Annabelle Selldorf: Architecture and Context
The National Building Museum
Wednesday, March 23, 2011, 6:30-8PM
In collaboration with the National Building Museum, BWAF presented Annabelle Selldorf, FAIA, founder and principal of Selldorf Architects, at NBM in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, March 23, 2011. Selldorf’s program, “Architecture and Context,” covered the variety of design areas Selldorf has worked on including residential projects, retail stores, public facilities, and even a furniture line.
LEFT: Annabelle Selldorf presents "Architecture in Context." CENTER: Beverly Willis, NBM VP for Development Shar Taylor, NBM Curator Chrysanthe B. Broikos, and Selldorf enjoy refreshments. RIGHT: Selldorf's 200 11th Avenue Building (Photo Credit: Selldorf Architects)
Selldorf explained her process for approaching a project, starting first with the land and space available to build, moving on to the light and materials. This method has become the blueprint for creating the Neue Galerie (NYC), the SIMS Municipal Recycling Facility (NYC), and 200 Eleventh Avenue in New York City, a residential tower which features a car elevator that allows residents to park directly outside their apartments.
The lecture marks the sixth of an annual series, Women of Architecture, presented each March in honor of Women’s History Month. When asked about the challenges she faced as a woman architect, Selldorf replied humorously, “I’m not sure. I’ve never been a male architect before.”
Beverly Willis, FAIA, president and founder of BWAF and a founding trustee of the National Building Museum, provided opening remarks for the event.
RIGHT: Welcome slide. CENTER: Beverly Willis introduces Selldorf. RIGHT: Reception host Nikki Sorg (Sorg Architects) speaks with the Library of Congress Architecture, Design and Engineering Collections founder C. Ford Peatross and NBM President Chase Rynd.
* All photos from BWAFArchive unless otherwise indicated.
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