Photo of the Day:
ICMYI: Charles Correa, “India’s greatest architect,” died on Tuesday at age 84, and this week’s #ArchitectChats discussion garnered insights into architectural competitions.
Tweet of the Day:
Floodwaters receding @ Mies Farnsworth House. No damage, director Maurice Parrish says, and water only reached stilts, lower entry stair.
— Blair Kamin (@BlairKamin) June 17, 2015
Five More Stories for Thursday:
How the proposed new building for the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C., could be funded. [The Washington Post]
London’s Paul Cocksedge designed the Living Staircase for the city’s Ampersand building. [Slate]
The House Appropriations Committee approved a bill that’s “the biggest threat yet” to the Eisenhower Memorial designed by Frank Gehry, FAIA. [Roll Call]
What will improving U.S. relations mean for Cuban architecture? [PBS Newshour]
Millennials’ inability or unwillingness to buy homes “foreshadows a looming problem,” says Mechele Dickerson. [Quartz]
Awards: Enter Now!
AIA|DC is accepting applicants for its 2016 Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Program (CKLDP). The CKLDP is a year-long program focusing on nurturing professional skills for emerging architects. Applications are due June 29.
AIA|DC’s Emerging Architects Committee is holding its second annual Thesis Showcase. Graduates from accredited architectural degree programs (B.Arch. and M.Arch) in the last three years who have completed a thesis project are eligible to apply. Submissions are due July 1.
An open, international competition has begun for a World War I Memorial on a 1.8-acre site within Washington, D.C.’s Pershing Park. Stage 1 design entries are due July 21.
Registration is open for Blank Space’s new international competition, Dear Architecture. Submissions are due July 24.
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