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WEISS/MANFREDI’s Longwood Gardens overhaul in Pennsylvania to open November

2024-03-28T10:57:00-04:00

Pennsylvania’s Longwood Gardens has released an update of an overhaul of its horticultural campus by WEISS/MANFREDI which will open in November 2024. Titled 'Longwood Reimagined: A New Garden Experience,' and designed in collaboration with Reed Hilderbrand, the project is described by the venue as “the most ambitious revitalization in a century of America’s greatest center for horticultural display.”

West Conservatory. Image credit: WEISS/MANFREDI with Reed Hilderbrand for Longwood Gardens

Currently under construction, the project sees 17 acres on the Longwood Gardens site transformed into a visitor experience to host exhibitions, programs, and events. At the core of the scheme is a 32,000-square-foot conservatory designed by WEISS/MANFREDI as a “living and breathing glass house” with walls and roofs that open and close in response to the weather. The conservatory contains gardens, pools, and fountains designed by Reed Hilderbrand.

Aerial view of construction. Image credit: Bancroft ...

Philadelphia’s Center for Architecture and Design rebrands as DesignPhiladelphia

2024-01-31T19:51:00-05:00

Philadelphia’s Center for Architecture and Design has revealed its rebranding as DesignPhiladelphia, according to an announcement the educational nonprofit made public recently.

The name change heralds an expansion of services as an organization, which has been open to the public since 2002. AIA Philadelphia will continue as an anchor tenant, joined by the Community Design Collaborative, PhilaNOMA, Design Advocacy Group, Creative Mornings PHL, and eight new design associations as Residence Partners.

“The new name, DesignPhiladelphia, represents our commitment to inclusivity and collaboration across all design fields, including graphics, interiors, and more. Our programming: Design Education, the Festival, the Edmund N. Bacon Urban Design Awards, and the Louis I. Kahn Lecture will all continue underneath the new DesignPhiladelphia brand,” an FAQ on the Center’s website reads.

Former K-12 Architecture and Design Education programming will now be called simply Design Education progra...

Populous to design Beaver Stadium renovation for Penn State

2023-10-18T17:09:00-04:00

Populous has been named as the lead architect for a major renovation of the historic Beaver Stadium on the flagship campus of The Pennsylvania State University.

Barton Malow, AECOM Hunt, and Alexander Building Construction will join the project as construction managers, expanding on over 20 years of collaboration with Populous. The scope of the renovation entails winterizing the entire stadium for year-round use as an entertainment venue or the potential host of a college football playoff game. The western side of the stadium will also be reconstructed to include new executive suites and loge seating areas. Other renovations will be enacted in order to keep up with code upgrades and accessibility concerns. The reported cost of the project is $700 million.

The school emphasized its funding would be provided for entirely by the Athletics department, circumventing the need for tuition hikes. Construction is expected to begin in January of 2025 and conclude in time for the start of the ...

Perkins&Will opens Philadelphia studio in Northeastern expansion

2023-09-28T11:41:00-04:00

Perkins&Will has opened a new studio in Philadelphia as part of a mission to “extend its integrated design services to clients in Philadelphia and the surrounding region, including western and central Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and New Jersey.”

The Philadelphia office, located at 2000 Market Street, is expected to integrate with the firm’s existing Northeast regional teams in New York, Boston, and Washington D.C. According to the firm, the establishment of a Philadelphia studio was motivated in part by the city’s growth in the commercial life sciences sector, particularly cell and gene therapy.

Perkins&Will-designed office tower for the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Image credit: Perkins&Will

“We’re thrilled to officially launch our Philadelphia practice, joining many of the nation’s leading businesses, medical centers, and higher-education institutions,” said Bill Harris, regional managing director at Perkins&Will, in a statement about the new office. “We already ...

Featured architecture job openings in Philadelphia

2022-12-22T06:00:00-05:00

Philadelphia is home to several historic and influential buildings. Home to Robert Venturi's Guild House as well as César Pelli's Circa Centre, the state is also home to several architecture firms leading the way in design.

As the leading architecture job board in the industry, Archinect Jobs features over 100+ new job opportunities each week. This week we're featuring eight Philadelphia-based architecture firms looking for the right candidate to join their team.

Bright Common seeks an Architect Level I and Architect Level II

Details: "Bright Common is a studio focused on high concept, low carbon design for a climate-adapted future. Our diverse experience includes work on residential, commercial, and mixed-use projects. As evidence of our unique approach and expanding portfolio, we were awarded the Architectural Record Design Vanguard and Philadelphia Emerging Architect Prize. We are seeking collaborative people who are interested in working on a wide range of tasks to join our...

