 20001, or call 202.272.2448. Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total The National Building Museum makes all financial records available to its outside Net Assets, September 30, 2008 $586,801 $2,576,372 $165,530 $3,328,703 auditors and attests to their accuracy and Transfer of Net Assets - 125,530 (125,530) - completeness. Additionally, the Museum attests that it maintains adequate internal Change in Net Assets 233,243 (223,854) - 9,389 accounting controls and uses sound accounting policies. Net Assets, September 30, 2009 820,044 2,478,048 40,000 $3,338,092 Change in Net Assets 85,098 142,120 - $227,218

Net Assets, September 30, 2010 $905,142 $2,620,168 $40,000 $3,565,310 Chase W. Rynd President and Executive Director

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Fiscal Year 2010 AT-A-GLANCE

Total Attendance: 475,867 (a 9% increase from FY09) Website page views: 2,090,658 Adult education program attendance: 16,128 Youth program attendance: 51,949 Total Revenue: $8,551,652 Total Contributed Income: $4,828,199 Total # and Value of Volunteer Hours: 14,596.25 hours; estimated value $477,881.22 at $32.74 per hour**

**Source: The Independent Sector