MARGATE.- A record 14,000 people visited Turner Contemporary in Margate over the gallery’s opening weekend. The building was officially opened by Tracey Emin and Jools Holland on Saturday 16 April at 10 am. Several local businesses reported reco…
Turner Contemporary Designed by David Chipperfield Aims to Transform Town of Margate
MARGATE, ENGLAND (AP).- In a town that has seen better days, this is a red-letter day. For years in the English seaside town of Margate, things have shut down — shops, hotels, the Dreamland amusement park that used to draw crowds of visitors to t…
Neues Museum in Berlin by David Chipperfield Wins Mies van der Rohe Award 2011
BRUSSELS.- The Neues Museum in Berlin is the winner of the 2011 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award, the European Commission and the Mies van der Rohe Foundation announced today. The building is a reconstru…
Neues Museum in Berlin by David Chipperfield Wins Mies van der Rohe Award 2011
BRUSSELS.- The Neues Museum in Berlin is the winner of the 2011 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award, the European Commission and the Mies van der Rohe Foundation announced today. The building is a reconstru…
The New Turner Contemporary Art Galley Opens on April 16th in Margate, UK
Margate, UK.- Artist Tracey Emin and composer, pianist, bandleader and broadcaster Jools Holland will launch the Turner Contemporary Gallery to the public in Margate on Saturday 16 April. The gallery has been designed by internationally acclaimed a…
One Of The USA’s Leading and Most Comprehensive Art Museums ~ The Saint Louis Art Museum
The Saint Louis Art Museum (SLAM) began as the Saint Louis School and Museum of Fine Arts, an independent entity within Washington University in St. Louis. Originally housed in a building in downtown St. Louis, the Museum moved to its current home in…
Saint Louis Art Museum Marks One Year on Expansion
ST. LOUIS, MO.- The Saint Louis Art Museum announces significant progress after one year of construction on its more-than-200,000-square-foot, David Chipperfield–designed expansion in Forest Park. The perimeter of the new 300-plus-space parking ga…
Kunsthaus Zürich Shows ‘Karl Moser: Art and Architecture’
ZURICH.- From 17 December 2010 to 27 February 2011 the Kunsthaus Zürich presents about 400 drawings, sketches, models and furniture by Karl Moser (1860-1936), its renowned architect. Revered in Switzerland as a ‘father of modernism’, Moser m…
Architect Sir David Chipperfield CBE to Receive the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture
LONDON.- The internationally-acclaimed British architect Sir David Chipperfield CBE has been named as the recipient of one of the world’s most prestigious architecture prizes, the Royal Gold Medal. David Chipperfield’s practice has won over …
Architect Sir David Chipperfield CBE to Receive the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture
LONDON.- The internationally-acclaimed British architect Sir David Chipperfield CBE has been named as the recipient of one of the world’s most prestigious architecture prizes, the Royal Gold Medal. David Chipperfield’s practice has won over …