OCTOBER 2003

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

NEWS

Chicago
British craftsmen at SOFA Chicago Lecture Series:
17th October, 1.00 p.m., Kate Malone, London, Ceramic artist
17th October, 2.00 p.m., British Fiber Artists in Conversation
18th October, 10.30 a.m., Edmund de Waal, 20th Century Ceramics
18th October, 1.30 p.m., David Reekie, UK Glass Artist
17th October, 5-6 p.m. and 18th October 12.30-1.30 Edmund de Waal book signing, "Rethinking 20th Century Ceramics" - Thames & Hudson


NEW YORK  (Back to top)

October 8-9, 2003
Sir Nicholas Grimshaw Opens Innovation Conference


Architectural Record Innovation Conference
Westin Hotel, New York
Opening Keynote Address - Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, Principal, Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners
For full agenda on this conference see: 'http://www.construction.com/event/innovation/agenda.asp
Attendee Fee: $495 for first registrant; $50 discount for each additional registrant from the same organization. Includes Breakfast, Lunch, Reception and all Conference Sessions Wednesday, October 8; Breakfast and all Conference Sessions Thursday, October 9.
CALL 212-904-4634 to register immediately. Or MAIL the registration form to:
AR Innovation Conference
Attn: Chuck Pinyan
Two Penn Plaza - 9th Floor
New York, NY 10121-2298
http://www.grimshaw-architects.com/home.html

Tuesday, 14th October 2003
Benefit Concert of Mozart & Beethoven



Celebration of the Creation of the US Foundation for St Martin-in-the-Fields, London and the renewal of this world-renowned church.
Benefit Concert of Mozart & Beethoven will be held at
The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts - Avery Fisher Hall
140 West 65th Street, New York, NY 10023
For ticket reservations see www.lincolncenter.org or contact Jonathan Wimpenny - who is organizing a NY Chapter group event to support this church restoration project.

October 16th 2003 – Thursday 8.30am
AIA Architecture Center, La Guardia Place
The third AIA International Committee Meeting in conjunction with the RIBA NY Chapter will be held at the AIA Architecture Center, La Guardia Place, New York.
All RIBA members are encouraged to attend. Please email Jonathan Wimpenny at if you wish to attend or be added to the email list.

October 2nd - October 4th 2003
British Memorial Garden Exhibition
An exhibition to preview the British Memorial Garden - Britain's unique gift to Downtown Manhattan, will be on view at
Phillips, de Pury & Luxembourg.
450 West 15th Street New York
friends@britishmemorialgarden.org

LOS ANGELES  (Back to top)

NEW ENGLAND  (Back to top)

New Haven, CT
Thursday, October 30th 2003
LECTURE: Charles Correa - "The Blessings of the Sky "
at the Yale School of Architecture:
Hastings Hall, Yale School of Architecture, 180 York Street. New Haven CT
Doors Open at 6:30 PM, Free and Open to the Public

Lincoln, MA
Sunday October 19th at 1:00 PM.
Tour of Gropius House.Lincoln, MA

New England members gather for a guided tour of SPNEA's Gropius House. LU's will be available for both UK & USA registered architects, cost is $7 per person but there will be one free admission ticket (per 10 registrations) raffled off at the door.
Contact before the deadline for registration by Sunday October 12th There are special discounted rates for the little people ($4 for 5~12 year olds, younger ones are free, etc).

Cambridge, MA
6:30pm - 8:30pm, Wednesday October 8th 2003
Sir Peter Hall - THE CREATIVITY OF CITIES

Professor of Planning, Bartlett School of Architecture / Director, Institute of Community Studies, London
Harvard GSD Public Lecture, Cambridge


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