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RIBA-USA News & Events
NOVEMBER 2003
1. NEWS 2. NEW YORK EVENTS 3. LOS ANGELES EVENTS 4. NEW ENGLAND EVENTS 5. PHILADELPHIA EVENTS NEWS London International Day at RIBA London 25 November The RIBA’s Policy & International Relations Department will be holding a networking event at Portland Place focusing on the international market for services. The event is aimed at members interested in exporting their skills and will comprise a number of presentations on international co-operation, freedom of movement within the EU and the role of organisations such as the RIBA, Trade Partners UK and the British Consultants and Construction Bureau in helping architects to promote their practices overseas. There will be an opportunity to ask questions throughout the afternoon and a chance for informal discussion over drinks afterwards. Speakers will include Colin Adams, Chief Executive of the BCCB, Matthew Benyon, Managing Director of exhibition organiser Montgomery International and Keith Lievesley of Trade Partners UK, as well as members active in representing the Institute on international issues. For more information contact Sally Welbourn, International Relations Co-ordinator at the RIBA (020 7307 3667 or sally.welbourn@inst.riba.org). A full programme for the event is also available at www.architecture.com NEW YORK (Back to top) Wednesday, 11th November - February 2nd 2004 Designing: The Work of Chermayeff & Geismar Ivan Chermayeff and Tom Geismar are legendary designers. The corporate identities they created are well-known for their powerful simplicity. Their design firm has been recognized for its high standards since the 1960s, and Chermayeff and Geismar's work has been an inspiration to graphic designers. Location: Cooper Union 7 East 7th Street at 3rd Avenue For further details phone 212 353 4207 Monday, 16th November – Thursday 8.30am Fourth AIA International Committee Meeting AIA Architecture Center, La Guardia Place - New York The fourth AIA International Committee Meeting in conjunction with the RIBA NY Chapter will be held at the AIA Architecture Center, La Guardia Place, New York. Agenda will include further details, confirmation of dates etc of the intended AIA RIBA International Symposium to be held in March 2004 All RIBA members are encouraged to attend. Participation in the planning of the International Symposium is encouraged. Please email Jonathan Wimpenny at 
if you wish to attend or be added to the email list. Thursday, 19th November Charles Jencks. THE GARDEN OF COSMIC SPECULATION Covering thirty acres in the Borders area of Scotland, the Garden of Cosmic Speculation is conceived as a place to explore certain fundamental aspects of the universe. What are atoms made of and how should we conceive of them? How does DNA make up a living organism and why is it essential to celebrate it in a garden? Charles Jencks has created a series of new, expansive, visual metaphors that challenge misleading and frequently misunderstood concepts. The garden celebrates nature and what emerges is a new language of landscape design based on twists and waves, optical illusions, and sudden surprises the "Big Bang". All Lectures are on Tuesdays and begin November 19 at 6:30 P.M. at The Urban Center, 457 Madison Avenue at 51st Street. New York November 17th 2003 International Competition Deadline  NYC2012, the committee leading New York City’s bid to become the host city of the 2012 Olympic Games announced September 26 that it is inviting all architects to participate in an innovative design study for the 2012 Olympic Village. The request for qualifications (RFQ), which is seeking “innovative and imaginative architectural design appropriate to the Olympic Spirit and designers bold enough to make this vision a reality,” kicks off the design study. The RFQ, which is open to all designers and architects worldwide, states that the overall objective of the project “is to strengthen the physical, mental, and spiritual well-being of the residents of the Olympic Village and form the basis of a model for future urban housing Submissions are due by 5 p.m. EST on November 17. All guidelines, details, rules, and updates for this competition can be found on the NYC2012 Web site. LOS ANGELES (Back to top) NEW ENGLAND (Back to top) Cambridge, MA November 4th 2003 at 6:30pm "Work of Anthony Hunt Associates", Lecture by Tony Hunt - Structural Engineer, U.K. MIT Open Lectures Room 10-250 Cambridge, MA Conference "ARCHITECTURE HISTORY - PEDAGOGY" November 21 & 22nd 2003 Participants include: Peter Cook, Department of Architecture, organizers 617 258-8438; e-mail htc@MIT.edu. Registration: http://architecture.mit.edu/htc/pedagogy November 18 to 20 Boston BuildBoston  Several RIBA members are presenting workshops at BuildBoston (www.buildboston.com). The Boston convention and tradeshow for design, building and management professionals is in November 2003. Workshops include the following subjects: more....
The RIBA initiative, "Architects for Change" has put together an excellent exhibition "DiverseCity" celebrating the diversity of architects in London (women and other architects from a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds). The exhibition will be held at buildboston in November and then showings at its various US Chapters in advance of the its envisaged tour of the New Zealand and Australia starting in November. Visit the DiverseCity Exhibition Web site: www.diversecity-architects.com Cambridge, MA "Bubbles Blue and Red against the Desert" Tuesday November 18, 2003 at 6:30pm Lecture by Peter Cook -Architect, London; Bartlett School, London MIT Open Lectures Room 10-250 PHILADELPHIA (Back to top) |
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