WASHINGTON, D.C.- The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has selected the eight recipients of the 2011 Small Project Awards. The AIA Small Project Awards Program, now in its eighth year, was established to recognize small-project practitioners for …
ARTZUID 2011 an International Sculpture Exhibition in a Unique Cultural Heritage Setting
AMSTERDAM.- In 2008 Cintha van Heeswijck-Veeger established Foundation ArtZuid. She took the initiative to draw greater attention to the urban expansion plan (1917) of architect H.P. Berlage known as the Plan-Zuid in Amsterdam, by organising a high-qua…
The National Galleries of Scotland Reveal Dramatic Changes to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
EDINBURGH.- The National Galleries of Scotland will today reveal the dramatic changes that have transformed the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in the two years since it closed for renovation in April 2009. The £17.6 m project, the first major ref…
The National Galleries of Scotland Reveal Dramatic Changes to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
EDINBURGH.- The National Galleries of Scotland will today reveal the dramatic changes that have transformed the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in the two years since it closed for renovation in April 2009. The £17.6 m project, the first major ref…
BMW Guggenheim Lab to Launch in New York in August, will Then Travel Worldwide
NEW YORK, NY.- The BMW Guggenheim Lab is a mobile laboratory that will travel to nine major cities worldwide over six years. Led by international, interdisciplinary teams of emerging talents in the areas of urbanism, architecture, art, design, science,…
Web Application Announced for 9/11 Dead Listed on National Memorial at Ground Zero
NEW YORK, NY (AP).- Victor Wald and Harry Ramos did not know each other until Sept. 11, but they died together trying to flee down a stairwell of the World Trade Center. Their names will be next to each other’s on the national memorial at ground zero, …
Web Application Announced for 9/11 Dead Listed on National Memorial at Ground Zero
NEW YORK, NY (AP).- Victor Wald and Harry Ramos did not know each other until Sept. 11, but they died together trying to flee down a stairwell of the World Trade Center. Their names will be next to each other’s on the national memorial at ground zero, …
Haunch of Venison Announces New Locations for Its Galleries in London and New York
LONDON.- Haunch of Venison London and Haunch of Venison New York announced that both galleries will move their respective locations. The London gallery will move back to its original location at Haunch of Venison Yard in September following an extensiv…
Andreas Feininger: Nature and the Architect at the National Gallery of Canada
OTTAWA.- Two years ago, the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) received an extraordinary donation of 252 exquisite photographs by Andreas Feininger, one of the greatest modernist photographers. Best known for his dynamic urban views of Manhattan and Chic…
Treasures from the Wine Cellar of Sir David Frost to Be Sold at Christie’s in June
LONDON.- Christie’s is pleased to be offering a selection of wines from the collection of Sir David and Lady Carina Frost from the Chelsea home where they have lived for thirty years. The collection will be sold as part of the Fine & Rare Wines sa…