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Fighting Crime With Architecture in Medellín, Colombia

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:11:37 -0700
Medellín, Colombia, once famed for murder and cocaine, is now drawing notice for its ambitious urban projects, many aimed at easing life in the city’s slums.
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Lois Craig, former associate dean at MIT’s School of Architecture and Planning

Wed, 02 May 2012 21:38:15 -0700
Lois Craig, associate dean of MIT’s architecture school When nominating Lois Craig for honorary membership in the American Institute of Architects, the Boston Society of Architects credited her with “an unusually comprehensive contribution to our profession, to the art and science of architecture, and to the public.’’ Ms. Craig, a former director of the Federal Architecture Project at the ...
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Urban entertainment districts: Blocks where no one has fun

Sat, 19 May 2012 06:02:22 -0700
Cities keep trying to create downtown cool with dull nightlife districts. But who wants to hang out at the mall?
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Need-to-know news and views for UB faculty and staff

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:19:37 -0700
UB Alert: Emergency text, e-mail messages. Sign up > Seven faculty members, three librarians and six staff members are recipients of 2012 SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence.
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Spain's White Elephants Feel the Pinch of Economic Crisis

Wed, 16 May 2012 01:17:44 -0700
In the boom years, Spain raised some of the most spectacular new architecture in the world. Now that the economy is bust, who is going to pay for them?
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Lawyers Raise the Bar for Design; Law Firm Moves into Historic Courthouse

Fri, 04 May 2012 00:18:10 -0700
Architecture firm Francis Cauffman renovates turn-of-the-century courthouse and integrates existing Beaux-Arts design with contemporary office elements for esteemed Delaware law firm.Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) May 04, 2012 Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP moved into its new headquarters, a former Federal building, after extensive renovations by architecture firm Francis Cauffman. Young Conaway ...
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The Institute for Contemporary Culture at the Royal Ontario Museum Promotes Contemporary Art in Public Places

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:44:22 -0700
Health Connexions™ is proud to be a sponsor of the event 'Contemporary Art in Public Places'. This will be an evening of contemporary art with City of Toronto Public Art Coordinator Jane Perdue, ScotiaBank Nuit Blanche curator Shirley Madill and Public Artist Lesia Mokrycke. Together these three speakers will discuss the importance of art in the public sphere and highlight the impact of the arts ...
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OMA to Design Marina Abramovic Institute in Upstate New York

Tue, 08 May 2012 16:00:13 -0700
OMA’s Rem Koolhaas and Shohei Shigematsu will turn a former theater in upstate New York into a performance arts institute, Amy Frearson writes in the online Dezeen Magazine. The project, the Marina Abramovic Institute for the Preservation of Performance Art, is named after the Serbian artist who commissioned it and it will function as both a venue and an archive.
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Kia Motors' U.S. Corporate Campus Honored With "Good Design is Good Business Award" By Architectural Record

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 03:00:00 -0700
IRVINE, Calif., April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kia Motors America (KMA), the fastest-growing car company in the United States(1), celebrates another prestigious architectural accolade, as the KMA Corporate ...
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Philip Hayes Appointed Deputy Head of First Republic Trust Company

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0700
First Republic Bank, a leading private bank and wealth management company, today announced that Philip Hayes, a trust executive with 20 years of experience, has been named Deputy H
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