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Nat Geo’s Plans to Destroy MARABAR Put on Hold

Jun 05, 2020

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Playing Hardball at Nat Geo

May 26, 2020

Landslide

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National Geographic to Demolish Widely Acclaimed Sculpture MARABAR

Mar 31, 2020

Feature Stories

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MARABAR Letters of Support

MARABAR Letters of Support

Sculptor Gregory Ryan Asks Preservation Board to Save MARABAR

MARABAR Letters of Support

Artist Joyce Kozloff on MARABAR's Place in the Feminist Art Movement

MARABAR Letters of Support

Artist Loren Madsen Rallies to Defend Elyn Zimmerman's MARABAR

MARABAR Letters of Support

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Artist Michelle Stuart Writes to the Preservation Board to Defend MARABAR

MARABAR Letters of Support

Professor Joseph Low ("Pepe") Karmel Writes about the Art Historic Importance of MARABAR

MARABAR Letters of Support

Contemporary Sculpture Expert Marin Sullivan Advocates for MARABAR

MARABAR Letters of Support

Artist Martin Kline Writes That Demolition of MARABAR Would Be a "crime"

MARABAR Letters of Support

Artist Mary Miss Calls on National Geographic to "re-visit" MARABAR Demolition Plans

MARABAR Letters of Support

Nobel Prize Winner Harold Varmus Wants MARABAR to Remain Accessible to All

MARABAR Letters of Support

Architect Frederick Fisher Advocates for a "creative solution" to Retain MARABAR

MARABAR Letters of Support

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Architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien Cite MARABAR as a "beautiful contemplative public space"

MARABAR Letters of Support

Emeritus Professor of Urbanism Witold Rybczynski Asks HPRB to Reconsider Demolition of MARABAR

MARABAR Letters of Support

New Yorker magazine staff writer Adam Gopnik Protests Plans to Demolish MARABAR

MARABAR Letters of Support

Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies Director Jennifer Duncan Writes That MARABAR Is a "national Treasure"

MARABAR Letters of Support

Art Patrons Sydney and Walda Besthoff Condemn Plans to Destroy MARABAR

MARABAR Letters of Support

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Chairman Emeritus Architect David Childs Urges Preservation of MARABAR

MARABAR Letters of Support

Landscape Architect Cheryl Barton on the Engaging Power of MARABAR

MARABAR Letters of Support

Whitney Museum Director Adam Weinberg Weighs In on Potential Destruction of MARABAR

MARABAR Letters of Support

Association for Public Art Urges Review Board to Preserve MARABAR

MARABAR Letters of Support

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Professor Emeritus of Architecture Marc Treib Weighs In on Potential Destruction of MARABAR

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TCLF Talks to Elyn Zimmerman

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Washington D.C.'s Landscape Legacy

United States

What's Out There Weekends

What's Out There Weekend Washington, D.C.

Washington, DC

United States

May 19, 2012 to May 21, 2012

What's Out There Weekends

What's Out There Weekend Washington, D.C. 2010

Washington, DC

United States

Sep 25, 2010 to Sep 26, 2010

Feature Stories

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New Online Guide to Washington, DC

Feature Stories

Local DC Gems Shine in Inaugural What's Out There Weekend

Feature Stories

Gelato, Prosecco and the Italian influence on Washington, DC

Birnbaum Blogs

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A Red-Letter Year for Women, but Not for Their Art

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Edward Durell Stone

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Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Press Releases

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Architecture Scholar: Threatened MARABAR is “an important piece of America’s art heritage” and “certainly one of the great works of the later twentieth century”

Apr 08, 2020

Press Coverage

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National Geographic Headquarters plaza redesign threatens historically significant sculpture

Mar 31, 2020

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