Thursday, April 30, 2009

2009 "TOGS 2" Winners Announced


The winners of the 2009 Temporary Outdoor Gallery Space 2 (TOGS 2) International Ideas Competition, sponsored by Art Alliance Austin, AIA Austin, the Austin Foundation for Architecture, and AIA New York, were recently announced. First place was awarded to Juan Alfonso Galan of El Paso, TX. Second place was awarded to Shinya Nakae of Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, and third place was presented to Rob Corser of Seattle, WA.

In addition to the First place winner, three individuals from Texas are among the top 15 entries: Peter Storey of Austin and Amna Ansari and Ada Ho of Houston. They join other finalists from France, the Netherlands, Taiwan, Canada, New York, California, Indiana, and Washington. Read more here. (Pictured above is "Clip on Gallery" by Juan Alfonso Galan. Image courtesy of Art Alliance Austin.)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

great! I hope it really does get built.