Monday, January 14th, 2013
In a deal with big implications for the future of University Circle, the Cleveland Institute of Art is selling its valuable, 4.1-acre property on East Boulevard to the Cleveland Museum of Art and Case Western Reserve University for $9.2 million.
Money from the sale will trigger completion of the $66.2 million...
Author: Steven Litt
http://blog.cleveland.com/architecture/2013/01/the_cleveland_institute_of_art_1.html
Tuesday, January 08th, 2013
For three consecutive Wednesdays this month, cultural institutions and their exhibits will be before the eyes of Solon residents taking advantage of distance learning program offered forth first time in their community.
Open to adults, the program is being coordinated by the Solon Senior Centering collaboration with University Circle....
Author: Sue Reid
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Friday, December 21st, 2012
Johann Georg Platzer isn't what you'd call a marquee name in the annals of art history.
Back in 18th-century Austria, however, he was the toast of the haute bourgeoisie, admired for his frothy, action-packed and highly detailed paintings on copper of historical and mythological scenes.
Imagine Emmanuel Leutze's big potboiler,...
Author: Steven Litt
http://www.cleveland.com/arts/index.ssf/2012/12/new_cleveland_museum_of_art_ga.html
Wednesday, December 19th, 2012
Count students among the newest denizens of Uptown, a sleek retail-and-residential project lining Euclid Avenue in Cleveland's University Circle.
MRN Ltd., the developer behind Uptown, aims to break ground in January for the neighborhood's $21 million second phase. Rising to 85 feet near Ford Drive, the new building will hold...
Author: Michelle Jarboe McFee
http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2012/12/uptown_project_in_university_c.html
Tuesday, December 04th, 2012
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, which halted a previous expansion plan during the 2008 recession, has come roaring back with a $125 million project to transform its physical presence in University Circle.
The project, which the museum will announce formally on Wednesday, calls for demolishing roughly half of its existing...
Author: Steven Litt
http://blog.cleveland.com/architecture/2012/12/cleveland_museum_of_natural_hi_3.html
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