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May 2 '12
smithsonianmag: America’s Most Iconic Homes In its newest exhibition, the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., takes on a topic near and dear to us all: home. Running through the center of the exhibition, which includes actual wall frames and a spread of some 200 quintessential household objects, is a fabulous row of 14 celebrated American houses, reproduced as intricate scale models. Photo: Fallingwater, Model by Studios Eichbaum + Arnold, 2010. Photo by Museum staff. Ed note: Our video on Palladio: America’s architectural grandfather. Aaaahhhh the Building Museum is one of my FAVORITE DC museums, love that they are doing this and wish I could get back to my hometown to see it.

smithsonianmag:

America’s Most Iconic Homes

In its newest exhibition, the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., takes on a topic near and dear to us all: home.

Running through the center of the exhibition, which includes actual wall frames and a spread of some 200 quintessential household objects, is a fabulous row of 14 celebrated American houses, reproduced as intricate scale models.

Photo: Fallingwater, Model by Studios Eichbaum + Arnold, 2010. Photo by Museum staff.

Ed note: Our video on Palladio: America’s architectural grandfather.

Aaaahhhh the Building Museum is one of my FAVORITE DC museums, love that they are doing this and wish I could get back to my hometown to see it.

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