The Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at
Austin has commissioned Ellsworth Kelly to create his first
free-standing building. Austin, a 2,715-square-foot stone
structure featuring colored glass windows, marble panels
and redwood totem, will be used as a center for art and
contemplation on the university's campus.
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FOR THE WIN
When MoMA PS1 debuts the winner of its 16th Young Architects Program in
June, the museum will have more than a place to host its Warm Up summer
music series—it can also cool off with it. COSMO by Andrés Jaque, founder
of the Office for Political Innovation, is a customizable structure engineered
to purify 3,000 gallons of water in just four days. momaps1.org
IN RETROSPECT
Just nine months after a devastating fire destroyed Charles Rennie Mackintosh's iconic 1909 library at
the Glasgow School of Art, the legendary Scottish architect rises again. Through May 23, the Royal
Institute of British Architects (RIBA) hosts a retrospective featuring more than 60 drawings, watercolors
and perspectives from a career that bridged the Victorian age to the modern era. architecture.com
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A model of Ellsworth
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Windy Hill, 1900
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