Architect sues client for using work without payment or permission after being dismissed from project

2022-04-05T09:00:00-04:00

A Pennsylvania-based architecture firm has filed a civil lawsuit in the state’s Middle District Court against a former developer client for breach-of-contract and copyright infringement. Murray Associates Architects filed the suit against Pine Ridge Construction Management on March 28th, claiming that Pine Ridge has continued to use Murray’s design, drawings, and renderings for a proposed project after Murray was terminated from the project without payment and without a licensing agreement for Pine Ridge to continue using Murray’s work.

Events began in Spring 2020, when Murray was selected by Pine Ridge to serve as architects for the company’s bid to design and deliver the mixed-use Basin Street Development Project for Lycoming College at Williamsport, Pennsylvania, which would be housing retail, office, and residential uses. Murray delivered conceptual studies, graphics, and Revit/BIM drawings for Pine Ridge’s bid for the project, which was submitted to Lycoming College in June 202...

UPenn study uses biometric data to identify unsafe urban infrastructure

2021-07-21T17:08:00-04:00

A new study published in Accident Analysis & Prevention shows how biometric data can be used to find potentially challenging and dangerous areas of urban infrastructure before a crash occurs. Lead author Megan Ryerson led a team of researchers in the Stuart Weitzman School of Design and the School of Engineering and Applied Science in collecting and analyzing eye-tracking data from cyclists navigating Philadelphia’s streets.

As explained in a piece by Penn Today, current federal rules for making safe transportation interventions require the notation of crashes. This reactive approach relies on previous human cost before new considerations are made. Seeking to minimize harmful events altogether, Ryerson and her team sought to capture data on human behavior to better understand what factors make an area unsafe rather than previous data.

The team developed a quantitative methodology to evaluate cognitive workload, a measure of mental effort put forth by someone in response to certain tasks, in cyclists when faced with various infrastructure designs.

One of the main findings was a correlation between locations with disproportionately high numbers of crashes and consistent biometric responses that indicated increased cognitive workload. While high cognitive workload doesn’t mean a person will definitely crash, it can be inferred that one is less effective in processing new information, which could lead to d...

What will become of retired coal-fired power plants? A new "playbook" outlines a plan

2019-07-05T18:35:00-04:00

Nearly 300 coal-fired power plants have been "retired" since 2010, according to the Sierra Club. It's a trend that continues despite President Trump's support for coal. That has left many communities worried that those now-idled places will simply be mothballed.

In an NPR segment, which aired in May, Jeff Brady discusses the Department of Community and Economic Development's plans to reuse and redevelop retired coal plants. Plans of action are listed in a "playbook" that outlines the attributes of listed coal plants and the pros and cons of each site. Through these assessments, it will help the Department realize what types of business would be an appropriate fit to relocate there. With the increased number of coal plants shutting down opportunities for coal cities will change for the better thanks to plans of introducing new businesses to the area by promoting these unused sites.

Examples of the playbook in action are happening now in the small Pennsylvania town of Shamokin Dam. The coal-fired plant in town provided power for over six-decades before it was shut down in 2014. However, with the Department's new plans for redevelopment, the once forgotten site is teeming with activity. In the segment Brady shares, "Environmental groups cheer...

Get Lectured: PennDesign, Fall '17

2017-08-28T13:11:00-04:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2017

Ready or not, the start of the new school year is coming up. Back for Fall 2017 is Archinect's Get Lectured, an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back regularly to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

PennDesign's Fall '17 lecture series kicks off with Ben van Berkel delivering the KPF Lecture on September 6. Other speakers include Scott Erdy, Barbara Wilks, Timothy Morton, as well as film screenings, conferences, and more.

Sept 6
Ben van Berkel / founder + principal architect, UN Studio
“Arnhem Station: A Station with a Twist”
6:30pm Meyerson Hall, 210 South 34th Street, Philadelphia

Sept 12
Urban Book Talk with Domenic Vitiello / assistant professor of city and regional planning, PennDesign
5:00pm Penn Bo...

Get Lectured: PennDesign, Spring '17

2017-02-08T10:00:00-05:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter & Spring 2017

Archinect's Get Lectured is back in session for Winter and Spring 2017. Get Lectured is an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back frequently to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss. Mark those calendars!

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Don't miss out on these lectures from PennDesign's Department of Architecture for Spring '17. Here are some of the upcoming lectures.

