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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald and Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson over how...
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