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One will be for the launch of the performance, and the other for the completion of the new theater.

July 21, 2010 by Mike Welton

In Washington, D.C., a Jewel Box for Three Gems of Theater

The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) opened on July 15 with a new look and feel, thanks to the capable and thrifty work of Philip Szostak, FAIA.

July 20, 2010 by Mike Welton

In Winston-Salem, a Cutting-Edge Museum by Phil Szostak

Though John Carney’s firm partnered with another in the design competition for the project and Gensler was ultimately selected, airport officials decided to hook the two up.

July 19, 2010 by Mike Welton

A 21st-Century Airport for Jackson Hole in Wyoming

First, design and build a new museum in Athens, Greece to house a national collection of precious artifacts, including the original frieze from the Parthenon, which still stands on the Acropolis 300 yards away.

July 9, 2010 by Mike Welton

Bernard Tschumi Architects’ Dialog with the Parthenon

On May 4, 2011, Reykjavík’s new Concert Hall and Conference Centre, designed by Henning Larsen Architects, with acoustics by Artec Consultants and a facade by Olafur Eliasson, will open with a concert by the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra.

July 8, 2010 by Mike Welton

In Iceland, Henning Larsen Takes a Bold Move Forward

“I like the way the house opens up the outside,” says Tom Kundig, design principal at the Seattle firm.

July 6, 2010 by Mike Welton

In Idaho, Chicken Point Cabin Is Opening Up to the Outside

“There was a platform there to see the view, and while it functioned well with the landscape, it completely contradicted his view,” Gartner says.

June 29, 2010 by Mike Welton

In Costa Rica, SPG Architects Twist a Home to the Views

The firm rarely fails to help us think about where we are, but more important, where we’re heading.

June 24, 2010 by Mike Welton

SO-IL Designs a POLE DANCE for MoMA’s P.S.1 in NY

In 2008, six weeks before the collapse of Lehman Brothers, Jing Liu, a native of China, and her Dutch partner Florian Idenburg set up their architecture practice in New York.

June 17, 2010 by Mike Welton

SO-IL Designs a Residence for Modernist Ivan Chermayeff

On Thursday, June 10 at 7:00 AM, the editor of Miami Modern Metropolis will be giving a talk on “Miami Beach and the Resurgence of the Boutique Hotel.”

June 7, 2010 by Mike Welton

‘Imagining a New Florida’ at the 2010 AIA Convention