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Parsons BFA Integrated Design Curriculum Exhibition
New York
April 23—May 2, 2008
This self-directed interdisciplinary degree program gives students the opportunity to integrate studies in the various areas of art and design practice offered at Parsons. This year's projects range from a collection of transformable clothing to plans for a community center in the South Bronx. Illustrated project descriptions can be downloaded at www.newschool.edu/pressroom/emails/IDC2008.pdf
Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruise
Chicago
Opens May 3, 2008
CAF-certified volunteer docents provide the ninety-minute tour and offer an entertaining and fact-filled commentary on Chicago’s architecture from the unique vantage point of the river. The cruise highlights 53 historic and architecturally significant sites including: the Trump Tower, Merchandise Mart, 333 W. Wacker, the Wrigley Building, the Tribune Tower, the Sears Tower, River City, Marina City and the site of the Spire. The cruise also includes significant buildings, sites and developments along the North Branch of the Chicago River such as The Montgomery; the Chicago Tribune printing press plant; Goose Island; Kinzie Park development; Riverbend and the clustered glass River Cottages. All CAF cruises depart from the lower level and southeast corner of the Michigan Avenue Bridge at Wacker Drive. Call 312.922.3432 or visit www.architecture.org.
Common Boston 2008 Community & Architecture Festival
Boston
May 9-11, 2008
Celebrating the city of Boston, its neighborhoods, and its design, this weekend-long series focuses on six "Common Points"—Dudley Square, the Fenway, Fort Point Channel, Jackson Square, Maverick Square, and Peabody Square. It includes open buildings, tours, seminars, and displays bringing together residents, designers, public officials, and community groups to learn about, experience, and imagine Boston's built environment. All events are free and open to the public. For more information visit www.commonboston.org .
A Good Life: Parsons BFA Product Design Thesis Exhibition
May 16—May 25, 2008
Press and Industry Open House: May 20, 10 am – 12 pm
Now in its fifth year, A Good Life partners graduating students in Parsons BFA Product Design program with nonprofit organizations to create thesis works that address social issues. To date, students have developed nearly 200 products and services. For more information, please visit productdesign.parsons.edu
Finland: The Classical Roots of its Architecture and Design
Helsinki, Finland
May 17-24, 2008
During the week-long tour of Finland participants will experience the beauty of the elegant and restrained 18th century Sweden, and 19th century Imperial Russia, culminating with Finland’s own unique 20th century national romantic aesthetic, which is architectural celebration of restraint and context. Participants will enjoy five nights in Helsinki along with two nights in historic villages in south western Finland’s coastal region. Call 800/390-5536, visit www.classicist.org, or contact@classicalexcursions.com
Newhouse Program and Architecture Competition Exhibition
Chicago
May 22 -June 6, 2008
This competition is part of a year-long program which includes the Saturday in the Studio skill-building workshop series, school visits by professional architects and paid summer internships in Chicago-area architecture and construction firms. At the Chicago Architecture Foundation. Call 312/922-3432 or visit www.architecture.org.
Shreddings 3: defuragu
Los Angeles
May 29-June 29, 2008
ah'bé landscape architects is an award-winning, Culver City, California-based landscape architecture firm known for creating artful and vibrant urban spaces that engages ideas of sustainability and ecological responsibility as they interact with the natural and constructed world. Defuragu is ah'bé's third and final installation that calls attention to the amount of resources used by a design firm through the creation of an expressive landscape made from the office's recycled and shredded materials. In the past two installations, the firm interrupted paper's typical cycle, shredding several months'-worth of discarded diagrams and transforming them into one more state before returning them to the recycle process. This installation will incorporate additional recycleable materials. At the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center (JACCC). Call 213-628-2725 or visit www.jaccc.org.
Parsons MFA Design and Technology Thesis Exhibition
May 30—June 7, 2008
The MFA in Design and Technology is an intense and rigorous program in which students explore the design implications of emerging technologies and the evolving connections between technology, design, and the human experience. For more information, please visit www.parsons.newschool.edu/dt
BUCKMINSTER FULLER: STARTING WITH THE UNIVERSE
June 26-September 21, 2008
R. Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) was one of the great American visionaries of the 20th century. Best-known as the inventor of the geodesic dome, Fuller devoted much of his life to resolving the gap between the sciences and the humanities, which he believed was preventing society from taking a comprehensive view of the world. His theories and innovations traversed the worlds of architecture, visual art, literature, mathematics, molecular biology, and environmental science and have had a deep impact on all of those fields. At the Whitney. http://www.whitney.org/www/exhibition/upcoming.jsp
Prestige or Paradise - Museum Architecture in the 21st Century
Humblebaek, Denmark
June 18 - September 14, 2008
Why has the building of museums all over the world taken on the character of prestige projects? Which tendencies in museum architecture are the most important right now? Where are the museums heading in the coming decades? These are some of the themes this exhibition attempts to illustrate by presenting a great number of the world’s ongoing or future museum projects - as told through assemblages, models, photographs, films, animations, and other visual media. At Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. Call 45 4919 0719 or visit www.louisiana.dk.
