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NEWS

RIBA-USA NEWS
The AGM Minutes are ready for members to read. Click here for the PDF.

NEWYORK

MEIER HAS REOPENED HIS MODEL WAREHOUSE

Richard Meier has opened the model warehouse once again and is welcoming visitors to Long Island City to see his 3,600-square-foot studio filled with more than a hundred architectural mock-ups...Visitation is by appointment on alternate Fridays beginning May 1; to schedule an appointment, call Richard Meier & Partners Architects at 212-967-6060.

New Website WWW.URBANOMNIBUS.NET Seeks Ideas
Urban Omnibus is seeking your ideas, projects, or even just tips to be developed into high-quality web content: text articles, slideshows, short video and audio podcasts, audio tours, map mashups, data visualization and locative media pieces. Whether you have a fully produced piece, a design proposal, or simply an idea you would like to see become a reality, they want to hear from you.

New Worldview Perspectives On Architecture & Urbanism

Worldview: Perspectives on Architecture and Urbanism from Around the Globe is a web-based project of the Architectural League that looks at the world’s cities through the eyes of young architects who live and work in them. The project was inaugurated in late 2002 with a report on Caracas, Venezuela, and continues with several new reports each year, concentrating on cities often overlooked by the mainstream architectural press.
See: http://www.archleague.org/index-dynamic.php?section=worldview

WASHINGTON DC

Monday 18th May, 2009 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Lecture at the National Building Museum
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
is dedicated to the design of intelligent, energy-efficient, and sustainable architecture on an international scale. Adrian Smith, FAIA, RIBA, Gordon Gill, AIA, and Robert Forest, AIA, RIBA, OAA, LEED AP co-founding design partners present the Chicago-based firm’s work, including the positive energy Masdar Headquarters and the Clean Technology Tower, among other projects. This program complements the exhibition Green Community, which will be open for viewing prior to the lecture. 1.5 LU (AIA) NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM | 401 F Street NW Washington, DC 20001 | 202.272.2448


MIAMI FL and ATLANTA GA

8th - 12 June 2009
Opportunities In A Low Carbon Economy
UK TRADE & INVESTMENT CONFERENCE
See the attached PDF for further information. Click here.
Deadline to confirm participation is Tuesday, May 12th for this conference in june!


MONTREAL CANADA

21 – 24 May 2009
Montreal International Interior Design Show
For Further Information See - http://www.sidim.com/2009/en/  


NEW YORK  (Back to top)

May 1 - 9
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Book Sale The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bookshop is holding its first ever warehouse book sale. There are over 150 titles, all Museum classics—from exhibition catalogues, to picture books and books about the collection—all published by the Metropolitan Museum. It's an event not to miss, with many prices below cost.
9:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m., The Met Store Bookshop, second floor

Tuesday, May 5th 2009
Storefront for Art and Architecture
Honoring Max Protetch and Madelon Vriesendorp and thanking former Board President Belmont Freeman Co-Chaired by André Balazs and Shirin Neshat To be held at The Standard, New York Designed by Polshek Partnership Architects 848 Washington Street, NYC

Friday, 08 May 2009 6:00-9:00 PM
Film – “Unfinished Spaces: Cuba’s Architecture of Revolution”

Please join us for a fundraiser to benefit the production of the documentary film Unfinished Spaces: Cuba's Architecture of Revolution Location: Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place Member Price: By donation Nonmember Price: $20 More Info: www.ajnafilm.com

Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Professional Women in Construction Salute to Women of Achievement Luncheon 11:30 AM luncheon - For Further details see: http://www.pwcusa.org/

