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The Bare Bones of Architectural Design Upcoming Exhibition at CMOA Displays Creative Process PITTSBURGH, January 12, 2015- A new year means new, exciting exhibitions. For architect and art lovers alike, The Carnegie Museum of Art is showing a new exhibition called Sketch to Structure in the Heinz Architectural Center. From January 31 through May 25 of this year, the exhibition will dive into the architectural design process.* Over 100 original pieces will be displayed showing the development of early ideas of color, shapes, and concepts for architectural projects. Displays include sketches of different mediums, rough blueprints, and even 3d models or computer renderings. These pieces are divided into four sections representing different stages in the design process: Concept, Collaboration, Communication, and Case Studies.
Photos courtesy of Carnegie Museum of Art for the F ormosa1140, Lorcan O’Herlihy series to be shown in the “Case Studies” of the Sketch to Structure exhibition.
Several projects to be shown include designs by the Jakob + MacFarlane firm for the Restaurant Georges in Paris, and several suggested color schemes by Winold Reiss for the Savarin Restaurant at Penn Station in NYC, and watercolors by Steven Holl for a client’s “Oceanic Home” in Hawaii. More early-in-planning peices include loose hand drawings by Richard Neutra, for the Los Angeles County Hall of Records and a progression of sketches and models for the apartment building Formosa1140 in LA designed by Lorcan O’Herlihy.
The Heinz Architectural Center’s curatorial assistant, Alyssum Skjeie, is organizing the exhibition. Sketch to Structure will also be an event-holding exhibition with several events that involve direct meetings with the architects shown. An especially great opportunity for architecture students, events include a drawing night with Lorcan O’Herlihy in March, the PechaKucha Night with AIA Pittsburgh and workshop with James Wines in April, and several more architect talks. For more information, visit press.cmoa.org/sketch-to-structure. *There will be a reopening of the exhibit on June 6 through August 17 for the museum’s art and architecture camps. About Carnegie Museum of Art (CMOA) Located at 4400 Forbes Avenue in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Art was founded by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in 1895. It is one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh and both nationally and internationally recognized for its prominent collection of American and European artwork from the 19th century to the present. The Heinz Architectural Center, part of CMOA, is dedicated to enhancing understand of the built environment through its exhibitions, collections, and public programs. For more information about Carnegie Museum of Art, call 412.622.3131 or visit their website at www.cmoa.org. About ARTnews “The leading source of art coverage since 1902.” Founded in 1902 and based in Manhattan, NY, ARTnews is the oldest and most widely circulated art magazine in the world with an ever-growing web presence. We publish 11 times a year and our coverage includes art, trends, events, and personalities from ancient to contemporary times. We have a readership of 180,000 across 123 countries and is ideal for collectors, artists, dealers, historians, and enthusiasts alike. For more information about ARTnews, call 212.398.1690 or visit our website at www.artnews.com, or check us out on our instagram, facebook, or twitter pages:
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