“Archaeological excavators were stunned to find the original foundations [and walls] of the former Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin’s Temple Bar intact yesterday. They have been excavating the site … for the past three weeks as part of an €7.2m project to reinstate the theatre on its original site, known as Smoke Alley when it was built in 1662.”
Tag: 08.15.09
A Concert Hall With ‘More Curves Than A Vintage Pin-Up Magazine’
Inside the new Koerner Hall at Toronto’s Royal Conservatory of Music, curves “ripple along the walls, bulge out beside the stage, and run riot across the ceiling. They do a lot to animate the look of what is essentially a high rectangular box, but how they look counts for less than how they sound.”
Strapped UCLA Considers Shuttering Arts Library
“Facing drastic budget reductions this year, UCLA has begun implementing cuts across its departments to make up for an estimated $131-million shortfall. Among the proposed victims is one of Los Angeles’ largest cultural resources – the arts library on the Westwood campus.”