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Boca’s Center For Arts And Innovation from page 12 “To have three Pritzker laureates in our shortlist of design Angeles, and the Modern Wing at the Art Institute of Chicago,
architects is a testament to the global significance of this project,” among many other notable museums, hospitals and cultural
out Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer. “The ripple effect of the said Camilo Miguel, Jr. “It’s an honor to be at the helm of ushering centers around the world.
center into the community and beyond bodes well for our future.” in Renzo Piano’s first cultural campus in South Florida.” “Culture and art are essential – they shape our society,
The extensive selection process for the center’s architect “We are proud and honored to be the selected design improve our quality of life, influence our behavior in making
was led by the center’s Building Committee, chaired by board architects for The Center for Arts and Innovation in Boca Raton, us more human, and help us to better connect to one another,”
member Camilo Miguel, Jr., CEO of Mast Capital, one of South and we are eager to start working on this exciting project,” said said Antoine Chaaya, the partner in charge from RPBW. “The
Florida’s most prominent real estate developers. Following the Renzo Piano at the September press conference that announced programming of the center and its architecture must play in
interest of 22 privately invited internationally recognized firms, his appointment as architect. harmony, so that the project becomes a cultural and artistic
the committee selected 10 finalists to respond to an RFP, after RPBW is the acclaimed design team behind such global destination. It is to become a place of inspiration that fosters
which four were ultimately shortlisted: Ennead (New York City), monuments as the Shard in London, the Centre Pompidou in creativity, where ideas can be inseminated and born.”
Foster + Partners (London), OMA (Rotterdam) and Renzo Piano Paris, the Whitney Museum and The New York Times building About The Center For Arts & Innovation
Building Workshop (Paris/Genoa). in New York, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Conceptually announced in 2018, The Center for Arts and
Innovation is a nonprofit mission to create a comprehensive,
economically vibrant, accessible, innovative and sustainable
Do You Need Lung Cancer Screening cultural destination in Boca Raton that will enhance the arts and
If You Quit Smoking? cultural infrastructure in the city; benefit the residents, patrons,
visitors, organizations and civic and business communities;
and be a landmark along the Gold Coast for future generations
of audiences, artists, students, businesses, technologies and
According to the • Age 50 or older with at least a 20 pack-year* history institutions. The center imagines six diverse and adaptive
American Cancer Society, of smoking and a history of one additional risk factor such performance and event spaces – indoor and outdoor – ranging
smoking contributes to as a family history of lung cancer, exposure to known in seating capacity from 99 to 3,500 seats. These can be
80 and 90 percent of lung carcinogen, COPD, emphysema or other cancer. programmed as individual spaces or combined to host events
cancer deaths in women *Pack-year equals the number of packs smoked per for nearly 6,000 total attendees.
and men, respectively. day multiplied by the number of years smoking. For more information on this project and how to get
But what if you quit It is important to note that: involved, visit their website, thecenterforartsandinnovation.org.
smoking? Quitting has • Lung cancer screening is not recommended if your About Renzo Piano Building Workshop
some health benefits that risk of lung cancer is low, because the harms of screening The Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) is an
start right away and others may outweigh its benefits. international architectural practice with offices in Paris and
that can lead to improved • Screening is worthwhile only if you are healthy Genoa. The workshop is led by 11 partners, including founder
health over many years. enough to tolerate the evaluation and treatment of any and Pritzker Prize laureate, architect Renzo Piano. The
The risk of having lung Ivan Romero-Legro, M.D. lung nodules or lung cancers that are found. company permanently employs nearly 130 people. Each of its
cancer or other smoking- If your doctor recommends screening, look for a 90-plus architects from around the world is selected for his or
related illnesses decreases after you stop smoking and continues program whose experts take the time to discuss its risks her experience, enthusiasm and caliber. Since its formation in
to decrease the longer you go without smoking, though your risk and benefits with you and are experienced in lung cancer 1981, RPBW has successfully undertaken and completed more
will never be as low as that of someone who never smoked. evaluation and treatment. than 120 projects across Europe, the United States, Australia
So, if you’ve successfully kicked the habit and are now Meanwhile, tell your doctor right away if you have and East Asia. Among its best-known works are the Menil
a former smoker, do you still need to think about having any of these worrisome symptoms – you may need testing Collection in Houston, Texas; the Kansai International Airport
a lung cancer screening? to confirm or rule out the presence of lung cancer: Terminal Building in Osaka; the Kanak Cultural Center in
According to pulmonologist Ivan Romero-Legro, M.D., • A new, persistent cough or coughing up blood New Caledonia; the Beyeler Foundation in Basel; the Rome
who sees patients at Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital, • Unexplained shortness of breath or chest pain Auditorium; the Maison Hermès in Tokyo; the Morgan Library
lung cancer screening is recommended for those meeting • Unintentional weight loss and The New York Times Building in New York City; and the
the criteria for high risk including: To learn more and complete a lung cancer risk California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. Recently
• Age 50 to 80 with at least a 20 pack-year* history of smoking assessment, visit ClevelandClinicFlorida.org/ completed works include the Shard in London and the new
and currently smoking or quit less than 15 years ago, or LungCancer today. Whitney Museum in New York.

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