Archop Exhibition: Student Work
Archop Panel Discussion: Design Education
Fresno, Calif.
July 3, 2008
Beyond Interior design and construction management programs at CSUF and Architecture transfer program at Fresno City College, Fresno has no institution for the study of Environmental Design. All of our best and brightest design students study at CalPoly, UCB, UCLA, CCA, SciArc, New School, Woodbury, Academy of Art University, and other out of State schools. We invite these students to exhibit their work. This exhibit has 2 goals: to keep us plugged into studio culture and cutting edge design; show these students that there are promising careers and a dynamic culture awaiting their return. The panel discussion will address what is entailed in design education and muse the feasibility of a premiere design school in Fresno. Call 559/437-0887 or visit www.openarchitecturenetwork.org/node/942 for further information.
Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling
New York City
July 20-October 20, 2008
As part of the exhibition five architects have been selected to display full-scale, prefabricated houses in the outdoor space to the west of the Museum building. The houses are designed by the firm Kieran Timberlake Architects (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and architects Lawrence Sass (Cambridge, Massachusetts), Jeremy Edmiston and Douglas Gauthier (New York, New York), Oskar Leo Kaufmann and Albert Rüf of Oskar Leo Kaufmann Architects (Dornbirn, Austria) and Richard Horden (London, England, and Munich, Germany). At the Museum of Modern Art. Call 212/708-9400 or visit www.moma.org.
Between Earth and Heaven: The Architecture of John Lautner
Los Angeles
July 21-October 12, 2008
An exhibition of an aesthetic, philosophical, and social visionary, Lautner made buildings that continue to amaze architects and patrons alike with their formal variety and freedom, their structural originality and their sculptural force. Lautner’s work has come to represent some of the most important examples of architecture in Southern California including private residences such as Elrod House (1968) in Palm Springs and Malin House (1960) in Los Angeles -- also known as the “Chemosphere,” which hovers high over a canyon balanced on a single support -- all iconic examples of his work and vision.
Lautner is often referred to as an architect’s architect and many renowned practitioners have cited him as an abiding influence. One can see the influence and legacy of his vision time and again in the work of architects that have followed him. At the Hammer Museum. Call 310/443-7000 or visit www.hammer.ucla.edu
Atelier Bow-Wow
Los Angeles
February 5-April 5, 2009
Tokyo-based architecture studio explores the use and function of space within urban environments. As working architects in Tokyo, Atelier Bow-Wow developed the term "pet architecture" a style of small, ad hoc, multi-functional structures that make the most of limited space. For over 10 years, they have also created "micro public spaces" within the framework of art exhibitions. The project will expand on the possibilities of a gallery space to relate to its surroundings and the urban environment. This is Bow-wow's first solo exhibition in the U.S. At the Gallery at Redcat. Visit www.redcat.org or call 213/237-2800 for more information
Ongoing Exhibitions
Studio as Muse: Herzog & de Meuron’s Design for the New Parrish Art Museum
New York City
Through May 2, 2008
This exhibition displays 130 study models, material samples, and short videos detailing the firm, Herzog & de Meuron’s design process for the innovative new Parrish Art Museum in Southampton, New York. At the Architectural League of New York. Call 212/753-1722 or visit www.archleague.org.
David Macaulay: The Art of Drawing Architecture
Washington, D.C.
Through May 4, 2008
Trained as an architect, Macaulay has long been fascinated by large-scale constructions, and his accessible illustrations teach viewers to see, and understand, the architectural and engineering processes behind structures. This exhibition focuses on the artist’s use of drawing to research historic buildings, to render architecture from engaging perspectives, to reveal underlying structures, and to critique and redesign, in a playful manner, the contemporary landscape of American architecture. At the National Building Museum. Call 202/272-2448 or visit www.nbm.org.
