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Several museum expansions and design research projects among National Endowment for the Humanities grant recipients

2023-04-25T13:34:00-04:00

The National Endowment for the Humanities has announced the awarding of $35.63 million in grants for 258 humanities projects across the United States. As with previous years, the 2023 edition of the grants includes funding for several architecture-related projects, including buildings and research.

Architectural projects to be funded include the William A. Farnsworth Library and Art Museum, which will undergo a schematic design process for an expansion and renovation to its Rockland, Maine center. Meanwhile, the Shelburne Museum in Vermont will use the funding to design and construct a new Perry Center for Native American Art on its campus.

The Shelburne Museum, Vermont. Image credit: Flickr user Tolka Rover licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission has received funding for preparatory architectural works for the renovation of a new Research & Learning Center at the Eckley Miners’ Village Museum in Weatherly, Pennsylvania, while the National Orn...

Get Lectured: University of Massachusetts - Amherst, Fall '17

2017-08-29T13:36:00-04:00

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.

Here are the upcoming Fall '17 lecture events at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst's Department of Architecture.

Sept 11
Patrick Tighe
5:30 p.m. DB.170

Oct 3
Maryann Thompson
5:30 p.m. DB.170

Oct 6
Mykola Bevz, Maryana Kaplinska
12:00 p.m. DB.221

Oct 17
Philip Tidwell
5:30 p.m. DB.170

Oct 24
Tau Tavengwa
David Dillon Memorial Lecture
5:30 p.m. DB.170

Nov 3
Alison Isenberg
12:00 p.m. DB.221

Nov 16
David Leather-Barrow
FC Architectural Theory lecture
6:00 p.m. DB.170

For more info, visit umass.edu/architecture.

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Rafael Viñoly's Edward M. Kennedy Institute set to open its doors in Boston

2015-02-09T15:09:00-05:00

When it opens next month in Boston, the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate will be aiming to restore respect for Congress at a time when rancor and partisanship have seriously damaged its reputation. [...] The 68,000-square-foot institute, designed by the architect Rafael Viñoly, is on the Boston campus of the University of Massachusetts and has a 99-year lease on the site.