New England Sculptors Association 2021 Call to Artists
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Looking Back with 2020 Vision New England Sculptors Association (NESA) and Historic New England partner in hosting a juried prize outdoor exhibition on the grounds of the Eustis Estate Museum (1878) in Milton, Massachusetts, from July 1 through October 31, 2021. Entry deadline ist Monday, June 7. THEME 2020 was an unprecedented year and the pandemic shone a light on the many cracks straining our society. Art reflects the world and time in which it was created. How has your art been affected and what stories are you telling? We are interested in showcasing sculptures that are reflecting on the ..read more
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Projection Mapping Facade Design Essay by Christina Lanzl
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3y ago
​Design Innovation in Architecture: The Spatial Augmented Realities of UrbanScreen Essay by Christina Lanzl Edition Menges has published a new anthology by Anne-Catrin Schultz, Associate Professor of the Department of Architecture at Wentworth Institute of Technology. Through her research she realized that the condition of »fake« and »real« in architecture is rarely publicly discussed nor has it encountered broad journalistic or scholarly attention. This book explores the realm of truth, authenticity and fakery in architecture, providing a timely collection of analytical essays and proj ..read more
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Toward a New Paradigm by Christina Lanzl in Extraordinary Partnerships Book
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3y ago
Lever Press has published a new pathbreaking book on the humanities, Extraordinary Partnerships: How the Arts and Humanities are Transforming America, edited by Christine Henseler, Chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and Co-Director of 4Humanities at Union College. Her "inspirative and hopeful collection demonstrates that the arts and humanities are entering a renaissance that stands to change the direction of our communities." (book jacket) ​Among the authors are Kim Cook of the Burning Man team, Ella Maria Diaz of Cornell University ..read more
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Typology in Architecture and Memory
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4y ago
Christina Lanzl ​​All architectural archetypes contain the DNA of memory and are based on basic shapes or derivatives of circle, square, rectangle, triangle with their sheer limitless geometric potential. Vitruvius conceived the evolution of form beginning with the primitive hut in his multi-volume work, De architectura, an understanding shared the Enlightenment and published by Marc Antoine Laugier in his Essays sur l’Architecture in 1753. Providing basic shelter, the primitive hut contains the rectangle and the triangle in its ground plane and section.   The lineage of typologies ..read more
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Christina Lanzl Receives Recognition of Service Award from Boston Society of Architects/AIA
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4y ago
Christina Lanzl received a Recognition of Service award from the Boston Society of Architects/AIA for "work, time, creativity and knowledge as Committee Chair for the Placemaking Network, which she initiated as a platform for cross-disciplinary dialogue and exchange in 2007. The explicit vision of the Placemaking Network is to “investigate ways to enrich the public realm through dialogue among urban planning, landscape design, architecture, and public art/design professionals” as well as engaged citizens. The initial Boston Society of Architects newsletter announcement started with the ..read more
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The Synergy of Sculpture and Architecture: Richard Bertman and Christina Lanzl in Dialogue
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4y ago
The September 2019 Placemaking Network roundtable at the Boston Society of Architects/AIA featured Richard Bertman in conversation with Christina Lanzl on their recently released book Richard Bertman: The Sculptures. They explored the creative synergy between architecture and sculpture in the making and meaning of Richard’s kinetic objects, wire sculptures and other works. With his wit, he invites the viewer to ponder the bright side of life while speaking to the humanity in all of us. To find and express humor in life and art is Bert ..read more
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Richard Bertman: The Sculptures Book by Christina Lanzl
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4y ago
Richard Bertman: The Sculptures​Provides a thoughtful and comprehensive account by author Christina Lanzl, on Bertman's synthesis of art and life, sculpture and architecture. Covers Richard Bertman's early works, how he draws the figure 'in space', his kinetic sculptures, wood carvings, and how he infuses his works with humor. Includes a full inventory of Bertman's sculptures. Features full-color photography of Bertman's vivid sculptures, studies, illustrations and sketches. For over 50 years Richard Bertman has been sculpting, drawing, and leading an architectural prac ..read more
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Agustina Woodgate of Kulturpark Berlin in Whitney Biennial 2019
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4y ago
Congratulations to Agustina Woodgate who is featured in the 2019 Whitney Biennial. Agustina was a team member of the Kulturpark Berlin team just a couple of years ago. Kudos also go to Anthony Spinello of Spinello Projects in Miami, the master mind behind our outreach and grassroots fundraising campaign. We overcame great challenges along the way but prevailed thanks to the incredible support of an amazing community of creatives on both sides of the Atlantic. Agustina ran the Kulturpark radio station during our Kulturpark project at the Spreepark, the abandoned theme park in ..read more
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From Public Art to Placemaking
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4y ago
Refining the Approach: Rules of Engagement at Coppens Square and Howes Park By definition, public art benefits communities: it instills sense of place, creates local identity and places of celebration, cultural significance and memory. Placemaking is understood as an interdisciplinary dialog on a successful public realm that engages communities and enriches lives. In this context, public art is understood as an important element in the creation of comfortable and memorable places that are beloved centers of community. The new paradigm embeds public art in the broader context of placem ..read more
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Boston Harbor Heroes Award for South Bay Harbor Trail Coalition
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4y ago
Save the Harbor / Save the Bay bestowed its annual Boston Harbor Heroes awards at a gala evening held in the grand ballroom of the Seaport Hotel on March 29, 2018. Among others, the South Bay Harbor Trail Coalition was honored for its "vision, tenacity and commitment to connecting Boston's neighborhoods to Boston Harbor and each other." Under the leadership of coalition founder, Michael Tyrrell, the team of David Giangrande, Christina Lanzl, Ann McQueen, Tom Parks, the late Bill Pressley and his wife Marion, Candelaria Silva and Bob Wells envisioned the South Bay Harbor Trail (SBHT) ​as ..read more
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