Recent Acquisitions
New York City
Through May 4, 2008
The majority of works included in the exhibition are known as "diploma presentations,” gifts often given by the artists upon election that fulfill the only requirement of membership in the Academy. These gifts illustrate the diversity of styles in which National Academicians work. Reflecting recent achievements by American artists, these paintings, prints, sculpture, architectural drawings and models represent significant contributions to the Academy's collection of over 7000 works of art. Architects in the exhibition include Bartholomew Voorsanger and Charles A. Platt. At the National Academy of Design. Call 212/369-4880 or visit www.nationalacademy.org.
The Green House: New Directions in Sustainable Architecture and Design
Morristown, N.J.
Through May 4, 2008
Originally at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., this traveling exhibition explores the entire field of green residential design as it reaches a turning point of acceptance by both home builders and the general public. At the Morris Museum. For more information, call 973-971-3700 or visit www.morrismuseum.org.
Do We Dare Squander Chicago’s Great Architectural Heritage?
Chicago
Through May 9, 2008
This exhibition examines the role of historic preservation in Chicago and the motivation of its proponents. At the Chicago Architecture Foundation. Call 312/922-3432 or visit www.architecture.org.
Lee Friedlander: A Ramble in Olmstead Parks
New York City
Through May 11, 2008
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the design of New York’s Central Park, this exhibition features 40 photographs made by Lee Friedlander in the public parks and private estates designed by Frederick Law Olmstead, North America’s premier landscape architect. At the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Call 212/535-7710 or visit www.metmuseum.org.
Design and the Elastic Mind
New York City
Through May 12, 2008
An exhibition with over 200 objects, including four special commissions, highlights how design is the bridge between research and everyday life. At the Museum of Modern Art. Call 212/708-9400 or visit www.moma.org.
Color Chart: Reinventing Color, 1950 to Today
New York City
Through May 12, 2008
Color Chart: Reinventing Color, 1950 to Today celebrates a paradox: the lush beauty that results when contemporary artists assign color decisions to chance, readymade source, or arbitrary system. Midway through the twentieth century, long-held convictions regarding the spiritual truth or scientific validity of particular colors gave way to an interest in color as a mass-produced and standardized commercial product. At the Museum of Modern Art. Call 212/708-9400 or visit www.moma.org.
Affordable Housing: Designing an American Asset
College Park, M.D.
Through May 14, 2008
At the Kibel Gallery, University of Maryland. Call 301/405-8000 or visit www.arch.umd.edu.
Inspired By Nature: The Garfield Park Conservatory and Chicago's West Side
Chicago
Through May 9, 2008
At the Chicago Architecture Foundation. Call 312/922-3432 or visit www.architecture.org.
Elena Manferdini: Merletti
Los Angeles
Through May 11, 2008
Los Angeles-based Italian architect, Elena Manferdini’s installation explores the intricacies of lace at a scale far beyond the intimate size commonly associated with the material. Made by the knotting and intertwining of multiple threads, the dynamic dance of lacemaking is brought to the scale of the Gallery. At Sci-Arc Gallery. Call 213/613-2200 or visit www.sciarc.edu.
CCCP: Cosmic Communist Constructions Photographed
Los Angeles
Through May 17, 2008
A photographic exhibit, documenting obscure Soviet architecture by French photographer Frédéric Chaubin. At Pop-up Storefront at Paperchase Printing. Call 212/431-5795 or visit www.storefrontnews.org.
Inspired by Nature: The Garfield Park Conservatory and Chicago’s West Side
Chicago
Through June 6, 2008
The exhibition illuminates the fascinating history of the Garfield Park Conservatory and the West Side neighborhood through a series of photographs, maps, illustrations, and narratives, which honors the centennial year of the Conservatory in 2008. At the Chicago Architecture Foundation. Call 312/922-3432 or visit www.architecture.org.
SANAA: Works 1998-2008
New York City
Through June 15, 2008
The exhibition will present commissions and projects of the highly regarded firm Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA, spanning the last decade, a highly productive period when their projects like The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa; the Glass Pavilion at the Toledo Museum of Art; and the new New Museum in New York won them considerable critical acclaim and public recognition. At the New Museum. Call 212/219-1222 or visit www.newmuseum.org.
