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News: Trailblazing architect Cynthia Weese to receive 2023 AIA Chicago Lifetime Achievement Award

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Four years later, after two major architectural exhibitions in Chicago opened with no women architects represented, she organized the exhibit “Chicago Women Architects: Contemporary Directions” under the aegis of CWA and with support from the Graham Foundation. Weese emerged as a pivotal figure in Chicago's architectural landscape.

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MPavilion 10 design by Tadao Ando Architect

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Design Sight: photo Courtesy of Tadao Ando Associates One of Japan’s leading contemporary architects, Tadao Ando is known for his striking geometric interventions in nature and his precise, assured use of concrete. Among his many notable works are the Church of the Light (1989; Osaka, Japan), Pulitzer Arts Foundation (2001; St.

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A West Texas Adventure From a Couple Who Loves It So Much They’re Getting Married There

Dwell

Still, Mondy says the trip was "foundational" for the pair’s relationship: "Marfa holds a special place in our heart." Here, Mondy and Freeman share some highlights from their West Texas adventure, including stops at Donald Judd’s contemporary art museum and a desert ghost town. When we got to Marfa, most businesses had closed."

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A West Texas Adventure From a Couple Who Love It So Much They’re Getting Married There

Dwell

Still, Mondy says the trip was "foundational" for the pair’s relationship: "Marfa holds a special place in our heart." Here, Mondy and Freeman share some highlights from their West Texas adventure, including stops at Donald Judd’s contemporary art museum and a desert ghost town. When we got to Marfa, most businesses had closed."

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Zaha Hadid embraced the potential of deconstructivism

Deezen

Hadid's childhood laid the foundations for this experimental spirit. It was here that Hadid developed her love of architecture, inspired by the river landscapes and the fluidity with which they would merge with buildings and cities. But is that to say that landscape is a waste of space? Faith in the power of progress.

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Hello International Museum Day – 5 museums designed by MAD

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Ordos Museum – 2005-2011 Ordos Museum has a footprint of 43,000 square meters (462,850 square feet) with one floor below grade and four floors above. Metaphorically, it is a gesture saluting the disappearing landscape which has been supplanted by new cityscape. China Wood Sculpture Museum. China Wood Sculpture Museum.

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The 50 most powerful women in architecture and design

Deezen

Galilee does this primarily through The World Around , a non-profit platform she launched at the end of 2019 to host discussions about the most pressing issues facing contemporary architecture including climate change, social equity and ecology. Moreover, it has a very negative social impact. For us, it is an act of violence."