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FAITH IN ARCHITECTURE
Each year, Faith & Form magazine and the Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art, & Architecture recognize outstanding design in completed projects through the Religious Art & Architecture Awards program.
This year's winners, marking the start of the new millennium, reflect the wealth of activity in the design and construction of sacred spaces throughout the United States for faith traditions well established in this country, as well as those just getting a foothold. — Published 2001.0905
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GE LIGHTING AWARDS 2001
The annual GE Edison Award Competition celebrates the importance of light in architecture by acclaiming outstanding achievements in lighting design. At a gala reception in Las Vegas in May, 2001, this year's awards recognized an international roster of excellence.
The highest honor, the GE Edison Award, went to George Sexton Associates for a simple yet striking lighting design for the Herz Jesu Kirche (Heart of Jesus Church) in Munich, Germany. — Published 2001.0829
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ARCHITECTS SEEK DIVERSITY
A mere one percent of registered architects in the United States are African Americans; a number that has remained unchanged for over 30 years. The profession is losing tremendous potential and an untapped market.
This was the conclusion of participants at a meeting of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA). The AIA/NOMA summit was held August 1, 2001 at the AIA headquarters in Washington, D.C. — Published 2001.0822
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FUTURE WORKPLACE ON EXHIBIT
With a slowing economy, burned-out workers, and an escalating energy crisis, how can a company make sure its investments in office space, technology, and work force are wisely spent? A new exhibit of work-environment innovation in Seattle suggests answers to these questions. — Published 2001.0815
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MIES, CLASSICAL MODERNIST
In New York this summer, Mies van der Rohe seems to be everywhere, in addition to where you'll always find him, at his Seagram Building on Park Avenue.
The "Mies in Berlin" exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and "Mies in America" at the Whitney Museum of American Art bookend the work of one of the most celebrated Modern architects. — Published 2001.0801
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CALIFORNIA ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
At the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles in June, the American Institute of Architects, California Council (AIACC) handed out its annual kudos to architects and allied professionals.
Six honor awards and nine merit awards were presented to recent projects, celebrating design excellence among the state's practitioners. Some of these are described below. — Published 2001.0725
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UK CELEBRATES ARCHITECTURE WEEK
The month of June, 2001 saw the start of the fifth annual Architecture Week in the United Kingdom, an initiative supported and managed by the Arts Council of England in association with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and endorsed by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE). — Published 2001.0718
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STABILIZING THE LEANING TOWER
On June 16 2001, the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy was officially reopened during a colorful ceremony that coincided with the feast of Saint Renieri, Pisa's patron saint. — Published 2001.0711
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VSBA EXHIBITION
"Out of the Ordinary" is the new exhibit of the work of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown (VSBA) at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. One of the most exciting components was a presentation by the two architects at the June 7th opening. — Published 2001.0627
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HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS
In May 2001, the National Trust for Historic Preservation celebrated Preservation Week with a theme of "restore, renew, rediscover your historic neighborhood schools."
This year's event brought national attention to the danger of abandoning older schools: this practice means not only the destruction of some of our built heritage but also the loss of an important social anchor in established neighborhoods. — Published 2001.0620
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