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Audio Library
Spotlight on Design: Reiser + Umemoto
Spotlight on Design
September 12, 2000
The New York based firm Reiser + Umemoto has received international acclaim for its urban design work, which creates coherent public spaces that engage cities in exciting new ways. Architects Jesse Reiser, AIA and Nanako Umemoto discuss their work from furniture design to large-scale projects including a proposal for Manhattan’s East River corridor.
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Spotlight on Design: Hardy, Holzman, Pfeiffer Associates
Spotlight on Design
February 10, 2000
The award winning firm Hardy, Holzman, Pfeiffer Associates is internationally renowned for its planning, architectural, and interior design projects. Partners Hugh Hardy, Malcome Holzman, and Norman Pfeiffer discuss their recent work, which includes the restoration of Radio City Music Hall, the renovation of the New Victory and New Amsterdam Theaters, Bryant Park in mid-town Manhattan, the Los Angeles Public Library and the Coburn School of Performing Arts in downtown Los Angeles.
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Spotlight on Design: Samuel Mockbee
Spotlight on Design
January 20, 2000
Architect Samuel Mockbee has earned national recognition as the director of the Rural Studio in remote Hale County, Alabama, where he trains Auburn University architecture students to design and build homes for the county’s poor residents. In his presentation, Mockbee discusses the Rural Studio, his design philosophy, and several of his own residential, commercial, and institutional buildings.
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Spotlight on Design: John Jerde
Spotlight on Design
December 1, 1999
John Jerde speaks at the National Building Museum as part of the Spotlight on Design lecture series.
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Spotlight on Design: Adam Tihany
Spotlight on Design
November 22, 1999
Designer Adam D. Tihany has created some of the world’s best-known restaurant and hotel interiors. In this lecture, he discusses several of his internationally acclaimed interiors, including New York restaurant Le Cirque 2000, and his design for furniture, china, and glassware, inlduing his famous Bombay Sapphire Martini Glass.
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Vincent J. Scully Part 1
Vincent Scully Prize
November 13, 1999
Vincent J. Scully accepts the first awarding of his namesake prize at the the National Building Museum in 1999.
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Vincent J. Scully Part 2
Vincent Scully Prize
November 13, 1999
Vincent J. Scully accepts the first awarding of his namesake prize at the the National Building Museum in 1999.
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Spotlight on Design: Charles Correa
Spotlight on Design
September 27, 1999
The architecture of Charles Correa embodies both the spiritual life and the day-to-day demands of his native India. In a rare American appearance, the Bombay-based architect will discuss the building achievement of his 40-year architectural career, including the Gandhi Museum, the National Crafts Museum in New Delhi, and several innovative schemes for low-cost, high-density housing.
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Spotlight on Design: Allen Greenberg
Spotlight on Design
July 15, 1999
Architect Allen Greenberg, one of the most renowned practitioners of neo-classical architecture, combines longstanding architectural traditions with state-of-the-art construction techniques to create structures that are contemporary yet timeless. Greenberg discusses his 40-year career, including his design for interiors at the U.S. State Department, the Tommy Hilfiger Flagship Store in Beverly Hills, buildings at American universities, and private residences. Sponsored by Lafarge.
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Spotlight on Design: Piero Sartogo
Spotlight on Design
April 8, 1999
Piero Sartogo puts an Italian spin on the modernist ideal of “form fallows function,” using crisp yet sensuous lines, spare details, and distinctive spatial volumes. He discusses his work, which includes civic, commercial, and cultural institutions, as well as the new chancery for the Italian Embassy in Washington, D.C.
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