Happy Thursday and welcome to a late-in-the-day roundup of notable news items. Below are a few need-to know stories as we head into the first weekend of June…

波特兰艺术博物馆呼吁建筑师提交扩建项目资格

缅因州的波特兰艺术博物馆（PMA）宣布an international design competition呼吁建筑师和设计团队提交60,000平方英尺的资格博物馆当前足迹的扩展, which comprises several historic buildings in downtown Portland. Over the last decade the cultural institution has seen record attendance and is looking to double the size of its campus to house new collections, exhibitions event and performance venues, and office space, as well as a rooftop restaurant and sculpture garden.

“We are excited to invite experts from around the world to internalize the goals of The PMA Blueprint and turn them into physical spaces that bring them to life,” said Mark Bessire, the Judy and Leonard Lauder Director of the Portland Museum of Art. ”This is no easy task, as our communities have made their expectations clear for open and innovative spaces that enable a flexible range of programs, exhibitions, and art. Beyond that, architects must understand the unique characteristics of Portland and of Maine, while displaying enthusiasm and reverence for this project’s long-term impact.”

比赛将在2022年12月宣布的获胜团队和设计建议下进行两个阶段进行，并计划在2026年向公众开放。

Steelcase and Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation team up on office furniture collection

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based office furniture heavyweight Steelcase and theFrank Lloyd Wright Foundation已经合作推出Frank Lloyd Wright Racine Collection。该系列使用基金会的档案和赖特的开创性设计原则，包括椅子，书桌，纺织品和墙壁，所有这些都重新诠释了赖特的愿景，并提供了现代舒适感。Steelcase与弗兰克·劳埃德·赖特（Frank Lloyd Wright）建立了长期的工作关系，该公司始于1939年，当时该公司为威斯康星州拉辛市的SC Johnson管理大楼制作了原创设计。

弗兰克·劳埃德·赖特基金会（Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation）总裁兼首席执行官斯图尔特·格拉夫（Stuart Graff）说：“基金会很高兴与Steelcase一起工作。”“尽管人们知道赖特在建筑领域的工作，但他对创造公平，鼓舞人心的工作环境的热情却是远见的。我们很自豪地与像Steelcase这样的组织合作，该组织通过Wright的想法帮助设计师，经理和员工共享这些价值观，从而激发了设计师，经理和同事，这些想法只会随着时间的流逝而变得更加相关。”

The collection will be on show atNeoConin Chicago June 13–15.

巴拉克·奥巴马（Barack Obama）将在2022 AIA会议上登台

前美国总统巴拉克·奥巴马（Barack Obama2022 AIA建筑会议。The event will take place in Chicago at the McCormick Place Convention Center on June 24. This is not the first time an Obama has made an appearance on theAIAstage; in 2017, Michelle Obama spoke on equality and diversity in the design industry at the event.

Other scheduled headlining speakers include AIA EVP/CEO Lakisha Ann Woods in conversation withMadame Architectfounder Julia Gamolina, and Jeanne Gang, Vishaan Chakrabarti, Renée Cheng and Jeanne Gang in conversation with photographer and architecture criticLee Bay。可以找到完整的扬声器清单这里。

2022年友邦大会will span four days running from June 22 to 25.

ASLA Women of Color Licensure Advancement Program awards 10 women in inaugural class

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA）资助其第一堂课Women of Color Licensure Advancement Program。The program,launched in February 2022，支持有色妇女实践景观建筑，在浏览许可程序方面提供指导和协助。它源自ASLA的2020年种族股权行动计划。

The inaugural class comprises 10 women who identify as African American, Latin, Asian, and Native Hawai‘ian, the “most statistically underrepresented” groups in the landscape architecture field. They hail from across the United States, including Hawaii, California, Texas, Tennessee, Ohio, and Florida.

Each woman will receive a scholarship of up to $3,500 to cover costs of the Landscape Architectural Registration Exam (LARE), along with exam preparation courses, resources, and mentoring from a licensed landscape architect.

科罗拉多即将用巨大的Buc-ee束缚海狸。

Leaders atBuc-ee’s下周将在一家商店中脱颖而出，该商店将与得克萨斯州的Rest Stop Chain最大的位置捆绑在一起。

The Johnstown,科罗拉多州center at5201 Nugget Road将是BUC-EE在该州的第一家商店。像其他Buc-ee一样，它将以海狸为主题的主题，并提供食物的最爱“包括德克萨斯烧烤，自制软糖，Kolaches，Kolaches，Beaver Nuggets，生涩和新鲜的糕点”。在丹佛和柯林斯堡之间开车的顾客也将享受“世界上最干净的浴室”。

With 115 fueling stations and74,000 square feet of interior space, the Johnstown store will be the same size as a location under construction in Sevierville, Tennessee. When the latter is complete, it will take the crown as the world’s largest travel center. (For motor vehicles, at least. Airports apparently don’t count.)The groundbreaking is set for June 7, 2022.

H/t toGlobeNewswire