April 2006

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


PRESS RELEASES
Nothing yet this month ...


NEW YORK EVENTS



Tuesday, April 25th
RIBA-USA Welcomes HRH Duke of Gloucester to New York

HRH Duke and Duchess of Gloucester with
Jonathan Wimpenny AIA RIBA RIBA Chair NY Chapter and
James Fischer RIBA AIA Chair AIA NY International Committee
Jonathan Wimpenny and James Fischer were delighted to have the opportunity of reviewing current restoration work at the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park with HRH’s the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester on


Tuesday, 18th April
The English Ball


The Pierre Hotel
The English Ball will be at the Pierre Hotel again this year and will be honoring Sir John Bond, Group Chairman of HSBC Holdings PLC. Members are urged to attend and support the St George’s Society of New York
For Further Information and tickets see:
http://www.stgeorgessociety.org/stgeony.html or phone 212 682 6110

Sunday, 30 April
Application Deadline
Deadline approaches for “Urban Design in London” NYU Program
July 10 - July 28, 2006

NYU in Urban Design in London is a summer study program intended for students interested in a career in architecture, architectural history, art history, urban planning, or architectural preservation. The format of the class is intensive with students fully engaged in class every day for three weeks. Since the students visit numerous sites and view many buildings, the schedule is vigorous.Director of the Program: Mosette Broderick, Lecturer and Director, Urban Design and Architecture Studies Program, Fine Arts and Director
For Further details see:
http://www.nyu.edu/fas/summer/urban/


LOS ANGELES EVENTS (Back to top)

June 11 – 18,
Build Here Now
at Lama Foundation (Taos County, New Mexico)
$495 until April 1, 2006, $650 thereafter
Limited number of half-tuition work-trade positions available.
Click here for the full PDF (require acrobat reader 5.0)

Wednesday. 5th April from 6:30 to 8:30pm
Members earn 1.5 Learning Units
$15 for AIA Members, $25 Non-AIA Members, Students Free w/ID
(Please note: price does not include a copy of the book)
Sign up online below or download the signup form for more information & registration.
Sign up online for Barton Myers
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?binid=1&bevaID=106864

Sunday23th April 23

AN EXCLUSIVE PEEK INSIDE SOME OF LA’S MOST NOTABLE HOMES
Presenting the AIA/LA 2006 Beverly Hills Spring Home Tour + Architects’ For

Callas Shortridge Architects – Carla Ridge Residence Photo by Art Gray

Larry Scarpa – Redelco Residence Photo by Marvin Rand

Los Angeles (February 2006) – Come discover (or be reminded) why Los Angeles has long been considered one of the country’s seminal cities for residential architecture. The American Institute of Architects/Los Angeles (AIA/LA) invites Angelinos and visitors to the city to participate in the organization’s Spring 2006 Beverly Hills Home Tour, featuring stunning, contemporary homes by Los Angeles’s leading architects and designers. This season’s muchanticipated roster of homes promises to prove memorable. In addition, the AIA/LA is pleased to announce an evening with the featured homes’ architects prior to the home tour. The Architects’ Forum provides a truly unique opportunity to hear first-hand about the creative process behind each project – the challenges and solutions that make each of these beautiful homes exceptional.

Featured Homes and Architects
Boxenbaum Residence – Steven Ehrlich, FAIA, Steven Ehrlich Architects
Beuth Residence – Zoltan Pali, FAIA, SPF:architects
Redelco Residence – Larry Scarpa, AIA, Pugh + Scarpa
Carla Ridge Residence – Callas Shortridge Architects

RSVP to AIA/LA by Tuesday April 11th at 213.639.0777
or email info@aialosangeles.org
Beverly Hills Home Tour
Sunday, April 23rd
11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Self-guided tours
Homes open 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Price per person (non-member): $75
Price per person (AIA member): $65
For tickets: Call 213.639.0777 or visit www.aialosangeles.com
*Tickets and driving directions will be mailed out one week prior to the event.
90210 – What’s in a zip code?

