February 2004

Los Angeles
Diverse City Exhibition
January 31st to February 27th



The travelling exhibit, designed to celebrate the diversity of architects, will be displayed at the British Consulate,11766 Wilshire Boulevard #1200 Los Angeles, CA 90025 (tel: 310 996 3034 fax: 310 481 2960). It will showcase the range and quality of designs and completed projects by a selection of minority or under-represented but qualified professionals who are active in the domain of architecture. The official opening will be February 12th.

After Los Angeles, the exhibition will then travel to China, Sydney Australia, Auckland New Zealand, before returning to the US at the AIA Conference in Chicago in June 2004.

Further information can be obtained at http://www.riba-usa.org/diversitycity. To submit an individual panel contact the RIBA-USA Chairs - contact us.


New York
RIBA-USA NY International Committee Meeting with AIA NY
February 12th, Time: 8.30am

All members are urged to attend this last meeting with the AIA before the March 2004 International Architect's Symposium. Agenda: Sponsorships and all final drafts for printed symposium materials.
Venue: Architecture Center La Guardia Place New York

New York
Built and Unbuilt Projects: Drawings & Sketches of Louis I. Kahn
Thursday February 12-28


Max Protech Gallery features an exhibition of project drawings and sketches by Louis I. Kahn. Accompanying the drawings will be photographic prints by Roberto Schezen whose images of Kahn buildings illustrate an important recent monograph of Kahn's work.

Join RIBA-USA NY Chapter members at the Opening Reception Thursday February 12th, 6-8pm Max Protech Gallery 511 West 22nd Street

Boston
New England Chapter AGM
February 23rd 2004 at 6.30pm
Venue: CED and Associates: 8 Mason St . Cambridge MA 02138


Come meet other RIBA members, plan future events and elect the board members for the Chapter at our first AGM. The RIBA -USA New England chapter has rapidly risen to be one of the more vibrant overseas chapters for the Institute.

For more information download our AGM flier

New York
Lord Norman Foster of Thames Bank
February 26th 2004


Will be honored at the Annual Gala of the Friends of Freie Universitaet Berlin at the Pierre Hotel. For further information and tickets phone 212 644 5865 or email ffub@ffub.us

New York
The Japan Society New York
Thursday February 26- 28


Architecture Symposium 2004. Assisted by an English Architect, this three-day symposium examines how the pursuit of technology, materials and aesthetics in contemporary architecture is influenced and inspired by traditional building methods. Thursday, 02/26/2004 06:30 PM Friday, 02/27/2004 02:00 PM Saturday, 02/28/2004 09:30 AM

Technology & Tradition in Japanese Contemporary Architecture
333 East 47th Street New York, NY 10017
Phone: 212.832.1155 Box Office: 212.752.3015

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