Thursday, 14th -21st May 2009
Young Architects Forum Foresight lectures

The Architectural League’s Young Architects Forum is an annual competition and series of lectures and exhibitions organized by the Architectural League and its Young Architects Committee. The Forum was established to recognize specific works of high quality and to encourage the exchange of ideas among young people who might otherwise not have a forum.
Participants in the program are chosen through a portfolio competition that is juried by distinguished architects, artists and critics, and the Young Architects Committee. The committee, a group selected each year from past participants in the Young Architects Forum, is responsible for developing the program's theme and selecting competition jurors. Open to designers ten years or less out of school, the competition draws entrants from around North America. The lecture series and exhibition by winners of the competition provide a lively public forum for the discussion of their work and ideas. Winners' designs will also be illustrated in a catalogue to be published by Princeton Architectural Press.
Thursday, May 14 6:30 p.m. Lecture Aziza Chaouni and Takako Tajima, Bureau E.A.S.T, Toronto and Los Angeles Frida Escobedo Lopez, Mexico City Ivan Juarez and Patricia Meneses, ex.studio, Mexico City and Barcelona
Thursday, May 21 6:30 p.m. Lecture Cristina Goberna and Urtzi Grau, Fake Industries, Brooklyn. Phu Hoang, Phu Hoang Office, New York City Sung Goo Yang, Ether Ship, Boston
FOR FURTHER INFO SEE:  http://archleague.org/index-dynamic.php?show=844

Thuresday, May 14, 2009 MEDIA PREVIEW
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT: FROM WITHIN OUTWARD
On View May 15-August 23, 2009
10 a.m. Refreshments
10:30 a.m. Remarks in the Rotunda
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Exhibition viewing
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue
(at 89th Street), New York
For Further Information: pressoffice@guggenheim.org

14th & 15th May
"NOW WHAT ARCHITECTURE?" SYMPOSIUM AT THE GUGGENHEIM
Two-Day Symposium on Contemporary Architecture and Urban Design
Venue: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Peter B. Lewis Theater in the Sackler Center for Arts Education
Organized by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in collaboration with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation on the occasion of Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward

Dates: Thu, May 14, 4 p.m. and Fri, May 15, 10:30 a.m.
In his 1931 Kahn Lecture at Princeton University, Frank Lloyd Wright posed the seminal question: "Now what architecture?" Over the course of his seventy-year long career, Wright taught his contemporaries how to connect time, place, and people through architecture. Today, fifty years after his death in 1959 and coinciding with opening events for the exhibition Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward, Wright's question forms the basis for a two-day symposium that will feature debates among scholars, architects, designers, and cultural critics from around the world. Rather than look at Wright's work as a stylistic school to be revived or imitated, Now What Architecture? hopes to transform Wright's lessons on the simplicity of space into 21st century potentialities by exploring the ways in which well-designed spaces-from personal spaces, shared spaces to public spaces-can shape our everyday lives.

PROGRAM

Thursday, May 14
4:00 p.m. Welcome
Richard Armstrong, Director, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and Museum Introductions David van der Leer, Assistant Curator Architecture & Design, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
4:30 p.m. Urban Spaces
Moderator: Anthony Vidler, Dean, Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York
Participants: Amale Andraos, Principal, Work Architecture Company, New York
Adriaan Geuze, Founder/Principal, West 8, Rotterdam Thomas Krens, Senior Advisor for International Affairs, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York & Co-Curator, Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward

Friday, May 15
10:30 a.m.
Introductions - David van der Leer, Assistant Curator Architecture & Design, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation in the 21st Century Phil Alsopp, Director, Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale

11:00 a.m.
Personal Spaces
Moderator: David van der Leer, Assistant Curator Architecture & Design, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Participants:David Adjaye, Principal, Adjaye Associates, London, Berlin, New York
Toshiko Mori, Robert P. Hubbard Professor in the Practice of Architecture, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Principal, Toshiko Mori Architect, New York
1:00 p.m. Lunch break
2:30 p.m. Shared Spaces
Moderator: Julie Iovine, Executive Editor, The Architect's Newspaper, New York
Participants:Beatriz Colomina, Professor of Architecture, Founding Director, Program in Media and Modernity, Princeton University, Princeton Steven Holl, Principal, Steven Holl Architects, New York, Beijing
Reinhold Martin, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University

