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Waiwai Presents "Tashkhent: Appropriating Modernism" at Sharjah Triennial 2023

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Tashkent: Appropriating Modernism, installation view showing a reproduction of the columns and canopy of the Zarafshan restaurant at 1:2 scale, original and contemporary forms. The showcase spotlights three essential instances of modern architecture in Tashkent , Uzbekistan. Photo: Ivan Erofeev. Read more ยป

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New $3.1 million Conserving Black Modernism grant program announced by the Getty Foundation and National Trust for Historic Preservation

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The Getty Foundation together with the National Trust for Historic Preservation ’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund has announced the commitment of $3.1 The Getty Foundation together with the National Trust for Historic Preservation ’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund has announced the commitment of $3.1

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Preserving Tashkent's modernist architecture an act of "cultural diplomacy" says cultural foundation's head

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Conserving Tashkent's modernist architecture is a way of boosting the city's international profile, Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation chair Gayane Umerova tells Dezeen in this interview. The foundation was not formed to secure or protect any building or heritage โ€“ we started with an arts and culture agenda," explained Umerova.

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The Paul Rudolph Foundation, Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture, and the Paul Rudolph Estate reach a court settlement

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Last Friday, a court battle was settled between the Paul Rudolph Foundation, the Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture (PRIMA), and the Paul Rudolph Estate, otherwise known as the Estate The post The Paul Rudolph Foundation, Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture, and the Paul Rudolph Estate reach a court settlement appeared first (..)

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Vilcek Foundation announces winners of its 2024 Prizes in Design

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Promotion : US -based philanthropic organisation the Vilcek Foundation has announced the winners of its 2024 Prizes in Design and awarded a total of $250,000 to four designers. The Vilcek Foundation welcomed submissions from immigrant design professionals living and working in the US who specialise in graphic, industrial and product design.

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Highland Associates is transforming the Ellis Island Museum into a modern visitors center

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The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, a National Park Service affiliate, announced recently that construction has started to transform the National Museum of Immigration into a 21st-century visitors center.

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?Renzo Pianoโ€™s trio of new hospitals in Greece will stand as 'modern design templates' in a changing world

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$750 million will bring a trio of much-needed modern hospital designs to Greece by way of Renzo Piano. This set of hospital projects is in collaboration with Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Health Initiative , which aims to deliver new hospital infrastructure and public healthcare in Greece.

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