Berlin / New York Dialogues
Through June 2008
Berlin, Germany
The exhibition explores lessons learned through the cross-fertilization of ideas among citizens, policy makers, institutions, and design professionals in Berlin and New York, focusing on exemplary practices and strategies affecting city planning and new building. Using imagery, illustration, and drawings, the exhibition describes social, political, economic and cultural processes through current works of architecture and urban planning. The exhibition highlights themes such as: artist as a pioneer/culture as a catalyst, community-based activism, gentrification, greening of open space, social engineering/government based interventions. Projects to be featured in the program include; public spaces, housing, neighborhood revitalization, cultural initiatives, waterfront developments, temporary interventions. At the German Center for Architecture (Deutsches Architektur Zentrum DAZ). Call 49 30 27 87 99 28 or visit www.daz.de.
Rococo: The Continuing Curve, 1730-2008
New York City
Through July 6, 2008
A groundbreaking exhibition that fully explores rococo style and its continuing revivals up to the present day in multiple fields, including furniture, decorative arts, textiles, prints, and drawings. The exhibition will chart the progress of rococo style as it radiates out from Paris, travels to the French provinces, migrates to other European countries, and later crosses over to the United States. At Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Call 212/849-8400 or visit www.cooperhewitt.org.
Brick Award 2008
Zurich
Through July 10, 2008
Founded in 2004, “Brick Award” is bestowed on the best European brickwork architecture every two years. An international jury judges the projects, and the awards were presented in Vienna in April. The exhibition presents the prize-winning projects and documents the submitted Swiss contributions, which evidence a good deal of skill and enthusiasm in dealing with coarse ceramic. At the ETH Zurich. Call 41 44 633 2936 or visit www.gta.arch.ethz.ch.
Italy Now? Country Positions in Architecture
Zurich
Through July 10, 2008
The exhibition introduces buildings by twenty architectural firms from different parts of Italy. In thematic dialogues, architects and critics discuss specific positions and the situation of Italian architecture. At Institute GTA,in the Architekturfoyer of ETH Zurich (the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology). Call 41 44 633 2936 or visit www.gta.arch.ethz.ch.
Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling
New York City
Through July 20, 2008
Launching in advance of the July 20 opening of Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling-an exhibition exploring factory-produced architecture-is a special online project documenting the planning, fabrication, delivery, and assembly of five architectural works specially commissioned for the exhibition. The five homes will be installed one at a time on MoMA’s vacant west lot beginning in early June. This process will continue up to the exhibition’s public opening and will be visible to the public from the city streets. Beginning March 14, visitors to www.moma.org will be able to access an online journal that features daily updates-through text, photos, and video-on each architect’s process and progress. At the Museum of Modern Art. Call 212/708-9400 or visit www.moma.org.
Worlds Away: New Suburban Landscapes
Minneapolis
Through August 17, 2008
This exhibit explores Suburbia with works by more than 30 artists and architects that straddle the lines between idealism, skepticism, and pragmatism. Complex portrayals are offered in contrast to the prevailing ideas in American pop culture. At the Walker Art Center. Call 612/375-7600 or visit www.walkerart.org.
Campana Brothers Select
New York City
Through September 28, 2008
As guest curators in the "Selects" exhibition series devoted to rotations of works from Cooper-Hewitt's permanent collection, the Brazilian designers Fernando and Humberto Campana mine the museum's collection for works that blend unexpected media, layer varied forms and weave intricate patterns and lines. The exploration of interwoven materials and ideas is the binding thread of the Campanas' work, and the exhibition will include a new piece designed by the brothers specifically for the museum's permanent collection. In the Nancy and Edwin Marks Gallery. Call 212/849-8420 or visit www.si.edu.
Just In: Recent Acquisitions from the Collection
New York City
Through November, 2008
This installation of recent acquisitions, many of which are on view for the first time, represents the diversity found in contemporary design practice, with a focus on the latest innovations in architectural, industrial, and graphic design. Highlights include videos and drawings of Diller + Scofidio’s ephemeral mist construction, the Blur Building. At the Museum of Modern Art. Call 212/708-9400 or visit www.moma.org.
New York NOW
New York City
Through December 2008
New York NOW celebrates the diversity of the AIA New York Chapter and Center for Architecture membership by displaying non-juried submissions of member projects. The exhibition will include works of all scales: small, large, commercial, residential, public, private, interiors, historic preservation, engineering, landscape, and urban design.
The exhibition presents the depth and breadth of professional activity and the variety of its impact. The resulting dialogue between different practitioners encourages a deeper understanding of what is happening in the New York architecture and design world now. At the Center for Architecture. Call 212/683-0023 or visit www.aiany.org.
Chicago: You Are Here
Chicago
Ongoing
This new permanent exhibit includes a scale model of downtown Chicago, along with images, artifacts and video presentations, encouraging visitors to explore the architecture, infrastructure and environment of Chicago. At the Chicago Architecture Foundation. Call 312/922-3432 or visit www.architecture.org.
