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reading nest, a public art slideshow

June 13, 2013

The Reading Nest is a 30-foot by 11-foot public art installation currently on display in the Eastman Reading Garden of the Cleveland Public Library. The design of CIA grad Mark Reigelman, and produced in collaboration with LAND studio, the massive yet elegant "owl's nest" is constructed from repurposed wood. Bob Perkoski documented the construction process from start to finish. 

The piece will be on...

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Author: Bob Perkoski
Link: http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/features/landreadingnest061313.aspx

Cleveland's new Convention Center and Global Center for Health Innovation aren't stand-alone icons,

June 13, 2013

Most observers would agree that the words “iconic” and “architectural masterpiece” don’t belong in the same breath with the new Cleveland Convention Center and the Global Center for Health Innovation.
But that’s not to say the two interconnected buildings are a failure. Far from it.
The $465 million project, amazingly finished slightly under budget and three months ahead of schedule, has given Cleveland a new convention center...

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Author: Steven Litt
Link: http://www.cleveland.com/architecture/index.ssf/2013/06/clevelands_new_convention_cent.html

ONE PARK TO BIND THEM ALL

June 11, 2013

James Corner Field Operations and LAND Studio knit together Cleveland's Public Square

As many metropolitan areas around the Midwest begin to reap the benefitsof a downtown resurgence that has graced cities from Cincinnati to Chicago, Cleveland plans to turn its lackluster Public Square into a 10-acre park in the heart of downtown.
James Corner Field Operations, Cleveland-based LAND Studio, and transportation consulting firm Nelson/Nygaard have...

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Author: Chris Bentley
Link: http://www.archpaper.com/news/articles.asp?id=6700

Cleveland Metroparks, State of Ohio sign deal to bring lakefront parks into Emerald Necklace

June 06, 2013

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Three chief executives today signed documents that clear the way for creating a new Cleveland Metroparks  reservation on the lakefront, and expanding an existing reservation.
 
The signatures of Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and Metroparks CEO Brian Zimmerman officially end state management of 455 acres on the lake – most of it owned by the...

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Author: Jame Ewinger
Link: http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2013/06/cleveland_metroparks_state_of_ohio.html#incart_rive

City-county agreement over next wave of downtown projects is a big step for Cleveland's public realm

June 04, 2013

Great cities around the world have shown for decades — if not centuries — that beautiful parks, streets and public spaces are essential to urban vitality, economic energy and civic pride.

Cleveland finally seems to be getting the message.

That’s the big take-away from the historic agreement between 

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Author: Steven Litt
Link: http://www.cleveland.com/architecture/index.ssf/2013/06/city-county_agreement_over_nex.html
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