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Reasons to reinvent the Midcentury academic library

DLR Group's Interior Design Leader Gretchen Holy, Assoc. IIDA, shares the idea that a designer's responsibility to embrace a library’s history, respect its past, and create an environment that will serve student populations for the next 100 years.




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University Buildings | Aug 16, 2016

New images of Rice University’s Moody Center for the Arts revealed by Michael Maltzan Architecture

The arts center will foster creativity for making and presenting works across all disciplines

Cultural Facilities | Aug 1, 2016

A retractable canopy at Hudson Yards will transform into a large performing and gallery space

The Shed could become the permanent home for New York’s Fashion Week event.

Cultural Facilities | Jun 30, 2016

Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects selected to design Obama Presidential Center in Chicago

With experience designing cultural and academic facilities, Williams and Tsien got the nod over other search finalists like Renzo Piano, SHoP, and Adjaye Associates.

Urban Planning | Jun 9, 2016

Triptyque Architecture designs air-cleansing hanging highway garden in São Paulo

The garden would filter as much as 20% of CO2 emissions while also providing a place for cultural events and community activities.

Education Facilities | Jun 1, 2016

Gensler reveals designs for 35-acre AltaSea Campus at the Port of Los Angeles

New and renovated facilities will help researchers, educators, and visitors better understand the ocean.

Cultural Facilities | May 23, 2016

A former burial ground in Brooklyn becomes a public space whose design honors vets

The site is one of six where TKF Foundation is studying the relationship between nature, the built environment, and healing.

Cultural Facilities | May 6, 2016

Pod-shaped cable cars would be a different kind of Chicago SkyLine

Marks Barfield Architects and Davis Brody Bond designed a "gondola" network that will connect the city's Riverfront to its Navy Pier.

Performing Arts Centers | May 4, 2016

Diamond Schmitt unveils designs for Buddy Holly Hall performing arts center

The spacious and versatile complex can hold operas, plays, rock concerts, and conferences.

 

Cultural Facilities | May 4, 2016

World’s largest cultural center planned for Dubai

The Opera District will have a 2,000-seat theater and three residential complexes.

 

Cultural Facilities | Apr 28, 2016

Studio Dror designs geodesic dome to pair with the Montreal Biosphère

The aluminum dome, which honors the 50th anniversary of Expo 67, can host events year-round.

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