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U-M Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning opens a new wing designed by Preston Scott Cohen

2017-09-11T20:17:00-04:00

The Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, at the University of Michigan, opened on September 8th with a new building designed by Preston Scott Cohen. The A. Alfred Taubman Wing will offer an additional 36,000 square feet of studio and common spaces for reviews, conferences and other events. The building is designed to facilitate encounters and conversation, and to transform the relationship between faculty and students.

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The A. Alfred Taubman Wing provides an additional 36,000 square feet to the existing 72,000 square foot facility project includes a renovation of the existing college facilities. Architecture and urban planning education increasingly calls on spaces for group work and spaces to design and build. The wing and renovations provide additional studio space per student and collaboration rooms, as well as 5,700 square foot commons space which will al...

Robot gives a helping hand as Taubman College breaks ground on new school addition

2015-04-15T18:43:00-04:00

On April 15, 2015, University of Michigan's President Mark Schlissel and Taubman College Architecture and Urban Planning Dean Monica Ponce de Leon broke ground with donor, A. Alfred Taubman on the new wing of the Art & Architecture building. [...] The ceremonial shoveling of the ground was performed by Taubman College's Kuka robot, normally used for architectural digital fabrication research, painted maize and blue for the occasion.

Previously: University of Michigan revives plan for architecture school addition and doubles budget to $28M

Also, don't miss our recent Dean's List feature with Monica Ponce de Leon, the Dean at UM's Taubman College.

Preston Scott-Cohen Honored as National Academy Academician

2014-11-03T15:04:00-05:00

Tonight, Preston Scott Cohen is being honored at the National Academy in New York. Each year, a select group of prominent artists and architects is elected into the National Academy. Election as an Academician recognizes exceptional creative work and contribution to the arts. These artists and architects represent some of the most distinguished practitioners in their respective fields.

Preston Scott Cohen, principal of Preston Scott Cohen, Inc., was awarded the notable distinction of academician of the National Academy in New York. Cohen is also the the Gerald M. McCue Professor of Architecture at Harvard Graduate School of Design.

Cohen's work is known for his use of geometric transformations to define the physical experience of the human observer. Derived from descriptive geometries of the 17th century, he materializes oblique projections with the aid of computer technology.

Preston Scott Cohen, Inc., are the architects of the Nanjing Performance Arts Center in China, which utilized "the techniques and economy of local construction practices."

Another notable project by the firm is the Tel Aviv Art Museum. Finished in 2011, the museum consists of hyperbolic parabolas, an innovative solution to the design challenges of a small site and the need for large, rectilinear galleries.

Currently under construction, the Datong Library in China is designed around a large centr...

A Canopy as Social Cathedral

2012-06-04T21:24:00-04:00

the canopy covers 11,000 square feet of an easement in Battery Park City; effectively, North End Way is a north-south passageway or alley, lined with shops and restaurants. Part of what makes this a notable public space is the quality of construction... But it’s the canopy, which Goldman also commissioned, that formally elevates what is really just a gap between two buildings into something almost as inspired as the nave of a great Gothic cathedral.

Opening Ceremony of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art Herta and Paul Amir Building

2011-11-07T13:53:48-05:00

Following up on the festive opening ceremony of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art's brand new Herta and Paul Amir Building last week, we have received photos from the celebrations on October 30.

Just a few hours later, on November 1, the auditorium was also the venue for a symposium on the architecture of contemporary museums, featuring the building's architect Preston Scott Cohen in conversation with Eran Neuman and a roster of international architects, including Sylvia Lavin, Jeff Kipnis, Dan Sherer, Jesse Reiser, Inaki Abalos and Ben Van Berkel.

The 195,000-square-foot building houses an installation of the museum’s comprehensive collection of Israeli art, as well as its architecture and design galleries, drawings and prints galleries, photography study center, art library, new auditorium, a large gallery for temporary exhibitions and public amenities.

The Herta and Paul Amir Building officially opened to the public on November 2.

All photos courtesy of Preston Scott Cohen.

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Tel Aviv Museum of Art opens its new Herta and Paul Amir Building tomorrow

2011-11-01T13:47:40-04:00

Tomorrow, November 2, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art will celebrate the public opening of its $55 million Herta and Paul Amir Building. The 195,000-square-foot building adds a visionary work of contemporary architecture to the Museum’s campus in the heart of Tel Aviv and provides a new international landmark for Israel’s cultural capital.

See also our recent in-depth ShowCase Feature on the building.