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Happy World Architecture Day! The 2022 CODA Awards honored the creativity and craftsmanship of designers in from all over the world. Their work is on display in The Octagon until the end of this year! The Octagon is open to visitors each Friday and Saturday from 11AM until 4PM.
We look forward to welcoming you back into our space when we reopen on Friday, February 24! Get tix today! architectsfoundation.org/oct… #dcmuseum #dctourism
We wanted to remind everyone that The Octagon Museum will be closed Sunday 1/15 through Thursday 2/23 for annual maintenance. You can still virtually tour the museum at the link in our bio!
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For our final Fellows Friday, we are highlighting the architect Pascale Sablan. She is the founder of Beyond the Built Environment and creator of SAY IT LOUD!
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This Friday 1/13 and Saturday 1/14 are the last days to see our SAY IT LOUD exhibit in person! Come visit The Octagon Museum for one of our tours and explore this incredible exhibit.
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As college students are heading back after the holidays, we wanted to highlight more of The AIA Fellows who have led major projects designing buildings for colleges and universities.
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For our last Fellows Friday of 2022, we are highlighting architects whose featured projects are hospitals and wellness centers.
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It's Fellows Friday, and we're highlighting some of the architects who have led significant housing projects to support and benefit their communities.
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From The Octagon Museum, we wish everyone safe, healthy, and Happy Holidays!
Watercolor painting by Frederic S. Briggs
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It's Fellows Friday, and we're highlighting some of the architects who have lead the projects for libraries!
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Today's Fellows Friday, we're highlighting some of the Los Angeles, CA based architects.
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For Fellows Friday, we're highlighting some of the architects who have lead major airport, train station, and metro station projects.
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Get tickets today for our lunch and learn next Wednesday, December 7 at the National Building Museum (12:30-1:30)! Hear from photographer Andrew Feiler and Brent Leggs (National Trust)) on the legacy of the Rosenwald Schools. Tix available via buff.ly/3Vt0ij0
For Fellows Friday we're highlighting some of the architects who have designed and been the project leads on many museums and preservation work.
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For Fellows Friday, we are highlighting the international architects!
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This eagle girandole is part of a pair hanging in the Treaty Room. Visit The Octagon to see these and other pieces decorated with eagles in the federalist style!
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Today, we're highlighting some of the Chicago-based architects for Fellows Friday!
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Happy Halloween from The Octagon Museum🎃 Even though spooky season is coming to an end, you can still visit The Octagon anytime and ask our staff for a ghost story!
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For Fellows Friday, we're highlighting some of the architects who are known for dedicating much of their work to designing schools and buildings for universities.
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Only one week left before The Octagon Museum's Poltergeists and Pints!! Tickets are still available for the 6:30pm tour on Saturday October 22nd- hurry and purchase them below!
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