Diary.AR'S CHOICE OF INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS FROM WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web.(World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. .ARPLUS.COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. AUSTRIA MARGHERITA SPILUTTINI: ATLAS AUSTRIA Architekturzentrum, Vienna Until 24 September Exhibition of work by Austrian architectural photographer Margherita Spiluttini. As well as being a comprehensive chronicle of Austrian architecture and major buildings by star architects. Spiluttini's own works 'Nach der Natur' (After Nature) and 'Bildgeschichten' (Narrative Strips) reinforce her status as an artist in her own right. www.azw.at CANADA LESSONS FROM BERNARD RUDOFSKY Canadian Centre for Architecture The Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) is an architecture museum and research centre located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The architect Phyllis Lambert is the founder and director. , Montreal Until 30 September The doyen of 'architecture without architects' is celebrated at the CCA (1) (Common Cryptographic Architecture) Cryptography software from IBM for MVS and DOS applications. (2) (Compatible Communications A with a show that, unusually, is not conceived as a chronologically structured retrospective. Rather, the aim is to make the cosmopolitan Rudofsky's complex architectural concepts and notions of how to live both accessible and relevant for today. www.cca.qc.ca THE NETHERLANDS BARCELONA 1900 Van Gogh Museum The Van Gogh Museum is a museum in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, featuring the works of the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries. It has the largest collection of Van Gogh's paintings and drawings in the world. , Amsterdam From 21 September to 20 January 2008 Captures Barcelona's remarkable artistic ferment ferment /fer·ment/ (fer-ment´) to undergo fermentation; used for the decomposition of carbohydrates. fer·ment n. 1. between 1880 and 1909. Paintings, drawings, sculpture, furniture, jewellery and architectural models combine to vividly illustrate the city's tumultuous development. www.vangoghmuseum.nl UK CAMPANA BROTHERS IN THE GARDEN Victoria & Albert Museum, London Until 14 October Celebrated Brazilian designer brothers Fernando and Humberto Campana join in the V & A's 150th anniversary celebrations with an installation in the John Madjeski Garden. Handcrafted hand·craft n. Variant of handicraft. tr.v. hand·craft·ed, hand·craft·ing, hand·crafts To fashion or make by hand. hand·craft pieces recreate the allure of the Vitoria Regia, giant water lilies commonly found in the Amazon rainforest. www.vam.ac.uk USA PIRANESI AS DESIGNER Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, 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 From 14 September until 20 January 2008 The first museum exhibition to show Piranesi's full range and influence as a designer of architecture, elaborate interiors and exquisite furnishings. Savour his etchings, original drawings and prints, as well as fantastic chimney pieces, carriage works, furniture, light fixtures and other decorative pieces. www.cooperhewitt.org Subscribe using the enclosed form or click on our website www.arplus.com |
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