Diary.AR'S CHOICE OF INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS GERMANY HIGH SOCIETY: CONTEMPORARY HIGHRISE ARCHITECTURE AND INTERNATIONAL HIGHRISE AWARD Deutsches Architektur Museum, Frankfurt Until 11 February Exhibition of entries for the 'High Society' competition including John Nouvel's winning Torre Agbar The Torre Agbar (Catalan from the Spanish translation of the building's owner name , a water company), or Agbar Tower, is a 21st century skyscraper at Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was designed by French architect Jean Nouvel. . and a cross section of the latest trends in high-rise construction. worldwide. See opposite for full exhibition review. www.dam-online.de SPAIN 100% AFRICA Africa (ăf`rĭkə), second largest continent (1997 est. pop. 743,000,000), c.11,677,240 sq mi (30,244,050 sq km) including adjacent islands. Broad to the north (c.4,600 mi/7,400 km wide), Africa straddles the equator and stretches c. Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao Art museum in Bilbao, Spain. It opened in 1997 as a cooperative venture between the Guggenheim Foundation and the Basque regional administration of northwestern Spain. Until 18 February 2007 The work of 30 artists including Frederic Bruly Bouabre, Bodys Isek Kingelez, Cheri Samba samba Ballroom dance of Brazilian origin, popularized in the U.S. and Europe in the 1940s. Danced to music in ⁴⁄₄ time with a syncopated rhythm, the dance is characterized by simple forward and backward steps and tilting, rocking body movements. , and Malick Sidibe, from 20 sub-Saharan countries. The exhibition features a large number of recent pieces never seen before as well as works specially commissioned for this show. www.guggenheim-bilbao.es UK ADJAYE IN WAKEFIELD: A CITY IN TRANSFORMATION The Orangery or·ange·ry n. pl. or·ange·ries A sheltered place, especially a greenhouse, used for the cultivation of orange trees in cool climates. , Wakefield Until 2 February 2007 David Adjaye with his designs for a new market hall for the city. The models and photographs at the exhibition place Adjaye's plans in the context of his other work in London, Venice, Norway and elsewhere. www.adjaye.com USA MADE TO SCALE: STAIRCASE MASTERPIECES Cooper-Hewitt, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Until 3 June 2007 Eugene Thaw collection of staircase models, the largest known outside France. The models, most from nineteenth-century France, represent exercises in technical virtuosity, demanding knowledge of cantilevering, balance, forms of rotation, styles of balusters and other architectural details. http://ndm.si.edu/ JAKOB+MACFARLANE--GROWING STRUCTURES; BREATHING WALLS SCI-Arc Gallery, Los Angeles Until 4 February 2007 A motorised Adj. 1. motorised - equipped with a motor or motors; "a motorized wheelchair" motored, motorized aluminium and cardboard installation attached to the wall and ceiling of the gallery. It protrays a fragment of a theoretical building with no conventional openings such as windows and doors, only apertures that open and close, enabling movement between inside and out of air, light and people. www.sciarc.edu Subscribe using the enclosed form or click on our website www.arplus.com |
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