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Artist Mary Miss gains injunction against Des Moines Art Center's planned land art removal

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The lawsuit filed by artist Mary Miss in federal court in Iowa last month has gained a preliminary injunction over the alleged breach of contract stemming from the Des Moines Art Center’s planned removal of her outdoor sculpture piece Greenwood Pond: Double Site (1996).

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Landscape Architect Sara Zewde Reimagines the Land at Dia Beacon, New York

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Rendering of Dia Beacon’s south landscape. Image Courtesy of Studio Zewde, 2024 Dia Art Foundation announced a major landscape project to reimagine the land at Dia Beacon , New York.

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‘Living Breakwaters’ by SCAPE Landscape Architecture Wins the 2023 Obel Award

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Awarded to SCAPE Landscape Architecture and its founder Kate Orff, masterminds behind ‘Living Breakwaters’, the yearly prize honors architectural contributions that positively impact both people and the planet. Read more »

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An examination of the British landscape amid the climate crisis is the SOM Foundation's inaugural European Research Prize winner

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The winner of the SOM Foundation’s inaugural European Research Prize has been announced. The winning project “Constructive Land,” led by Paloma Gormley and Summer Islam, examines the future of the British landscape in the context of the climate crisis. The country’s fertile landscape i.

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Helios Education Foundation & Vince Roig Convening Center by Architekton

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The integration of biophilic elements, controlled daylight, institutional-grade materials, energy and water-conscious design, dynamic landscapes, and public art, results in a physical expression of sustainable and resilient design in the urban Sonoran Desert.

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Artist Mary Miss files suit to stop demolition of outdoor installation at Des Moines Art Center

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Artist Mary Miss has filed a lawsuit in an ongoing dispute over the planned demolition of her outdoor installation Greenwood Pond: Double Site (1996) at the Des Moines Art Center in Iowa. Greenwood Pond-Double Site, Des Moines, IA, 1996. Greenwood Pond-Double Site, Des Moines, IA, Dec. Greenwood Pond-Double Site, Des Moines, IA, Dec.

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Plans for new LACMA-backed Las Vegas art museum emerge

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Around three years after the Nevada Museum of Art (NMA) in Reno suspended its plans to move forward with a Las Vegas branch of the museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and the foundation of the philanthropist Elaine P. to lack a standalone art museum [that is not a member of American Alliance of Museums].

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