Transforming LACMA
Los Angeles
Ongoing
This installation is comprised of the Renzo Piano Building Workshop drawings, studies, and models-all of which chronicle the development of a master plan and early building designs for LACMA. At the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Call 323/857-6000 or visit www.lacma.org.
ReThink/ReDesign/ReCycle
Chicago
Ongoing
The ongoing exhibition Competition: Public Process for Public Architecture will be updated with the display of more than 100 entries for the competition to design on-street recycling bins created by members of the City of Chicago and the AIA Chicago Young Architects Forum. At the CAF’s CitySpace Gallery. Call 312/922-3432 or visit www.architecture.org.
The Colors of the Brain
New York
April 19, 2008
This conference is being organized by the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University held on the occasion of the exhibition “Olafur Eliasson: Take your time” at The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Part of a series of events held in collaboration with MoMA and Olafur Eliasson Studio, this event will bring together scholars doing some of the most creative and thought-provoking work related to color and the brain. Speakers will include Mr. Eliasson and Barry Bergdoll, MoMA’s Chief Curator of Architecture and Design. www.arch.columbia.edu/events
Designing with Architectural Precast Concrete Seminar
Boston, New York City, and Philadelphia
May 1, 2008
A seminar about why architectural precast concrete is rapidly becoming a preferred aesthetic and sustainable choice of designers, owners, and builders/developers nationwide. At various locations. Call 800/700-5670 or visit www.pci.org.
ARTiculations lecture: Buckminster Fuller Lives On
Scottsdale, Ariz.
May 1, 2008
Michael Ben-Eli will discuss Bucky Fuller's futuristic principles of Design Science and relate his visionary ideas to the challenge of sustainability today. Fuller was one of the most remarkable minds of the 20th century-an engineer, architect, mathematician, designer, poet, philosopher, motivational speaker, utopian thinker and (of course) inventor of the geodesic dome. Ben-Eli, his former student and close associate, graduated from the Architectural Association, London, and received his Ph.D. from the Institute of Cybernetics, Brunel University, London. He is founder of Sustainability Initiatives, an effort to accelerate the transition to sustainability practices. At Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. Call 480/994-2787 or visit www.sccarts.org.
Coverings 2008
Orlando
Through May 2, 2008
Dedicated exclusively to showcasing the newest in ceramic tile and stone, Coverings brings together 37,000 industry professionals with 1,200 exhibitors from more than 65 countries, representing the entire spectrum of tile and stone products, tools and machinery. Seminar sessions are free, and many are eligible for CEU credits from AIA, ASID, IIDA and NKBA. At Orange County Convention Center. Call 703/683-8500 or visit wwwcoverings.com.
Inspiring Aspiring Architects: A Career-Day Workshop for Teens
Phoenix
May 3, 2008
This fun design charrette is for junior and senior high-school students who are interested in architecture and want the chance to explore the field further. Accomplished architects from some of the Valley's most significant firms will lead small teams in a collaborative design assignment. Teens, with their accompanying parent or adult, will work alongside professionals to tackle collective problem solving and experience architecture in action. At the Phoenix offices of SmithGroup. Call 480/874-4641 or visit www.sccarts.org.
Designing and Developing Affordable Housing for the 21st Century
College Park, M.D.
May 3, 2008
This symposium features a roundtable conversation about the latest in policy, finance, and development of Work force Housing, Senior Housing, Military Housing, and Public/Private Partnerships. At the University of Maryland. Call 301/405-8000 or visit www.arch.umd.edu.
The Fourth Concrete Bridge Conference
St. Louis
May 4-6, 2008
The conference is being held in conjunction with the Post- Tensioning Institute's Annual Conference and Exhibition. At the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Visit www.nationalconcretebridge.org/cbc.
Lecture with Eric Owen Moss
Los Angeles
May 5, 2008
A UCLA faculty member since 1974 and director of the Southern California
Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) since 2002, Moss founded Eric Owen Moss
Architects in 1973 in Los Angeles. The recipient of more than 60 design
awards from Progressive Architecture magazine and the American Institute of
Architects (AIA), Moss won the Los Angeles AIA Gold Medal for Design in 2001
and the 2007 Arnold Brunner Memorial Prize from the American Academy of Arts
and Letters for his "significant contribution to architecture as an art." At UCLA’s Perloff Hall, Decafe (Room 1302). Call 310/267-4704 or visit www.aud.ucla.edu.
