Someday in the Park with George: The National Ideas Competition for the Washington Monument Grounds
through June 24, 2012
While the Washington Monument is the defining feature of the Washington, D.C., skyline and the centerpiece of the National Mall, at ground level its vast open space remains unfinished and underutilized. Over 500 participants from across the U.S. and around the world submitted their ideas. See ideas selected by a jury of seven including distinguished designers, historians, a Washington cultural leader, and a futurist.
Palladio at Large
Architecture-inclined travelers will have a rare opportunity Sept. 10-18 to explore Irish Palladianism and Classicism in a tour sponsored by the Virginia Canter for Architecture, the Virginia Society AIA and the Center for Palladian Studies in America. This eight-day tour, centered in Dublin, with two days in Northern Ireland, features a broad overview of Ireland’s distinctive classical architecture and the emergence of Irish Palladianism in public and private buildings of the Georgian era. Download the
brochure and registration form. Additional details are available
here.
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Livable Communities for Virginia
What is a livable community?
Explore how the principles of livability apply to the diverse cities, towns, and villages in the Commonwealth of Virginia. See the online Livable Communities for Virginia exhibition, and take advantage of resources for students and teachers.
Now on Permanent Exhibit:
The House That Pope Built
The Virginia Center for Architecture celebrates two years of bringing architecture to life with the opening of a permanent exhibit on its headquarters building, built in 1919 by architect John Russell Pope, FAIA. The House That Pope Built includes photographs, narrative, and other educational media that shed light on the house -- a 27,000-square-foot Tudor-Revival mansion -- in addition to John Kerr Branch, the patron who commissioned its construction; the architect; the house's interiors; its setting on Richmond's historic Monument Avenue; and Compton Wynyates, the 15th/16th-century English country house that inspired the building's design.
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