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...accomplished alums of the Graduate School of Design (GSD) returned to his old stomping grounds on Friday after a 42-year hiatus, speaking to a crowd about his work on a new World Trade Center tower and the importance of fitting a building’s design to its context. Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki, who won the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1993 and taught at the GSD from 1962 to 1965, also emphasized the use of aesthetics that are common across cultures. “Many people are saying globalizations [sic] are killing local cultures, but it seems...
...that “the Zionists will be chased out of our land.” It is hard for me to accept the idea of chasing anyone off land that has been “theirs” for a long time, especially in this context in which such sentiments do little to advance the peace process. But to refuse to acknowledge that sensitive and intelligent people can voice these feelings as a result of their particular experiences is not only counterproductive but also dangerous. It makes opportunities to meet the “other side...
...exhibition’s magnetic quality. Adjaye photographs what interests him and what catches his eye in his limited time in each city, something wholly interesting in itself. They are at once very personal in the story they tell of visual exploration, yet these stories arrive in the context of sprawling cities with extensive histories. Adjaye is honest about the project’s limitations, though he seemingly surpasses them. The exhibition has no pretensions to art or science. However, like both art and science, it nobly attempts to make sense of a largely unintelligible world, and succeeds in creating...
...José Massó, and a concert in Sanders Theatre with the Harvard Jazz Band and guest artist Brian Lynch. The Office of the Arts recognized Palmieri for his immense contribution to the formation of the Latin jazz genre by mapping traditional Latin dance beats into an American jazz context. “When I started, there was no Latin Jazz category, and I took an octet and showed the importance of having a Latin Jazz category. And now we find the jazz artists themselves in our category,” avPalmieri said. Beyond the wealth of musical experience...
...Latino culture a presence on campus. As Zurita says, “To think about [how], six years ago, there wasn’t a venue for Hispanics to showcase art is sort of ridiculous. I think part of our mission is to establish our own traditions in the context of an institution that is so old, centuries old, and just now Hispanic traditions are emerging.” A central theme of Presencia is uniting various Latino cultures, according to Rosa. “I think that’s one of the beauties of Presencia. You have different...