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Prague’s Designblok Shines a Spotlight on Glass Heritage — and Evolution

Azure Magazine

Staged in the city’s Neo-Renaissance U(P)M (Museum of Decorative Arts), the latter was programmed, in part, around the topic of high craft; highlighting how various up-and-coming talents are reinterpreting age-old artisanal traditions specific to the region while imagining new and authentic propositions.

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Striking and Sustainable, the New Munch Museum Stands Tall in Oslo

Azure Magazine

Quadrupling the original location’s gallery space with 11 exhibition halls, it will also host the most expansive permanent selection of Munch’s output, which comprises over 26,700 pieces donated to the city of Oslo upon his death. The original Munch museum in Tøyen (2007). More on that later.). PHOTO: Adrià Goula.

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Grafton Architects’ Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara Win 2020 Pritzker Prize

Azure Magazine

In 2007, for example, their Solstice Arts Centre in Navan, Ireland transformed a parking lot-cum-weekend market into a sculptural visual-arts complex. Taking inspiration from natural and constructed anchors – from churches to ruins to outcroppings – the new civic structure comprises a 320-seat theatre and gallery above.

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Sketches of Frank Gehry: A Conversation with Jean-Louis Cohen

Azure Magazine

In 2007, on behalf of the French Ministry of Culture, Cohen created the Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine, a museum, research and exhibition centre, in Paris’ Palais de Chaillo. Immediately upon my return to Paris, I started various initiatives, including publishing articles about Gehry’s work in leading magazines.

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Postcards From Suburbia: Rethinking the Urban Peripheries

Azure Magazine

It’s far from the city’s largest galleries and museums, financial towers and upscale fashion boutiques — or a subway station. Led by Rotsztain and Guelph professors Karen Landman and Brendan Stewart, PlazaPOPS is now collaborating with the City of Toronto to turn the pilot into a city-wide program.

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Where did this interaction come from??—?a brief history of interaction design

UX Collective

In 1961 , Allan Kaprow defined “Happenings” as a form of [performance] art in streets, garages, and shops as opposed to the general exclusive approach of art galleries and exhibitions. They are part of a process that had a profound impact on the relationship between artwork and its audience.

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The 10 Most Influential Architecture Projects of the Decade

Azure Magazine

The Rolex Learning Centre epitomizes what the pair, both separately and in their collaborative practice, do best: non-hierarchical programming paired with a muted architecture of striking transparency and blankness. The post The 10 Most Influential Architecture Projects of the Decade appeared first on Azure Magazine.