| Changing Skyline: On the market: Masterpieces to live in
How much would you pay for a Louis Kahn masterpiece that foreshadowed his groundbreaking work at the Salk Institute? Less than for a Mies van der Rohe? More than for a Pierre Koenig? What would you give to own a rare East Coast Richard Neutra? It might not be in tip-top condition, but it can be yours for a minute fraction of what his more-celebrated California work commands. From the way these questions are framed, you might think the objects for sale ought to be hung on a wall. Actually, they are the walls. By some quirky synchronization of architectural clocks, two of Philadelphia's most important modernist houses from the 1950s are being offered for sale this spring. But rather than being hawked as mere hunks of real estate, along with the garden-variety McMansions and fixer-uppers, Kahn's Esherick House in Chestnut Hill and Neutra's Cherry Lane House in East Falls are being marketed using strategies typically reserved for museum-quality fine art.
Tickets Available For LAMPlighters' Fashion Fundraiser
The LAMPlighters will have its annual Luncheon of Light and Fashion Show on April 14 at the Grant Hyatt Tampa Bay, 6200 Courtney Campbell Parkway. The event will feature fashions and accessories from Saks Fifth Avenue. A social time will be at 10 a.m., with the lunch and show at noon. Allysia Ehizian and Susy Lienhart are co-chairwomen of the fundraiser, which benefits children and families at Metropolitan Ministries and Joshua House. Tickets are $80; silver patron tickets are $100 and gold patron tickets are $250. Tables for eight are $1,000. For information, call Lienhart at (813) 250-3737. Capitanos Honored At Testimonial Dinner WEST TAMPA - Gilda and Joseph Capitano Sr. will be honored by the Judeo Christian Health Clinic during the annual Testimonial Dinner at 6 p.m.
French architect Nouvel wins Pritzker
Jean Nouvel, the French architect whose hyper-modern buildings have been acclaimed for their eclectic nature and departure from tradition, has won the 2008 Pritzker Architecture Prize, it was announced Sunday. Nouvel joins Frank Gehry, Tadao Ando and I.M. Pei in receiving the top honor in the field in recognition of his high-rises, museums and performance halls around the world. "I think they understood very well that I fight for specific architecture against generic architecture," Nouvel said by phone from his office in Paris. "Every project is an adventure." Nouvel, 62, became the second Pritzker laureate to be chosen from France after Christian de Portzamparc, the 1994 recipient. A formal ceremony will be held in June at the Library of Congress in Washington.
SAN FRANCISCO / Art Institute halts exhibition showing killing of animals / Workers threatened; video unclear about ...
Citing threats of violence by animal rights activists, the San Francisco Art Institute said Saturday that it is canceling a controversial exhibition that included video clips of animals being bludgeoned to death, as well as a public forum it had scheduled to address the controversy. "We've gotten dozens of threatening phone calls that targeted specific staff people with death threats, threats of violence and threats of sexual assaults," said Art Institute President Chris Bratton. "We remain committed to freedom of speech as fundamental to this institution, but we have to take people's safety very seriously." The exhibit that sparked the controversy was a one-person show by Paris artist Adel Abdessemed called "Don't Trust Me," which opened March 19. Along with a variety of other elements, the show included a series of video loops of animals being bludgeoned to death with a sledgehammer in front of a brick wall.
Kim Yong Nam Arrives in Windhoek
Windhoek, March 20 (KCNA Correspondent) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, arrived in Windhoek on Thursday to pay an official goodwill visit to Namibia.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Pak Ui Chun, Minister of Foreign Trade Ri Ryong Nam, Minister of Public Health Choe Chang Sik and other suite members arrived there together with Kim.
Kim and his party were greeted at the airport by Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of Namibia, Nahas Angula, prime minister, Libertina Amasila, deputy prime minister, Marco Hausiku, foreign minister, Immanuel Ngatjizeko, minister of Trade and Industry, Richad Kamwi, minister of Health and Social Service, and other members of the government, Leonard Nambahu, Namibian ambassador to the DPRK, the commander of armed forces, the inspector general of police, figures from all walks of life, diplomatic envoys of different countries and representatives of international organizations in Namibia.
Lessons learned by Army, 3rd ID
Five years ago, some 18,000 soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Division began a historic march to Baghdad. In a short 21 days, the division - along with coalition forces - had captured Baghdad and driven Saddam Hussein underground, before the Iraqi dictator's eventual capture, trial and execution. Five years later, many of these soldiers are back in Iraq. Some are on their third deployment with the division, as America's War on Terror stretches into another year. The differences between then and now, they say, are significant. Others have retired from the armed forces, but they reflect on their military service with pride. Click here to visit our Military Matters page Each has a story to tell. Each played a role in history. Here are a few of their stories.
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