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Gehry at the Guggenheim | |
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Jean Nouvel Wins RIBA Gold | |
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Culture of Listening | |
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GEHRY AT THE GUGGENHEIM Just when you thought the media culture couldn't get any more juiced about Frank Gehry, the Guggenheim Museum in New York City delivers a watermelon for the summer. "Frank Gehry, Architect" opened at Frank Lloyd Wright's marvel on Fifth Avenue on May 18, 2001 and continues through the long, hot summer, until the last Sunday in August.
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JEAN NOUVEL WINS RIBA GOLD French architect Jean Nouvel has been awarded the prestigious Royal Gold Medal for Architecture. The honor was announced mid-May by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). According to the RIBA announcement, "Nouvel has maintained the highest of architectural standards and has consistently brought excellence to design in a wide range of cultural and commercial buildings, in his native country and abroad." — Editor
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CULTURE OF LISTENING Most architects are acutely conscious of the long-term significance of their buildings. But fewer are conscious of the long-term significance of their corporate culture. When it comes to leaving a cultural legacy for practitioners, however, one Texas firm stands out.
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More Architecture News Japan plans bigger, better copy of the dome — U.K. Sunday Times, 2001.0603Designs to Be Unveiled for Library at Cal State — Los Angeles Times, 2001.0603 Future perfect — The Scotsman, 2001.0531 Israeli Wedding Hall Collapse Sharpens Quake Fears — Reuters at Los Angeles Times, 2001.0529 Senate Backs WWII Memorial — Washington Post, 2001.0522 RIBA Gold Medal - Now you see them . . . — Guardian Unlimited, 2001.0521 Bush Launches Energy Steps, As Critics Circle — Reuters at Yahoo News, 2001.0518 House Vote Backs WWII Memorial As Planned — Washington Post, 2001.0516 Santiago Calatrava's first project in the US opens to the public — Art Newspaper, 2001.0516 Housing Market Index Remains Flat In May — NAHB Press Release., 2001.0515
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