Cool Architecture in Washington DC

Cool Architecture in Washington DC

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Just got back from my last Spring Break before I graduate! With a compact (& great!) city plan, the incredible metro, awesome museums, endless embassies, and historical landmarks, DC is a great city for an architect to visit! I highly recommend flying into Eero Saarinen’s Dulles Airport (IAD).


CONTEMPORARY


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Kogod Courtyard by Norman Foster


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East Wing (National Gallery of Art) by I.M. Pei (currently undergoing renovations)


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National Museum of the American Indian by Polshek


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Hirshhorn Museum by SOM


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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Pei Cob Freed


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U.S. Institute of Peace Headquarters by Moshe Safdie


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Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library by Mies van der Rohe


Newseum by Polshek


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Ronald Reagan National Airport North Terminal by Pelli Clark Pelli Architects


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Dulles International Airport by Eero Saarinen

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Euram Building by Hartman-Cox



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1100 First Street by Krueck & Sexton Architects (Photo by Scott Pitocco)


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Arena Stage at the Mead Center by Bing Thom

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St. Coletta School by Michael Graves


Washington National Cathedral Visitor Gateway

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Kreeger Museum by Phillip Johnson

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Metro by Harry Weese


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Vietnam Veterans Memorial by Maya Lin


The National Museum of the Marine Corps

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House of Sweden by Gert Wingardh

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Swiss Ambassador’s Residence by Steven Holl Architects



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Embassy of Finland by Heikkinen-Komonen Architects


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Embassy of Denmark by Walter Gropius
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Embassy of Italy



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The United States Air Force Memorial by Pei Cobb Freed

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The Pentagon Memorial

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 Brazilian Embassy

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 Tax Court Building by Victor Lundy

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Bike Rental at Union Station

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World Bank Headquarters by KPF

LANDMARKS
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Washington Monument

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Lincoln Memorial


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Jefferson Memorial


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White House



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The Octagon Museum / AIA Headquarters



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Library of Congress

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MLK Memorial


Pentagon


National Building Museum


Union Station

Supreme Court

Treasury Building

Capitol Building