SEPTEMBER 2007

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

NEWS

Young London architects draw the crowd at New York Exhibition

The exhibition “New Practices; London” spotlighting new London talent, opened in NYC in August to a packed crowd of over 650 people. “I don’t know what all the fuss about,” said Daniel Rosbottom (DRDArchitects) modestly surrounded by 650 people and making his voice heard over the throbbing music of a London DJ.

Spaceport America

Foster + Partners, with engineering design firm URS Corp –responsible for the Denver International Airport and NASA's Marshall Space Flight Centre - have won the tender for Spaceport America, the world's first spaceport. The design will become home to Virgin Galactic, the X Prize Cup and other leading space companies.The $25.7m facility in New Mexico will be about 100,000m2, housing offices and hangar space for air and space craft. Facilities for Virgin Galactic are expected to take over 84,000m2 of the building.

Green Schools: Color Them Healthy Places of Teaching and Learning by R.K. Stewart
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Monday, 17th September
Professional Women in Construction Golf Outing
an all-day event
Elmwood Country Club
White Plains, NY
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
For Further details see: http://www.pwcusa.org/files/Event.cfm?EID=67


Wednesday, 26th September at 3.00pm
Cooper Hewitt Museum NYC

Private Tour of the Exhibition
“Piranesi as Designer”
Private tour hosted by John Wilton-Ely, curator of the exhibit.
Tickets $ 55. Reception to follow.
Contact John Kenyon Kinnear Architect, President of the American Friends of the Georgian Group; 212 682 8390
On view September 14, 2007–January 20, 2008
This exhibition examines the artist's role in the reform of architecture and design from the 18th century to the present. This is the first museum exhibition to show Piranesi's full range and influence as a designer of architecture, elaborate interiors and exquisite furnishings. On view will be etchings, original drawings and prints by Piranesi, as well as a selection of three-dimensional objects. In addition to his better-known architectural projects, Piranesi also designed fantastic chimneypieces, carriage works, furniture, light fixtures and other decorative pieces. The exhibition is co-curated by Dr. Sarah E. Lawrence, director, Master's Program in the history of decorative arts and design, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, and John Wilton-Ely, professor emeritus, University of Hull.

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