Tickets: One day: $10, $7 members, students Two days: $15, $10 members, students

For additional information contact::
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Press Office
Claire Laporte, Media Relations Associate  Phone: 212 423 3840
E-mail: pressoffice@guggenheim.org

Friday 15 May 2009 at 6 PM
Tour of Heraldry at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
The tour will be led by the College of Arms Foundation Committee members Maria Dering and John Shannon.  Afterwards, the group will enjoy refreshing cocktails on the Museum's roof terrace (weather permitting) or indoors at the Balcony Bar.  We will meet in the Great Hall near the information desk at 6 PM.  Charge for the tour is $25 per person to cover admission to the Museum.  Drinks are "Dutch Treat." To reserve, please email: Jonathan Wimpenny: wimpenny@rcn.com

Wednesday, 05/13/2009, 9:30am–5:30pm 
Sustainable Urbanization Conference At The UN
RSVP is necessary. Entry and registration at UN begins at 8:30 AM. Arrive early to pass through security.
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, DPAMD, Global alliance for ICT and Development
Conference on SUSTAINABLE URBANIZATION IN THE INFORMATION AGE
Role of Infrastructure in Metropolitan Development
Featuring Mayors, Policy Makers, City Officials and Leaders from:
New York (USA) Jakarta(Indonesia) Melbourne (Australia) Tuebingen (Germany)
Cape Town (South Africa) Curitiba (Brazil)Rosario (Argentina)
Nearly 60 million people are added to the urban population each year in the developing countries. The conference addresses the global challenges posed by rapid urbanization - from poverty and inequality to the impact of natural and man-made disasters. Discussion will focus on implementation of sustainable planning and infrastructure through the use of information communication technologies.
Organized by: UN-Habitat, UNDESA- DPAMD GAID, the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter, Regional Plan Association, United Cities and Local Governments
Sponsored by: The Building and Social Housing Foundation (BSHF), Forum for Urban Design, Novartis Corporation Location: ECOSOC Chamber, United Nations Headquarters
Price: Free CES LUs: 5.5, CES HSW: 5.5, CES SD: 5.5

Saturday, May 16 – Monday, May 18 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
ICCF  @ JACOB JAVITTS CENTER NYC

Trade and General Public
Tuesday, May 19
10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m

Friday 15 May 2009 at 6 PM
Tour of Heraldry at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
The tour will be led by the College of Arms Foundation Committee members Maria Dering and John Shannon.  Afterwards, the group will enjoy refreshing cocktails on the Museum's roof terrace (weather permitting) or indoors at the Balcony Bar.  We will meet in the Great Hall near the information desk at 6 PM.  Charge for the tour is $25 per person to cover admission to the Museum.  Drinks are "Dutch Treat." To reserve, please email: Jonathan Wimpenny: wimpenny@rcn.com

Saturday, May 16 2009 9:45 am
“An Architectural Walk along the Grand Concourse”
In 1923, Governor Alfred E. Smith called the Bronx “the most striking example of urban developmentin the United States.” After nearly a century of grandeur, decay, and restoration, the Concourse, now celebrating its centennial year, is still home to neoclassical, Moorish and Art Deco gems for which it became famous. Sam Goodman, Urban Planner for the Bronx Borough President’s Office, will offer a mix of architectural and social history, as well as exclusive access to the interiors of nearly all the important buildings along the Concourse. Meet in the lobby of the Bronx Museum of the Arts (1040 Grand Concourse at 165th Street) at 9:45 am. Coffee will be provided by the Bronx Museum. The tour will get under way at 10:00 am sharp and will last approximately two hours minimum. $10 for ICA&CA members and employees of professional member firms. $20 for the general public. Space is limited; (212) 730-9646, ext. 109.

