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Passing of Larry Giles
Sauget, IllinoisJune 12th, 2021 Larry Giles, nationally renowned preservationist and President of the National Building Arts Center, died today of complications from cancer treatment. Larry started work on the Center in 1982 in response to Eero Saarinen’s proposal for a museum of American architecture on the Saint Louis riverfront. In 2002, Larry donated the inventory from…
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Call for Interns
Intern Positions Available at the National Building Arts Center The St. Louis-based National Building Arts Center (NBAC; nationalbuildingarts.org) seeks applications for internships in cataloging, conserving and sorting its material and library collections. The internship can begin any time. The NBAC promotes public awareness of the crucial roles of architecture, manufacturing, construction, and urban design…
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NBAC Contributes to “A Walk in 1875 St. Louis” at Missouri History Museum
When the Missouri History Museum was creating its new exhibit A Walk in 1875 St. Louis, not surprisingly it turned to the National Building Arts Center to enhance the display with building artifacts. The exhibit presents a look at St. Louis in the year that Compton & Dry published their famous bird’s-eye perspective, Pictorial St.…
