Milwaukee Art Museum Announces Exhibition to Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Calatrava's Awe-Inspiring Quadracci Pavilion

Almost 10 years ago, Santiago Calatrava debuted his famous Quadracci Pavilion at the Milwakee Art Museum. The design for the amazing shaded pavilion and sun screen was conceived back in 1994 and at the time of construction was considered unprecedented. Calatrava’s design was considered challenging and required a significant amount of custom work. As part of the 10th Anniversary, the museum will honor Calatrava and his design for the museum with a special exhibition starting in September 2011.

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LA Beyond Cars: A Global Perspective on Rail and Public Space

In a culmination of its international Call for Ideas launched earlier this summer, railLA announced the July 29 opening of a curated exhibit entitled LA Beyond Cars. Participants to the Call for Ideas submitted conceptual designs, art, studies, inventions, city plans, videos and other creative solutions revolving around the topic of high-speed rail, its integration into the design of cities and visions of a future more sustainable, pedestrian-friendly, transit-oriented and less reliant on automobiles. Over 100 works were received, including invited submissions from renowned architects MVRDV, Eric Owen Moss, Topotek1, and Pritzker Prize laureates Thom Mayne, Sir Norman Foster, and Zaha Hadid. The 15,000 s.f. exhibit space will display drawings, models, videos, animations, a rail-inspired installation by sculptor Stephen Glassman and will host interactive station design workshops by artist and planner, James Rojas.

The exhibit will run July 30 through August 28 from 11:00am-7:00pm in the "Jewel Box" at the base of the City National Bank Plaza towers, 525 South Flower Street, in Downtown Los Angeles.

Chen Exhibits Presents Lazy Haze

From July 1 through August 13, there will be an exhibition of outdoor vintage Modern and Classic furniture at the JF Chen Loft. Nice intro here

IIDA Student Design Exhibition, June 24th - 26th at the Herman Miller Showroom

Please join IIDA for the first annual IIDA SoCal Student Design Exhibition. See the quality & breadth of what design students produce and vote for your favorite projects.

Featuring:
- Thesis projects from Southern California’s top design schools
- Finalist from the F3 Student Furniture Design competition
- Furniture pieces from Art Center, Bernhardt sponsored Design Studio

Participating students will display their work and provide resumes to interested parties. The exhibition will run from June 24th - 26th at the Herman Miller Showroom: 3641 Holdrege Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90016.