Media Coverage

Hamilton Public Library

Hamilton Public Library (HPL), in partnership with the City of Hamilton, will open a small, temporary West Harbour Branch, activating the waterfront site with services and programs while long-term plans continue.

The longer-term Discovery Centre Program Design and Development Study is ongoing in partnership with the Indigenous Relations Division and Study consultant, Lord Cultural Resources. The Study will guide the future use and design of the building. The vision for the site includes a new library branch, an Indigenous gathering space, a cultural heritage exhibition space, a café and visitor amenities.

The Mirror Spectator

Though the dream of an Armenian museum in Washington D.C. remains unattained, another dream is being realized in Glendale, where the gleaming metallic shell of a new museum already attracts the eyes of passersby in the heart of the city. This museum’s stated goal is to present the Armenian-American experience as part of an effort to promote the understanding and appreciation of the ethnic and cultural diversity of the United States.

Karapetian said that the museum contracted with a cultural and museum planning organization called Lord Cultural Resources early in its development to prepare its structural plan.

MLive

A coalition of arts leaders and local governments is working to develop an arts and culture strategy for Grand Rapids and Kent County aimed at strengthening the sector and guiding long-term investment.

The effort is being led by the Arts & Culture Collective of Grand Rapids, the city of Grand Rapids and Kent County. KConnect, a local nonprofit, is facilitating the development of the strategy in partnership with Lord Cultural Resources.

Go Erie

Erie is looking to its past to help shape its future. The centerpiece of that effort — a plan backed by a key mover behind the $420 million World War II Museum in New Orleans — is a proposal to build a state-of-the-art War of 1812 Museum in Erie.

A feasibility study for the proposed War of 1812 museum will be done by Lord Cultural Resources of Toronto, Ontario. The firm's projects have included work on the National World War II Museum and the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center.

Calo News

The City of Tucson is working with a contractor to make a decades-long dream of having a hub for Chicano heritage a reality, Mayor Regina Romero said.

Romero used American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to launch Somos Uno, an office dedicated to creating a cultural heritage strategy for Tucson. She then used more ARP dollars to look into the possibility of founding a center.

The staff at Somos Uno is working with a consultant to identify a location for such a cultural center, she said, with five sites currently being considered, including the Joel D. Valdez Library in downtown Tucson. Other sites being considered include El Pueblo and El Rio.

DKN World News

Almaty Museum of Arts has announced the launch of screenings of the documentary “Museum at the Crossroads”, a compelling story about the creation of one of the most important cultural projects in Kazakhstan in recent years, DKNews.kz reports. Museum planning was consulted by Lord Cultural Resources.

A decades-delayed museum dedicated to Black history and Miami’s civil rights movement at Virginia Key Beach is moving forward, with the City of Miami pledging up to $17 million to fund operations during the first 10 years after construction.

The project faced delays over the next two decades due to leadership disputes and financial concerns. Momentum was renewed in April 2023, when the city authorized a contract with Lord Cultural Resources to provide master planning and business consulting services for the museum, creating a comprehensive plan to turn the museum from a concept into an actionable operational project.

Canadian Architect

The 370-acre YZD development project, led by Northcrest Developments, marks the next chapter of urban development in Toronto, where placemaking is embedded into the earliest stages of both the development and design process.

The MVVA-led team is supported by consultants including local and international firms Henning Larsen, HR&A Advisors, eDesign Dynamics, Lord Cultural Resources, Belleville Placemaking, Bruce Mau Design, Indigenous-owned Trophic Design, and Urban Strategies

Toronto Star

By Gail Lord and Lola Rasminsky, Contributors

Imagine if arts programs were considered part of our national strategy to combat mental illness and loneliness? 

This relatively new concept is known as social prescribing. It has been embraced in the United Kingdom and is gradually catching on in North America. This innovative approach allows doctors and medical professionals to “prescribe” participation in social, cultural or nature activities as an alternative or complement to pharmaceutical drugs and other therapeutic interventions. 

The Architect's Newspaper

In Toronto, a 1.3-mile stretch of runway at former Downsview Airport will serve as a backbone of a planned 370-acre development project. A competition to develop design guidelines for The Runway—a portion of the YZD site, named after its airport code—drew 47 submissions from firms in 20 countries, with Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates (MVVA) coming out on top. 

MVVA will not work on this alone, the landscape architecture practice will collaborate with: Henning Larsen, HR&A Advisors, eDesign Dynamics, Lord Cultural Resources, Belleville Placemaking, Bruce Mau Design, Indigenous-owned Trophic Design, and Urban Strategies.