Sunday, May 17th - 19 2009
SURTEX EXPO
Jacob K Javitts Convention Center NYC
SURTEX is a dynamic market, like no other, filled with the latest trend-on artwork, designers and licensors from around the world. Over 300 exhibitors selling and licensing the most diverse art & design, draw some 6,000 quality buyers and licensees - top decision-makers from manufacturers and retailers of all product categories. For Further Information see: http://www.surtex.com/

Tuesday, 19th May 2009, 7:00pm
INFORMATION MODELS IN CONTEMPORARY DESIGN
In the last 25 years, the broad use of computer software has revolutionized the way architectural design proposals are generated and documented. Much of this work has occurred in either visualization or formal speculation - largely academic concerns; or in conventional documentation and management – largely professional preoccupations. This separation, often articulated as one between theory and practice, becomes amplified between architects and those that build their design proposals. Traditionally, this translation between architect and builder has invited breaks, or gaps, in what should be a continuous and interrelated process of design translation and building actualization.
Organized by: The Architectural League of New York Sponsored by: Co-sponsored by Urban Center Books Location: The Urban Center, 457 Madison Avenue
Member Price: Free for League members; members may reserve tickets by emailing rsvp@archleague.org Nonmember Price: $10 for non-members; non-members may purchase tickets starting May 12 at www.archleague.org > Lectures > Urban Housing
CES LUs: 1.5 Telephone: 212.753.1722 x13 Contact: Nick Anderson
More Info: For more information, visit www.archleague.org.


"The New York City Naming of the British Garden at Hanover Square"
Friday 29 May 2009 at 12.30 PM

India House Club, One Hanover Square, New York
For further details and tickets contact: Jonathan Wimpenny wimpenny@rcn.com

May 15th – August 23rd 2009
EXHIBITION
Frank Llyod Wright; From Within Outward

The Solomon R Guggenheim Museum
Fifty years after the realization of Frank Lloyd Wright’s renowned design, The Solomon R Guggenheim celebrates the golden anniversary of its landmark building with the exhibition “Frank Llyod Wright; From Within Outward”
See Attached Press Release for further details

May 20, 2009–August 16, 2009
Francis Bacon: A Centenary Retrospective

The Metropolitan Museum Special Exhibition Galleries, 2nd floor The first major exhibition in New York in twenty years devoted to one of the most compelling painters of the twentieth century, Francis Bacon: A Centenary Retrospective features some 130 works--sixty-five paintings and as many archival items from public and private collections from around the world--that span the entirety of the artist’s full and celebrated career.

Tuesday, 26 May 2009, 6:00–8:00pm
GOT LICENSE? ROUNTABLE DISCUSSION ON BECOMING AN ARCHITECT
This program seeks to create a dialogue about the IDP process, licensure and recent changes in the taking the registration exam, that may have an effect on the number of people receiving their license. There will be an opportunity to hear from an NCARB representative. We will be discussing the experiences of a variety of emerging professionals at different parts of their careers: post-graduation; close to completion of IDP; taking the exam; and post-licensure/mentoring. The young practitioners behind these “case studies” have followed different methods to licensure such as working in architecture firms versus pursuing alternate career paths and attending accredited and non-accredited universities. The program is also intended to be a mini-summit/ focus group, a forum for Chapter members to discuss resources and already available and ones needed to promote licensure in NYS.
Organized by: AIANY Emerging New York Architects Committee  AIANY Professional Practice Committee
Location: Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place Price: Free

Wednesday May 28th 2009
GALA DINNER AT THE HAVARD CLUB
St Paul’s Cathedral Trust in America
Honoring this year William R Miller OBE
For tickets and further information contact: Jonathan Wimpenny wimpenny@rcn.com

CALIFORNIA  (Back to top)


NEW ENGLAND  (Back to top)

7 May 2009 - 26 July 2009
Paintings from the Reign of Victoria: The Royal Holloway Collection, London
This exhibition includes sixty works from the Holloway collection that exemplify a range of themes in mid-Victorian art. At the Yale Center for British Art
Thomas Holloway (1800-1883), a self-made multi-millionaire, purchased a group of "modern" paintings that were the crowning gift of his generous endowment of a college for women, opened by Queen Victoria in 1886. This exhibition includes sixty works from the Holloway collection that exemplify a range of themes in mid-Victorian art.
For more information please visit http://ycba.yale.edu

PHILADELPHIA  (Back to top)