Feb 20
“Baroque Topologies”
Andrew Saunders / Andrew Saunders Architect, principal; Professor, PennDesign Dept. of Architecture
6:30pm, B1, Meyerson Hall

Mar 15
“From Stud to Stalled: Designing Identities 1996-2016”
Joel Sanders / Joel Sanders Architect; Professor, Yale School of Architecture
6:30pm, B1, Meyerson Hall

Mar 22
Recent Work
Charles Renfro / Diller Scofidio + Ren...

Get Lectured: Carnegie Mellon University, Spring '17

2017-01-24T13:33:00-05:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter & Spring 2017

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Don't miss out on this all-female lineup in the Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture's Spring '17 lecture series! Listed below are upcoming events only.

Jan 23
Odile Decq / Studio Odile Decq
6:30 p.m. at Kresge Theater

Jan 24
Sandi Hilal
DAAR Decolonizing Architecture Art Residency
5:00 p.m. at Kresge Theater

Feb 13
Yvonne Farrell / Grafton Architects
6:30 p.m. at Carnegie Museum of Art Theater

Also: Listen to Archinect's One-to-One episode with Yvonne Farrell

Feb 20
Vanessa Keith / Studioteka D...

Get Lectured: PennDesign, Fall '16

2016-09-08T13:20:00-04:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2016

Gearing up for another eventful school year this fall? Archinect's Get Lectured is back in session. Get Lectured is an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back frequently to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss. Mark those calendars!

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

In PennDesign's Fall '16 series, look out for lectures from MASS Studies' Minsuk Cho, landscape architect Thomas Woltz, philosopher Timothy Morton, the “Under Pressure: Urban Housing” symposium, and more. (Unfortunately, Wolf Prix cancelled his lecture for yesterday.)

Check out the full event series below.

Sept 12
Minsuk Cho / Principal, Mass Studies
Recent Work

Sept 13
Elizabeth Milroy / Professor and Department Head, Drexel University College of Media Arts and Design
“The Grid and th...

From Minnesota to Pennsylvania: moving a Frank Lloyd House halfway across the country

2016-06-28T19:40:00-04:00

For more than 60 years, a home designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright stood tucked in the woods on the south side of Cloquet, little-seen and little-known as the city developed around it. Now, after being on the market for years, the R.W. Lindholm House has been deconstructed and its pieces are on their way to Pennsylvania, where they’ll be reassembled and the home opened to the public by a group dedicated to conserving Wright-designed structures.

The house is being carefully relocated to Polymath Park, a 130-acre "architectural park." While preservationists tend to prefer to keep Wright homes in their original context, the move is considered necessary for its long-term survival.

The house has already been dismantled, bit by bit, in a process that took four weeks. The team responsible for the deconstruction made sure to keep the project hush hush due to fears that souvenir seekers might raid the site.

Cloquet, Minnesota also happens to be the home of the world's only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed gas station.

For more Wright-related news, check out these links:

Philly's sidewalks and the fickle space between public and private

2016-04-15T13:18:00-04:00

Legally, sidewalk repair is the responsibility of homeowners, but historically, enforcement of upkeep has been thin. [...] “[sidewalks] should be part of the money we spend on transportation ... because people who walk are transporting themselves on their feet.” [...] The liability is actually two-tiered: The property owner is responsible if someone sues after an injury due to poorly maintained sidewalks, but the city has secondary responsibility because sidewalks are public infrastructure.

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Get Lectured: PennDesign, Spring '16

2016-01-29T15:16:00-05:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter/Spring 2016

Archinect's Get Lectured is back in session. Get Lectured is an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back frequently to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

The next featured poster comes from the University of Pennsylvania School of Design.

Listed below are upcoming events.

POSTPONED; NEW DATE TBA
"Batteries, Fuel Cells, or Fuel Economy: Where Will Gasoline-Saving Policy Lead?"

Feb 1
Christian Gollier / Professor of Economics, University of Toulouse
"Economic, Political and Social Considerations for Universal Carbon Pricing"

Feb 4
Thomas Balsley / Principal, Thomas Balsley Associates, New York
"Uncommon Ground"

Feb 5
Guy Thigpen / Director of Analytic Sciences, Philadelphia Land Bank

Feb 11
Chris Miller / Pre...

Get Lectured: PennDesign, Fall '15

2015-09-14T15:21:00-04:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2015

Archinect's Get Lectured is ready for another school year. Get Lectured is an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back frequently to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Our next featured poster comes from the University of Pennsylvania School of Design.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Listed below are upcoming events. Lectures take place at Meyerson Hall, unless noted otherwise.

