[SustainableNC] National Building Museum Series on Sustainable Architecture

Mon Dec 30 11:12:10 EST 2002

For anybody planning a trip to D.C., this exhibit sounds like an interesting
outing.

Cindy Pollock Shea
Sustainability Coordinator 
UNC Chapel Hill

Subject: National Building Museum Series on Sustainable Architecture

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Upcoming Exhibitions 
Big and Green: Toward Sustainable Architecture in the 21st Century
January 17 - June 22, 2003
Sustainable architecture is a potent, new movement, which combines an
increasing respect for our environment with a continued demand for new
construction to meet urban and regional growth. Recognizing that energy must
be used wisely and conserved, followers emphasize the importance of creating
healthful environments. Big and Green: Toward Sustainable Architecture in
the 21st Century promises to present a pioneering and definitive exploration
of the transformative powers of sustainable architecture. An exciting
investigation of the technologies in use and in development will highlight
the most significant green projects worldwide and the firms and companies
making these projects possible. A unique focus on big buildings, where the
challenges as well as the potential benefits are the greatest, will show how
the concept of sustainability has the potential to yield a more vibrant,
exciting architecture for the future.Big and Green will make the concept of
sustainability accessible through a variety of illustrations and a
multimedia glossary. Display elements will include photographs, drawings,
models, structural mock-ups, and interactive electronic components. The
exhibition itself will be conceived and installed with sustainable
principles in mind. A definitive, 200-page catalog and a strong schedule of
education and public programs will complement the exhibition.

Big & Green is made possible by PATRONS: Jeffrey and Rona Abramson and the
Abramson Family Foundation; The Durst Organization; United States Department
of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; and U.S.
General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service, Office of the
Chief Architect; SUPPORTERS: Johnson Controls Foundation, Kohn Pedersen Fox
Associates PC, Miller & Long Co., Inc., and Turner Construction Company;
CONTRIBUTORS: Boland Trane, Envision Design PLLC, Forest City Enterprises
Charitable Foundation, Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine
Arts, Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, and Perkins & Will; FRIENDS: ARUP, Boggs
& Partners, EDAW, Inc., Fox & Fowle Architects, Gannett Co., Inc., Gensler
Family Foundation, Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, Inc., Herman Miller Inc.,
Montgomery Land Development, Inc., PEI COBB FREED & PARTNERS Architects LLP,
Cesar Pelli & Associates, Moshe Safdie and Associates Inc., SIGAL
Construction Corporation, SmithGroup, Inc., Robert A.M. Stern Architects,
and Syska Hennessy Group; ASSOCIATES: CB Richard Ellis, Inc., The Clark
Construction Group, Inc., Croxton Collaborative, Kishimoto.Gordon PC, and
Utility Systems Construction & Engineering, LLC; DONORS: Carl M. Hensler
Consulting Services Co., Kiss + Cathcart Architects, Lerch, Early, & Brewer,
Chtd., Maryland Applicators, Inc., MCLA, Inc., Morphosis Architects,
Smislova, Kehnemui & Associates, P.A., and TOLK, Inc. Exhibition Chairs:
Jeffrey S. Abramson, Douglas Durst, and A. Eugene Kohn FAIA RIBA JIA. 

Spotlight on Design
Laurie Olin
Monday, January 13
6:30 - 8:00 pm
Philadelphia-based landscape architect Laurie Olin will discuss his works,
including New York's Bryant Park, the Wexner Center for the Arts in
Columbus, Ohio, the grounds surrounding the Washington Monument, and
Independence National Historic Park in Philadelphia. After the presentation,
Olin will sign copies of his books.
$12 Museum members; $17 nonmembers; $10 students. Registration required.
Click here to register  <https://s21.2coolweb.com/nbm/signup.asp> 

Lecture & Exhibition Opening
The Ecological Design of Large Buildings and Sites
Friday, January 17
Lecture: 6:30 - 7:30 pm; 
Reception: 7:30 - 8:30 pm
Ken Yeang, a founding principal of the firm Hamzah & Yeang, is a preeminent
designer of environmentally sensitive skyscrapers. Author of Reinventing the
Skyscraper: A Vertical Theory of Urban Design (Wiley) and The Green
Skyscraper (Prestel USA), Yeang coined the term "bio-climatic skyscraper"
and defined this building type through his work across Asia. To celebrate
the opening of Big & Green: Toward Sustainable Architecture in the 21st
Century, Yeang will discuss how his built works and experimental projects
exemplify "green" design. After his lecture, Yeang will sign copies of his
books. This lecture is supported by the United States Department of Energy,
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
$12 Museum members; $17 nonmembers; $10 students. Lecture attendees are
automatically admitted to the reception. Advance registration required. To
register for both the lecture and reception, please call 202 272-2448, ext.
3459.
Click here to register  <https://s21.2coolweb.com/nbm/signup.asp> 

Smart Growth
Smart Growth Alliance Recognition Program
Thursday, January 21
12:30 - 1:30 pm
A representative of the Smart Growth Alliance's Recognition Program will
speak on the program which helps developers whose projects are consistent
with smart growth principles get approval by informing regulators, public
officials, citizen groups, developers, and others of the merits of these
projects.
Free. Registration not required.
ition Program will speak on the program which helps developers whose
projects are consistent with smart 

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