WASHINGTON (AP).- President Barack Obama praised the winner of a top architecture prize Thursday for embodying a style that is, in his words, as “effortless as it is beautiful.” Obama lauded Eduardo Souto de Moura of Portugal at an awards ceremony wher…
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…
Architect for New York’s Ground Zero Skyscraper Working on Italian Bridge Project
ROME (AP).- Officials of a project to build a bridge linking the Italian mainland to Sicily say the architect for New York’s Ground Zero skyscraper is working on designs for a complex to be built on the Calabrian side of the span. Strait of Messina Bri…
Shanghai World Expo Ends; Drew 72 Million Visitors; China’s Biggest Tourism Event Ever
SHANGHAI (AP).- China declared its biggest tourism event ever, the Shanghai World Expo, a stunning success Sunday, after introducing a record 72 million visitors to a smorgasbord of cultures and technologies meant to illustrate ideas for urban sustain…
Grand Rapids Awaits ArtPrize Crowds, Back for a Second Year
GRAND RAPIDS (AP).- ArtPrize, the Grand Rapids art show and competition that surprised locals by drawing tens of thousands of visitors when it debuted in 2009, is back for a second year. And it’s expected to be even bigger this time. The southwestern …
Grand Rapids Awaits ArtPrize Crowds, Back for a Second Year
GRAND RAPIDS (AP).- ArtPrize, the Grand Rapids art show and competition that surprised locals by drawing tens of thousands of visitors when it debuted in 2009, is back for a second year. And it’s expected to be even bigger this time. The southwestern …