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For Immediate Release
Thursday, October 26, 2006
MEDIA ALERT: Starchitect Enrique Norten to Launch Architecture Speaker Series
For information contact: Anthony Fusarelli, (703) 228-3548,
NOTE TO MEDIA: Opportunity to interview Norten, County Board members on Arlington’s new initiative to improve quality of architectural design. |
WHO: Architect Enrique Norten, TEN Arquitectos, New York
Arlington County Board Chairman Chris Zimmerman
WHAT: Launch of Architecture Speaker Series in Arlington. The event is free and open to the public.
WHEN: Friday, Oct. 27, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Rosslyn Spectrum, 1611 N. Kent Street. The Spectrum is located two blocks from the Rosslyn Metro station (Orange and Blue lines). Free parking is available in the building garage, accessible from Arlington Ridge Road, one block east of Kent Street.
Background:
The Architecture Speaker Series is meant to spark public discussion on aspects of great architectural design.
Arlington hopes the speaker series will serve as a catalyst for a county-wide discussion among residents, developers, architects, County officials and staff members on what makes for great public and private architectural design. Several years ago, the County offered a similar series to stimulate discussion of the urban village conception in Arlington. Today, Arlington is nationally recognized as a model of New Urbanism.
Other presentations in the series will focus on sub-areas of architecture that are particularly relevant to Arlington. On a bi-monthly schedule, well-known architects will discuss Security Design, Universal Design and Sustainable Design. The next presentation, on Excellent Architectural Design for Building Security, is planned for January 2007.
As part of the Architecture Speaker Series, Arlington has established a Web site with information about the lectures and presenters. The site also will feature information and links to architecture-related organizations in the Washington Metropolitan area and to events, including lectures, workshops and conferences. For more information on the Architecture Speaker Series, visit the County Web site, www.arlingtonva.us.
About Architect Enrique Norten:
Norten is the recipient of the Architecture Prize of the National Fund for the Arts and the Gold Medal from the Society of American Registered Architects. He holds the Miller Chair at the University of Pennsylvania and is the founder and principal of the firm TEN Arquitectos, with offices in New York and Mexico. Recent architectural news stories have described him as a “red hot starchitect.”
TEN Arquitectos’ most recognized projects include the National School of Theater at the National Center of the Arts; Hotel HABITA; and Parque España Residential Building – all in Mexico City. In 2005, the firm won the international design competition for the Guggenheim Museum in Guadalajara. TEN Arquitectos is currently designing the Visual and Performing Arts Library in Brooklyn, New York, the James Hotel in Los Angeles and many other significant buildings.
Arlington, Va., is a world-class residential, business and tourist location that was originally part of the "10 miles square" parcel of land surveyed in 1791 to be the Nation's Capital. It is the geographically smallest self-governing county in the United States, occupying slightly less than 26 square miles. Arlington maintains a rich variety of stable neighborhoods, quality schools and enlightened land use, and received the Environmental Protection Agency's highest award for "Smart Growth" in 2002. Home to some of the most influential organizations in the world - including the Pentagon - Arlington stands out as one of America's preeminent places to live, visit and do business.
