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2014 World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize

United Kingdom Architecture News - Nov 26, 2014 - 15:08   3038 views

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Front entrance, 2014, ©The Finnish Committee for the Restoration of Viipuri Library and Petri Neuvonen

Monday, December 1, 2014

6:00 PM-7:30 PM

The Museum of Modern Art, The Celeste Bartos Theater, 4 West 54th Street, New York City

World Monuments Fund invites you to attend the presentation of the 2014 World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize to the Finnish Committee for the Restoration of Viipuri Library with the Central City Alvar Aalto Library for the restoration of Viipuri Library in Vyborg, the Russian Federation.

Presented every two years, the World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize acknowledges the growing threats facing significant works of modernism, and recognizes the architects and designers who help ensure their rejuvenation and long-term survival. The presentation of the prize will be followed by a lecture by the recipients.

Seating is limited and registration is required. RSVP today.

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