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Good to see @sentoddyoung this evening at the National Prove It Design Summit hosted by @landmark.columbus . The inaugural cohort of cities has had a busy first day and will be working with each and experts over the next two days to explore local #design challenges in their communities. Thanks to @visitcolumbusin for being the sponsor for tonight’s keynote sessions. There were several amazing speakers and a great panel discussion!

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Ever since I visited Columbus, Indiana last year I’ve been dreaming about it and drawing some of the major spots that I loved so much—including of course, an ice cream sundae. I finally got my first copies and opened them up, very, very nervously. I’m so happy with how they turned out! Phew.

If you’d like to find out when they’re available to order, please see the link in the bio.

Next up is getting them in the hands of design and architecture lovers of Columbus

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Design excellence in big cities and small towns: what makes it last?

Join Maurice Cox and Courtney Spearman for the free Prove It Keynote, opening Landmark Columbus Foundation's national summit on design excellence as civic practice.

Thursday, October 8, 5:30 PM
The Commons, Columbus, Indiana
Register at the link in our bio!

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👋 Friends! It’s time for another weekly schedule reveal✨
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🩸 M 10/5: [Public Event | 2-6pm] This is our first of TWO @versitibloodcenterofindiana drives this week and this one also happens to be a CNHS student’s senior project designed to spread awareness about why regular donation is so critical in saving the lives of our loved ones and others in our community 👏
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✍️ T 10/6: [Public Event | 5-8pm] Join us for Silent Writing Club co-hosted by @redbridgewritingcommunity. It’s *not* just for authors! Bring whatever you’re working on. There are no rules ~ as long as you’re quiet 😉 Doors open at 5PM-sharp! Social hour first followed by a quiet hour of writing beginning at 6pm | 21+
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♥️ W 10/7: [Public Event 1️⃣ | 12-4pm] Here’s your 2nd opportunity to save lives this week… If you’ve ever thought blood donation wasn’t “for you,” this is a great place to start! Join us for another Community Blood Drive with Versiti 👉 Link to register is in our bio | Walk-ins also welcome!
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🥄 W 10/7: [Public Event 2️⃣ | 5-8pm] Meet us at The Commons for Taste of Columbus 2026 benefiting Love Chapel 🫶 General Admission tickets are $35 and include sweet + savory samples from awesome vendors *including us!* 👉 Find the ticket link in our bio | This event is 21+
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🌈 New here? EVERYONE belongs at Bespoke. We keep our Public events 21+ only, but Private bookings are open to all ages!
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Love You, Mean It ♥️
Catie + Lindy, co-owners
📍Bespoke Events + Experiences
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#ThisWeekAtBespoke #ColumbusIN #GiveBack #Community #LoveYouMeanIt

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Join us as we celebrate our two newest temporary exhibits, Excavating Truths and Hidden in Plain View, part of our 250th anniversary commemorations.

Thursday, August 27, 2026
5:30pm-7:00pm
Bartholomew County Historical Society Museum
524 3rd Street, Columbus, Indiana, 47201

| Excavating Truths |
As we celebrate and contemplate the origins of our 250-year-old nation, it makes sense to look back on the origins of our own “home” within the United States of America. Excavating Truths is about looking back on our history and noticing that different perspectives create different stories.

| Hidden in Plain View |
Black Americans have consistently lived in Bartholomew County since its founding. For over 200 years, local Black citizens have been running businesses, raising families, founding churches, and teaching our children. This history has often been overlooked. This exhibition, in collaboration with Landmark Columbus Foundation’s new Bartholomew County Black Heritage Trail, explores that history and what current residents are doing to share the stories of those who have hidden in plain view, and make them visible.

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Exhibit Columbus, brought to you by the Landmark Columbus Foundation, is a one-of-a-kind public exhibition that runs on a two-year cycle. The program brings together innovative ideas and commissions site-specific installations, creating a free public exhibition that showcases how creativity can turn cities into vibrant, welcoming spaces for all. 💚 Mark your calendars—the next Exhibit Columbus cycle kicks off in spring 2027. ✨

Explore the whole collection on PAA — tap the link in our bio to get started.

🎨 Ground Rules (2023). By Charles Sharpless and Jessica Colangelo. Exhibit Columbus Collection. Courtesy of the collection.

🎨 Into the Hedge (2019). By SO-IL. Exhibit Columbus Collection. Courtesy of the collection.

