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The popularity of the city's buildings is reflected in the findings of a 2007 poll of Americans by the American Institute of Architects, which found that six of the top 10 most popular U.S. structures were located in Washington, D.C. Overall, the poll found, 17 of the top 150 most popular structures were located in the capital.
McCormick Apartments, also known as Andrew Mellon Building, Mellon Apartment, or 1785 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, is a landmark apartment building on Embassy Row in Washington, D.C., whose inhabitants once included Andrew W. Mellon. It is the home of the American Enterprise Institute.
A Field Guide to Contemporary American Architecture. New York: Dutton Adult, 1998. ISBN 0-525-94008-1 "Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC: Building Overview." U.S. General Services Administration. August 4, 2009. Accessed 2010-03-07. Saxon, Wolfgang. "Herbert Beckhard, 77, Architect Who Worked With Bauhaus Master." New York Times.
The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) is a nonprofit organization comprising the legally constituted architectural registration boards of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands as its members.
Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners LLP (BBB) is an international architecture firm. It is based in New York City and has an additional office in Washington, DC . The name is derived from the three founding partners: John H. Beyer, Richard Blinder, and John Belle (1932 - 2016). [ 1 ]
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The building, designed by architects Adolf Cluss and Paul Schulze, opened in 1881, hosting an inaugural ball for President James A. Garfield. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971. [2] After being closed since 2004 for repair and renovation, the building reopened in 2021 with a special exhibition, Futures.
America's Favorite Architecture" is a list of buildings and other structures identified as the most popular works of architecture in the United States. In 2006 and 2007, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) sponsored research to identify the most popular works of architecture in the United States.