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Park Avenue Armory has commissioned artist Ann Hamilton to create a new installation, her first large-scale project in New York City in more than ten years. On view from December 7, 2012, through January 6, 2013, the event of a thread weaves…
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The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority ("WKCDA") announced today the appointment of two Hong Kong born architects to collaborate on the architectural design of the Xiqu (Chinese opera) Centre, one of the landmark cultural venues for the West…
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WKCD Masterplan by Foster + Partners
On 12 December, 2012, The Yale University Art Gallery, in New Haven, Connecticut, has completed major work on renovation and expansion. The expansion project, which has been accompanied by parallel growth will pull back the final curtain on a…
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Yale University Art Gallery Expansion by Ennead Architects. Photography © Christopher Gardner
Paul Strand wrote in his letter to the students of Photography in 1923 "Above all things look around you, your immediate world. If you are alive means something to you, and if you show interest enough for photography and know how to use it, you will…
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Manhatta, 1921. Video frame, by Paul Strand and Charles Sheeler
On 6 December the Board of Directors of The American Institute of Architects (AIA) voted to award the 2013 AIA Gold Medal to Thom Mayne, principal of Morphosis: "Thom Mayne, FAIA, who ascended to prominence and esteem through his ambitious…
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Parisian Phare Skyscraper Proposal. Morphosis, France
A few weeks ago we told you about the surreal situation (and outrageous pressure also, we must say) of a house in the middle of a highway in Wenling, Zhejiang Province in China, where an elderly couple were refusing to sign the agreement allow their…
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Cafécito Neptuno by José Parlá at The Standard Spa is a recreated havana environment in The Standard Spa, Miami Beach and this local vill be open 24 hours/daily through Art Basel and from 7am to 7pm until closure on January 3, 2013. Two weeks ago we…
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Chimène Badi & Billy Paul - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
The Platform of Arts and Creativity project is the result of the preparations for the European Capital of Culture 2012, Guimarães, Portugal. The project is located in an urban context characterized by buildings that constitute the Municipal Market…
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Plaza de acceso. Plataforma de las Artes y la Creatividad por Pitágoras. Fotografía por João Morgado
December 4th marks the opening of a special installation created by Little Sun for la Rinascente’s famous Milan store windows that will showcase the off-grid shops throughout the Christmas season. The design of these windows will establish a…
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Little Sun at la Rinascente, Milan. Photography © Marco Beck Peccoz, 2012. Courtesy of Little Sun