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Gehry at the Guggenheim | |
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AIA GOES MILE-HIGH Like every worthwhile professional gathering, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) national convention held in Denver, Colorado in May was part education, part work, and part inspiration. The 16,500 participating architects and other design industry professionals learned about a range of pressing "livability" issues -- sustainability, affordable housing, urban revitalization. They also resolved to attack some national and internal problems, and heard from several of the world's most respected practitioners.
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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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More Architecture News Elevation Discrepancy Contributed To Flooding — Houston Chronicle, 2001.0612U.S. WWII Memorial Builders Play Down German Links — Reuters at Yahoo Finance, 2001.0611 At Least 16 Die in Western Flooding — AP at Yahoo News, 2001.0610 Moderate Quake Hits Washington — CNN, 2001.0610 Habitat for Humanity Turns 25 — Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2001.0610 Judge Lets WWII Plan Advance — Washington Post, 2001.0608 Groups Seek to Prevent Contract on WWII Memorial — Washington Post, 2001.0607 Designs to Be Unveiled for Library at Cal State — Los Angeles Times, 2001.0603
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