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| Foster and Partners roof the Smithsonian Institution  Foster and Partners' design to enclose and landscape the Smithsonian's Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard 'tops out' with the placement of the highest beam and is set to complete in late Fall 2007. The courtyard, which includes landscape designed by Gustafson Guthrie Nichol and a sensuous, fully glazed roof canopy, will transform the public's experience of the Smithsonian's galleries and provide the Institution with one of the largest event spaces in Washington.The enclosed courtyard will be the centrepiece of the building's long-term renovation programme for the Patent Office Building, home to the National Portrait Gallery and The Smithsonian American Art Museum. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |