Bunshaft's vault, 1967
Bunshaft's vault, 1967 |
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| Public buildings in Washington are reviewed by the Commission of Fine Arts, a federal board set up in the early 20th century to protect the beauty of Washington. After several antagonistic hearings, commissioner Gordon Bunshaft grabbed a presentation board and sketched his idea: a vault much like the one Harry Weese had proposed a year earlier., Gordon Bunshaft sketch, September 1967. Courtesy Commission of Fine Arts. . |
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