Archinect - News2024-11-24T04:47:05-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/71840398/the-la-times-christopher-hawthorne-reviews-the-fittingly-blunt-bush-presidential-library
The LA Times' Christopher Hawthorne reviews the "fittingly blunt" Bush presidential library Archinect2013-04-23T20:41:00-04:00>2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5f/5fc0c08f7509a853289d85a76af0dbb2?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Stern's architecture is always steeped in strategic references to past landmarks; there is no doubt he knows how to send, and shape, an architectural message. And the message the front entrance to the Bush Library delivers is clear: This is a building meant to honor a particularly blunt and plain-spoken kind of political power.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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https://archinect.com/news/article/93925/stern-unveils-design-for-the-george-w-bush-presidential-center
Stern unveils design for the George W. Bush Presidential Center Paul Petrunia2009-11-18T20:01:00-05:00>2022-03-16T09:16:08-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/io/ioreqjhu57bc7kue.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><em>Mr. Stern said the building, which is scheduled to have its groundbreaking next year, was not designed to reflect on Mr. Bush personally. “It’s not a portrait or a defense of his policies,” Mr. Stern told The Morning News. “It is about the presidency, the dignity of the office.”</em> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/arts/19arts-DESIGNISREVE_BRF.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NYT</a></p>