Two Independence Square
| Two Independence Square | |
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| Alternative names | NASA Headquarters |
| General information | |
| Type | Government offices Commercial offices |
| Location | 300 E Street SW Washington D.C. |
| Coordinates | 38°52′59″N 77°00′59″W / 38.8830°N 77.0163°WCoordinates: 38°52′59″N 77°00′59″W / 38.8830°N 77.0163°W |
| Completed | 1992 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 9 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect |
Evans Heintges Architects Kohn Pederson Fox |
| Developer | Boston Properties |
| References | |
Two Independence Square, better known as NASA Headquarters, is a low-rise building in the two-building Independence Square complex at 300 E Street SW in Washington D.C. The building houses NASA leadership who provide overall guidance and direction to the US government executive branch agency NASA, under the leadership of the NASA administrator. Ten field centers and a variety of installations around the country conduct the day-to-day work.
To implement NASA's mission, NASA Headquarters is organized into four Mission Directorates.
The James E. Webb Memorial Auditorium, named for NASA's second administrator James E. Webb, hosts agency news conferences and NASA Social events. A lending library, the history office and archives along with production facilities for NASA TV are also housed in the building.
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