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NBAC Appoints Michael Allen as Executive Director
The National Building Arts Center is excited to announce that its Board has appointed Michael Allen as Executive Director, starting September 1. Michael has been serving as President of the Board since June 2021, but he actually has been involved since before the project was called NBAC. Starting out ironing drawings from the Guth Lighting…
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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…
