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edited by Sheila Kim -- Interior Design, 10/1/2003 12:00:00 AM

Land Grant

DuPont has made a generous donation to the Conservation Fund—some 16,000 acres next to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia. The company relinquished its right to mine titanium ore there as part of a commitment to corporate responsibility and sustainable growth…

Out of the Attic

At New York's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, the new Nancy and Edwin Marks Collections Gallery showcases such rarely seen holdings as a Dutch 1980's flower-petal necklace, a Persian 1600's velvet panel, and a Roman first century AD glass bowl. Opens October 14…

Fun in the Sun

Architects, interior designers, and urban planners all come together at the Bienal Miami + Beach 2003. Organized by Florida International University and the AIA Miami chapter, the event encompasses exhibitions, seminars, conferences, and an awards ceremony. November 1 to 15…

Sight To See

On October 28, the Museum of Arts & Design, New York, presents the 10th annual Visionaries! Awards to architect Michael Graves, sculptor Ruth Duckworth, and Liz Claiborne chairman and CEO Paul R. Charron…

The NEA Way

The National Endowment for the Arts has chosen winners for the Innovations in Community Design and Housing Competition: McCormick, Smith & Others in collaboration with architect Lloyd Russell. Their entry involved reusing low-density strip-style commercial corridors in Southern California…