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A half-century ago this year, the last world war ended with the surrender of the Axis powers. It left behind a European culture broken in half, a field of ashes, ruins and grave pits that mocked the crushed utopian fantasies of early modernism. How did the visual arts in...
Most arts festivals in the U.S. are devoted to a single discipline: opera in Santa Fe, New Mexico; theater in Williamstown, Massachusetts; concerts at Ravinia, Illinois. What the country lacked, until Menotti came along, was a multidimensional festival that both took over a city and took advantage of its architecture...
Until now, that is. This Thursday, the 128th anniversary of the architect's birth, Republican Governor Tommy Thompson will preside at the official groundbreaking ceremony for what is probably the most important Wright-designed project never executed in his lifetime. Monona Terrace is a five-level, semicircular, 1.8 hectare convention...
Some critics believe the Terrace is a pricey boondoggle that cash-strapped Madison can ill afford, even though more than half the cost will be borne by state and county funds and by private donors. Yet another source of acrimony is whether the Terrace deserves to be considered a Wright...
After practicing architecture in New York Cityfrom 1939 to 1942, Pei taught as an assistantprofessor at the Design School from 1945 to 1948.