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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) selected the joint Monumental Core Framework Plan: Connecting New Destinations with the National Mall as a recipient of its distinguished 2010 Institute Honor Award for Regional and Urban Design. A product of the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC)...
The Monumental Core Framework Plan is a joint effort of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission to build upon the superlative assets of Washington, DC to address social, cultural, and ecological needs of the 21st Century. The Framework Plan reimagines federal...
The President has appointed Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk and has reappointed Earl A. Powell III, Diana Balmori, and Witold Rybczynski to serve four-year terms on the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts in Washington, D.C. Mr. Powell has served as Chairman of the Commission since May 2005. Ms. Plater-Zyberk was...
The Commission of Fine Arts is pleased to announce the publication of their book, Designing the Nation's Capital: The 1901 Plan for Washington, D.C. Edited by Sue Kohler, the Commission's historian, and Pamela Scott, an independent scholar and author, Designing the Nation's Capital is a collection...
The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts is pleased to announce that on 18 September 2005, President Bush reappointed Pamela Nelson to a second four-year term as a member.
Mrs. Nelson is a Dallas-based artist and educator with public art projects in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Her work has been exhibited...
The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts announces its decision on May 19 to name Earl A. Powell III, Director of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, to succeed architect David Childs, FAIA, as the new Chairman of the Commission. At the same meeting, the Commission voted the artist Pamela Nelson of...
The members of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts are pleased to announce that Thomas Luebke, AIA, has been selected to serve as Secretary to the Commission. An architect with experience in planning and historic preservation in both public and private sectors, Mr. Luebke has been directly involved for...
