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Pelli’s New “Frozen Music” Sounds a Graceful Note in Orange County
The Orange County Performing Arts Center recently opened the new Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, an expansion of the original hall built in 1986 designed by Cesar Pelli & Associates (now Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects) AIA Gold Medal recipient Cesar Pelli, FAIA, created an undulating glass curtain wall that gives form and presence to the 260,000-square-foot facility.

CALLS FOR ENTRY
Two Residential Design Awards Programs
Entry fees are due November 17 and submissions are due December 15 for both the AIA Housing Awards and AIA/HUD Secretary’s Awards. Both programs honor excellence in residential design.

AIA Nebraska Honors Eight Projects
AIA Nebraska chose among 66 entries and presented two Honor Awards, three Citations, and three Honorable Mentions at this year’s Excellence in Architecture Banquet, September 15, in Omaha. AIA Nebraska’s annual competition considers built and unbuilt projects in the categories of new construction, extended use, details, unbuilt, and masonry.