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25-YEAR AWARD TO PEI'S EAST WING In 1981, the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art, designed by I.M. Pei, was the recipient of a national honor award from the American Institute of Architects. Last month, the Washington D.C. building was further honored with the AIA's Twenty-Five Year Award for architecture of enduring significance.
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AIA HONOR AWARDS 2004 When the furniture company Cisco Brothers decided to build a new showroom in Los Angeles, they realized their impact could extend beyond a single building. They had ambitions to uplift the entire South L.A. neighborhood that is home to numerous furniture manufacturers. Now, phase one of the resulting master plan has received national recognition through an honor award from the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
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FARNSWORTH HOUSE SAVED On the morning of December 18, 2003, historic preservationists were casting a worried eye on the Farnsworth House, designed by 20th-century architect Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe. The famous 1951 steel-and-glass house was to be auctioned at Sotheby's that day, and its fate would depend on whoever emerged as high bidder.
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More Architecture News Daily Architecture Headlines — Updated every day at ArchitectureWeek
Big Plans Afoot for Italy's Uffizi — CNN, 2004.0225
Dan Kiley, Influential Landscape Architect, Dies at 91 — New York Times, 2004.0225
New L.A. Concert Hall Raises Temperatures of Neighbors — USA Today, 2004.0224
Secondary Observation Deck to Rise 1,500 feet above Ground Zero — Newsday, 2004.0224
Call to Cut Fees of Holyrood Designers — Scotsman Online, 2004.0216
Japanese Architect Wins U.N. Competition — New York Times, 2004.0214
London Architect Wins Award for Classical Style — Chicago Tribune, 2004.0213
William B. Tabler Sr., Architect of Hilton Hotels, Dies at 89 — New York Times, 2004.0210
Brown Earns 2004 Whitney Young Award — AIArchitect, 2004.0206
Five Exceptional Practitioners Receive Young Architects Award — AIArchitect, 2004.0206
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