Media Coverage

In her new book, Cities, Museums and Soft Power, Gail Lord leads the charge in encouraging art institutions to use “soft power” to reach their goals. She advocates for better integration and cooperation between cultural institutions, as well as civic and community organizations.

Lord Cultural Resources advises on the transformation of a notorious psychiatric institution, the Huronia Regional Centre in Orillia, into a space where culture, creativity, and inspiration can flourish.

Gail and Barry Lord were interviewed in the January 2015 issue of ICOM Portugal newsletter (Boletim ICOM Portugal série III n.º 2 Jan 2015), on pages 18-21. To view the full interview (in Portuguese), click below.

Gail Lord was featured in an article entitled "Gail Lord reçoit l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres" by Eugénie Lambert published in Le Métropolitain, a weekly francophone newspaper in Toronto, December 17, 2014 to January 13, 2015 issue (volume 22, numéro 41) on page 3.

Lord Cultural Resources was featured in the Interview section of the 15 July issue of News Review of World Architecture News.

Gail Lord was interviewed by the Basque newspaper Berria in the article entitled «Guggenheimetik bada zer ikasi, baina problematikoa da kopiak egitea» (English: "The Guggenheim provides many lessons, but copying it may be problematic").

Gail Lord was interviewed by the Spanish daily newspaper El Correo in Bilbao, Spain. In the article entitled Hay que diferenciar entre una ciudad de eventos y otra llena de acontecimentos, Gail discusses the concept of "creative city" and its transformation from a commercial/industrial city to a cultural one. Read the article in Spanish.

Gail Lord was extensively quoted in an article by YorkRegion.com on Arts District in the City of Vaughan, ON. Gail Lord facilitated the Working Session of the Vaughan City Council, and led the discussion on the development of a vibrant arts and culture scene in Vaughan. Gail stressed the importance of updating the Vaughan cultural plan, which would include consultation with the public to discuss the current trends in cultural planning and the ways and means of moving forward.

Barry Lord talks to The Courier-Mail newspaper about South Bank Cultural Precint Master Plan in the article by Phil Brown entitled "Cultural expert Barry Lord says South Bank needs children's art gallery or museum". Our firm is working in Brisbane, Australia, together with Cox Rayner Architects and urban planners Urbis to develop the Cultural Precinct Master Plan, a 20 year vision statement for South Bank area.

Lord Cultural Resources is working along with the Department of Art, Culture and Youth (DACY) and the Building Construction Department (BCD) of the Government of Bihar in developing a new iconic museum in Patna, the capital of the State of Bihar, India. We are also the master planning consultants for this project. Chief minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated the construction work of the Museum on July 10, 2013. The project has received an extensive media coverage in India.

• The Telegraph, Calcutta, India - July 10, 2013
• Hindustan Times - July 10, 2013
• Patna Daily - July 9, 2013
• The Hindu - March 12, 2013