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edited by Sheila Kim -- Interior Design, 6/1/2003 12:00:00 AM

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Young Guns

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition usually draws 250,000 young aspirants hoping to win cash and scholarships. On June 14, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., launches the careers of this year's talents. Yesteryear's? Truman Capote, Richard Avedon, and Sylvia Plath…

In Memory of September 11

Dutch horticulturalist and landscape designer Piet Oudolf has broken ground for Gardens of Remembrance on New York Harbor. His first public U.S. commission, the planted promenade commemorates the events of September 11, 2001. The 10,000-square-foot site currently features 6,000 plants from 113 species…

London Sambas

Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer of Brasilia fame has come to London to build the Serpentine Gallery's summer pavilion. His bi-level structure—constructed from concrete slabs and glass, built around a cantilevered steel deck—creates a breezy ambience for screenings and talks…

A Capital Idea

The Urban Land Institute has announced the results of its first Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition for the redevelopment of a 70-acre site between Capitol Hill and the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. The first-place prize of $50,000 went to Harvard University…

Some Green for Green

The IIDA Foundation has established the Sustainable Design Education Fund. Made possible by a donation from fabric manufacturer Maharam, the fund will reimburse tuition for members who pass the LEED Accredited Professional Exam and cover costs of sustainable-design conferences and seminars…