Aker Brygge transformation project has been made public in a lively press conference held by Olav Line - Adm.Dir. of Norwegian Property, on the 23rd of July. Click to follow the news.
Read article here The Arena, Arts and Entertainment District Task Force's
final report envisions a $250 million to $300 million "transformation"
of Lexington Center, including Rupp Arena, the Lexington Convention
Center, the Civic Center Shoppes and immediate environs, but it does not
outline a specific plan to pay for the huge project.
Gary Bates joined the panel discussion of the accompanying symposium for the exhibition - DENSE MODERNITIES: KIM SWOO GEUN - on the 20th of May at AEDES, Berlin.
– A committee appointed to reimagine Rupp Arena and a new
downtown arts and entertainment district voted unanimously Saturday to
renovate Rupp, approving a design that would strip the arena's
industrial siding and replace it with a glass and translucent covering.
Short documentary published on DamnMagazine.net on the architectural and urban development of Oslo. Three celebrated architects discuss the city´s future. With; Julien De Smedt, Kjetil Thorsen, Gary Bates.
At a public meeting Wednesday, architect and urban
planner Gary Bates unveiled
ambitious preliminary ideas for reinventing Rupp Arena and the
surrounding area in downtown Lexington.
Coming up with ideas for an arena and arts and entertainment district
for downtown Lexington is a give-and-take process, architect Gary Bates
told about 200 people gathered at Buster's Tuesday night.
Space Group architect Gary
Bates will present initial analysis and ideas for the future of Rupp
Arena Arts and Entertainment District in the first public forum
today, October 18, 2011.
KENTUCKY KERNEL : Rupp Arena, one of the most esteemed stadiums in the nation, is going to be the center of a facelift that many hope will revitalize downtown Lexington, and the man in charge of designing it understands he’s in charge of a “legendary” task.
KyForward: "– Space Group, an architectural firm that has built an international
reputation for excellence, has been chosen as the master planner for
Lexington’s Arena, Arts and Entertainment District. The work will be led
by the firm’s co-founder Gary Bates, a designer and architect. "
Space Group's Grant A Cooper contributes to Monash University's "Alberta
Oil Sands" Studio in Melbourne Australia as guest critic. In addition,
Grant partook in a panel discussion addressing the "future of
Architectural Education in Australia." The panel also featured industry
movers Graham Gunn, Karl Fender, Rob McGauran, Justine Clark and Diego
Ramirez-Lovering.