STADIONBAU (STADIUM ARCHITECTURE)
May 8, 2008—June 5, 2008
Bern, Switzerland
As cultural parallel event to the Euro 2008 - European soccer Championship to take place in Austria and Switzerland , the Architecture Forum Bern organizes a lecture series about STADIUMS, illustrating the collaboration Architect – Structural Engineer. Lectures occur every week between May 8 and June 5; May 22 will be given in French, and June 5 in English. All others in German. Among the projects discussed will be the Beijing Olympic Stadium (Herzog & de Meuron) and The Olympic Stadium, London (HOK, Sport Architects, London + Buro Happold Engineers, Bath UK). AIA Credit Available. Contact: http://www.architekturforum-bern.ch/
BKLYN DESIGNS 2008
New York City
May 9-11, 2008
As the opening to Design Week in New York City, the three-day Brooklyn show will feature a record-breaking line-up of 68 exhibitors - including 30 newcomers and 38 show veterans - and for the first time, has expanded to four DUMBO, Brooklyn venues. For more information visit www.bklyndesigns.com.
Change the World: Harnessing BIM Technology and Integrated Practice Delivery for Sustainable Design
Boston
May 12 - 13, 2008
Our industry is changing swiftly in response to natural, cultural, and economic forces. Trends in design tools, building technology, construction delivery methods, and sustainable practice are converging toward a common path. This two-day conference will provide a well-rounded exploration of the application of building information modeling (BIM)-related technologies, integrated project delivery, advanced design, and building technologies to achieve sustainable practice. At the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. Visit www.aia.org.
Public Architects Training Workshop
Boston
May 14, 2008
The American Institute of Architects Public Architects Committee presents a workshop exploring the roles and responsibilities of architects who are involved in the design of public buildings, as well as some of the latest ideas in public architecture. Featuring a full agenda of keynote addresses, sessions, and discussions, the workshop will benefit public-sector architects who work with all levels of federal, state, and local governments. Concurrent sessions allow attendees to customize their learning experience by focusing on two main themes: green building design practices and practice management within the public sphere. Visit www.aia.org/pa.
The AIA 2008 National Convention and Design Exposition
Boston
May 15–17, 2008
This year’s theme, We the People, calls upon the attendees to exchange ideas with peers and industry leaders on the architect’s role in society and the power of architecture on behalf of all people. At the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. For further information visit www.aiaconvention.com.
Architectural Drawing Tour
Newport, R.I.
May 16-18, 2008
The first architectural drawing tour of Newport, Rhode Island, led by the experienced faculty of the Institute of Classical Architecture. Participants are instructed in drawing exercises that include analytical drawing and pictorial sketching. The tour provides instruction in the observation and representation of Classical architecture, allowing participants at all levels to gain direct knowledge of the classical models, improve their drawing skills and discover the vitality of Newport. While the drawing tour is designed for professionals in the design fields at all levels, anyone with an interest in study and drawing is welcome to apply. Some drawing proficiency is required. For further information, email Victor Deupi at vdeupi@classicist.org .
Lecture with Jean-Philippe Vassal
Los Angeles
May 19, 2008
Vassal is director of Lacaton and Vassal Architects in Paris, which he
founded in 1987 with Anne Lacaton. Openly proclaiming to be a reflection of
and search for architectural economy, the work undertaken by the pair
focuses on reduced-cost constructions in order to rejuvenate the dialogue
with contracting authorities. Research on hybridizations — between a
contemporary building concept and the use of the most diversified techniques
— produces projects that make the most of construction programs by altering
building contractors' standard usages. At UCLA’s Perloff Hall, Decafe (Room 1302). Call 310/267-4704 or visit www.aud.ucla.edu.
Designing the Parks Conference
Charlottesville, V.A.
May 20-22, 2008
Keynote speakers include John Dixon Hunt, Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Design; Elizabeth Barlow Rogers, President, Foundation for Landscape Studies, New York, N.Y.; Daniel N. Wenk, Deputy Director for Operations, National Park Service, Washington, D.C.; and Ethan Carr, associate Professor, University of Virginia. At the Omni Charlottesville Hotel. Call 434/924-7019 or visit www.arch.virginia.edu.
