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Philadelphia’s Temple University said farewell to Paley Library last month after 53 years. The library, designed by Nolan and Swinburne in 1966, will soon be transformed into the university’s School of Public Health.... MORE

The family of Eliot and Molly Noyes has donated a preservation easement on their 1954 home, commonly known as Noyes II, to the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation. The house was the second in New Canaan designed for his family by Eliot Noyes, the earliest of the "Harvard Five" architects to establish residence in New Canaan.... MORE

The Landmarks Preservation Commission approved demolition of the Brooklyn Borough Hall Bank, located at 200 Montague Street in the Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic District. The 2-story building was designed by Philip Birnbaum (1907–1996) in 1959.... MORE

Smithsonian.com recently published a feature article on Raymond Leowy (1893–1986) an American product designer and successful businessman who’s 20th-century fame diminished over the years, but his mid-century style designs, which he referred to as “cleanlining,” continue to influence everyday living.... MORE

In 2016, IBM sold its corporate campus in Somers, NY for almost $32 million to Sebastian Capital, a real estate firm based in Manhattan. Evergreen Ridge, LLC informally proposed transforming the 750-acre property into a private day and boarding STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) high school.... MORE
