Orlando · 2006.0627
HuntonBrady Architects of Orlando, Florida, has promoted Frank Campbell, AIA, to director of interior architecture. Campbell's 19 years of experience include aviation, hospitality, corporate, retail, municipal, educational, and cultural work. He was designer and project manager for the FISERV CBS Worldwide Corporate Headquarters, which received the 2003 Orlando AIA Award of Excellence. Other local projects include design for the offices of MSCW, Hewitt Associates, Brasfield & Gorrie, Aetna, and Wycliffe Bible Translators USA.
Las Vegas · 2006.0626
Construction has begun on Project CityCenter, a $7 billion mixed-used development by MGM Mirage in Las Vegas, Nevada. Located on 66 acres (27 hectares) on the Las Vegas Strip, the 18 million-square-foot (1.7 million-square-meter) project will include a 60-story, 4,000-room hotel/ casino; two 400-room hotels; 500,000 square feet (46,000 square meters) of retail, dining, and entertainment space; and luxury condominiums. Architects working on the project include Studio Daniel Libeskind of New York City; Murphy/Jahn Architects of Chicago, Illinois; New Haven, Connecticut-based Pelli Clark Pelli Architects; Foster and Partners of London; and the New York offices of Rafael Viñoly Architects, Kohn Pedersen Fox Architects (KPF), and Rockwell Group. MGM Mirage will seek LEED certification for the project, which will include on-site power generation and use of reclaimed water. Project CityCenter is scheduled to open in 2009.
Naples · 2006.0626
Peter Eisenman of Eisenman Architects, New York City, has been selected to design two stations on the "Vesuviana" rail line connecting Naples, Italy, with surrounding towns near Mount Vesuvius. He will plan the refurbishment of the Pompeii-Santuario station, at the Pompeii archeological site, and design the new Villa dei Misteri station nearby. The project will include moving part of the rail line between the stations underground.
Paris · 2006.0623
The Musée du Quai Branly, a museum of non-Western art, has opened in Paris, France.
Jean Nouvel
of Ateliers Jean Nouvel designed the $295 million museum, a collection of four eclectic structures in a 19-acre (8-hectare) garden setting on the Left Bank of the Seine. In the main building, a 600-foot (180-meter) ramp leads visitors on a curving path up to the main exhibition space: a single 650-foot- (200-meter-) long hall. Small thematic rooms protrude through one side of the main building's facade as a row of colored boxes. The atelier building features ceilings painted by Aboriginal Australian artists. Plants cover the exterior of the administration building.
Sydney · 2006.0620
Construction is underway on a new office building for Parramatta Justice Precinct in Sydney, Australia. Australian firm Bates Smart designed the 226,000-square-foot (21,000-square-meter) building to provide flexible office space. A ten-story atrium dotted with cantilevered meeting room "pods" will separate the office space from a detached service core. Courtyards will add public open space. With building features such as solar shading and chilled beam cooling technology, the architect expects to achieve a five-star Green Star environmental rating from the Green Building Council of Australia. Completion is scheduled for 2007.
Mount Vernon · 2006.0608
Roland Terry, one of Seattle's most beloved architects for nearly 50 years, died June 8, 2006, in Mount Vernon, Washington, at the age of 89. He was a practitioner of the "Northwest Style," along with Pietro Belluschi and John Yeon. Terry was known for his attention to detail and his commitment to designing comfortable, livable spaces. His designs include the Canlis restaurant in Seattle, the Nordstrom flagship store in downtown Seattle, the Sun Mountain Lodge in the Methow Valley, and a home for himself on Lopez Island, San Juan County, built from driftwood and roofed in sod. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) awarded Terry the 1991 Seattle Medal.
People and Places Last Week
People and Places Archive
ArchitectureWeek Professional Directory
ArchitectureWeek Web Directory
Send us your People and Places items
