William T. Golden Center for Science and Engineering

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{{Infobox building

|name = William T. Golden Center for Science and Engineering

|address = 1200 New York Ave NW Washington, D.C., U,S.

|coordinates = {{coord|38|54|3|N|77|1|43|W|type:landmark_region:US_dim:100|display=inline,title}}

|building_type = Office

|completion_date = 1996

|floor_count = 12

|roof = {{convert|151|ft}}

|architect = Davis Carter Scott, Ltd.,
Pei Cobb Freed & Partners

}}

Image:WilliamTGolden.PNG in a video tribute to the National Science Foundation]]

William T. Golden Center for Science and Engineering is a high-rise building in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. Completed in 1996, the building rises to {{convert|151|ft}} and has 12 floors. The architects of the building were Davis, Carter, Scott Ltd. and Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, who designed the postmodern building.{{cite web|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=76181|title=William T. Golden Center for Science and Engineering|publisher=Skyscraperpage.com|accessdate=2008-07-13}} This building is the headquarters to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a non-profit organization established in 1848 that aims to advance science around the world.{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=williamtgoldencenterforscienceandengineering-washington-dc-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216213158/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=williamtgoldencenterforscienceandengineering-washington-dc-usa|url-status=usurped|archive-date=February 16, 2007|title=William T. Golden Center for Science and Engineering|publisher=Emporis.com|accessdate=2008-07-13}} Other tenants include the Association of American Universities and the IRIS Consortium.

The building is named after William T. Golden.{{cite web|url=http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2007/1009golden.shtml|title=In Memoriam: AAAS Celebrates William T. Golden|publisher=AAAS|accessdate=2008-07-13}}

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