JUNE 2007

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NEWS

ST GEORGES SOCIETY RECEIVES $1 MILLION DONATION

The Development Campaign received $1 million from the Manton Foundation. “The Manton Foundation’s gift is a milestone for the Campaign, which has now reached over 40% of its $5 million goal,” noted Natalie T. Pray, Campaign Chairman. Edwin Alfred Grenville Manton was born in Essex, England on 22 January 1909. He joined St. George’s Society in 1938, served on the Executive Committee from 1984 to 1986 and was a Vice President from 1987 to 1989. In 2001 Sir Edwin was awarded the Society’s Medal of Honour for his devotion to and support of the Society. He was knighted by HM Queen Elizabeth II in November 1994 for his extraordinary generosity to the Tate Gallery.


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Monday June 4th
Professional Women in Construction – Golf Outing
Schedule: - 10:00 am registration - 10:30 am brunch - 11:30 am "shotgun" tee-off - Refreshments served on golf course - 5:30 pm cocktail party, followed by...- dinner*, open bar, golf prizes, raffle drawings
*Jackets required at dinner. Non-golfers & networkers are welcome for cocktails & dinner.
Where: Elmwood Country Club A private member club with all amenities
White Plains, NY
For further information: see - www.pwcusa.org
Duke's Plan of New York. British Library Maps. K.Top.CXXI.35
Copyright © The British Library Board

Thursday June 7th & 8th
2007 Conference: British Mapping of NY, Metadata, Geospatial Access, GeoPortals, Map Competition

Duke's Plan of New York. British Library Maps. K.Top.CXXI.35
Copyright © The British Library Board
Please join the Northeast Map Organization this June 7-8, 2007 at the
Fashion Institute of Technology, SUNY for our annual meeting to meet with
experts from across the Northeast who will focus on metadata, geospatial
access , geoportals and a map competition for students and professionals
alike. visit (http://www.northeastmap.org/)for the Map Competition
Announcement.The North East Map Organization Annual Meeting
June 7-8, 2007

June thru July 8th
Exhibition: Responding to Kahn: A Sculptural Conversation

Location: Yale University Art Gallery, on view through 07.08.07
Yale University Art Gallery, Louis Kahn building, first floor; interior view of Responding to Kahn: A Sculptural Conversation exhibition, 2006. (c) 2006 Yale University Art Gallery.

Garden of Stones, 2003

Photo: Tom Powel
Dwarf oak saplings, boulders installation at the Museum
of Jewish Heritage, Battery Park Plaza, New York

Thro’ June 16th 2007
Andy Goldsworthy Exhibits in New York
Don’t miss this UK sculptor - exhibition closes June 16
Andy Goldsworthy ‘Timepieces’ at Galerie Lelong 528 West 26th St.
www.galerielelong.com

June 10th
British Car Day

Williamsville, New York - June 10, 2007 British Car Club of Western New York holds the only multi-marque European show in the area, for classic European cars and motorcycles. Rose Garden Grove 2753 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 Contact Nelson DiPasquale at nelsonlord@adelphia.net

Wednesday June 13th-14th
‘Like In The City’; Music Conference

In The City of New York, June 13th-14th 2007
W Hotel, Union Square and the Nokia Theatre, Times Square - New York City
A two-day event bringing high level music industry debate and the most exciting new
bands in the modern world back to that narrow strip of land between the Hudson and
the East River.
Curated by Manchester-based In The City in conjunction with AEG Live - and with
several nods to the great traditions of the New Music Seminar which ruled in the 80s and
early 90s - In The City of New York is two days of talking about music, thinking about
music and just enjoying music.
During the day industry leaders will gather in the W Hotel on Union Square for a series
of panels, seminars and master classes on the current state of the music industry and,
more importantly, where it’s heading next.
for further information http://www.inthecityofnewyork.com/index.php

Tuesday June 19th
"Sothebys Auction - Important 20th Century Design"
NEW YORK: Sotheby's New York -- Exhibit 06.07 Sale: June 19th

Wednesday June 20-22
Knowledge for creating & sustaining the built environment..
51st Annual CSI Show & Convention
Baltimore Convention Center
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 to Friday, June 22, 2007
CSI is a national association dedicated to creating standards and formats to improve construction documents and project delivery. The organization is unique in the industry in that its members are a cross section of specifiers, architects, engineers, contractors and building materials suppliers.
http://www.csinet.org/s_csi/index.asp

Tuesday, 26 June 6:00 pm - $45
Georgian Architecture of the Island of Jamaica

Mandeville Court House Jamaica
Location: Collector’s Club, 22 East 35th Street NYC
Lecture and reception by Eryn Brennan of the Falmouth Heritage renewal Lecture organized by the American Friends of The Georgian Group Contact 212 861 3990 for further information

Wednesday June 27 – 28th Jacob Javitts Center NYC
BUILDINGS NY TRADE FAIR

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Wednesday June 8th 6.30pm Grand Opening and launch party - RSVP
Building a Sustainable World Exhibition
In partnership with Autodesk and in recognition of the great work that is going on to develop an architectural response to Climate Change, RIBA-USA is launching its largest exhibition in Los Angeles on June 8th - details attached:

RIBA-USA California Chapter opens the
Building a Sustainable World
EXHIBITION
DESIGNS FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD
FOR A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY OF 10,000
Addressing the problem of Climate Change
At a public reception – RSVP - Proudly Sponsored by

with opening address by AIA President RK Stewart:
Announcing the Exhibitiion of 51 Entries to this amazing competition on the occasion of the final phase of judging at the Architecture and Design Museum,
5900 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 100E, Los Angeles, California 90036, web http://aplusd.org/v3/ email info@aplusd.org


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