Sept 14
Gary Hilderbrand / Partner, Reed Hilderbrand; Professor in Practice, Harvard GSD
"Visible/Invisible"

Sept 16
Hervé Descottes / Principal, L’Observatoire International Inc - New York, NY
"Working with Light"

Sept 24
Melinda Moulton / Chief Executive Officer, Main Street Landing
"The Power of Naivete - The Re-development of the Burlington, Vermont Waterfront"

Sept 28
I...

Rebuild by Design Wins Innovation Award

2015-06-09T13:37:00-04:00

Each year, the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) bestows its Walter Gellhorn Innovation Award to a federal agency with the best model practice that can be adopted government-wide. Today, ACUS announced that the 2015 Walter Gellhorn Innovation Award is being presented to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Rebuild by Design Competition.

There's something of a mise-en-abyme quality to a competition winning an award, but it's a good occasion to remember the Rebuild by Design was, after all, not quite your regular competition. Organized in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and funded primarily by the US Department of Housing and Development and the Rockefeller Foundation, the competition gathered some of the brightest names in architecture and the six winning proposals will actually be implemented.

Harriet Tregoning, HUD's Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, states, "We're absolutely thrilled to receive this recognition on behalf of the many partners who came together to think of new ways to consider the challenge of how we prepare for natural disasters."

Take a look at winning projects here.

Get Lectured: Carnegie Mellon University, Spring '15

2015-02-25T13:53:00-05:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter-Spring 2015

Archinect's Get Lectured is back in session! Get Lectured is an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back frequently to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

The next featured poster comes from the Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Listed below are upcoming events only. Free + open to the public.

Feb 27
5:30 pm
BERNARD TSCHUMI / Bernard Tschumi Architects - New York, Paris; Professor, Columbia University
‘Concept and Notation’ - Alan H Rider Distinguished Lecture
at Carnegie Lecture Hall

Mar 19
6:30 pm
EMMANUELLE MOUREAUX / Emmanuelle Moureaux Architecture + Design - Tokyo
‘Shikiri’
at Kresge Theatre
Exhibition opening precedes lecture at 5:30 in the CFA Great Hall - part of wats:ON? Festival 20...

Get Lectured: PennDesign, Spring '15

2015-01-08T13:26:00-05:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter-Spring 2015

For our next featured poster, the University of Pennsylvania School of Design a.k.a. PennDesign has a packed calendar of events this semester.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Unless noted**, lectures will take place at the PennDesign Meyerson Hall, 210 South 34th Street. Times and locations subject to change. Continuing education credits are available for select lectures.

JANUARY

Jan 21
David Benjamin / Principal, The Living and Assistant Professor, Columbia GSAPP
"Adaptation"
6:30 pm

Jan 26
Florian Idenburg / Principal, SO – IL, and Associate Professor, Harvard GSD
"To Be Determined"
6...

Get Lectured: PennDesign, Fall '14

2014-09-02T14:45:00-04:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2014

Another school year, another edition of Archinect's Get Lectured! As a refresher, we'll be featuring a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. If you're not doing so already, be sure to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Our poster today comes from The University of Pennsylvania's School of Design. Speakers include BIG's Bjarke Ingels, Neil Denari of NMDA, Frank Barkow of Barkow & Leibinger, and Young & Ayata.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Unless noted, all lectures are free and open to the public and will be held at PennDesign's Meyerson Hall: 210 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA. Note each event's time.

Below is a selection of upcoming lectures:

SEPTEMBER

Sept. 3
6:30 pm
Bjarke Ingels / Founding Partner - BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) NYC, CPH, BEJ
"Recent Work"

Sept. 11
6:00 pm
Matthij...

Philadelphia Museum of Art exhibition to reveal Frank Gehry’s renovation plan this summer

2014-05-23T18:14:00-04:00

The Philadelphia Museum of Art will soon debut Making a Classic Modern: Frank Gehry’s Master Plan for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, an exhibition showcasing the first images of Frank Gehry's master plan to renovate the museum. The exhibition will also feature large-scale models, site plans, sections, and renderings. The exhibition opens July 1 through September 1 at the Dorrance Galleries.

After PMA selected Gehry Partners -- who is working with OLIN -- in 2006 to design the multi-phased plan for the landmark, the core phase focuses on reorganizing and expanding the building's interior, adding more than 169,000 square feet of space. The additional space will allow the Museum to display more of its collection.

More details on Bustler.

