Smithsonian Copper Hewitt's National Design 2017 Award Winners

The list of 2017 National Design Award winners are listed in the link below:
Copper Hewitt Design Award Winners

The Best Architecture Projects of 21 Century

Where is architecture heading in the 21st century? A peek at one list of best architecture projects since 2000 gives some insight.

Article: The 16 Best Architecture Projects

14 Stunning Examples of 21st Century Architecture

How Nike Design for the NBA

Nike design process as captured in NYTimes video.

Grahic Design: Honoring Artchitecture

The USPS honors the newest Smithsonian Museum constructed on the national mall with a stamp.

Article: One of the Best Buildings of the Century

Article: David Adjaye Told The Story of A People with a Building

Painters Amy Sherald and Kehinde Wiley Selected to Paint the Obama's

Painters foreshadow the aesthetic of the society, consider Picasso, Warhol or Basquit as reflections of Modern, Post-Modern and Contemporary aesthetics.

The painters selected to paint the Obama's portraits for the Smithsonian are apart of the current generation shaping the aesthetics of early 21st century.

Smithsonian Selects Artists to Paint Portraits of the Obama's

Article: Who is Amy Sherald?

Article: What are Kehinde Wiley's Thoughts?

Article: painting the Powerless and the President

Fast Company 2017 Design Innovation Winners

The athletic shoe has arrived as a dominate cultural item, holding the changes over the past forty years in its designs. Since the Chuck Taylor "All Star" the sneaker has continually grown to where it could be argued that it is the singular product that maps the post-modern attitude of the destruction following the rules and a move toward to a less formal more causal approach to living.

Both Nike and Adidas were awarded innovation awards by Fast Company Magazine.

2017 Innovation Award Winners

Architect David Adjaye Designs Another Museum

After having successfully completed one year of operation, the Smithsonian Museum of  African American History and Culture designed by David Adjaye.

The Studio Museum of Harlem's new building is the latest commission for Adjaye Associates.

Article Studio Museum of Harlem New Building

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