March 2004

Diverse City Exhibition




RIBA-USA has just concluded its national competition focusing on the work that was added to the DiverseCity exhibition from all over the US and reviewed by a panel of judges to identify an overall US winner. The judges reached a unanimous decision and the winner of the RIBA-USA DiverseCity Competition was announced at a reception at the British Consulate General Los Angeles yesterday evening: This was

Annie Chu AIA, who was the principle collaborator on major additions to UC Riverside of the late Frank Israel. Annie was described by John Dale, a member of the RIBA-USA judging panel and current President of AIA Los Angeles, as one of America's strongest designers with a tremendous record of achievement both as principal of her own firm, Chu and Gooding and in the promotion of Women and Minority interests within AIA. As the overall winner of the competition, Annie is eligible to accompany the RIBA-USA delegation to Beijing in May of this year, which has been made possible thanks to the generous support of RIBA-USA's Chinese hosts. Annie confirmed her acceptance of this award today, February 27th 2004.

Other members of the judging panel were:

Fon Hee Architect, Philadelphia, PA, designated to the panel by GBIT and CCPIT, Beijing China

Angela Brady Curator of DiverseCity Initiative and Chair of RIBA Women in Architecture Group, also part of the RIBA USA delegation to Beijing in May 2004

Tim Clark President RIBA-USA, Chair RIBA California and leader of the RIBA-USA delegation to Beijing in May 2004

Brian Conley Trade Consul and Deputy Consul General, British Consulate General Los Angeles

Caroline Davies Photographic and Exhibition Adviser to RIBA-USA also part of the RIBA USA delegation to Beijing in May 2004

All of the US panels are now traveling with the Exhibition to Australia and New Zealand and will be included in the Exhibition's catalogue as well as a related Powerpoint presentation.


New York
RIBA-USA - & AIA WEEKEND SYMPOSIUM NEW YORK CITY
Saturday & Sunday - March 6th & 7th 2004


The RIBA-USA New York Chapter and the AIA International Committee are proud to host a weekend symposium in New York to discuss issues relating to architects working worldwide. Topics to be discussed will be international professional recognition and reciprocity, cultural issues in a diverse world, the international marketplace, international contracts and negotiations, international exchange and student programs.

Keynote Speakers from UK Trade & Investment, the Office of Sir Nicholas Grimshaw and the RIBA-USA President Tim Clark will address the Symposium. An evening event of project presentations will follow the symposium.

The following day, UK/US architects will open their studios to the public.

Further details and information can be downloaded here or contact the RIBA-USA NY Chairman Jonathan B Wimpenny AIA RIBA:


Venue: The Architecture Center, La Guardia Place, New York

Book online http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=62439

Download article featured in the Building Design


Boston
Johnathan Spiers Lecture
March 8 2004 - 8.30-10,30 am and 5.30-7.30 pm

Reknown Lightiing designerJohnathan Spiers of SaMA London, who stunningly floodlit the Millenium dome, Gateshead Bridge, and the Swiss Re Tower in the UK will be giving a lecture on his recent work. Organised bt Reflex Lighting Group and Coopers Lighting At Doubletree Guest Suites Boston, 400 Solidiers FieldRd, Boston MA 02134. ( free parking with validation)

Donations $25
all Proceeds go to Light Boston Inc

Further info at www.ReflexLighting.com or call Thomas Gagliardi 617 269 4510


London
RIBA WORLDWIDE AWARDS 2004
Deadline March 8th 2004

The Institute is once again on the look out for award-winning buildings, and for the first time the search has been extended beyond Europe. 

Practices throughout the EU are invited to submit projects of architectural excellence for the RIBA Stirling Prize. Projects should exhibit design excellence and have been completed between January 1 2002 and 8 March 2004.

And for the first time, the RIBA is running the RIBA Worldwide Awards. These will be for buildings outside the EU designed by a UK practice where at least one principal is an RIBA member. Unlike all other RIBA awards, these schemes will not be visited, but will be judged by the RIBA Awards Group with the advice of local experts. For the RIBA Worldwide Awards, there will be no one overall winner. All winning schemes will be announced on 16 June 2004.

Tony Chapman, RIBA Head of Awards said: 'More and more RIBA members are building around the world and the RIBA's awards programmes should reflect this. Opening up the RIBA Awards to buildings outside the EU is just the logical extension of extending entries to the EU, which we did in 1997. I hope that, if we can secure sponsorship, in future years we will be able to visit schemes so that winners will be eligible for the Stirling Prize. In the meantime, I'm pleased that the RIBA Awards are at last beginning to reflect the way Britain uniquely exports the work of its architects to the rest of the world.'

The closing date for entries is 8 March 2004. Entry forms can be downloaded from http://www.riba-awards.com


Boston
BSA Small Firms - How to complete your LU’s while on Vacation!
March 18, 2004, 12.00pm at the BSA

Presenter: Debbie Bentley RIBA.

Continuous education should be fun, and believe it or not can involve all the family. What are the rules and regulations concerning self reporting LU’s while seeing exhibitions, eating in trendy restaurants and looking at buildings while on vacation? Can having a dinner party with fellow professional friends count? How can you get those vital HSW hours? Where should you go on vacation to maximize your LU opportunities? What are the learning closer to home that you may be earning and not really realizing or recording? Come earn another LU and have lunch while learning about all the different ways we can continuously learn, develop professionally and be inspired by architecture while enjoying life.

Please confirm your attendance to Kevin Neary kneary@architects.org by 9am on the morning of the 18th so that we can ensure that we have enough sandwiches.


Boston
First New England Exhibition of Groundbreaking British Video filmake - Steve McQueen
March 18–June 29, 2004

Wellesley, MA – Three video installations by filmmaker and video installation artist Steve McQueen, open Thursday, March 18 at the Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA. A recipient of England’s prestigious Turner Prize (1999), awarded by the Tate in London, and of the major British award OBE Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (2002), McQueen’s work is included in public and private collections worldwide. In the artist’s first one-person exhibition in New England, McQueen’s works’ Exodus (1992-97), the triptych Drumroll (1998) — for which he received the Turner Prize—and Prey (1999), will be on view. Please note new opening date for exhibition.

The British-born, Amsterdam-based McQueen (*1969) is one of the leading young international contemporary video installation artists and filmmakers. Trained in England (Goldsmiths College, London, 1990-93) and in the United States (Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, 1993-94) he has been widely exhibited in Europe, and in South America (ARC/Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, France, 2003; Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo in São Paulo, Brazil, 2001; Documenta X, Kassel, Germany, 1997), but less so in the United States where his work has been presented in one-person exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago (2002) and at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (1998).

January