VENICE.-The Organizing Committee of the Shenzhen & Hong Kong Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture announced in Venice that Terence Riley had been appointed as Chief Curator for its 2011 edition. Riley, an internationally recognized curator and architect w…
Architect and Engineer Dov Karmi Featured in Exhibition at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
TEL AVIV.- Dov Karmi (1905–1962) immigrated to Eretz-Israel from Zhvanets, Ukraine, aged 16, studied architecture and engineering in Ghent, Belgium (1925–1929), and established an architecture office in Tel Aviv (1932); he then worked in seve…
Lisson Gallery Announces it is Now Representing Renowned Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei
LONDON.- Lisson Gallery announces that it is now representing artist Ai Weiwei. Widely considered to be one of the most significant cultural figures of his generation in China and internationally, Ai Weiwei successfully occupies multiple roles as a con…
Lisson Gallery Announces it is Now Representing Renowned Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei
LONDON.- Lisson Gallery announces that it is now representing artist Ai Weiwei. Widely considered to be one of the most significant cultural figures of his generation in China and internationally, Ai Weiwei successfully occupies multiple roles as a con…
Sharon Egretta Sutton, FAIA, Selected as 2011 Recipient of the Whitney M. Young Jr. Award
WASHINGTON, D.C..- The American Institute of Architects (AIA) have selected Sharon Egretta Sutton, FAIA, as the 2011 recipient of the Whitney M. Young Jr. Award, given to an architect or architecturally oriented organization exemplifying the profession…
Valencian Institute for Modern Art Dedicates Exhibition to Paolo Riani: A World of Architects
VALENCIA.- The exhibition dedicated by the IVAM to Paolo Riani comprises, apart from photographs taken all over Europe, America, Japan, Russia and Arabia, a selection of architectonic projects and collections of objects (miniature aeroplanes made of wo…
Robert A. M. Stern Named 2011 Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture Laureate
NOTRE DAME, IN.- Robert A. M. Stern, whose influential designs have revitalized traditional architecture, has been named the 2011 recipient of the Richard H. Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture. Stern will receive $200,000 and a model of the Chor…
Celebrated Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer Turns 103, Opens Museum of His Work
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP).- Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer is celebrating his 103rd birthday with the launch of a museum dedicated to his career. The Oscar Niemeyer Foundation outside Rio de Janeiro will house exhibits about the legendary architect’s 7…
Robert A. M. Stern Named 2011 Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture Laureate
NOTRE DAME, IN.- Robert A. M. Stern, whose influential designs have revitalized traditional architecture, has been named the 2011 recipient of the Richard H. Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture. Stern will receive $200,000 and a model of the Chor…
Andrew Skurman Receives Chevalier des Arts Medal for Architecture from France
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Renowned classical architect Andrew Skurman was awarded France’s Médaille des Arts et des Lettres (Medal of Arts and Letters) for his contribution to the promotion of French culture by Corinne Pereira, the Deputy Consul General of …