Search Results for 'ART'

THE ZAMBIA INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS: Village Concept Playing ...

IN his book ‘Icupo Nobuyantashi’ (Marriage and development) the late Mr Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe argues that a family is the foundation of a nation, especially one that has many broken or unstable families and may face challenges [...]

Posted On : May, 07 2012 | Comments : 0

Earthquake destroys architects' legacy

Warren and Mahoney brought a brave new look to Christchurch, writes Kim Triegaardt. The February earthquake cut a swath of destruction across Christchurch, its deadly scythe destroying a lifetime's work by a duo regarded as among New [...]

Posted On : Apr, 10 2012 | Comments : 0

Marlins see future in modern, artistic park

Marlins Park, the new $634 million home of the Miami Marlins that opens Wednesday, is a retractable dome stadium with an ultramodern design. Orioles Park at Camden Yards, which celebrates the 20th anniversary of its opening Friday, is an [...]

Posted On : Apr, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

FUTURISTIC BUILDING PLANS: MODERN ART MUSEUM IN DUBAI UAE

These images show the futuristic building plans for the Museum of Middle East Modern Art to be located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The project is being lead by UN Studio, an architecture company in the Netherlands. Like many other pro [...]

Posted On : Mar, 20 2012 | Comments : 0

An Artful Home

One of my personal pet peeves is when people refer to a 'house' as a 'home' (are you listening to me, house-hunters?). There is a time and a place for both words but often, home is overused. The main difference is that [...]

Posted On : Mar, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

ART, ARCHITECTURE AND THE ACADEMY

Museum memories can be of two kinds. You can either remember the visit in terms of the spectacular architecture, what you bought in the museum shop, ate in the café and what the city looked like from the rooftop, the welcome relief [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

2011 was vital year in the visual arts in Northeast Ohio

Cleveland continued to show admirable vitality in all of the arts in 2011, and especially in art and architecture, despite its status as a perennially shrinking city. The biggest gauge on the city’s urban dashboard — its popul [...]

Posted On : Jan, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

The Philippines' Mind Museum Fuses Modern Architecture, Scie...

The Philippines's new Mind Museum looks downright alien amid Taguig's industrial skyscrapers. Lead architect Ed Calma wouldn't have it any other way--he knows that in an Internet age, a museum's draw has to begin before yo [...]

Posted On : Nov, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Thoroughly modern Miami: art and architecture tours

'Do you guys want soup? It's very good – vegetable. I just finished making it ..." It's not the first thing you expect to hear when meeting a cutting-edge collector of American contemporary art, but there's some [...]

Posted On : Nov, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Israeli modern art museum doubles size

TEL AVIV, Israel—Israel's main modern art museum is unveiling a striking new wing Wednesday that provides a permanent home for hundreds of works by Israeli artists, a space lacking until now.The $55 million addition, which doubl [...]

Posted On : Nov, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

MIA a ‘key part’ of IM Pei’s later work

In his address, entitled Islamic Architecture, Modernism and I M Pei: The Challenge of the Museum of Islamic Art, Goldberger examined the museum as a key component of Pei’s later work, as a major museum completed during the recent w [...]

Posted On : Oct, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Building the Revolution: Soviet Art and Architecture 1915-19...

In the long history of modernism, painting and architecture only very rarely came together. But the moment when they most visibly did, a little under a century ago, sparked an explosion of visual language that still looks revolutionary to [...]

Posted On : Oct, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Historic restoration blends modern technique with art and cu...

For decades, Southern California has beckoned innovative thinkers and encouraged experimentation in all things creative, from fine art and film to fashion, architecture, food and design. This year, the Pacific Standard Time festival &mdas [...]

Posted On : Oct, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Art of Architecture: Mid-century modern

The film "Mid-Century Modern Architecture in Arkansas," which focuses on post-war design, from the University of Arkansas's Fine Arts Building to the abandoned Hotel Mountainaire in Hot Springs, will be shown at 6 p.m. tonig [...]