Grace Farms River Building, New Canaan
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Grace Farms River Building in New Canaan is a sinuous, glass-walled cultural and community center set within a nature preserve, renowned as one of SANAA’s most celebrated works of contemporary architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grace Farms River Building, New Canaan canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
community center
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contemporary building ⓘ cultural center ⓘ work of architecture ⓘ |
| architect |
Kazuyo Sejima
NERFINISHED
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Ryue Nishizawa NERFINISHED ⓘ SANAA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded |
AIA National Honor Award for Architecture
NERFINISHED
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AIA New York Design Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | buildings and structures in Fairfield County, Connecticut ⓘ |
| contains |
café
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gymnasium ⓘ library ⓘ multipurpose spaces ⓘ sanctuary ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| hasArchitecturalStyle |
contemporary architecture
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minimalist architecture ⓘ modernist architecture ⓘ |
| hasArea | approximately 83,000 square feet ⓘ |
| hasClient | Grace Farms Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDesignFeature |
glass walls
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low-profile roof ⓘ meandering plan ⓘ sinuous form ⓘ |
| hasNickname | the River ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Canaan, Connecticut
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| material |
glass
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steel ⓘ |
| municipality | New Canaan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2015 ⓘ |
| operator | Grace Farms Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Grace Farms Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Grace Farms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
community gathering
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cultural activities ⓘ education ⓘ religious and spiritual programs ⓘ |
| renownedFor |
blurring boundaries between interior and exterior
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humanitarian and community-focused programming ⓘ integration with landscape ⓘ transparent architecture ⓘ |
| roofShape | undulating roof ⓘ |
| situatedWithin | nature preserve ⓘ |
| state | Connecticut ⓘ |
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