Corporations and Cities: Envisioning Corporate Real Estate in the Urban Future
Brussels
May 26-28, 2008
This event brings together international professionals, policy makers, researchers, and scholars in the fields of corporate accommodation, real estate, organizational management, urban planning, architecture, and other disciplines related to the urban environment to consider the relations between urban planning and the accommodation of large-scale organizations, such as corporate headquarters, governmental institutions, and educational facilities. For further information, visit www.corporationsandcities.org.
Integrated Project Delivery
San Francisco
May 27, June 24, September 23, and October 22, 2008
This series continues to examine the different facets of Integrated Project Delivery highlighting how architects can be leaders during project delivery. At AIA San Francisco. Visit www.aiasf.org.
Lecture with Lars Spuybroek
Los Angeles
May 28, 2008
Spuybroek, principal of the architecture office NOX, located in Rotterdam,
is the Ventulett Distinguished Professor of Architectural Design at the
Georgia Institute of Technology College of Architecture in Atlanta. Since
the early 1990s, he has led the architectural profession in new directions
of sensualist and rigorous applications of computer technology. At UCLA’s Perloff Hall, Decafe (Room 1302). Call 310/267-4704 or visit www.aud.ucla.edu.
New York Designs 2008 Lectures: Threshold
New York City
May 29 and June 5, 2008
Fifteen-minute presentations of this year’s ju ry-selected individuals and firms. The theme, “threshold,” focuses on projects whose design mediates distinct conditions. At the Urban Center. For further information, call 212/753-1722 or visit www.archleague.org.
46th International Making Cities Livable Conference
Santa Fe
June 1-5, 2008
An international conference for city officials, practitioners and scholars in architecture, urban design, planning, landscape architecture, transportation planning, health policy and social sciences from many parts of the world. Purpose: to engage in a dialogue on the relationship between the built environment and livability, health and sustainability; to learn from the best models, and to establish working relationships to effect change. Architects, planners, developers and cities are invited to submit proposals for an exhibit of mixed-use urban fabric – projects already constructed, or in design. At La Fonda Hotel. For more information, visit www.LivableCities.org.
The State of Design 2008, Victoria’s Design Festival
Melbourne, Australia
July 16 – July 24 2008
The State of Design Festival will cement Victoria as the centre of Australian design, and Melbourne as its capital. With support of the Victorian Government, the STATE OF DESIGN is the only major design festival in Australia, positioning Melbourne and Victoria internationally as a design hotspot. The festival has four key elements: The Premier’s Design Awards, recognising design excellence in Victoria; DESIGN CAPITAL, Australia’s first multi-disciplinary design and business conference; DESIGN FOR EVERYONE, a state-wide cultural program of exhibitions, open studios, walks and talks; and DESIGN:MADE:TRADE, the wholesale showcase for innovative and emerging design brands. Visit www.stateofdesign.com.au
Danish Modern: Then and Now
Copenhagen, Denmark
August 31-September 4, 2008
A conference celebrating Danish modern architecture and design with an opportunity to visit and discuss such sites as the Daniel Liebskind Danish Jewish Museum, Martin Nyrop’s Copenhagen City Hall, and Jorn Utzon’s, Fredensborg Houses. Visit www.aia.org/cod.
Schools for a Flat World
Helsinki, Finland
September 11-13, 2008
This conference, presented by the AIA Committee on Architecture for Education will explore how school designers can better respond to the global market. Visit www.aia.org/cae.
Innovations and Collaborations in Affordable Housing
Phoenix
October 4-6, 2008
A symposium focusing on the innovative and collaborative processes that have been used to address the current crisis in housing affordability. The symposium will be followed by a half-day of tours to housing sites around the city. Visit www.aia.org/housing.
Masters of Light: A Conference of the AIA Interfaith Forum of Religion, Art, and Architecture
Rome, Italy
October 10–18, 2008
Join AIA IFRAA for a study tour of the world’s most significant religious capital. Attendees will experience first hand the masterworks of Bernini and Borromini, as well as those of such contemporary masters as Renzo Piano and Richard Meier. Among the many sites, tours will include: St. Peter’s, San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, The Pantheon, The Church of Sant Ivo, Parco Della Musica, S. Maria della Victoria and Dio Padre Misericordioso. Visit www.aia.org/ifraa.
Masters of Space and Light
Rome, Italy
October 2008
The study of space and light in sacred spaces is the theme of the upcoming AIA Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art, and Architecture in Rome. This theme will be explored in seminars led by well-known architects, theologians, and architectural historians and will be augmented by guided tours of contemporary and historic Roman religious architecture of international significance. Tour locations will be selected from among the most famous sites in Rome and vicinity, chosen for their relevance to the conference theme. Possibilities include historic sites such as Bernini's San Carlo of the Four Fountains or the Pantheon, as well as noted recent projects including Mier's Jubilee church and Piano's Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church. Visit www.aia.org/ifraa.
