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Architects Shape the New Minneapolis is organized by the Weisman Art Museum with partners: Walker Art Center, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Children's Theatre Company, Guthrie Theater, American Institute of Architects-MN, and the Minneapolis Public Library. Architects Shape the New Minneapolis is sponsored by Target Stores with support from the Target Foundation. Additional support provided by the American Express Minnesota Philanthropic Program. Cesar Pelli, architect for the Minneapolis Central Library Cesar Pelli is architect for the new Minneapolis Central Library, opening in 2006. Pelli's new library design features glass façades and a dramatic, wing-like roof over a five-story atrium. It will be a dynamic, resource-rich, downtown destination for the community. Thomas Fisher is dean of the College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture at the U of M. He writes extensively as an architecture critic. His current scholarship focuses on architectural ethics and sustainable practices. Frank Gehry, architect for the Frederick R. Weisman Art
Museum Frank O. Gehry's first museum design was for the Weisman Art Museum. Prominently situated on the U of M campus, the Weisman’s artistic profile--with sculptural façades of brushed stainless steel and terra-cotta colored brick--has created a community landmark. The Weisman is working with Frank Gehry on designs to expand the museum, adding gallery and educational space and a café. Mickey Friedman's role as design curator at the Walker Art Center (1970-1991) helped launch the careers of numerous designers and architects. Currently a New Yorker, Friedman's recent projects include editing the 1999 book Gehry Talks, and guest-curating the 2001 Guggenheim Museum exhibition Frank Gehry, Architect. The Artistic Dividend: The Hidden Contributions
of Architecture and the Arts to the Regional Economy Ann Markusen This program is presented with Architects Shape the New Minneapolis and also as a keynote talk of the American Institute of Architects-MN 2003 Convention. Artistic activity is often viewed as a discretionary element in a regional economy, like icing on a cake of industry, finance, and basic services. Ann Markusen challenges that view in this talk, based on her new study showing how art and architecture are major contributors toward our region’s economic vitality. Ann Markusen is professor and director of the Humphrey Institute's Project on Regional and Industrial Economies. She was a Fulbright lecturer in regional development economics in Brazil and has written on European, Korean, and Japanese regional economies as well as on North American cities and regions. Coming in Spring 2004 Architects Shape the New Minneapolis Ticket Information Individual Program Prices Series Prices (includes September 21, November 2, and November
19, 2003 programs) Four Views: Frank Gehry's Museum Projects Lyndel King, director of the Weisman Art
Museum and Frank
Gehry, Architect exhibition curator, provides an overview of Gehry's
museums. Renee Cheng, associate professor and director
of design, U of M department of architecture, will talk about Gehry's
complex building
forms. William Conway, professor, U of M department
of architecture, speaks on Gehry's response to urban space. Mary Guzowski, associate professor
and director of the Architecture Daylighting Lab, and Joon
Mornes,
artist and librarian in the department
of architecture,
will speak on light in Gehry's museums and the impact of light on
art. Compleat Scholar Frankly Speaking: A Former Associate Explores Frank
Gehry’s
Architecture Gain insight into the creative process of architect Frank O. Gehry From James Dayton, a former Gehry colleague. Dayton will survey Gehry's international projects and lead discussion on the projects in the Weisman's Gehry exhibition. James Dayton holds an undergraduate degree from Yale University and a masters of architecture from the University of Virginia. He worked in Frank Gehry's Los Angeles studio from 1991-96 before establishing James Dayton Design in Minneapolis. Celebrating the Weisman Art Museum's 10th Anniversary 10th Anniversary Campus Open House You’re invited to our birthday party! Sip lemonade, eat cake, tour the building and the Frank Gehry exhibition, enjoy breathtaking terrace views, and celebrate the 10th year of the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum. Anniversary Dance by Matt Jenson and Students Matt Jenson leads U of M dance students in creating and performing a new site-specific dance piece to celebrate the Weisman’s 10th anniversary. Jenson performed as a student in the 1993 Weisman inaugural dance performance Eddy choreographed by Mel Wong. Now on the faculty of the U of M Dance Program and the Children's Theatre Company, Jenson also leads his own company, Matt Jenson's New and Slightly Used Dance.
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