James Polshek was the architect of the Pennsylvania Avenue project. Ralph Appelbaum was the exhibit designer.
(Maria bryk/newseum)
Architecture
Newseum's an attic packed with storied stuff
James Polshek was the architect of the Pennsylvania Avenue project. Ralph Appelbaum was the exhibit designer.
(Maria bryk/newseum)
WASHINGTON - The new Newseum here stands on Pennsylvania Avenue, right opposite the National Gallery of Art. I don't think the architect had the metaphor in mind, but you can imagine the Newseum as an enormous camera - lots of shiny metal and glass, like the big boxy Speed Graphics of old-time newspapers - that is shooting a picture of ... (Full article: 1268 words)
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