2008 Pritzker Architecture Laureate Jean Nouvel will speak at the National Building Museum on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at 7:00 pm as part of the Museum's popular Spotlight on Design lecture series.

Imagine what it is like to explore the process behind the work of master craftspeople. From the construction workers who dig the foundations to the interior decorators who supply the finishing touches, as many as 25 building professionals will be on hand at the National Building Museum's Festival of the Building Arts on October 13, 2007, from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm.

Marcel Breuer may not be a household name in the United States, but several works by this 20th-century architect and designer are in fact among the most widely recognized icons of modern design. His "Cesca" and "Wassily" chairs, for instance, with their characteristic tubular steel armatures, have become staples of contemporary living and working environments all over the world.

Through January 21, 2008, the National Building Museum will present David Macaulay: The Art of Drawing of Architecture an exploration of Macaulay’s original architectural illustrations as a form of visual archeology—a metaphor and a set of visual methods for “excavating” historical structures.

The National Building Museum's exhibition "The Green House: New Directions in Sustainable Architecture and Design" shows how going "green" starts at home. Exhibition on display through June 24, 2007.

David Macaulay: The Art of Drawing Architecture, a new exhibition opening June 23, 2007 at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. For more than 30 years, since the publication of his first book Cathedral in 1973, David Macaulay's drawings have unearthed "the way things work."

The official kick-off for Washington D.C.'s National Cherry Blossom Festival will begin on Saturday, March 31, 2007, at the National Building Museum with the National Cherry Blossom Festival Family Day. Presented in collaboration with the Museum, the free Family Day runs from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm. The official Opening Ceremony will be held from 4:00 to 5:30 pm, rain or shine.