RLA OPENS UP WITH OHNY DURING OPENSTUDIOS
04/10/13RLA is opening up to the public as a participating studio in openhousenewyork's openstudiosevent on Saturday, May 18. Join OHNY and RLA as we celebrate Lower Manhattan as a hub of design creativity and innovation. The event is organized as part of NYCxDESIGN, a new citywide event celebrating NYC as an international design capital. Purchase tickets here and see you on 5/18!
MOCAD WINS MIPIM/ ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW FUTURE PROJECTS AWARD
03/18/13The redesign of the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) building and grounds by Rice+Lipka and James Corner Field Operations has been selected as the 2013 winner of MIPIM / Architectural Review Future Projects Award for the category of "Old & New". The jury cited the design as "an inspirational project that combines past and present in a well resolved and convincing manner. It creates new space for new creativity in a post-industrial city." The Future Projects Awards is an international honor for design excellence in commissioned, unbuilt projects. Lyn Rice and Astrid Lipka were presented the award at a dinner ceremony in Cannes last Wednesday, March 13. more>
ARCHITIZER A+ AWARDS HONORS MOCAD
02/14/13Rice+Lipka and James Corner Field Operations' redevelopment of the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) has been honored with a Special Mention in the Architizer A+ Awards for the Architecture+Urban Transformation category. The Architizer A+ Awards honors the designers and firms behind some of the most ingenious contemporary architecture. The design, selected from entrants from 100 countries, reorganizes MOCAD’s internal spaces; creates better spaces for viewing art and participating in events; provides expanded staff and support space; and activates the exterior by way of new outdoor spaces for museum programming. more>