Talent contest. (View).Since 1977 the Arango Design Foundation, set up by Judith Arango, has devoted itself to design education. Since its inception it has organized events of various kinds to bring achievements in the fields of design and architecture to the attention of industry, government and the public. As well as holding exhibitions, lectures and other events in museums throughout north America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Canada, and more recently in Europe, the Foundation has this year inaugurated the Arango Design Award for emerging talent. As happened this year, the award will coincide with another of the Foundation's projects, the annual International Design and Architecture Day held this year on 29 September throughout the US. Entries from young professionals in all fields of design are eligible for the award. This year, the prize was won by Adolfo Albaisa and Kristopher Musumano of the five year old practice, Albaisa and Musumano, Miami. Their entry consisted of a project for residential towers in precast concrete precast concrete Concrete cast into structural members under factory conditions and then brought to the building site. A 20th-century development, precasting increases the strength and finish durability of the member and decreases time and construction costs. , designed as an alternative to 'formulaic, mass produced housing ... proliferating Proliferating is the multiplication of a certain thing. Often it is used as a biological term to describe the increase of cells due to cell division. Look under proliferate or proliferation for more details. in many cities' and as a city landmark. Jurors, Lella and Massimo Vignelli Massimo Vignelli (born 1931) is a designer who has done work in a number of areas ranging from package design to furniture design to public signage to showroom design through Vignelli Associates, which he co-founded with his wife Lella. , commended 'the volumetric volumetric /vol·u·met·ric/ (vol?u-met´rik) pertaining to or accompanied by measurement in volumes. vol·u·met·ric adj. Of or relating to measurement by volume. play' of the towers, the 'serene public spaces' and the vibrant play of light and shadow on the facades. This year's D + A day (which has grown to include a whole month of activities) included a public symposium on urban planning urban planning: see city planning. urban planning Programs pursued as a means of improving the urban environment and achieving certain social and economic objectives. held at the end of October in Bogota, Colombia. In spite of devastation caused by guerilla and drug wars, the city's quality of life is said to be improving. Participants included the former mayor, Enrique Penalosa. For more information designaminc@aol.com Design and Architecture Day: suria@zyscovich.com and www.designandarchitectureday.com |
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