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Join an exclusive guided tour of the Rubell Museum DC and Gallery 64 with Beyer Blinder Belle.

Completed in 2022, the Rubell Museum occupies a Georgian Revival public school building that served Southwest DC’s Black community from 1906 until 1982, before serving a variety of other uses and falling into disrepair. Its adaptive reuse brings back to life an important National Register of Historic Places landmark as a public resource. It is adjacent to Gallery 64, a 12-story, 20% affordable residential building that forms a contemporary counterpart to the historic museum building.

This program is part of the Sense of Place Tour Series.

Presented by Beyer Blinder Belle

Beyer Blinder Belle, founded in 1968 with offices in New York City, Washington, DC, and Boston, engages in architecture, planning, and interiors. A persistent exploration of historic, cultural, and civic meaning guides our work, while our design is contemporary and reflects the materials and technology of today.

Hany Hassan, FAIA—Partner, Director of the DC Office

Rence Gill, AIA—Principal, DC Office

Timothy Harkin, AIA—Associate, DC Office

Organized by

AIA|DC and Washington Architectural Foundation.

Learning Objectives

• Summarize the rich social and architectural history and evolution of the historic Rubell Museum building, from an elementary and high school to artists’ studios, a housing shelter, and an art museum.
• Differentiate between preservation, adaptive reuse, and architectural interventions as they pertain to the transformation of the Rubell Museum building.
• Survey trends in contemporary design, new construction, and residential living as they pertain to Gallery 64.
• Synthesize historic preservation, adaptive reuse, and minimalist contemporary design into a holistic design approach.

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Rubell Museum DC and Gallery 64 / Photo courtesy of Beyer Blinder Belle</sub>