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1. NEWS
2. NEW YORK EVENTS
3. LOS ANGELES EVENTS
4. SAN FRANCISCO
5. NEW ENGLAND EVENTS
6. MID WEST
7. PHILADELPHIA EVENTS


NEWS

SAVE THE DATE!!
RIBA-USA AGM + Annual Dinner
June 9-12th
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We are looking for volunteers to host the RIBA-USA stand at the concurrent AIA Convention -- Please contact Jonathan Wimpenny at wimpenny@rcn.com

Miami June 11th – Annual General Meeting – Notice of attendance please!RIBA members intending to attend the RIBA-USA June events in Miami (Tim -Link to PDF) are urged to contact Jonathan Wimpenny asap wimpenny@rcn.com to make sure their names are added to the invitation list, thanks.

RIBA President, Ruth Reed to attend June 2010 RIBA-USA AGM
RIBA-USA region is pleased to announce that Ruth Reed will be attending the RIBA-USA Annual General Meeting this year (to be held in Miami on June 9-12, concurrent with the AIA Annual Convention)

RIBA President, Ruth Reed with RIBA-USA Chicago Chapter Chair, Joe Burns, at the RIBA Sterling Dinne,r Portland Place London


MIAMI, Florida
July 11, 2010
RIBA-USA AGM – CONSULATE RECEPTION & ANNUAL DINNER
5.00pm RIBA-USA Annual General Meeting
The Boardroom at the Wolfsonian Museum
1001 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida 33139
(RIBA members only)
6 – 8.00pm UK Consulate and RIBA-USA Cocktail Reception & Prize Giving
The Fountain Room & Front Gallery at the Wolfsonian Museum
1001 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida 33139
The UK Consulate, Kevin McGurgan is to welcome RIBA President Ruth Reed who will be awarding prizes to students from the Mater Academy Charter School of Hileagh Gardens who have participated in the RIBA-USA Competition “Transforming our Neighborhoods”**
(This event is by invitation only) Drinks & Canapés will be served
URGENT - Should RIBA members wish to be included on the invitation list please email wimpenny@rcn.com as soon as possible
8 – 10.00pm RIBA-USA 2010 Dinner to Benefit Children of Haiti
After the Consulate reception, join us for an RIBA-USA celebration dinner at the restaurant Tap Tap 519 Fifth Street, Miami Beach
All are welcome but please reserve your tickets by emailing wimpenny@rcn.com Transport will be provided from the Wolfsonian.
This evening’s dinner is to benefit Children of Haiti Enhancement Foundation Inc Earthquake Relief Program
** “Transforming Our Neighborhoods” is intended as an encouragement to those students from the Mater Middle and High Charter School in Hileah Gardens and has been formally endorsed by the Dade County Schools Board of Florida as a bona-fide educational program

MIAMI, Florida
July 12, 2010
RIBA-USA docent tour of the Vizcaya Museum
10.00 am Docent Tour of The Viscaya Museum
Join us with the students of the Mater Academy Charter School for a docent tour of the Viscaya Museum of Coral Gables
All are welcome but please reserve your tickets by emailing wimpenny@rcn.com

MIAMI, Florida
July 12, 2010
AIA Annual Convocation Dinner
Joe Burns (RIBA-USA Chicago Chapter Chair) Chad Overway (RIBA-USA SF Chapter Chair), Cynthia Fischer (RIBA-USA Hon Sec) and Jonathan Wimpenny (President RIBA-USA) will be joining Ruth Reed (RIBA President) at the annual AIA Convocation Dinner where Ruth Reed is to be presented with an award. If you would like to join us, tickets may be purchased from the AIA www.aia.org

Docent tour of the Palladio Exhibit
Charles Hind (RIBA Trust) leads docent tour of the Palladio Exhibit at the Morgan Library for RIBA-USA Members


Photo Credits: © Susan Morris

RIBA-USA would like to extend thanks to Charles Hind (H.J. Heinz Curator of Drawings – RIBA Trust) who led RIBA-USA members on a most informative tour of the Palladio Exhibit at the Morgan. Thank you Charles!