Get Lectured: Temple University, Spring '14

2014-03-05T13:00:00-05:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter/Spring 2014

Archinect's Get Lectured is up and running again for the Winter/Spring '14 term! As a refresher from our Fall 2013 guide, every week we'll feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current season. If you're not doing so already, be sure to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Since we've been receiving more submissions lately, we're gonna show off posters more often — and so you can see what events are happening in architecture schools right now!

Wednesday's poster comes from the Architecture department at Temple University's Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, PA.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Listed below are upcoming events only. Unless noted, events take place at 6:00 pm in the Architecture Building: 104 2001 North 13th Street Philadelphia, PA 19122.

MARCH

March 7 - April 2
Ty...

Get Lectured: PennDesign, Spring '14

2014-01-22T12:54:00-05:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter/Spring 2014

Archinect's Get Lectured is up and running again for the Winter/Spring '14 term! As a refresher from our Fall 2013 guide, every week we'll feature a school's lecture series--and their snazzy posters--for the current season. Be sure to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Today's featured poster comes from The University of Pennsylvania School of Design. Their Spring '14 lineup is packed with upcoming events and notable names that include

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Unless otherwise noted, lectures will take place on the PennDesign campus - Meyerson Hall: 210 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA. Note each lecture's time. Some events require registration.

JANUARY

Jan 22
Mimi Hoang & Eric Bunge / Principals - nARCHITECTS
6:30 pm, Meyerson B1

Jan 23 and 24
ARCHITECTURE & ENERGY
Energy ...

Get Lectured: Temple University Fall '13

2013-10-28T15:37:00-04:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2013

Here on Archinect we recently launched "Get Lectured", where we'll feature a school's lecture series--along with their snazzy posters--for the current season. (UPDATE: We've added international schools!) Check back regularly to stay up-to-date and mark your calendars for any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Our first GL post this week comes from the Temple University, Tyler School of Art - Department of Architecture. Although their Fall 2013 Public Lecture Program is almost done, the great variety of lecture topicsd this semester is still worth knowing about -- plus, there's next season to look out for. Past lecturers at Temple's Department of Architecture have included Snøhetta, digsau, beatriz colomina, and MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Unless noted**, lectures are at 6:00 p...

Get Lectured: PennDesign Fall '13

2013-10-17T14:53:00-04:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2013

Here on Archinect we recently launched "Get Lectured", where we'll feature a school's lecture series--along with their snazzy posters--for the current season. Check back regularly to stay up-to-date and mark your calendars for any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

For today, we'll be featuring PennDesign Department of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania.
Fun fact: The poster's designer, WeShouldDoItAll also designed the lecture poster for the University of Arkansas.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

All events begin at 6:30 pm, unless noted.

SEPTEMBER

September 9
Michel Rojkind / Founding Partner, Rojkind Arquitectos
at the Lower Gallery

September 16
Toshiko Mori, FAIA / Principal - Toshiko Mori Architect, Robert P. Hubbard Professor in the Practice of Architecture, Harvard University Graduate School ...

Get Lectured: Carnegie Mellon University Fall '13

2013-10-03T12:55:00-04:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2013

Here on Archinect we recently launched "Get Lectured", where we'll feature a school's lecture series--along with their snazzy posters--for the current season. Check back regularly to stay up-to-date and mark your calendars for any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture is our featured lectured series for Thursday.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

All lectures begin at 6:30 pm and are free and open to the public. Note each lecture's locations.

SEPTEMBER

September 16
Maria Aiolova / Terreform ONE, New York
"Urbaneering Cities"
at Carnegie Museum of Art Theater: 4400 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh
Alan H. Rider Distinguished Lecture

September 23
Peter Rich / Peter Rich Architects, Johannesburg
"Learnt in Translation"
at Kresge Theatre: located in Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts building
Alan H. Rider ...

The New Barnes Foundation Building: Soulful, Self-assured, and Soaked with Light

2012-05-07T14:18:00-04:00

Beginning on May 19th, people will see the Barnes collection not where Barnes intended it to be seen, but in a new building designed by the New York architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien. This building won’t please the absolutists, the people we should probably call Barnes fundamentalists, because nothing would please them short of a return to the way things were. But it really ought to please everybody else, because—to cut to the chase—the new Barnes is absolutely wonderful.

The Decorated Shed - A Farm Goes From Crops to Candelabras

2011-06-11T10:36:10-04:00

AT the Farm, iron chairs wear mink coats, candelabras sprout from picnic tables and crystals hang from the trees. Despite these bedazzlements, the property — 150 rolling acres 15 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh — is not exactly Pennsylvania’s version of the Petit Hameau.