Healthcare Design 08
Washington, D.C.
November 8–11, 2008
This conference is devoted to how the design of responsible built environments directly impacts the safety, operation, clinical outcomes, and financial success of healthcare facilities now and in the future. Visit www.aia.org/aah.
International Icon Expo: Concrete Exposition
Indianapolis, Indiana
February 26-28, 2009
At the Indiana Convention Center. For more information about Icon Expo 2009, please visit www.iconexpo.org
National Preservation Institute: Professional Seminars in Historic Preservation & Cultural Resource Management
Various locations
Ongoing
Various seminars with distinguished faculty highlighting state-of-the-art practice in important areas of historic preservation, protection, and interpretation of historic, archaeological, architectural, and cultural resources. For more information, call 703/765-0100 or visit www.npi.org.
Living Steel competition: sustainable housing
Deadline: April 28, 2008
The 3rd International Architecture Competition presents architects with the task of creating energy efficient, single-family, detached housing that minimizes climate change emissions and can withstand temperature extremes, yet is affordable to build and to buy. The world's architects can enter at www.livingsteel/extremehousing
Campus Planning
Deadline: May 14, 2008
Any campus plan anywhere in the world prepared by a New England design or planning professional or firm during the past decade is eligible, and any design or planning professional anywhere in the world may submit campus plans prepared during the past decade for institutions located in New England. Visit www.architects.org.
New Practices New York/2008
Registration Deadline: May 16, 2008
Submission Deadline: May 30, 2008
The second juried portfolio competition serves as a platform to recognize and promote new, innovative, and emerging architecture firms within New York City that have undertaken unique and commendable strategies - both in the projects they have undertaken and the practices they have. For further information contact Jesse Lazar at jlazar@aiany.org or visit www.aiany.org.
2008 National Student Steel Bridge Competition
May 23-24, 2008
This competition will take place at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Visit www.2008steelbridge.com for more information.
New York City Green Building Competition
Deadline: May 30, 2008
This national competition seeks projects and ideas that promote New York City as the pre-eminent cultural and sustainable urban epicenter. Design projects are encouraged that integrate whole-building principles, employ the tenets of green building construction and end-of-life considerations, anticipate post-occupancy concerns, and complement the community in which they reside. Visit www.nyc.gov/html/planyc2030/html/news/competition.shtml.
New Practices New York 2008
Deadline: May 30, 2008
This second juried portfolio competition and exhibition serves as a platform to recognize and promote new, innovative and emerging architecture firms within New York City that have undertaken unique and commendable strategies - both in the projects they undertake and the practices they have established. Visit www.aiany.org.
International Design Competition for the Magok Waterfront, Seoul
Project Design Submission Deadline: June 5, 2008
The goal of the competition is to transform the area of Magok into a tourist, commerse, and environmentally friendly waterfront area, in line with Seoul’s Han River Renaissance Project, through the participation and input of various professionals and experts from Korea and abroad. Visit www.magokwaterfront.org.
contractworld.award 2009
Registration Deadline: June 6, 2008
For the ninth successive year Deutsche Messe Hannover invites entries for the contractworld.award, the prestigious European architecture prize for interior designYou can download the registration form at www.contractworld.com/award_e.Please find more information in the attached press release in English, Spanish, French or German. Further press releases and graphic material are available for free download at www.domotex.de/pressservice
Kokuyo Design Award 2008 Call for Entries
Deadline: June 30, 2008
The goal of the competition is to develop excellent ideas
into commercial products, objects used in the office, home, or public spaces. The theme of this competition is carbon building block of life. All materials containing carbon such as paper, cloth, various plastic products, wood, and gas or gasoline are acceptable. The design should incorporate carbon, provoking thought about where the carbon came from and where it will go after its use. For more information, visit http://www.kokuyo.co.jp/award/
LIVE the BOX: A National Architectural Design Competition
Registration deadline: June 24, 2008
Exhibition: October 2008
Thousands of unwanted shipping containers clog our ports and the land around them.
This competition invites the nation's most innovative thinkers and designers to re-invent the box with their most visionary and creative utilizations of shipping containers as the primary construct of an urban multi-family mixed use project. The selected site is adjacent to a major train station, and walking distance to the downtown and major cultural centers of Newark , NJ . Visit www.livethebox.org.
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