British Engineers Win Coveted NY Engineer's Award
On March 27th 2010 Jonathan Wimpenny was honored to represent RIBA-USA at the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York ‘s annual Engineering Excellence Awards Black Tie Dinner Dance in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf=Astoria. BUT particularly delighted when the UK engineers, Dewhurst MacFarlane took home the prize for their work in New York on the TKTS Building. The awards were followed by dinner and dancing to the music of the Hank Lane Orchestra.

The TKTS building reflects a long collaboration between Perkins Eastman and the world’s leading glass specialists, Dewhurst McFarlane and Partners. Its visual elegance belies tremendous structural complexity: 28-foot, laminated glass stringer beams support red-tinted glass treads between glass load-bearing walls—all stronger than a comparable structure in steel. Cutting-edge technology was integrated throughout the lighting and mechanical systems as well. LED arrays beneath the steps create buoyant luminescence underfoot. Five geothermal wells circulate a water/glycol mix 450 feet below Broadway and back again through heat exchangers that cool the interior in summer, warm it in winter and even keep the staircase ice free.

Connecticut
June 2010
Where: Philip Johnson Glass House, New Canaan, CT
Philip Johnson Glass House 2010 tour tickets are currently on sale. The 2010 season, which runs from May 1 through November 30, offers six levels of site experience. New this year, guests will have the opportunity to tour the Glass House site at night and view the Richard Kelly lighting during certain seasons. Ticket orders may be placed online at www.philipjohnsonglasshouse.org or by calling 866.811.4111.


NEW YORK  (Back to top)

Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Columbian Architecture for Education
In 2004, then Mayor Sergio Fajardo embarked on a project he called “Medellin, the best educated” to combat social inequality and violence through an ambitious master plan of infrastructures and various programs connected with quality education and social urban planning, building educational and community facilities with a supportive infrastructure to bring social stability and hope to Medellin’s poor neighborhoods. The results offer us a new and inspiring look at how civic minded architecture ought to look and how cities ought to operate
Center for Architecture 6-8.pm For further details see; www.aiany.org

Thursday, June 10, 2010
Women in Construction Meet the Real Estate Industry
A grand networking event with exhibit tables
When: Thursday June 10, 2010 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Where: The Players Club 16 Gramercy Park South, NYC E. 20th St. between Park & Irving
For further information and tickets see - http://www.eventbrite.com/event/643367329

Wednesday and Thursday, 16th and 17th June, 2010
Buildings NY
Jacob K Javits Convention Center
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY, USA
The BuildingsNY Show is the largest regional buildings show dedicated to professionals in the commercial and residential buildings market.

Wednesday, 16th June (6.30pm -9.00pm)
AIANY Women in Architecture Committee Meeting
The WIA Committee AIA NY Chapter develops and promotes women leaders within the architecture profession, with a focus on mentorship, licensure, and networking opportunities in architecture and the allied design and building industries.
Artistic Tile Showroom 38 West 21st Street 212 727 9331

Sunday, June 19, 2010
HUDSON RIVER TRIP ON THE FIREBOAT JOHN J HARVEY
Why not join us on the John J Harvey fireboat? From Pier 40 - open to the public
For further details see: http://fireboat.org/calendar.asp?m=6

Tuesday, June 22, 2010
The Architectural League Prize: Austin+Mergold, Bittertang, FAR frohn&rojas
The League Prize lecture features Jason Austin and Aleksandr Mergold of Austin+Mergold; Marc Frohn and Mario Rojas Toledo of FAR frohn&rojas; and Michael Loverich and Antonio Torres of Bittertang.
Location: Parsons The New School for Design Time: 7:00 pm
Price: Free for Members; $10 Non-Members

Wednesday, June 23, 2010
The Physical City; Then and Now
Center for Architecture 6-8.pm For further details see; www.aiany.org
John Lindsay’s time as mayor spanned one of the city’s most turbulent eras. How did Lindsay’s design and policy leaders shape the city then, and what is the impact of their legacy on Bloomberg’s appointees who are now influencing the future of New York City? Join the Center for Architecture for a conversation moderated by Paul Goldberger between Lindsay Administration officials and current leaders in city government

