MAY 2003

1. NEWS
2. NEW YORK EVENTS
3. LOS ANGELES EVENTS
4. NEW ENGLAND EVENTS
5. PHILADELPHIA EVENTS

NEWS


NEW YORK  (Back to top)

International Contemporary Furniture Fair
RIBA Members meeting at the British Stand to support the UK exhibitors in conjunction with Christina Lynton of the British Trade Office and Jonathan Wimpenny RIBA USA – Contact Jonathan @ 212 505 8408 for further details.

Sustainable Development
Jonathan B. Wimpenny AIA RIBA of the New York Chapter has been invited to speak at the World Summit on Sustainable Development at the United Nations in New York on Friday, 8th May 2003.

The conference, organized by the Global Alliance for Building Sustainability, will address topics of how the Building Industry is confronting issues of energy use and the environment. How far the industry has been able to implement the "Charter for Action ", which was signed in South Africa in 2002, will be this year's topic in New York.

LOS ANGELES  (Back to top)

San Diego
May 8 - 10: RIBA President Visit
President of the RIBA, Paul Hyett, visited the AIA Annual Convention and a RIBA reception was held during the convention.


Tim Clark, RIBA-USA President (left) with President of Royal Australian Instute David Parken and President of AIA Thompson E Penney and far right, RIBA President Paul Hyett.
The reception was a continuing party from 6.30-9pm attended by about 80 people. Paul Hyett spoke of the need for closer joint working between AIA and RIBA to assist both professions
For further details go to the California Chapter section of the web site

NEW ENGLAND  (Back to top)

Boston
Thursday 8th May: RIBA New England Launch Event

Gordon Sainsbury, Stephen Stenson, Debbie Bentley and Mohamad Farzan at the New England Chapter Launch Event

The launch event of the New England Chapter of the RIBA-USA was held at the British Consulate in Boston attended by the Consul General George Ferguson.
Gordon Sainsbury, Executive Director of The Designer Selection Board (DSB) that selects designers for public building construction throughout the Commonwealth, was the guest speaker.
For further details go to the New England Chapter section of the web site

PHILADELPHIA  (Back to top)

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