WASHINGTON, DC. Cesar Pelli, FAIA, of Cesar Pelli & Associates, will receive the 2005 Louis Sullivan Award from the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC). The presentation was made at the union's convention in Honolulu, Hawaii, on October 4.
The Louis Sullivan Award is made to the practicing U. S. or Canadian architect whose work over a span of time best exemplifies the ideals of the late Louis Sullivan, who is widely considered the father of modern architecture. "BAC created this award to honor architects who, like us, are committed to quality and whose work demonstrates and preserves the highest standards of craftsmanship," says BAC President John J. Flynn.
Recent Pelli projects include Yale University's Engineering Research Building, The Overture Center for the Arts in Madison, Wisconsin, Grinnell College's Bucksbaum Center and the University of Chicago's Ratner Athletic Center.
About Cesar Pelli:
Born in Argentina, Pelli earned a Diploma in Architecture from the University of Tucumán. He served his apprenticeship in the offices of Eero Saarinen. In 1977, Pelli became Dean of the Yale University School of Architecture and also founded Cesar Pelli & Associates. He resigned his post as Dean in 1984 but continues to lecture on architecture.
In 1995, Pelli was awarded the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Gold Medal. In 2004, he was awarded the Aga Khan Award for Architecture for the Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
About the Louis Sullivan Award:
BAC's Louis Sullivan Award was created in 1970 to honor architects whose work exemplifies the continuance of craft in architecture. Past recipients include Stanley Tigerman, FAIA [2000], William Rawn [1995], Hammond/Beeby/Babka [1989], Benjamin Thompson [1985], Robert Venturi [1985], Philip Johnson [1975], and Ulrich Franzen [1970]. Special posthumous awards were made to Louis Kahn and O'Neil Ford.
Peter Dominick of 42/40 Architecture invited to join Yale Dean's Council
Yale University School of Architecture Dean Robert A.M. Stern invited Peter Dominick, 4240 President and Principal, to become a member of his Dean's Council, which advises the school on practice issues for the 21st century. Peter — also a trustee of the Denver Art Museum and member of the National Committee of the Whitney Museum of American Art — joins some of the finest architects in the world on this group, among them Maya Lin, James Stewart Polshek and Frank Gehry.
Essex County Courthouse Wins National Preservation Award
Princeton, NJ — The comprehensive restoration of the Essex County Courthouse, led by Farewell Mills Gatsch Architects, LLC was recognized with an Honor Award from the National Historic Preservation at their annual conference.
While built of the highest quality materials available, by the end of the 20th century the building did not have the technological systems needed to support a modern courthouse. It was closed in the mid-1990s and court functions relocated. The project to restore the building to its original splendor began slowly, but was expedited beginning in 2003, and the building was rededicated on December 29, 2004. The restoration was undertaken in three phases, beginning with comprehensive space planning and historical analysis and concluding with exterior and interior restoration and renovation. The project encompassed a range of critical tasks, from cleaning of the marble facade to conservation of the original murals, stained glass, and historic furniture.
In receiving an Honor Award from the National Trust, the restoration of the Essex County Courthouse is acknowledged as one of the nation's most distinguished preservation efforts. As the most ambitious project of its type to be undertaken in Newark in recent memory, the work is a fitting complement to the other visible signs of the city's revitalization, which encompass sweeping changes in the cultural, recreational, corporate, and residential sectors of Newark. Dr. Clement Alexander Price, Rutgers University Board of Governors' Distinguished Professor of History stated "the revivified Essex County Court House is at once a splendid venue where the work of the people has been resumed and where grand art intersects with the grand work of democratic society guided by the quest for justice." The newly restored Courthouse, now truly accessible by all people, is an appropriate and substantial reminder of the city's most glorious past, and a hopeful symbol of its dynamic future.
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