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Capital Brutalism, an exhibit on view through February 17 at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., amply demonstrates why. Brutalist buildings are unornamented concrete hulks.
Up to a billion birds die each year in the U.S. after colliding with buildings.
These federal buildings are often literally named Federal Building, with this moniker displayed on the property; they may share real estate with federal courthouses. There are design issues specific to federal buildings, relating to their multipurpose functions and concerns related to the fact of their association with the government.
The National Aquarium, Washington, D.C., was an aquarium in Washington D.C. It was located in the Herbert C. Hoover Building (owned by the General Services Administration), which is bounded by 14th Street NW on the east, 15th Street NW on the west, Pennsylvania Avenue NW on the north, and Constitution Avenue NW on the south. [2]
View at the National Zoo, Washington, D.C., 1909. The zoo first started as the National Museum's Department of Living Animals in 1886. [12] By an act of Congress on March 2, 1889, [13] [14] [15] for "the advancement of science and the instruction and recreation of the people", the National Zoo was created.
According to a Senate report authored by Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, the federal government owns more than 7,000 vacant buildings and nearly 2,500 buildings that are partially empty.
The federal government budgeted $440 million for construction and related work on the NBAF under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014, signed into law on January 17, 2014. President Barack Obama included an additional $300 million for construction in his proposed 2015 budget , constituting the final installment of federal construction ...
City and federal parks authorities are beefing up resources near Jamaica Bay in Queens following The Post’s expose last week of surging animal sacrifices in the area.. The National Parks Service ...