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TYPE: Museums/ Libraries/ Galleries
University of Utah Science Museum

National Museum of American Jewish History

New York Historical Society

NASCAR Hall of Fame & Museum

Latvian National Library

Macau Science Center

Museum of Islamic Art

Newseum and Freedom Forum

Public Farm One

Suzhou Museum

Baseball Hall of Fame

Las Vegas Springs Preserve Visitor Center

New York Hall of Science Addition

William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Center

National Constitution Center

Simon Wiesenthal New York Tolerance Center

Temporary Exhibitions Building at The German Historical Museum

Gagosian Gallery

Miho Museum & Bridge

The Flynt Center of Early New England Life

Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

Seattle Art Museum

Portland Museum of Art

Uris Library, Cornell University

Corning Museum of Glass

West Kowloon Cultural District


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Newseum and Freedom Forum

Washington, DC

The Newseum/Freedom Forum Foundation World Headquarters' occupies the last available site on Pennsylvania Avenue and is symbolically powerful due to its location between the White House and the Capitol Building. The new building features a primarily glass façade punctuated by a 60-foot-high plane of stone engraved with the forty-five words of the First Amendment. The freedom and presence of the press are reiterated through a large-scale media wall that can be seen from the street through the transparent glass encompassing most of the building. The Newseum will contain state-of-the-art interactive exhibition spaces designed in conjunction with Ralph Appelbaum Associates. The building will also include technologically-advanced black box broadcasting facilities, a 500-seat auditorium, a museum store, a "news cafe" with views of the US Capitol, a conference center with an outdoor terrace, a restaurant, and staff offices.
Client:
The Newseum/Freedom Forum Foundation

Architect:
Polshek Partnership

Location:
Washington, DC

Gross Floor Area:
650,000-sf / 60,000-sm

Height:
138 feet / 42-m

Awards:
Platinum Award for Engineering Excellence, 2009
ACEC New York

Merit Award, 2008
Structural Engineers Association of New York