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Spruce and larch are the woods used to make the beautiful swooping roof design of the Pompidou Centre Metz (France). Courtesy of the Pompidou Centre

Shigeru Ban: Architect-Humanitarian

August 14, 2014by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

The talented, globe-trotting architect Shigeru Ban has created a unique design practice: dwellings of elegance and simplicity for the wealthy and ingenious public buildings (the beautiful Pompidou Centre-Metz France (2011) […]

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Architecture, Art & Design, Museums, Weather
Andy Warhol Shot Blue Marilyn, 1964. Peter Brant Collection. All rights reserved.

ART EVERYWHERE: Cast your vote

April 8, 2014by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

ART EVERYWHERE: Five of America’s leading art museums have selected 100 works of art that represent American history and culture. The public is invited to vote for the works they […]

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Art & Design, Museums

Spring Arrives: New stories & themes coming up

April 4, 2014by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Green News Update is ready to swing into spring – with a raft of interesting and urgent stories to share on revitalization and sustainability. Here’s some of what is on tap […]

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Animals at risk, Books, Cities, Food, Museums
At the International Conservation Center (Pittsburgh Zoo) a biomass burner can dry, resize, store and burn elephant waste. It's a great alternative to the landfill. An elephant produces 100-125 pounds of poop a day. The burner can produce 2000 pounds a day.

Green Museums: Intro to Parts I-III (2014)

February 23, 2014by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Green like you’ve never seen Pittsburgh is a great place to debut the new Green Museums series, with stories and best green practices from a spectrum of botanic gardens, museums, history […]

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Architecture, Cities, Green Practices, Museums
Aerial picture of reclamation site

Green Museums (Part III): Pittsburgh Botanic Garden

February 23, 2014by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Imagine a 460-acre parcel that has been deep mined, surface mined, farmed by several generations,  and abandoned. Now, after more than a decade of brownfields reclamation and remediation, the place […]

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Gardens, Green Practices, Museums, Sustainability
The Seine from the Pont du Carrousel Looking towards Notre Dame, 1853. Charles Marville. All rights reserved.

Museum Exhibitions U.S.: Closing Soon

December 30, 2013by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

If you step on it: Here’s the last chance to see a batch of great U.S.  museum exhibitions that close by February 2.  If you’re a fan of 19th and 20th […]

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Art & Design, Exhibitions, Museums, Photography
Jan Steen (1626-1679) As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Young,1668-70

Exhibitions U.S.: NYC, D.C., Philadelphia, Chicago

November 7, 2013by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

A continuously updated  calendar of museum exhibitions  — New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC, and other U.S. cities.  If you’re a fan of 19th and 20th century art, design and photography, […]

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Art & Design, Exhibitions, Museums, Photography
Red Oak uprooted near Pfizer Lab Building at the New York Botanical Garden was among hundreds damaged and destroyed during Hurricane Sandy.

Hurricane Sandy Recovery: Parks, Gardens, Museums

October 29, 2013by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Just one year ago, Hurricane Sandy’s rampage through New Jersey and New York left behind a trail of damage in some of the city’s most treasured cultural and natural assets:  Central […]

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Gardens, Museums, Rising Waters
Ellis Island National Monument Copyright NPS

Hurricane Sandy’s Aftermath: Ellis Island & Museum Reopen

October 28, 2013by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

October 28: There’s good news at New York’s Ellis Island and the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, which  reopens today – one year after the island was completely submerged by the […]

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Museums, Rising Waters
Andy Warhol Shot Blue Marilyn, 1964. Peter Brant Collection. All rights reserved.

Exhibitions Europe: Berlin, Paris, Milan, London

October 25, 2013by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Museum exhibitions in Europe — posted as a running calendar,  with items added regularly. Below are listings in art, design, architecture and photography.   AMSTERDAM Begins Sept 24: Discovery! Van Gogh’s recently confirmed […]

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Architecture, Art & Design, Europe, Exhibitions, Museums

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