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White House gala honors Pritzker Prize recipient architect Eduardo Souto de Moura
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama led the list of A-listers at Thursday’s gala dinner to award the Pritzker Architecture Prize to a Portuguese architect, Eduardo Souto de Moura. In truth, he and first lady Michelle Obama made but a brief appearance at the black-tie gala, leaving Mayor Rahm Emanuel, top White House aides Valerie Jarrett, Bill Daley,
Renowned architect Steven Holl to design new contemporary art building for VCU
Virginia Commonwealth University has announced plans today for the Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA), a state-of-the art building planned to be one of the signature buildings for VCU. The new building, specifically intended for the university’s School of the Arts, a consistently top-ranked public graduate arts program in the country, will be a 32,000 square-foot
Center for Global Conservation
An office building in the Bronx Zoo seems as natural to the site as the surrounding parkland and accommodates multiple programs with minimal resources. Staring out the window is part of the job description. Employees on their lunch break at the Center for Global Conservation (CGC) recently paused to observe wild turkeys roaming in front
Architecture Nation Building: South Korea’s desire to become an international business hub
As South Korea’s economy stabilizes, its ambition to be recognized as a major international business hub is leading to a bold building strategy. Ann Lok Lui investigates how Korea aims to impress the world not only with its tall towers but its large-scale sustainable planning. Buzz and hype have surrounded China’s recent building boom, but
The Economy Is Wavering. Does Washington Notice?
The latest economic numbers have not been good. Jobless claims rose last week, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Another report showed that economic growth at the start of the year was no faster than the Commerce Department initially reported — “a real surprise,” said Ian Shepherdson of High Frequency Economics. Perhaps the most worrisome
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Announces Winners and Finalists of the 12th Annual National Design Awards
Sixth Annual National Design Week to Be Held Oct. 15–23 The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will celebrate outstanding achievement in design this fall with its 12th annual National Design Awards program. Today, Cooper-Hewitt Director Bill Moggridge announced the winners and finalists of the 2011 National Design Awards, which recognize excellence across a variety of
Condé Nast deal at 1 WTC now official
Port Authority approves historic lease Wednesday under which Condé Nast will become the anchor tenant of lynchpin tower at reborn World Trade Center site. After months of intense negotiations, the board of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey approved a deal on Wednesday that paves the way for Condé Nast Publications to
Historic WASP’s Nest Gets Makeover at Chelsea Seminary
Winning the chairmanship of the Metropolitan Museum hasn’t slowed developer Daniel Brodsky down. Architect John H. Beyer of Beyer Blinder Belle revealed the Brodsky Organization’s proposed plans for the next phase of its remake of parts of the General Theological Seminary in Chelsea into a new condo community. The historic brownstone-and-brick oasis was founded in
Interior Design Billings On The Rise: Survey Signals Industry Growth
First ASID Performance Index Provides Data for Interior Design Billings and Product Specifications The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) today announced the findings of its first quarterly performance index. The ASID index is based on data compiled from a monthly survey that provides a tailored perspective on billings and business conditions in the interior
An Alarmed Architect’s Complaint: Preservation Distorts the Past
Has preservation become a dangerous epidemic? Is it destroying our cities? That’s the conclusion you may come to after seeing “Cronocaos” at the New Museum. Organized by Rem Koolhaas and Shohei Shigematsu, a partner in Mr. Koolhaas’s Office for Metropolitan Architecture, the show draws on ideas that have been floating around architectural circles for several
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