Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, named after former United States President Ronald Reagan, is located in downtown Washington, D.C., and was the first federal building in Washington designed for both governmental and private sector purposes.
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
United States
May 5, 1998
$768 million
11 acres (4.5 ha) [1]
3,100,000 sq ft (290,000 m2)
Each of the organizations located in the Pennsylvania Avenue building are dedicated to international trade and global relations. Organizations headquartered in this building include U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The first private sector lease was signed with investment banking firm Quarterdeck Investment Partners, Inc. The building hosts conferences, trade shows, cultural events, and outdoor concerts. Post-9/11, security requirements for high-profile federal buildings has limited the amount of public access anticipated by the center's designers.
Occupants[edit]
In addition to CBP, AID and the Wilson Center, other federal agencies with offices in the building include the Department of Commerce, EPA and GSA. Other tenants include the National Children's Museum, several retail shops and various commercial and nonprofit organizations.[45]
Events[edit]
The conference center hosts over 1,200 events each year, including many of Washington's annual social galas such as the Washington International Trade Association's Annual Dinner, and formerly including the Conservative Political Action Conference.[46] The International Trade Center offers two large ballrooms, exhibition space, pre-function space, and other reception spaces. The outdoor, four-acre Woodrow Wilson Plaza is also used in special events and galas.
With the city's largest parking garage, information center, and a Washington Metro station, the building is visited by over one million tourists each year. The summer concert series held on the Woodrow Wilson Plaza and the many food options draw many to the building during the lunch hour. The National Children's Museum opened in the building on February 24, 2020.[47]
Atrium
Lobby
Tetrahedral skylight
Food court with diner
Under construction
With black drapes and photographs following Reagan's death in 2004
