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Yale’s Beinecke Library Restored

September 1, 2016

The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale University, designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, is a modernist masterpiece.

Yale Center for British Art

Kahn Revisited: A museum reopens after a faithful restoration.

Josephine Minutillo

June 1, 2016

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Walking through Louis Kahn’s Center for British Art—where sunlight streams in from skylights, and concrete, wood, metal, and stone combine in precise yet monumental ways—leaves one yearning for the days when museums, quite honestly, weren’t so sterile.

Exhibition Celebrates Yale School of Architecture Centennial

Josephine Minutillo

April 26, 2016

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While the Yale School of Architecture is one of the leading architectural education programs in the country, it is—probably to the surprise of many—much younger than similar programs at universities with whom it shares top billing.

Yale University Art Gallery Renovation and Expansion

Stitches in Time: A well-executed renovation, along with a few carefully conceived insertions, weaves together a museum’s trio of stylistically distinct landmarks.

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

February 15, 2013

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The Yale University Art Gallery (YUAG) is inaptly named. The word “gallery” doesn't convey the institution's size and its almost encyclopedic scope, with holdings that number more than 200,000 objects encompassing an array of eras, cultures, and media.

Yale Celebrates Women in Architecture

Brigid Williams

December 11, 2012

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Nearly 200 women converged on New Haven in early December for the first ever reunion of Yale Women in Architecture. They came from as far away as Taiwan for two days of discussions about education, careers, families, satisfactions, disappointments, and aspirations.

Yale Symposium Explores Drawing in the Digital Age

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

February 21, 2012

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Photo © Yale School of Architecture, Susan Surface Archigram founder Peter Cook gave an energetic keynote address as part of the symposium. Photo © Massimo Scolari In conjunction with the symposium, an exhibition of the drawings, watercolors, and oil paintings of Massimo Scolari opened in the Yale Architecture Galleries. Related Links:Yale Renovation Judging by the number of attendees at a recent Yale School of Architecture symposium Is Drawing Dead?, many architects fear that the computer, and the increasing sophistication of tools for modeling, parametric design, and construction documentation, have made hand drawing obsolete. The event, held February 9 through 11,

What a Dean Can Do

Robert Ivy, FAIA FAIA

December 1, 2008

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Deans of architecture schools and department chairs set agendas. Strategically, strong heads can aim an educational community, including faculty, students, and alumni, in an intended direction.