Architect Steven Holl’s Lecture at VCU Rescheduled for Oct. 15

Media Contacts:
Carrie Culpepper
VCUarts
804-338-5669
cnculpepper@vcu.edu

Rhea George
Virginia Center for Architecture
804-237-1768
rgeorge@aiava.org

Julia van den Hout
Steven Holl Architects
212-629-7262
press@stevenholl.com

Virginia Commonwealth University announced today that Steven Holl’s lecture at the university originally slated for Sept. 12 has been rescheduled for Oct. 15.

Holl is the American Institute of Architects 2012 Gold Medal recipient and the architect of VCU’s Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA). Steven Holl Architects’ design for the VCU ICA will be presented in an exhibition opening at the Virginia Center for Architecture on Sept. 13. “Steven Holl Architects: Forking Time” includes more than 30 study models and concept drawings that depict the evolution of the design for the VCU ICA. The exhibition first showed at Meulensteen gallery in New York in April.

VCU’s Institute for Contemporary Art will be a multidisciplinary arts institution that will serve as a catalyst for exhibitions, programs, research and collaboration across the university, while working closely with VCUarts, the top public university graduate arts & design program in the U.S. Holl’s lecture, along with the exhibition, will offer a glimpse inside the design process of this new incubator for the arts.

VCUarts will engage students and the larger community in an active conversation about the ICA, inviting them to respond to the question “What do you hope to experience at the VCU ICA?” on VCUarts Facebook page (facebook.com/vcuarts) and on Twitter with the hashtag #VCUICA. Responses will be posted to the ICA site: ica.vcu.edu.

Public Event Details

Thursday, Sept. 13, from 5-8 p.m. (Exhibition runs through Oct. 18)
Opening reception for “Steven Holl Architects: Forking Time”
Virginia Center for Architecture, 2501 Monument Ave., Richmond, VA 23220
Free, but space is limited. R.S.V.P. to (804) 644-3041, ext. 100, or aliguori@aiava.org

Monday, Oct. 15 at 6 p.m.
2012 Windmueller Artist Lecture featuring Steven Holl
W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave., Richmond, VA 23220
Free, no ticket required but space is limited

About Steven Holl Architects
Based in New York City and Beijing, Steven Holl Architects has realized architectural works nationally and overseas, with extensive experience in the arts (including museum, gallery and exhibition design), campus and educational facilities, residential work and master planning. Holl is also an educator, having taught at Columbia University since 1981. His firm has been internationally recognized with many of architecture’s most prestigious awards for quality and excellence in design, most recently the AIA 2012 Gold Medal Award. Other accolades include the 1998 Alvar Aalto Award, the 2001 Grande Medaille D’Or, and the 2009 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award. Named by Time Magazine as America’s Best Architect, Steven Holl has a unique design sensibility for “buildings that satisfy the spirit as well as the eye.” Completed museums include Kiasma: The Finnish Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki; The Herning Museum of Contemporary Art, Denmark; the Cité de l’Océan et du Surf in Biarritz; and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, named by Time Magazine “#1 Architectural Marvel of 2007” and called “one of the best buildings of the last generation” by The New Yorker. Holl’s work was exhibited in a solo show at the Museum of Modern Art, which purchased 25 of his works for their permanent collection.

About the Virginia Center for Architecture
Located at 2501 Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia's historic Fan District, the Virginia Center for Architecture is dedicated to developing the understanding of the power and importance of architecture through programs, exhibitions, and its stewardship of an historic landmark. The Center is open to the public Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m.

About the Windmueller Artist Series
The Windmueller Series was established through a generous gift from the estate of Otti Y. Windmueller. Each year the Windmueller Series hosts prominent national experts who share their expertise in the arts with VCU students and the Richmond community. Past Windmueller speakers have included Paul Goldberger, Kevin Kling, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Lawrence Weschler, Lewis Hyde and Paola Antonelli.

About the VCU ICA
Part exhibition and performance space, part lab and incubator, the 38,000-square-foot building will feature a series of flexible programming spaces for the presentation of visual art, theater, music, dance and film by nationally and internationally recognized artists. The facility also encompasses a 245-plus-seat performance space, outdoor plazas, a sculpture garden, classrooms, a café and administrative offices. Scheduled to open in 2015, this non-collecting institution is designed to facilitate the way artists are working today by accommodating the increasing lack of barriers among different media and practices, mirroring the cross-disciplinary approach at VCU’s School of the Arts (VCUarts).  VCUarts has long been the top public university graduate arts and design program in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report. The ICA will complement and enhance the offerings of VCU while also serving as a new destination for contemporary arts and culture in the region.

A capital campaign is underway for the $32 million project. A director search is in process.

About VCU and VCUarts
Virginia Commonwealth University is a major, urban public research university with national and international rankings in sponsored research. Located on two downtown campuses in Richmond and a satellite campus in Qatar, VCU enrolls more than 31,000 students in 222 certificate and degree programs in the arts, sciences and humanities. With a distinguished faculty of professional artists and 16 departments, including Craft/Material Studies, Fashion Design and Merchandising, Dance and Choreography, Graphic Design, Music, Painting and Printmaking, Photography and Film, Sculpture + Extended Media and Theatre, VCUarts has been the top ranked public university visual arts and design graduate program in the country for nine years, according to U.S. News & World Report. Its campus in Qatar provides students and faculty with a direct tie to the Middle East, a region of increasing significance in the contemporary art world.

For more information on the ICA including high-res images for download, visit: http://ica.vcu.edu
For more information on VCUarts, please visit: http://arts.vcu.edu
For more information on Steven Holl Architects, please visit: http://stevenholl.com
For more information on the VCA, please visit: www.virginiaarchitecture.org.