Circular forms in art are often referred to as mandalas, the Sanskrit word for “sacred circle.” For thousands of years the creation of circular, often geometric designs has been part of spiritual practices around the world and almost …

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Cool Art Therapy Intervention #6: Mandala Drawing | Psychology Today

Jonathan Zimmerman asks whether the monthlong celebration has become an empty ritual that “patronizes black Americans, all in the guise of uplifting them.”

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Education Week: The End of Black History Month

As read on this article published by Tokyo Art Beat, their aim was simply to bring ‘things’ together, as far as possible in an unaltered state, allowing the juxtaposed materials to speak for themselves. Hence, the artists no longer …

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Mono Ha | Art in Japan in the late 1960s and early 1970s « arkinet

Bachelor of Design in Architecture graduate Nora Niasari was recently selected to be represented in the 6th Annual Alijazeera International Documentary Film Festival. The short film “Vehicles of Memory” was made as part of the 2009 …

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Nora Niasari finalist in 6th Aljazeera International Documentary …

Linda Bennett an MArch Student at UTS will be featured in the March edition of UK/IR Architecture and Interiors magazine Plan. Linda’s blog http://www.archi-ninja.com/ has become a fixture for the swelling masses of architecture …

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Linda Bennett featured in Plan Magazine – School of Architecture

Alsop Sparch – a new brand name bringing together two of the world’s most distinctive architectural studios – is launched at MIPIM this week. The new brand has been unveiled by Archial Group plc a…

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A new name in architecture is revealed at MIPIM

This Second Edition also features a new interview with Michael Webb (Archigram) and an essay by Sam Jacob [FAT]. —–. Don’t miss it!! Storefront for Art and Architecture: 97 Kenmare Street, 10012 New York, NY …

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49 CITIES Second Edition | Storefront for Art and Architecture …

abitare seeks for cutting edge design, architecture and art project, all seen from a new perspective.

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Abitare – international design magazine » Rain architecture

All this background drives us to think again on Hans Hollein’s idea that ALLES IST ARCHITEKTUR, where he wrote “Many fields beyond traditional building are taking over ‘architecture,’ just as architecture and ‘architects’ are moving …

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Craters as other form of architecture [Alles Ist Architektur …

Homewood Museum will offer visitors a ride to the past at a Family Day from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 21, when its wine cellar will take on the ambience and community spirit of a 19th-century tavern, and horse-drawn carriage rides …

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Family Day at Homewood Museum offers ride to the past : The Gazette