Usually when architects begin to be successful it is because they have a home base, clients and the community.  Romaldo Giurgola had a growing practice in New York,  but when he won the Architectural Competion for the new capital of Australia, Canberra packed up and traveled halfway around the world to complete it. 

Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center - 1960 - The Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center, was an innovative example of “Park Service Modern” architecture, designed by Ehrman Mitchell and Romaldo Giurgola as part of the National Park Service’s Mission 66 program. Its concrete, glass, metal, and wood design evokes the ideas of flight, lightness, and technological innovation, while floor-to-ceiling windows provide views toward the First Flight Boulder and historic flight line. The building houses exhibits on the Wright brothers, including a full-scale replica of the 1903 Wright Flyer and a reproduction of their 1902 glider. Widely recognized for its architectural importance, the Visitor Center was designated a National Historic Landmark and underwent a major rehabilitation between 2016 and 2018 to preserve its historic character and modernize its systems.

Columbia University Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library - 1890 - Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, located in Avery Hall at Columbia University, is one of the world’s largest libraries devoted to architecture and the fine arts. Founded in 1890 as a memorial to architect Henry Ogden Avery, the library began with his collection of about 2,000 books and drawings and has grown to more than 400,000 volumes. Its extensive collections span architecture, art history, historic preservation, urban planning, archaeology, and related fields, including rare architectural works dating from the 15th century. Highlights include Alberti’s De re aedificatoria, works by Piranesi, and important publications by Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier.