Category Archives: Architecture

8300 Wisconsin Avenue Opens Its Doors

Next door to NIH and Walter Reed Medical Center, Flats 8300 promises to become a landmark in Bethesda. For us, the project has been another great occasion to enact ornament in and for the 21st century. The Bloomer sculpture, prominently … Continue reading

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2015 WAN Building Design Award – Slover Memorial Library

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2015 AIA/ALA Library Building Award – Slover Memorial Library

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SLOVER LIBRARY WINS 2015 LIBRARY BUILDING AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS AND THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

From Newman Architects:”The new Slover Library in Norfolk, Virginia — designed by Newman Architects – has won a 2015 AIA/ALA Building Award. The American Institute of Architects and the American Library Association developed this award to encourage and recognize excellence … Continue reading

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“Ten Reasons You Are Going to Love the New Slover Memorial Library”

It is great to discover that Norfolk is eagerly awaiting the opening of the library! Here is the enthusiastic article from September in AltDaily by Penny Neef: http://www.altdaily.com/features/news/7124-ten-reasons-you-are-going-to-love-the-new-slover-memorial-library

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Slover Library Ornament Installed

In September the Forum Facade sails, the Children’s Room frieze and the last leaves and tendrils of the Loggia trellis found their place in the Library. Kent gave an interview for The Pilot: http://hamptonroads.com/2014/10/ornament-architecture-meet-norfolks-new-library

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Slover Fabrication nears completion

The studio is in full production mode, fabricating facade and ceiling ornament for the Slover Library addition in Norfolk, VA.

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Architects and Mimetic Rivalry

‘Architects and Mimetic Rivalry,’ by Rene Girard, Leon Krier, Samir Younes and Kent Bloomer is now available. The book is a collection of essays which discuss competition and quarrel among architects. Kent Bloomer discusses how rivalries among modern architects pushed … Continue reading

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Hill Central School Opens

The Hill Central School in New Haven opened its doors this fall. The school’s main, double-height corridor boasts glistening truss ornament, curving balconies and wall trellises by BloomerStudio.  

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360 State Featured in Design Bureau Magazine

The Studio’s contributions to the 360 State Street Garage were featured in the May/June issue of Design Bureau. This project was a collaboration with local Architect and Developer Becker + Becker. BloomerStudio provided ornamental metal railings and trellises for a … Continue reading

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