MARCH 2008
1. NEWS
2. NEW YORK EVENTS
3. LOS ANGELES EVENTS
4. NEW ENGLAND EVENTS
5. PHILADELPHIA EVENTS
NEWS
Sunand Prasad Visits New York
RIBA-USA NY Chapter members welcomed The RIBA President, Sunand
Prasad, To Manhattan in November and the meeting was followed
by a reception at the AIA Center For Architecture. Sunand
outlined his mission for his presidency, discussing mutual
interests and the continuing collaboration between the AIA
and the RIBA. He was a guest of the AIANY at a black tie gala
dinner that evening at the Grand Hyatt Hotel.
Zaha Takes Michigan!
Michigan State University has chosenZaha Hadid, to design
its new $26-million Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum in East
Lansing. MSU unveiled Hadid's design, showing a sharply angular,
low-slung horizontal building with a glass and aluminum skin
and an outdoor sculpture garden. The 41,000-square-foot building
would have three levels, including a basement, and would be
designed with several environmentally friendly factors. Hadid
described her concept as a series of trapezoidal gallery spaces
with pleated or louvered exteriors that criss-cross in multiple
configurations that allow for a series of unexpected interior
spaces. The louvered exterior also allows for control of natural
light. The museum is scheduled to open in 2010. It is to include
about 26,000 square feet of gallery space and will be built
on Grand River Avenue at the Collingwood entrance at the site
of the former Paolucci Building on MSU's campus. That building
was demolished in December.
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Tuesday, March 6th - 6.30 – 8.30pm
Woods Bagot Lecture in New York
Where: Center for Architecture, LaGuardia Place, NYC
Designer Nik Karalis will showcase current major projects
being undertaken by Woods Bagot and give some insight to Woods
Bagot’s design methodology and how their research influences
design outcomes.
Lecture sponsored by RIBA-USA NY and the AIA NY International
Committee
For further information contact: Jonathan Wimpenny wimpenny@rcn.com
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