CHICAGO, IL.- Modern architecture and design were long viewed as separate disciplines until practitioners in the mid-20th century began crossing boundaries and rethinking form and function. This fluid exchange of ideas has led to innovative solutions a…
New Museum Launches Competition for Temporary Outdoor Structures
NEW YORK.- The festival of ideas for a new city is a major new collaborative initiative between scores of downtown organizations, from large universities to arts groups and community organizations, working together to affect change. The Festival is a f…
New Museum Launches Competition for Temporary Outdoor Strcutures
NEW YORK.- The festival of ideas for a new city is a major new collaborative initiative between scores of downtown organizations, from large universities to arts groups and community organizations, working together to affect change. The Festival is a f…
The Rijksmuseum Displays Lessons in Drawing in the Golden Age: From Copying to Drawing
AMSTERDAM.- The Rijksmuseum will display prints and drawings that provide an overview of drawing instruction during the Golden Age. From first copying prints to drawing ‘from the imagination’, artists were faced with a long period of study and, of cour…
Topping-Out Ceremony at the Städel Museum, Shell for Expansion Completed
FRANKFURT.- The Städel Museum celebrated the topping-out ceremony for the expansion wing being built to house the presentation of art after 1945. The shell construction of the 3,000-square-metre underground facility was completed on schedule after a m…
One of the Most Important Works of American Furniture to Come to Auction will Be Offered by Sotheby’s
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s 16 December auction of Important 20th Century Design in New York is led by the Pratt Desk and Chair by Greene & Greene, the most important work created by the architects and an icon of American furniture. The Desk and Chai…
One of the Most Important Works of American Furniture to Come to Auction will Be Offered by Sotheby’s
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s 16 December auction of Important 20th Century Design in New York is led by the Pratt Desk and Chair by Greene & Greene, the most important work created by the architects and an icon of American furniture. The Desk and Chai…
Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin’s Premier Contemporary Art Center, Reopened to the Public
AUSTIN, TX.- Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin’s premier contemporary art center, reopened to the public October 24, 2010, after an extensive renovation and expansion project designed by award-winning New York architectural firm Lewis.Tsurumaki…
Major Exhibition Curated by Snøhetta Architects Presents New Nordic Art and Design
NEW YORK, NY.- An exhibition of contemporary Nordic art and design opened at Scandinavia House on October 29, 2010. Nordic Models + Common Ground: Art and Design Unfolded is organized by The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF), New York, in collabor…
Center for Architecture Presents Exhibition Featuring Innovative Building Technologies and New Construction Techniques
NEW YORK, NY.- This fall, the Center for Architecture opened its first exhibition to focus on building technology. It explores new technology and techniques that are rapidly transforming the built environment in New York and around the globe. These inn…