2008 American Architecture Awards
‘The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, together with The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and Metropolitan Arts Press Ltd., announce sixty-six (66) new distinguished buildings selected this year in the Museum’s prestigious ‘American Architecture Awards‘ program for 2008.
For ‘The American Architecture Awards’ 2008, the Museum received hundreds of submissions from the best and most renowned design firms in the United States and international firms working in the US. This year’s jury for awards took place in Athens, Greece.
Sixty-six (66) buildings in Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Washington, DC., Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Additionally, the jury selected skyscrapers and large-planning projects in Austria, Egypt, France, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, The People’s Republic of China, and the United Arab Emirates.
Projects selected include new corporate headquarters, schools and universities, government buildings, memorials, libraries, art museums, foundation headquarters, transit projects, retail facilities, hospitals, residences, and single-family homes.
The awarded projects for 2008 and other selected works will form an exhibition, “New American Architecture” to open at SESV Santa Verdiana in Florence, Italy in November, 2008. After, the exhibition travels to The European Centre’s new Contemporary Art + Architecture Centre in Athens.’
These 66 of America’s most prominent architecture firms were recognized by The Chicago Athenaeum:
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| HERITAGE HALL MIDDLE SCHOOL | LYCEUM GATEWAY | U.S. COURTHOUSE | MOVING MEMORIES ARIZONA 9-11 MEMORIAL |
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| UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA MUSEUM OF THE NORTH | ALASKA NATIVE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROGRAM FACILITY | CAMINO NUEVO HIGH SCHOOL | GAYLORD-PICKENS OKLAHOMA HERITAGE MUSEUM |
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| UNDERGROUND | THE NELSON-ATKINS MUSEUM OF ART | 156 WEST SUPERIOR CONDOMINIUMS | MEDEU SPORTS CENTER |
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| SCHOOL OF ART & ART HISTORY UNIVERSITY OF IOWA | THE NEW YORK AQUARIUM | ACXIOM CORPORATION CENTRAL ARKANSAS DATA CENTER | SPERTUS INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES |
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| 1180 PEACHTREE | BOWDOIN COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART | AQUA | BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY CAMPUS CENTER |
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| ALEXANDRIA EGYPT MASTER PLAN | INFINITY TOWER | TYROL TOWER | THE NEW BEIJING POLY PLAZA |
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| THE PARK AT LAKESHORE EAST | GEORGETOWN INCINERATOR | SALT POINT HOUSE | ALVAH H. CHAPMAN JR. GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FLORIDA UNIVERSITY |
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| PERFORMING ARTS CENTER CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO | THE QUEENS BOTANICAL GARDEN VISITOR AND ADMINISTRATION BUILDING | OVERTURE CENTER | CARNIVAL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS |
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| MONTECITO RESIDENCE | CHURCH OF THE HIGHLANDS | THE REECE SCHOOL | KELLY RESIDENCE |
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| OLYMPIC SCULPTURE PARK | UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MUSEUM OF ART | TRANSBAY TRANSIT CENTER: TERMINAL AND TOWER | MAKE IT RIGHT |
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| COMMUNITY ROWING BOATHOUSE | WORLD BUSINESS CENTER SOLOMON TOWER | UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ART + ARCHITECTURE BUILDING ADDITION | NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MARINE CORPS |
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| COLORADO CONVENTION CENTER PHASE II EXPANSION | SANTA MONICA CIVIC CENTER PARKING STRUCTURE | WATER + LIFE MUSEUMS CAMPUS | OHR O’KEEFE MUSEUM |
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| UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS CASE MEDICAL CENTER CANCER HOSPITAL | WALDORF ASTORIA CHICAGO HOTEL AND RESIDENCES EAST | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY VISTOR CENTER | APPLE STORE 14TH STREET |
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| LAKE FRONT RESIDENCE | AVRA VERDE | AL HAMRA FIRDOUS TOWER | CITY SANTA FE FOUR SEASONS AND RESIDENCES |
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| HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL 2 AND SKYPLAZA | BEIJING FINANCE STREET | HARVARD UNIVERSITY NORTHWEST SCIENCE BUILDING | TREE HOUSE |
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| GLENSTONE MUSEUM | WESTMINSTER ROSE CENTER | GRAND TETON DISCOVERY AND VISITOR CENTER | NASHVILLE PUBLIC SQUARE |
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American Architect Writes Fun Book about Doing Business in China.
“The Tragic Kingdom, or; “Prisoner in a Chinese Theme Park”, (found on all bookstore websites such as amazon.com, borders, etc), is a behind-the-scenes look into the field of design and build in China. The book is a profile of the personalities, culture, and psychology of the world’s most massive looming superpower as seen through the eyes of an ex-pat American.
I have witnessed a formidable decade in which China has commanded a modern presence on the world stage and have participated in the planning, designing, and building of mega-theme parks in Beijing, world-class aquariums in Shanghai, gigantic malls in the Pearl Delta, resorts in Tibet, and panda relocation projects in the foothills of the Himalayas.
The stories and themes found in The Tragic Kingdom spring from one man’s journey. At the same time I believe they disclose truths about a globalization that eventually will impact every economy, lifestyle, and person on the planet.
American Landscape Architect Writes Book about Doing Business in China.
“The Tragic Kingdom, or; “Prisoner in a Chinese Theme Park”, (found on all bookstore websites such as amazon.com, borders, etc), is a behind-the-scenes look into the field of design and build in China. The book is a profile of the personalities, culture, and psychology of the world’s most massive looming superpower as seen through the eyes of an ex-pat American.
I have witnessed a formidable decade in which China has commanded a modern presence on the world stage and have participated in the planning, designing, and building of mega-theme parks in Beijing, world-class aquariums in Shanghai, gigantic malls in the Pearl Delta, resorts in Tibet, and panda relocation projects in the foothills of the Himalayas.
The stories and themes found in The Tragic Kingdom spring from one man’s journey. At the same time I believe they disclose truths about a globalization that eventually will impact every economy, lifestyle, and person on the planet.
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