International Museum of Women Selects Local Women Architects for Pier 26 Renovation.Entertainment Editors/News Editors/Education Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 2003 The San Francisco-based architectural team of Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects in association with Ai (LMSA LMSA Logistics Management Supportability Analysis LMSA Linear Multivariate Statistical Analysis LMSA Lincoln Middle School of the Arts (Milwaukee, WI) + Ai) has been selected to design the future home of the International Museum of Women (IMOW IMOW International Museum of Women (San Francisco, California) IMOW International Mower of Weeds IMOW In My Own World ) on Pier 26. The LMSA + Ai team, led by Marsha Maytum, FAIA FAIA Florida Association of Insurance Agents FAIA Food Additives and Ingredients Association (Kent, UK) FAIA Fellow, American Institute of Architects (honorary position) , and Allison Williams, FAIA, was selected for their design and technical expertise, collaborative approach and commitment to IMOW's mission to build a unique and exciting facility that inspires global change in women's lives. IMOW signed an Exclusive Right to Negotiate (ERN) agreement with the Port Commission in June 2003 to renovate the historic warehouse at Pier 26 into a 150,000-square-foot facility. Scheduled to open in 2008, the Museum is projected to attract at least half a million visitors per year who will generate expenditures of as much as $27 million annually to the San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden economy. Innovative exhibits will educate the public about women's history ''This article is about the history of women. For information on the field of historical study, see Gender history. Women's history is the history of female human beings. Rights and equality Women's rights refers to the social and human rights of women. and contemporary issues, as well as provide both a physical and virtual gathering place for the international women's community. "The collaborative energy and creativity that Allison and Marsha have demonstrated in our initial meetings is very exciting," said IMOW board chair and founding president Elizabeth Colton. "I am confident they have the skill and passion required to help us create a unique, dynamic space where, for the very first time, women's history will be chronicled from a global perspective and women's voices heard and valued equally." While IMOW is moving aggressively to raise the $120 million to build the facility, LMSA + Ai will begin their efforts by performing due diligence Research; analysis; your homework. This term has caught on in all industries, because it sounds so "wired." Who would want to do analysis or research when they can do due diligence. See wired. studies to determine the physical state of the pier. The proposed IMOW facility will include extensive permanent and temporary exhibition spaces; education, teen and media centers; an auditorium, a restaurant and public space. This month, IMOW began a series of workshops with an international group of scholars, educators, artists, scientists and community leaders to develop concepts and content for the Museum's exhibits. LMSA + Ai's combined experience includes success with several museum and civic projects, as well as creative preservation and renovation of existing and historic structures. Some of these projects have included the Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito, Calif., the African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. Cultural Center in Pittsburgh, Pa., the Thoreau Center for Sustainability at the Presidio in San Francisco and the California College of Arts and Crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. , Montgomery Campus, in San Francisco. About the International Museum of Women The International Museum of Women is a world-class cultural and educational institution dedicated to honoring the lives of women worldwide. It plans to open in 2008 at Pier 26 in San Francisco. Founded in 1985, IMOW produces exhibits and events that engage people of all ages -- provoking them to question the status quo [Latin, The existing state of things at any given date.] Status quo ante bellum means the state of things before the war. The status quo to be preserved by a preliminary injunction is the last actual, peaceable, uncontested status which preceded the pending controversy. through an examination of individual identity, cultural structures and social order. Our mission is to value the lives of women around the world. Prior to its official opening, the Museum is sponsoring a series of programs and exhibits, including a 2004 exhibition entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: Celebrating Women. IMOW held its Bay Area debut exhibition Women of the World: A Global Collection of Art earlier this year. For more information, visit www.imow.org. |
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