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Clarke's father, Thomas E. Waggaman, worked as a real-estate broker and was once considered one of the wealthiest men in DC at the height of his career. He used his growing wealth to invest in art and public projects - most notably having one of the first art collections in the United States to include works of French artists Millet and Corot ...
Howard Backen's interest in architecture began when he was just five years old. He was born in Montana, but moved to rural Roseburg, Oregon when he was very young. His family sometimes visited his uncle, who was an architect, in Montana, and Backen recalls sifting through his uncle's drawings and sketches while his siblings and cousins played.
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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.
The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is an art museum beside the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. The museum was initially endowed during the 1960s with the permanent art collection of Joseph H. Hirshhorn. It was designed by architect Gordon Bunshaft and is part of the Smithsonian Institution.
Charles M. Goodman FAIA (November 26, 1906 – October 29, 1992) was an American architect who made a name for his modern designs in suburban Washington, D.C., after World War II. While his work has a regional feel, he ignored the colonial revival look so popular in Virginia .
The American University Museum is a three-story, 30,000-square-foot (3,000 m 2) museum and sculpture garden located within the university's Katzen Arts Center.As the region's largest university facility for exhibiting art, the museum's permanent collection highlights the holdings of the Katzen and Watkins collection.
That year, Congress authorized construction of the National Archives Building as part of a massive public buildings program designed to beautify the center of Washington, DC, and provide office space for the growing federal bureaucracy. This program led to the design and construction of buildings within the Federal Triangle.