Neoclassical architecture

18th–19th-century European classical revivalist architectural style

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April 2024 Annual meeting held where new members are elected through final ballot. Up to 120 new members and 30 international members are elected during this meeting.
2023 The Duke of York vacated his London residence and office at Buckingham Palace.
2017 The Marian Koshland Science Museum closed, and was replaced by a new science outreach program called LabX.
2017 The House of Commons backed funding for the palace restoration project by 464 votes to 56.
December 24 2017 New church building was officially opened on Christmas Eve, replacing the earthquake-damaged original structure.
2016 Marcia McNutt becomes the twenty-second president of the National Academy of Sciences, and the first woman to hold this position. Her term is set to expire on June 30, 2026.
November 2016 A 10-year maintenance work schedule was approved by the prime minister, estimated to cost £369 million and involving new plumbing, wiring, boilers, radiators, and solar panel installation.
2015 The State Dining Room was closed for a year and a half due to a potentially dangerous ceiling.
March 5 2014 The 2012 Presidential Award for Math and Science Teaching ceremony was held at the National Academy of Sciences Building.
2013 Ben Barres became the first openly transgender scientist elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
2013 Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson highlighted Lincoln's establishment of the National Academy of Sciences as a significant legacy during the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address.
June 2012 The National Academy of Sciences Building reopened to visitors after a major two-year restoration project that improved historic spaces, increased accessibility, and updated the building's infrastructure.
June 2011 The church building was demolished in late June.
February 22 2011 The church building collapsed during the Christchurch earthquake.
2010 Original church building was significantly damaged in the Canterbury earthquake.
May 7 2010 255 National Academy of Sciences members published a letter in Science magazine criticizing political attacks against climate change scientists, specifically in response to the civil investigative demand against Michael E. Mann by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.

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