From the Magazine: The Freelon Group and HOK designed the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta, Ga. [ARCHITECT]
ICYMI: Boston-based Peter Rose + Partners designed East House, set into Martha’s Vineyard’s eroding western coast, to be moved should the bluffs become compromised. Also, read a recap of the ARCHITECT Twitter chat on #DesigningBaltimore.
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Four More Stories for Tuesday:
Frank Neely designed an English Tudor home in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta. [Atlanta]
Artist Chris Burden, known for his sculpture “Urban Light” at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, died at 69. [Los Angeles Times]
Artist Pierre Huyghe’s installation on the rooftop of the Metropolitan Museum of Art opens today. [Dezeen]
Snickers mounted “You Make Mistakes When You’re Hungry” ads near urban design flubs in New York City. [PSFK]
Step Up, Step Down:
Axel Wingard has been named chief financial officer for Skanska USA Commercial Development.
Awards: Enter Now!
The 2015 World Architecture Festival Awards is accepting entries through May 22.
The Portland chapter of the AIA is accepting entries for Stitch II, a competition challenging students and emerging designers to propose ideas for re-purposing space under a bridge on Interstate 405. Proposals are due June 1.
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