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The best art books to enjoy in the summer of 2022

Creative Boom

This publication traces a selection of 100 surfers from the series, from smaller monochromatic works on paper to colourful large-scale paintings. Susan Sontag (1933-2004) was an American writer, philosopher and political activist best known for her essays on modern culture and criticism of the Vietnam War.

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Meet the Winners of the Shaw Contract Design 2022 Awards

Design Milk

The overarching theme throughout is wellness and community, and the cherry on top are collaborations with local artists featured throughout public and private spaces, highlighting the artists’ talents and adding another level of connectivity. Meanwhile, Xorel divider panels and Skyline Glass installations provide added interest and privacy.

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10 Landmark Projects Shaping Architecture in 2024

Azure Magazine

Here at Azure, the annual tradition entails taking stock of the last 12 months of design, including public spaces , interiors , products , as well as residential and commercial architecture. In 2014, photographer Milos Bicanski revisited a series of venues constructed for the 2004 edition of the Olympics in Athens, Greece.

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“Could Policy-Making be Considered Architecture?” A Q&A with Frida Escobedo

Azure Magazine

That all changed this March when New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art picked her to design its new $500-million modern and contemporary art wing, 7,435 square metres of galleries and public space. Their first completed project was Casa Negra, built in Mexico City in 2004. He is the architect of the spatial experience.

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Meet the Jury for the 2021 AZ Awards!

Azure Magazine

He is currently working on a series of limited-edition sculptural pieces for a 2021 solo exhibition at the Friedman Benda Gallery in New York and creating a pavilion for the London Design Biennale. In 2004, his firm represented Canada at the prestigious Architecture Biennale of Venice. Susannah Drake. Susannah C.

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In ‘Glass Microbiology,’ Sculptures Explore the Science Behind Modeling Viruses and Bacteria

Colossal

Digital models of bacteria and viruses are essential for scientists communicating vital health information to the broader public. This interest sparked his ongoing Glass Microbiology project, which creates models of viruses like Zika, smallpox, and HIV as clear sculptures. All photographs © Luke Jerram, shared with permission.

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Tilted Spheres: A Tribute to Richard Serra

Azure Magazine

For Serra, who died at the age of 85 on March 26, Tilted Spheres embodies a global portfolio of large-scale public work that, according to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), “radicalized and extended the definition of sculpture.” ” Tilted Spheres at Pearson International Airport. But what does it all mean?

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