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2 days ago · By National Urban League. Published08 PM EDT, Wed May 22, 2024. African-American architect who made his name designing homes for the stars donated his star-shaped design for the hospital founded by his friend Danny Thomas. He styled a Mid-Century Modern bachelor’s abode for Frank Sinatra that enthralled a national audience during a televised ...
2 days ago · The old adage “go West and grow up with the country” was Horace Greeley’s 1854 proclamation, which applies to the triumphant debut of Design Miami LA. So much time in Los Angeles is spent driving from place to place, but arriving at the Paul Williams’s 1936 30,000-square-foot residence and campus made this particular trip worth-wile.
2 days ago · Originally designed by L.A. architecture firm Pereira & Luckman in 1952, the space-age glass dome would have enclosed a grand concourse for arrivals and departures, a floating restaurant designed by trailblazing Black architect (and Golden Age of Hollywood "starchitect") Paul R. Williams, plus all sorts of other terrazzo finishes and indoor ...
1 day ago · The National Statuary Hall Collection comprises 60 statues of bronze and 39 of marble. Several sculptors have created multiple statues for the collection, the most prolific being Charles Henry Niehaus who sculpted eight statues currently and formerly in the collection. The US states that sent the statues, not Congress nor the Architect of the ...
1 day ago · William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was an English textile designer, poet, artist, [1] writer, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement. He was a major contributor to the revival of traditional British textile arts and methods of production.
5 days ago · B.S./M.S. Roger Williams University, founded in 1956, is a leading independent, coeducational university with over 45 majors in arts and sciences, professional studies, architecture, and law. Across two campuses, one on the water in Bristol, and one in the heart of Providence, Rhode Island, students become community and globally-minded citizens ...
6 days ago · Held at the National Building Museum during Women’s History Month, the display is comprised of 30+ posters that tell the stories of women in architecture groups around the country and the globe. AIA components committees are also featured as a cornerstone of grassroots women in architecture communities. Free to the public. Closed March 26 and 27.