Secluded on private streets, surrounded by nature and opening onto dramatic vistas,
sustainable and contemporary, these homes represent Beverly Hills at its architectural best. Below is a brief overview of what participants will enjoy.

Boxenbaum Residence: Situated on a sloping corner lot, the house is a dance of cubic volumes, vertical stucco masses and floating roof planes that reinforce the direct and open nature of the floor plan. The home functions as both a residence and a gallery for the work of the noted resident artist. Large wall expanses bathed in ambient light provide an ideal environment for showcasing art. The residence has been featured in Los Angeles Magazine, Tabypet, GA Houses 90 and will in the pages of next month’s Interior Design.
Beuth Residence: Perched on a steep, nearly 45-degree grade, the House on Blue Jay Way has become a Los Angeles icon, featured in movies (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), TV series (Night Stalker), and prominent fashion publications throughout the world. The residence features a crisp concrete plinth base of two levels, a top level with bedrooms, clad in teak plywood, and a transparent glass level sandwiched between the two, offering 180-degree views from the Getty to downtown Los Angeles. The 9,200 square foot residence features 3 bedrooms, a fully-stocked bar and DJ club, gourmet kitchen, screening room, entry pool, wine cellar, weight room, and office. The home has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, Interior Design, SPACES magazine, among others.

Redelco Residence: Faced with the challenge of designing a new home on the footprint of a partially constructed residence abandoned seven years earlier, the architects created an airy pavilion-like structure which allowed the client to take advantage of a restricted building area while capturing extraordinary views. Once inside, the sheer drama of the space becomes immediately evident - soaring ceilings, spare geometry, and impeccable proportions. Framing the panoramic view, 22’ high sliding glass doors dematerialize the walls of the living area, allowing the interior and exterior to become one. Unexpected details and finishes add texture and warmth to this strikingly sophisticated home.

Carla Ridge Residence: Formerly the hip pad of “The Tonight Show” producer Freddy
DeCordiva and designed by Rex Lotery, the residence was given over to the team of Callas Shortridge to add to the structure’s implicit forward-thinking presence without stripping away the original mass, form, and finish. The harmony between old and new, was achieved by first approaching what were obvious discordant elements and then bonding finishes and materials that might have been part of the original. The authenticity of the result rises, in part, from insightful ideas for remodeling, balanced by an eye for requisite renovation.

About the AIA/Los Angeles The American Institute of Architects/Los Angeles (www.aialosangeles.org) provides leadership in improving the built environment. AIA/Los Angeles is a not-for-profit professional membership association. Phone: 213.639.0777. Email: info@aialosangeles.org.
Barton Myers Seminar, Signing, Office Visit

Award-winning architect Barton Myers, FAIA, will discuss the use of steel in residential construction during the 20th century and examine a selection of recent steel house commissions.

Tuesday 18th April
Architects' Forum
The AIA/LA is pleased to announce an evening with the featured architects from the April 23 Beverly Hills Home Tour.6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
At SPF:architects 8609 E. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Event is free and open to the public with advance RSVP.
Refreshments will be served.
Contact AIA at: info@aialosangeles.org

Wednesday. April 19 from 6:30-8pm
At Port of Los Angeles Tour and Presentation
Program begins with a reception on WWII Merchant Marine ship the Lane Victory. Port Staff will provide an overview of the Waterfront Revitalization Project. Refreshments will be served. The design team will lead a tour of the Cruise Ship Promenade and Harbor Boulevard Parkway.
San Pedro, CA Cost is $25 for AIA Members; $40 Non-AIA Members
Members earn 1.5 Learning Units
Sign up online below or download the signup form for more information & registration.
Sign up online for Port of LA tour
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=106976

