At NeoCon 2013, Wolf-Gordon will unveil Passage - three new type II wallcoverings - designed by Calvin Tsao and Zack McKown. The Passage Collection: Birch, Element and Flower, is inspired by Tsao & McKown’s poetic observations of the effects of weathering and the passage of time on all things.
Passage will be on view June 10-12 in the Wolf-Gordon Vescom showroom, Suite 10-161, at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago.
The latest issue of Luxury Properties Magazine features a ªCreator Profileª section on Calvin Tsao entitled ªOutside the Boxª. The article discusses the diversity of projects at TsAO & McKOWN and the creative culture within the design studio.
As part of the IDEAS CITY FESTIVAL happening in New York this week, Calvin Tsao was invited to participate in a live-action, multimedia brainstorm, in which MOCA will present an agenda to a group of creative minds from inside and outside of Chinatown in order to come up with fresh ways to approach long-standing problems. The carefully chosen group of voices, including architects, urban planners, journalists, historians, and experiential designers, will freestyle solutions in the spirit of the IDEAS CITY theme.
The event will take place at 7pm on Saturday May 4th at the Museum of China in America.
Please follow the link to the IDEAS CITY website to find out further details about the festival.
Unfortunately we have just learned that due to unforeseen circumstances the lecture planned for Tuesday, April 30th 2013 at The New York Institute of Technology has been cancelled.
We hope to reschedule this presentation in the Fall, and will let you know the re-arranged date when we are able to do so.
On the 14th of April a Tree Planting Ceremony took place on the site of the Shanghai Learning Center. The Osmanthus tree will create a focal point in the courtyard and enhance the aspect through the entry atrium. Overall progress is going well on-site and there will be more project images to follow in the coming months.
TsAO & McKOWN would like to thank The Architectural League of New York and everyone involved in First Friday! The evening was a great success with architecture, wine and T&M's being shared by all who attended.
Please follow the link to visit The Architectural League of New York website for more details of the continuing First Friday series.
On Friday the 1st of March, join TsAO & McKOWN at its office for drinks, informal conversation, and a behind the scenes look at recent and upcoming projects.
This program is part of First Friday, a monthly opportunity for League members to visit the offices of leading design practices to see work on the boards and learn more about the offices’ organization and design processes. These informal social gatherings feature happy hour drinks arranged by the host office.
To RSVP please follow the link to The Architectural League of New York website.
Featured in the February 8 & 11, 2013 issue of The New Yorker, Calvin Tsao lightheartedly discusses potential products for the MoMA gift shop as part of a design jury with Paola Antonelli.
The Farmhouse project featured in the Inside Out: 2012 Annual Renovating and Decorating Guide.
The Lumiere project in Taipei wins the Best of Year Award in the Residential Public Space Model category.
Merit was also awarded to Gary Morgenroth and Tsao & McKown for the Beresford Residence in the large apartment category.
Calvin Tsao to receive the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) Legacy Award.
MOCA: With this year’s celebration we seek to honor game changers, those who’ve made a difference by challenging stereotypes and exceeding expectations across variety of fields.
We are honored to announce that Calvin Tsao has received the Legacy Award from the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA). Congratulations to the fellow awardees: Silas Chou (President and CEO, Novel Holdings Group), Angelica Cheung (Editor in Chief, Vogue China), and Humberto Leon and Carol Lim (Co-Founders, Opening Ceremony).
The annual Legacy Award gala will take place at Cipriani Wall Street on December 3, 2012.
Lumiere Residences featured in the Creative Ecologies Plus Exhibition. The exhibition takes a look at Hong Kong’s creative evolution in time and space. It explores how internal and external forces have impacted the design industry’s growth since the beginning of the 20th century, and how these relate to the emergence and enlargement of the creative infrastructure, as well as the development of enterprises and brands through collaborative and social innovation. The exhibition also profiles representative and recent works by a diverse group of both established and up-and coming young designers.
November 2, 2012 to January 2, 2013
Hong Kong Heritage Museum
1 Man Lam Road, Sha Tin, Hong Kong
TsAO & McKOWN has been featured in the National Design Awards gallery. The NDA celebrates design as a vital humanistic tool in shaping the world, and seek to increase awareness of design by educating the public and promoting excellence, innovation, and lasting achievement in American design. Explore the work of the winners, finalists, and jurors of the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards in the gallery.
The recently completed Lumiere building in Taipei, Taiwan was featured in The Wall Street Journalªs Scene Asia. WSJªs Deborah Kan discusses the $50 million listing with Andrew LaVallee.
