RIBA-USA News & Events MAY 2008
1. NEWS 2. NEW YORK EVENTS 3. LOS ANGELES EVENTS 4. NEW ENGLAND EVENTS 5. PHILADELPHIA EVENTS NEWS Monday, May 12th 2008 Sunand Prasad in NYC  RIBA President will be in NYC for NY DDC Conference and RIBA-USA Lunch All members welcome …… NY Chapter members at the UN 
The United Nations conference “ Sustainable Urbanization in
the Information Age” organized by UNDESA-GAID, UN-Habitat, AIANY
& the City of New York was held on April 23rd. RIBA members
attending (from left to right) James Fischer, Jonathan Wimpenny
& John SteigerwaldNEW YORK (Back to top) Sunday, May 9th 2008 -8.00am – 10am Conference on Compliance Pitfalls for Foreign Companies Location: The Japan Society 333 East 47th Street NYC Hosted by Epstein Becker & Green – RIBA-USA members Free Contact the Japan Society 212 715 1247 Monday, May 12th 2008 - 10am – midday (followed by RIBA-USA lunch) Sunand Prasad to address NYC Conference +RIBA-USA NY Luncheon Location: 31 Chambers Street, New York RIBA President, Sunand Prasad, will be speaking in NYC at the NY DDC Conference being held at 31 Chambers Street, NY. This will be followed by a luncheon sponsored by RIBA-USA NY Chapter. All members are welcome but please book ahead, thanks and contact; Jonathan Wimpenny, NY Chapter Chair wimpenny@rcn.com May 17-21 2008 “The Best of British Art” Sothebys An exhibition of highlights from London http://www.sothebys.com/ LOS ANGELES (Back to top) NEW ENGLAND (Back to top) PHILADELPHIA (Back to top) Sunday, May 18th 2008 “As a student I was always mesmerized by its playful graphic
geometry of the windows and the deceptive simplicity of its
plan. It was a real surprise to see the care and joy of the
materials still very much intact and it being lived in as
I’m sure Kahn would have approved. There were two particularly
ecstatic moments for me. Firstly was ascending the beautifully
crafted, Japanese- or Shaker-esque, staircase with its simple
timber balustrade, which overlooks the living room. The second
was opening the shutter of the window in the library where
knowledge and nature seemed to freeze into one image. The
Esherick House is definitely one of Kahn’s most important
works which defined lessons he’d go on to use in later projects.”
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