Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'seventhregimentarmory'
September 11, 2007
The NY Sun takes a look at the impact of graphic design firm Pentagram on the city’s arts institutions. The article focuses mostly on partner Paula Scher, who has created identities for the Public Theater, the Metropolitan Opera, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Symphony Space, the High Line, the Asia Society and a host of others. Scher, who designed the original “Boston” album in 1976, is now designing for the Park Avenue Armory and Drill Hall,......
Continue Reading "How One Design Firm Boosts City's Culture"November 16, 2006
+ Following the release of the Atlantic Yards' Final Environmental Impact Statement, Empire State Development Corporation head Charles Gargano says Madison Square Garden owners Jim and Charles Dolan may end up killing the Gehry-designed project. More FEIS digesting from Curbed. + Eero Saarinen's former TWA terminal is empty and the Port Authority is soliciting requests for proposals. To the dismay of a Municipal Art Society VIP. Check out the audio slide show. + The 1879......
Continue Reading "Design Roundup, Final Exit Edition"January 21, 2006
Oh snap! Antique dealers, the Times reports, are in a huff over the fate of the Seventh Regiment Armory on Park Avenue and 66th Street. The Armory, which was built between 1877 and 1881, has rooms designed by Louis C. Tiffany and Stanford White and it's interiors have been described by the Landmarks Preservation Committee as "the single most important collection of 19th century interiors in one building." But in recent decades it has fallen......
Continue Reading "Armory to Lose Some Sales, Gain Art"January 20, 2006
FASHION: This is the last weekend to catch Rara Avis: Selections from the Iris Barrel Apfel Collection at the Met. The exhibit has been up since September and captures one of the most vivacious personalities in the worlds of fashion, textiles, and interior design. Check it out and gear up for fashion week, which is on it's way whether you like it or not. All Weekend // The Metropolitan Museum [1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd......
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