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Mexico City to the Met: Frida Escobedo’s Supercharged Path to Fame

8 January 2025 at 03:54
The 45-year-old architect had mostly designed temporary structures before becoming the first woman to design a wing at the country’s largest art museum.

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Frida Escobedo, the architect who designed the new Tang Wing for Modern and contemporary art at the Met, exudes a quiet confidence as she navigates a complex project with a daunting array of stakeholders.

The British Museum Gets a Giant Gift: $1.27 Billion of Chinese Ceramics

14 November 2024 at 05:32
Sir Percival David’s collection, amassed in the early 1900s, includes prized vases and wine cups. “You simply couldn’t build up a collection like this today,” one expert said.
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