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The Museum of Design Atlanta in association with the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library proudly present

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More about Julius Shulman, who passed away July 15th: http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=121083109179&h=StMwj&u=CxKQf&ref=mf Continue

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Of interest to DOCOMOMO supporters: If you participated in last year's home tours, you may have taken the self-guided tour of Collier Heights - here's a chance to learn more and enjoy a guided walking tour (from the Phoenix Flies website - with over 100 events): http://www.phoenixflies.org/ Collier Heights, a residential suburb six miles west of downtown Atlanta, exhibits an exceptionally intact collection of mid-20th century house types and represents the culmination of African-American resi… Continue

Scogin and Elam's Buckhead Branch Library Presentation and self-guided tour 11:30 Saturday March 7 Marcel Breuer and Atlanta's Central Library Presentation and self-guided tour 6:30 Wednesday March 11 Please RSVP: rsvp@docomomoga.org More details forthcoming... DOCOMOMO/US, Georgia Chapter and the Young Architects Forum of AIA Atlanta are working wi… Continue

From AP, via Salon: COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Danish architect Joern Utzon who designed the iconic Sydney Opera House has died. He was 90. Utzon's son Kim says his father died in his sleep early Saturday. Utzon drew up the design for the opera house in 1957 but quit seven years before it was finished after scandals about cost blowouts and design arguments. Government-appointed architects took over and the interior was not completed to Utzon's original plan. In 2003, Utzon was awarded the prestigiou… Continue