8300 Wisconsin Avenue Opens Its DoorsNext 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 placed, marks the entry. Metal and masonry ornamentation integrated with the building architecture celebrate the new apartment tower and new public plaza.  8300 Flats Entry Ornament SLOVER LIBRARY WINS 2015 LIBRARY BUILDING AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS AND THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
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The Gateway Wings at NightThe lights are on again – Alex Cooper’s lighting design, the subtle, slow-moving brush of color, brings the wings to life. Thank you, Alex, for the pictures!
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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: Slover Library Ornament InstalledIn 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
East City Art: “Gateway Wings” – Urban Ornamentation for the 21st CenturyPhil Hutinet, of East City Art, writes “Travelers entering Washington, DC via New York Avenue are now welcomed by “Gateway Wings,” a public art piece situated along the newly refurbished New York Avenue bridge that crosses the marshaling yards north of Union Station. Read the rest of the article here. New York Avenue Bridge “Gateway Wings” InstalledBloomerstudio’s newest project, Gateway Wings, in Washington D.C.’s NOMA district, was dedicated on October 24th.
Slover Fabrication nears completionThe studio is in full production mode, fabricating facade and ceiling ornament for the Slover Library addition in Norfolk, VA.
New York Avenue Bridge GatewayFabrication continues for the New York Avenue Bridge Gateway in Washington D.C. Here, a quick break with nearly the entire crew.
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 ornament into the cross-hairs. Papadakis press, 2012. Available for purchase at Amazon.
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(photo By Michael Scott)