Syracuse University School of Architecture
April 17th - May 9th
OPEN is a dyptical exhibition in which the gallery space is devoted to use by the students, and the materials are primarily viewed on a website created for the exhibition: sevenprojects.net
The William Beaver House was featured in Financial Times How to Spend It.
The Beresford residence was featured in the March ‘positivity issue’ of Interior Design Magazine.
Calvin Tsao and Zack McKown will teach a design studio at the Syracuse University School of Architecture during the Spring Semester of 2012.
The William Beaver House in Manhattan’s financial district has received a “Citation” from the New York State AIA. In addition to this most recent recognition, the William Beaver House has been lauded for its architecture and interiors by other prestigious organizations, and has received extensive local and international coverage.
The recently completed Farmhouse in upstate New York was featured in the October issue of World of Interiors.
The first Josie Natori Ready-to-Wear Boutique opens at Saks Fifth Avenue September 7th. The 600 square foot space communicates the look and feel of the Natori brand with custom fixtures and signature deep purple accents.
Phoenix Property Development recently announced the completion of the Lumiere property, an adaptive re-use project designed by Tsao & McKown.
Tsao & McKown celebrated the groundbreaking of a development in rural Bhutan which will provide “aging in place” housing and services to a community of elderly monks.
Interior Design, Residence Category Finalist.
Serving Conscience
Drawing on Tsao & McKown's portfolio and personal sources of inspiration, Calvin frames design as the union of a platonic discipline and it's convergence with the environment, culture, and all shared human experience. Shanghai, November 06
William Beaver House has been named one of three finalists for the Best Architecture Award from the International Property Awards. The 5-Star Winner and Highly Commended distinctions will be announced at IPA's annual conference on November 26-27 in London.
Creative Ecologies, a publication created in conjunction with the event at the Shanghai Expo, highlights the work of Hong Kong based and Hong Kong born designers, including an essay by Calvin Tsao.
At the Shanghai Expo, Creative Ecologies highlights the work of Hong Kong based and Hong Kong born designers, including a slideshow of Tsao & McKown's iconic design for Singapore's Suntec City.
William Beaver House has been recognized by the “Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design" in conjunction with the “European Centre for Architecture and Design and Urban Studies" with a 2010 American Architecture Award for Most Significant Contemporary Architecture in the US. WBH will be included in a special exhibition of all winners at their annual conference, “The City and The World: Madrid Symposium" before traveling to the Athens Museum and then Istanbul.
Tsao & McKown's renovation and restoration of the Jianfu Palace Museum and Visitors Center has received a “Citation" from the New York State AIA. Jianfu Palace has previously been recognized with the Best of Year Award from Interior Design Magazine and the Award for Historic Preservation from Architectural Record China Awards. The project was included in a showcase of other New York Architects at this year's Design Awards Program in Buffalo, NY.
Calvin Tsao named the William A. Bernoudy Architect in Residence, American Academy in Rome.
National Design Awards, winner's panel discussion with moderator, Walter Hood winner for Landscape Design. Oct. 20 6:30-8:30 at the New York Times Center. Please follow the link below to RSVP.
The First Lady hosts a ceremony at the White House for the winners and finalists of the 2009 National Design Awards, part of the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. She praises the recipients for their innovative ideas, and for serving as inspiration for future generations of designers. July 24, 2009.
Video: The First Lady addresses the winners & finalists.
Article: First Lady Says Children Need Exposure to Arts (AP)
In honor of the 2009 National Design Awards, Cooper-Hewitt hosted a series of free public programs celebrating design in Washington, D.C. on July 24, 2009. Corcoran Gallery Panel: Design X Details: Materials and their Effects Francisco Costa (Fashion Design) and Calvin Tsao and Zack McKown (Interior Design) discuss the role of material in their work, while sharing their visions, projects and inspirations with Ebs Burnough, White House deputy social secretary.
Video: Design X Details: Materials and their Effects
The Architectural League presents, Road Stories, the third in a series of programs considering the intersection of contemporary architectural practice and globalization. On Thursday, May 7 at 7pm Calvin Tsao, Joel Sanders, Sunil Bald, and Audrey Matlock, will explore, through their work, contemporary questions about the ethics, form, and meaning of designing abroad.
The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum has selected TsAO & McKOWN for the 2009 National Design Award in Interior Design.
Sagaponac House (Rural Retreat) receives Housing Award in the One/Two Family Custom Housing catagory from The American Institute of Architects (AIA)
