April 29, 2008
Dear Friends,
The annual Charles H. Atherton Memorial Lecture will take place on Tuesday, May 13th, 6:30 p.m., at the National Building Museum. The featured speaker Witold Rybczynski is a Commissioner on the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, where Charles Atherton served as Secretary for over 40 years.
Charles, who passed away in 2005, was a supporter of the National Coalition to Save Our Mall and the first member of our Third Century Mall Initiative Advisory Board.
In 2006, we dedicated our digitized copy of the long out-of-print, historic 1902 McMillan Commission Report on the National Mall and the park system of Washington, D.C., to his memory -- read or download the Report at: http://www.nationalmall.net/resource/mcmillan.html.
May 13
Charles H. Atherton Memorial Lecture: Witold Rybczynski
The Vertical Dimension of the City
Tuesday, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Author, scholar, professor, and architect Witold Rybczynski examines Washington D.C.'s height limit, which-for nearly 100 years-has set firm limits for the heights of buildings in the District. Rybczynski explores the historical context of height limits across the country and offers thoughts on the future of D.C.'s skyline.
$12 Members; $12 Students; $20 Non-Members. Prepaid registration required. Walk-in registration based on availability.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
The Charles H. Atherton Memorial lecture is supported by generous contributions to the Charles H. Atherton Memorial Fund.
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