Word: auditorium
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...time Richard Meier arrived at the Graduate School of Design's Piper Auditorium on Wednesday, he could barely get in the door. I watched him push his way through hordes of future yuppies and sycophantic adults, all so anxious to see him at the front of the room that they failed to notice his presence as he excused himself at their sides. There could be no parting of the waters where there had already been a flood...
Then again, it seems to me that he always does. No matter what challenge presented itself in any of his projects, situations so ridiculous that when he mentioned them the auditorium promptly produced riotous laughter, he always managed to use them to his advantage in creating a building that was functionally suited to its purposes and also wildly original...
Listen to some West Coast sensibility tonight when author T.C. Boyle reads from his book Stories. Known for his extravangant, irreverent personal style, Boyle has become an bad boy icon for 20-something readers. Boston University Law School Auditorium, 765 Comm Ave, Boston. 7 p.m. FREE...
...enough natural charm to make her lovable but not sticky-sweet. It is with this ease that she launchs into "Tomorrow," beginning the song in a conversational tone that briefly masks her vocal power. After the first bars, Kissinger's voice becomes stronger until her clear voice fills the auditorium completely. This is arguably the best song of the show, and the sight of Kissinger singing alone on the stage, undaunted by the packed house in front of her, is truly impressive...
...sure were a lot of them visiting the Graduate School of Design last week. Following Richard Meier earlier in the week, Renzo Piano, one of the world's foremost architects and the man responsible for the planned revamping of the Harvard University Art Museums, spoke to a packed Piper Auditorium last Thursday. Famous for his work in such major spaces as Houston's Menil Collection, Osaka's Kansai Airport and Paris's Centre Georges Pompidou, Piano's speech attracted so large a crowd that not only was the auditorium packed, but even the secondary broadcast room was standing-room only...