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TADAO ANDO AIA GOLD MEDAL Japanese architect Tadao Ando has been named the 2002 recipient of the AIA Gold Medal, the highest honor bestowed by the American Institute of Architects. Known for his mastery of sculpting serenity in concrete, Ando is the AIA's 59th gold medalist. The AIA has also given the 2002 Architecture Firm Award to Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback and Associates (TVS), of Atlanta, Georgia, whose work excels in design and commitment to community and sustainability.
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HIGH SCHOOL DESIGN AWARD At more than 500,000 square feet (46,000 square meters), Chesterton High School is a state-of-the-art facility that accommodates nearly 2,000 students in grades 9-12 as well as many specialty program areas. For the school's design, the Celina, Ohio architecture firm Fanning/Howey Associates, Inc. has been awarded the 2001 William W. Caudill Citation by American School & University magazine.
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AGA KHAN AWARD FOR ARCHITECTURE Special architecture from all over the world, united by the common thread of serving Islamic peoples through design excellence, was honored in November at a ceremony held in Syria at the historic Citadel of Aleppo. His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, announced the nine recipients of the 2001 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. A special Chairman's Award was presented to the Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa.
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More Architecture News Kew Gardens Nominated as World Heritage Site — Architects' Journal, 2002.0121Holyrood Sues Bust Firm over Lost £2m — Scotsman Online, 2002.0119 Eighteen Projects Capture Honor Awards for Architecture — AIArchitect, 2002.0118 Barcelona's Miro Foundation Captures Twenty-five Year Award — AIArchitect, 2002.0118 edition Store Design May Be Bold, but It Doesn't Fit Quite Right — Los Angeles Times, 2002.0118 Ethiopians Want Ancient Monument — AP at Architecture Guide, 2002.0117 Architect's Slaying Shocks Israel — Las Vegas Sun, 2002.0116 Take That! — Chicago Tribune, 2002.0115 Adelphia Picks HOK for Downtown Office Design — Western New York Business First, 2002.0114 Date Set for Replacement at 7 WTC — ABC News, 2002.0114 Trade Center Site's Future Is a Prism of Plans — Los Angeles Times, 2002.0113 Egypt Invites Designs for Pyramids Museum — FT, 2002.0112 Showdown Looms in Paris Giant Ferris Wheel Dispute — Reuters at Yahoo News, 2002.0112 Plan for New Gettysburg Museum Unveiled — Nando Times, 2002.0112 Bollards May Replace Barriers at Monuments — Washington Post, 2002.0111 The 'Three Richards' Attack Facadism — Architects' Journal, 2002.0111 Poland Plans Warsaw Museum on Polish Jewish History — Jerusalem Post, 2002.0111 Safety Key for Architects in 2002 — Baltimore Business Journal, 2002.0111 Israel Halts Mosque Construction — ENR, 2002.0109
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