Architecture
GR Modern: Home Architecture 1945-1970
by Melissa Kornoelje (mkornoelje)
Submitted 05-21-2013 under
Architects and developers solved the post-WWII Grand Rapids housing shortage with a new vision, using innovative materials and building techniques. They reshaped and expanded the city, developing new neighborhoods and creating stunning modern...
New ArtPrize director explores Grand Rapids, culture, and permission to participate
by Holly Bechiri (Holly)
Submitted 04-30-2013 under LOCAL LIFE
Christian Gaines, the new Executive Director of ArtPrize, has never lived in a mid-sized city. He grew up in large cities in Belgium and the United Kingdom, and as an adult has lived on both the east and west coasts, and even in Honolulu. Now, he...
2013 Chiaroscuro International Film Series --- CENSORSHIP IN FILMS presents the last film produced in East Germany: "DIE ARCHITEKTEN"
by Chiaroscuro International Film Series (Chiaroscuro)
Submitted 02-06-2013 under
FREE ADMISSION TO ALL EVENTS!!! Come and join us for FILMS, FOOD & FUN at the UICA! CENSORSHIP IN FILMS"Die Architekten"East Germany/ 1990Director: Peter Kahane Architect Daniel Brenner is in his late thirties when he receives...
The Bitter End Coffee House: Unique grounds
by Kristin Schmitt (Kschmitty)
Submitted 12-06-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
"The environment stimulates thinking," says Grand Valley student, Jessica Pontow. "The ethereal atmosphere helps capture inspiration," agrees fellow student, Patrick Herta. Both Pontow and Herta note the unique setting of the...
Artist reflects on ArtPrize experience
by Morgan Miller (Morgan Miller)
Submitted 11-02-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
ArtPrize ended almost a month ago. The monkeys are off the Blue Bridge, Rusty the dog went back to his rusty dog house and most venues have restored their businesses free from ArtPrize artwork. But the memories of this year's Artpize still hang...
Designing The New UICA
by Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA) (UICA)
Submitted 01-28-2011 under NONPROFITS
When the Director of MCA Denver, Adam Lerner, toured the new UICA, he said that he loved how the building felt like a “cityscape.” He also noted that UICA's space would present contemporary art as it should be—like walking through an urban...
Artist Maya Lin lectures about past and current work to a packed crowd at the GRAM
by Denise Cheng (dennetmint)
Submitted 10-02-2010 under NEWS
A couple hundred tushes warmed 275 seats, plastic and winged, to receive Maya Lin this evening at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. The artist is best known nationally for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. In Grand Rapids, "Ecliptic"...
Maya Lin, "Projects and Processes"
by Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM)
Submitted 09-22-2010 under NONPROFITS
Special Guest Lecture: Maya Lin"Projects and Processes"Grand Rapids Art Museum's Cook AuditoriumSaturday, October 2, 20107:00pmSponsor: Herman MillerMaya Lin, creator of the renowned Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Grand Rapids’ own Ecliptic at Rosa...
Fulton Street Farmers Market ready for architectural design unveiling
by Midtown Neighborhood Association (MidtownGR)
Submitted 08-30-2010 under NONPROFITS
Picture this: Instead of a braid of 122 wooden stalls flanked by gray space, immediately eye-catching about the lot at 1147 E. Fulton is a sign. Fulton Street Farmers Market, it will say, framed by a hospitality building to the left and shaded...
The great cathedrals of Grand Rapids
by Michael Tuffelmire (Michael Tuffelmire)
Submitted 01-11-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Grand Rapids is sometimes called the “City of Churches”. As you walk through the streets of Downtown Grand Rapids you can’t help notice the many beautiful cathedrals sprinkled around this great city. I have limited knowledge about these...- 1 of 2
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