Curt Moody
(Dispatch.com)
(Dispatch.com)
COLUMBUS, Ohio – In 1982, Franklinton resident Curt Moody opened his
own architectural firm with a two-person staff, and never dreamed that
it would become one of the most respected architectural firms in the
nation and the largest African-American-owned architectural firm in the
country.
Therefore, it was exceptionally meaningful when Moody Nolan was
recently awarded The International Architecture Award for its work on
the new International African American Museum in Charleston, South
Carolina.
Hundreds of award submissions were received from architectural firms
across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Australia and the Americas. This
prestigious program honors new skyscrapers, commercial buildings, urban
plans, private residences and real estate projects that achieve a high
standard of excellence in design, construction, planning and
sustainability, and promote best practices in all types of real estate
development for the private and public sectors.
This year’s recipients were from a total of 36 nations and their work
was premiered at the Istanbul Design Biennial. The exhibition was
entitled The City and the World and traveled through Europe
prior to making its debut in the United States at the Chicago
Architecture Biennial, September 21 – October 13, 2014.
The International African American Museum is devoted to telling the
story of the passage of African peoples from slavery to emancipation and
freedom in the South. The building represents the journey slaves took
from the origins of Africa, across the Atlantic Ocean and through
America. The interior visually recognizes the talents and contributions
of African-Americans in dance and music, as is expressed in the
collages, galleries, symbolism, imagery, patterns, colors and textures
used within and on the exterior of the building. This expressed energy
is meant to incite the innermost feelings of visitors, allowing him or
her to fully participate in the journey with every twist and turn.
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