National Music Centre Reveals Much-Anticipated Design
29 June 2011
Two years after holding an international architectural competition that saw world renowned designers face off in a public presentation, the National Music Centre revealed competition-winner Allied Works Architecture’s extraordinary final design. Continue reading
project: National Music Centre of Canada
Clyfford Still Museum featured on Fast Company Design's website
10 May 2011
Fast Company Design offers a preview of the forthcoming Clyfford Still Museum in Denver, Colorado. Opening this fall, the museum will house some 2,400 works by Still, many of which will be exhibited for the first time. Co.Design editor Suzanne Labarre comments that the design "has that mix of fragility and fortitude peculiar to a painter who approached the art world the way a soldier approaches battle." Continue reading
Brad Cloepfil's lecture at the University of Texas School of Architecture in Austin
10 May 2011
Brad Cloepfil recently gave a lecture at the University of Texas School of Architecture on the theme of 'Occupation'. The lecture explores the origin and inspirations of Allied Works Architecture, and offers a window into the work that is currently in development, including the Clyfford Still Museum and National Music Centre of Canada. Continue reading
Allied Works designs installation as part of book launch party at the Ace Hotel New York; Brad speaks at ExPac event
19 April 2011
In celebration of the release of OCCUPATION, Allied Works responds to the site of the Ace Hotel New York’s gallery with an installation titled ‘Forest from the Trees’. The piece is intended to be a spatial sketch exploring point of view, reference and memory. An attempt to dis and re orient the experience of a specific room - obliterating boundaries with a new with a displaced and idealized archetype from the Pacific Northwest. Continue reading
Allied Works shortlisted to design the Virginia Commonwealth University's Institute for Contemporary Art
15 March 2011
Upon receiving qualifications from 64 international architecture firms, Allied Works is one of nine firms shortlisted to design the new Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University. The ICA is intended to serve as a new gateway to the university and bring the most important, cutting-edge contemporary art exhibits in the world to campus and the city of Richmond. Continue reading
UMMA wins 2011 AIA Honor Award
27 January 2011
The University of Michigan Museum of Art has received a 2011 Honor Award for Architecture from the American Institute of Architects. The AIA Jury noted "the prominence of the site and juxtaposition of the older bold with new bold is a strong symbol for the university protecting their past and looking towards the future." Continue reading
FEB 1 - Occupation - Brad Cloepfil lectures at Syracuse University
26 January 2011
The School of Architecture presents Brad Cloepfil of Allied Works Architecture as part of its spring 2011 lecture series. The lecture will provide an overview of Allied Works' completed projects and recent competition entries and share the ideas that form the body of work. Continue reading
The Museum of Arts and Design featured in LA Times Magazine
26 January 2011
The Museum of Arts and Design has been featured as one of twelve distinct architectural projects in New York City. Continue reading
Brad Cloepfil named 2011 Face to Watch in the Arts
26 January 2011
Architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne of the Los Angeles Times has named Brad Cloepfil one of three international architects to watch this year. Continue reading
"Allied Works' book to be released Spring 2011"
20 December 2010
Allied Works Architecture will release its first book this Spring 2011. The book is an in-depth exploration of the buildings and ideas of Allied Works, as well as a forum for conversations that consider the role of creative practice. Continue reading