ðə bˈɪldɪŋ wʌz dɪzˈaɪnd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː baɪ fˈɪlɪp dʒˈɑːnsən wɪð ɹˈɪtʃɚd fˈɑːstɚ, ænd sˈɪts ˌɔn fˈaɪv ænd ɐ hˈæf wˈʊdᵻd ˈeɪkɚz ɪn nɔːɹθwˈɛst dˌiːsˈiː.
The building was designed in 1963 by Philip Johnson with Richard Foster, and sits on five and a half wooded acres in Northwest DC.