National Building Arts Center /tags/national-building-arts-center National Building Arts Center en-US Copyright © 2024 Tue, 26 Sep 2023 17:06:43 GMT ‘Urban Archaeology’ details St. Louis’ complicated past and its rich architecture /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-09-26/urban-archaeology-details-st-louis-complicated-past-and-its-rich-architecture The Pulitzer Foundation’s Urban Archaeology exhibition notes the red brick heritage of St. Louis and explores how the city's architecture reflects its social and political history. Tue, 26 Sep 2023 17:06:43 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-09-26/urban-archaeology-details-st-louis-complicated-past-and-its-rich-architecture Ulaa Kuziez The Cherokee Street Statue Is Gone, And Its Sculptor Is Fine With That /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-09-24/cherokee-street-statue-is-gone-and-its-sculptor-is-fine-with-that Bill Christman's 13-foot-tall depiction of a Native American man was installed at the northwest corner of Cherokee Street and Jefferson Avenue in 1985. Removed this month by neighborhood leaders, the sculpture's new home is the National Building Arts Center in Sauget, Illinois. Fri, 24 Sep 2021 22:01:33 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-09-24/cherokee-street-statue-is-gone-and-its-sculptor-is-fine-with-that Evie Hemphill Remembering Larry Giles, Founder Of Sauget’s National Building Arts Center /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-07-09/monday-remembering-larry-giles-founder-of-saugets-national-building-arts-center On June 12, Larry Giles died at the age of 73 after a struggle with leukemia. He was known as decent, honest and tough. On top of that, Giles was, as the St. Louis Post-Dispatch recently put it, “the man who saved St. Louis.” Mon, 12 Jul 2021 21:11:37 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-07-09/monday-remembering-larry-giles-founder-of-saugets-national-building-arts-center Evie Hemphill