Founding Executive Director, Landmark Columbus Foundation. Writer on design, preservation, and civic life. This account is retired.
Indiana, USA
Joined September 2008
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Commentary: Like the improvisational methods that inspired it, this year’s Exhibit Columbus in Columbus, Indiana provides some hits and some misses.
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Big news: Introducing Monumental Gestures, a new nonprofit entity that's launching with artistic director Sarah Urist Green.
This is the beginning of some profound public art coming to Indy. When I asked for comparable example works in other cities, ...
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Read the top CityLab stories of the week trib.al/VKFmHzI
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How did tiny Columbus, Indiana, become a mecca for modernist architecture? trib.al/lLThos3
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There is absolutely no place for political violence in our democracy. Although we don’t yet know exactly what happened, we should all be relieved that former President Trump wasn’t seriously hurt, and use this moment to recommit ourselves to civility and respect in our politics. Michelle and I are wishing him a quick recovery.
Tonight we launch American Modern at the former North Christian Church and tomorrow night we're at CTS in Indy.
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2024 Exhibit Columbus Community Kickoff
26June 3>5pm meet @exhibitcolumbus seven newly announced curatorial partners and participate in shaping this round of our program:
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Artichectural firms to present credentials to design BCSC’s new westside elementary school dlvr.it/T4BBtj
Seems fitting that a change in buildings represent a pivotal moment in the future of Columbus.
Recalculating the vision: City leaders absorb implications of two large office buildings for sale in downtown Columbus dlvr.it/T3W9z4
We're *starting* to make progress in Columbus. Lots more to do. Thanks to Paulette Roberts for her steadfast vision to bring this work to life. We've got a dream to working to bring some important history back to life in the heart of downtown.
This is such a great story about working together in Columbus, and one illustrated so beautifully by Hadley Fruits photos
Completed in 1942, the National Historic Landmark–designated site in Columbus, Indiana, is considered one of the first Modernist churches in the U.S. architecturalrecord.com/arti…
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The coveted @la_Biennale commissioning role comes with a $375,000 grant and is open to educational institutions and nonprofit architecture, art, and cultural organizations.
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Two of the three Eero Saarinen-designed buildings in Columbus, Indiana, are now currently vacant and awaiting their next use. Everyone at @exhibitcolumbus is focused on their futures, which represent pillars of the design legacy of one of America's most important cities.
Cummins selling Irwin Office Building and Conference Center and the Cummins Sears office building in downtown Columbus dlvr.it/T3J9DM
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The modernist First Christian Church celebrates its iconic tower’s restoration in Columbus trib.al/lirb33x
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Library board to meet at North Christian as plans for new locations evolve dlvr.it/T2sVmG
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Franklin College receives naming gift commitment from Amber and John Elwood for college’s fitness center dlvr.it/T2f6vp
How can a new air tower, designed by a thoughtful architect, become an amenity for a community?
See below, and thanks to the Cummins Foundation for again leading the way and demonstrating the power of investing in place.
The structure will replace an existing 80-year-old tower at the public airport in a small Midwestern city known for its outsized architectural pedigree.
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I love Indianapolis so much. This town is special. I am on stage right now delaying the event to tell you how much I love it. #loveindy