🎨 DE|stress (2019). By Christopher Battaglia. Exhibit Columbus Collection. Courtesy of the collection.

🎨 Tunnel Vision (2021). By the Columbus High School Design Team. Exhibit Columbus Collection. Courtesy of the collection.

Tags: @exhibitcolumbus, @somewherestudio, @solidobjectives, @landmark.columbus, @columbusindiana

#PublicArt #HaveYouSeenMyPublicArt #MakePublicArtMorePublic #PAA #PublicArtArchive #CreativeWest #PublicArtist #Artwork #Collection #OutdoorArt #ExhibitColumbus #ArtAndArchitecture #Indiana #Art #Design #Community

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Finns know Eliel Saarinen through Helsinki’s iconic Central Railway Station, the National Museum of Finland and Hvitträsk. But who would have imagined that he would also become such a defining figure in American modern architecture?

During his visit to Columbus, Indiana, Consul General Jarmo Sareva toured four Saarinen-designed landmarks with @landmark.columbus.

The tour revealed an extraordinary father-and-son legacy, from Eliel Saarinen’s First Christian Church (1942), one of America’s first truly modern churches, to Eero Saarinen’s Irwin Union Bank (1954), Miller House (1957), and North Christian Church (1964). Together, these four buildings demonstrate the remarkable vision of two generations of Finnish architects whose influence continues to shape both Columbus and the history of modern architecture.

📷: Hadley Furits / Landmark Columbus Foundation

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Forgotten ➡️ Fluorishing!
The updated space at 5th and Franklin Streets is available for everyone to enjoy!

Recommendation AP-02 “Activate existing inactive spaces downtown”

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Foundational to why we started Merritt Chase—and to the work we continue to do in cities like Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Columbus—is a vision for a new chapter of public space and urbanism across the region.

We believe this next era can build healthier and better connected cities and advance an approach to design that is distinct to these places—rooted in local ecology, climate, culture, and history. Thank you @commonedgecollab for the opportunity to put these thoughts into the world. Links is in our bio!

You will see us talking and writing about this theme throughout the year and beyond. Follow along at the upcoming @lafoundation Future Now Summit in Detroit, the @nationalasla Conference in Los Angeles, and the @tclfdotorg Oberlander Prize Forum at Longwood Gardens.

We’ll explore what this new era for the region looks like, highlighting the many peers and partners shaping it—not only in landscape architecture and urban planning, but also in local politics, public process, philanthropy, community organizing, culture, and the arts.

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Fitch Trustees are delighted to announce the recipients of the 2026 grant cycle, including the James Marston Fitch Mid-Career Fellowship awarded to Richard McCoy and Nakita Reed, Robert Silman Award to Lara K. Davis, and the second Talbert Prize for Heritage Justice to Joe Baker, of the Lenape Center.
Please save the date of July 14th to celebrate in person with our Fellows in NYC!
More details to come. #firstpost

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A city changes when invisible stories become visible again.”
@richardmccoy reflecting on how a simple walk, open conversation, and community-led design helped transform hidden Black history into permanent public memory through the Black Heritage Trail. @urbanhikerscincy @landmark.columbus

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The Republic Newspaper Office, Columbus, Indiana

The Republic building in Columbus, Indiana, is a premier example of Mid-Century Modern architecture and a testament to the city’s commitment to world-class design. Completed in 1971 for the local newspaper, The Republic, the building was designed by Myron Goldsmith of the renowned firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). Goldsmith, a student of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, applied “Miesian” principles to create a transparent “glass box” that intentionally blurred the line between the newspaper’s internal operations and the community it served.

Physically, the building is a long, low-slung, single-story pavilion characterized by its white steel-and-aluminum frame and expansive floor-to-ceiling glass walls. The landscape, designed to echo the building’s clean lines, features rows of honeylocust and crabapple trees that provide a rhythmic, orderly backdrop without obstructing the view of the interior. This “open concept” design was intended to symbolize the transparency and accessibility essential to a free press.

While the newspaper moved to a new location in 2016, the building has found a significant second life. In 2018, Indiana University acquired the structure to house its J. Irwin Miller Architecture Program. The building’s flexible, open-plan interior remains largely intact, continuing to serve as a hub of creativity and civic pride in the heart of downtown Columbus.

It was declared a #nationalhistoriclandmark in 2012, one of seven mid-century modern masterpieces in Columbus given that prestigious designation.

#architecture #columbus #indiana #modern

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