Sunday23th April 23
Beverly Hills Home Tour
Boxenbaum Residence - Steven Ehrlich Architects - Photo by Juergen Nogai
AIA Los Angeles Beverly Hills (+ adjacencies) Home Tour
On Sunday April 23, you can tour the homes, talk to the architects, and discover new designs for living.
Featured Homes and Architects:
Steven Ehrlich, FAIA, Steven Ehrlich Architects
Zoltan Pali, FAIA, SPF:architects
Larry Scarpa, AIA, Pugh + Scarpa
Callas Shortridge Architects
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=104680


NEW ENGLAND (Back to top)

Friday, 31 - Saturday, April 1
On the Waterfront Symposium,
Robert Breugmann, keynote; Alex Garvin, Tom Elghanayan, Thom
Mayne, Sir Stuart Lipton, Malcolm Smith
Yale School of Architecture, New Haven
For more complete information, contact the Yale School of Architecture,
203-432-2288, or visit their web site at www.architecture.yale.edu.

Monday 3rd April
Lecture by Ricky Burdett
Architectural Adviser, Mayor of London
Director, 2006 Venice Architecture Biennale
April 03, 2006 6:00pm - 8:00pm - GSD Harvard Gund Hall Piper Auditorium,
Cambridge MA

Wednesday-Thursday 5-6th April
Residential Build Boston at the World Trade Center Boston MA
Wednesday 5th Small Firms Networking Breakfast hosted by Debbie Bentley RIBA
Thursday 6th Workshop " It's easy to start your own practice then what"
Moderated by Debbie Bentley RIBA
http://www.buildboston.com/

Thursday 6th April
Leture by Sir Richard Rogers,
will speak about his current work.
Yale School of Architecture Art & Architecture Building, 180 York Street.
New Haven CT
6:30 p.m.

Friday 7th April
Lecture by Jean Nouvel
Architect, Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Paris, France
Recent Work
7:00pm - 9:00pm Harvard GSD Gund Hall - Piper Auditorium, Cambridge MA

Wednesday 12th April
Lecture by Nathalie de Vries
Architect, MVRDV, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Recent Works
6:00pm - 8:00pm Harvard GSD Gund Hall - Piper Auditorium, Cambridge MA

Wednesday 26th
Lecture by Jan Kaplicky
Architect, Future Systems, London, England
Future Systems
6:00pm - 8:00pm Harvard GSD Gund Hall - Piper Auditorium, Cambridge MA

PHILADELPHIA EVENTS (Back to top)

Wednesday., April 5, 2006, 5:30 to 8:00 pm
TRADITION AND INVENTION”
THE LOUIS I. KAHN MEMORIAL LECTURE FEATURING DAVID CHIPPERFIELD

Location: Uni of Pennsylvania Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology, 3260 South St

Cost: $45 AIA members/$55 non-members/$20 students
Registration: To purchase tickets, visit www.aiaphila.org.

David Chipperfield heads David Chipperfield Architects, an internationally renowned architecture firm committed to providing architecture that responds to its environment and context across a range of scales and building types, from residential to commercial and civic buildings, incorporating architecture master planning, interior and product design. London- and Berlin-based David Chipperfield Architects works internationally, having won some of Europe’s most prestigious commissions, such as the master plan for Museum Island, Berlin, and the design of City of Justice, Barcelona. Projects in the U.S. include the expansion of the St. Louis Art Museum and the Figge Art Museum. Currently, Chipperfield is developing a new master plan for the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology, partnering locally with Atkin Olshin Lawson-Bell Architects. David Chipperfield has won over 20 national and international competitions and many international awards and citations for design excellence, including RIBA, RFAC and AIA awards, the Andrea Palladio Prize and the Tessenow Gold Medal. In 2004, Mr. Chipperfield was awarded a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to architecture and made an Honorary Member of the Florence Academy of Art and Design. Presented by AIA Philadelphia to benefit the Center for Architecture. Sponsored by Diener Brick and Liberty Property Trust.
This program is worth 1.5 AIA/CES LU. www.aiaphila.org

2006
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