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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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Cultural Facilities | Jul 16, 2015

Louisville group plans to build world's largest disco ball

The sphere would more than double the size of the current record holder.

Cultural Facilities | Jul 14, 2015

Massive exhibition space in Inner Mongolia replicates steppe landscape

To mimic the Central Asian steppe landscape of the Chinese province Inner Mongolia, Kuanlu Architects proposed the construction of an exhibition plaza that can be walked on.

Cultural Facilities | Jul 13, 2015

German architect proposes construction of mountain near Berlin

The architect wants to create the world’s largest man-made mountain, at 3,280 feet.

Cultural Facilities | Jul 9, 2015

Gehry's Eisenhower Memorial plan gets OK from D.C. planning commission

Despite the thumbs up, disputes over costs may keep the $142 million work from ever being built.

Smart Buildings | Jul 9, 2015

St. Petersburg Pier’s dramatic makeover gets green light from city officials

The Pier Park will be a platform for a multitude of smaller and more flexible programs and experiences for tourists and the local community.

Museums | Gensler | Jun 28, 2015

Manhattan's New Museum debuts first museum-led incubator space

Part studio, part shared workplace, part lab, and part professional development program, NEW INC connects design with technology, the arts with the market, students with seasoned practitioners, and the museum with the world.

Museums | Jun 23, 2015

Moreau Kusunoki's 'art in the city' scheme wins Guggenheim Helsinki design competition

The firm’s design concept makes use of the museum’s site, turning it into a bustling, well-connected waterfront hub.

Cultural Facilities | Jun 10, 2015

Artists turn oil tankers into architecture

Four Dutch artists propose transforming tankers into monuments with mixed-use space.

Cultural Facilities | Jun 5, 2015

Chicago’s 606 elevated park opens

The 2.7-mile stretch repurposes an abandoned elevated train track that snakes through Humboldt Park and Bucktown.

Cultural Facilities | Jun 2, 2015

Snøhetta and Dialog to revitalize Willamette Falls area in Oregon

As part of the plan, an abandoned paper mill will be repurposed, while landscaping and running trails will be added.

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