Thursday, June 24, 2010
Exhibition opening: Our City Ourselves
Center for Architecture 6-8.pm For further details see; www.aiany.org
Our Cities, Ourselves: The Future of Transportation in Urban Life explores the creation of better cities through better transportation and demonstrates what is possible when we design our cities for ourselves.
By 2030, sixty percent of the world’s population will live in cities. As cities become increasingly dense, personal automobiles will become less and less feasible transport options. Sustainable transportation will be the key to the health of our cities, our own health, and the health of the environment.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010
The Architectural League Prize:
ABRUZZO BODZIAK ARCHITECTS, ESKYIU, PEG office of landscape+architecture
The League Prize lectures features Emily Abruzzo and Gerald Bodziak of ABRUZZO BODZIAK ARCHITECTS; Eric Schuldenfrei and Marisa Yiu of ESKYIU; and Keith VanDerSYS of PEG office of landsape + architecture.
Location: Parsons The New School for Design Time: 7:00 pm
Price: Free for Members; $10 Non-Members

CLOSING!
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
Guggenheim - Malevich in Focus

Kazimir Malevich (b. 1878, near Kiev, Ukraine; d. 1935, Leningrad), one of the most celebrated Russian artists of his generation, is recognized for his innovations in Suprematism, an abstract style that sought to capture the essence of color and form. Before arriving at this point around 1914, however, he experimented with various styles such as Realism and Impressionism, as well as more current developments in contemporary art. He was especially influenced by Cubism, characterized by the breaking down of form and space, and Italian Futurism, which sought to simultaneously convey shifting forms and the dynamism of the modern city. Malevich had encountered these modernist movements through his active engagement with the Russian avant-garde.
This intimate presentation of six paintings spans a ten-year period and illustrates Malevich’s path toward a truly original mode of artistic expression. Moreover, the works share a unique history: each was included in the retrospective exhibition of Malevich’s work in Poland and Germany in 1927 and the works have not been exhibited together since that time.



LOS ANGELES  (Back to top)

June 4, 2010
EXHIBITION DISCUSSION AT SCI-ARC
06.04.10 - 07.18.10 | SCI-Arc Gallery
davidclovers: Immuring
Exhibition discussion:
Architects David Erdman & Clover Lee, and SCI-Arc Director Eric Owen Moss discuss Immuring
Friday, June 4, 7pm
Opening reception follows
The exhibition remains on view in the SCI-Arc Gallery through July 18


SAN FRANCISCO  (Back to top)

Thursday 3rd June 2010
SF BEER AND CURRY!

Join us for a traditional Beer & Curry evening in SF
Start with Beer at 6pm to 7:15pm
JOHN FOLEY’S - 243 O’Farrell (Cyril Magnin & Powell)
Head off to Curry at 7:30pm
LITTLE DELHI -  83 Eddy (Cyril Magnin & Hallidie)

Tickets are $25.00 each. You can pay via our website below (PAY NOW) or by check made payable to RIBA-USA and send to the Chapter office at 2058 Jefferson St.San Francisco, CA 94123

In order to make space for everyone please RSVP to Chad At chad@overwaypartners.com as soon as possible.

NEW ENGLAND  (Back to top)

14th – 17th June
Enterprise 2.0 Conference- To Transform Your Business with Collaboration
Learn how to accelerate your organization's information flow and drive revenue with collaborative technologies while rethinking your enterprise application strategies.
Enterprise 2.0 Conference brings together business and IT professionals interested in taking advantage of enterprise-class collaboration and social applications. Contact Rob Koziura at 415.947.6111.
For further information see http://www.e2conf.com/boston/?_mc=CNRBEB16

Boston
June 16, 2010
Civic Center: Josh Simoneau
The 2008 recipient of the prestigious Rotch Travelling Scholarship recounts lessons learned from European civic spaces and how they might be applied to improve Boston’s civic realm. Sponsored by the Boston Society of Architects.
Location: Boston Public Library, Rabb Lecture Hall
Time: 6:00 pm
Price: Free

MID WEST  (Back to top)


PHILADELPHIA  (Back to top)

Thursday 3rd June - 6:00pm
AIA Center for Architecture, 1218 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107,
t. (215) 569.3186 x107  
RIBA-USA Philadelphia Chapter and AIA Philadelphia host a sustainability lecture with award winning UK architect RAB BENNETTS.
STRATEGIC ARCHITECTURE THAT BUILDS GREEN POLICY Click for flyer!
How to create sustainable architecture beyond the numbers. Rab Bennetts co-founded Bennetts Associates Architects in 1987. Bennetts Associates is an award winning architectural practice based in Edinburgh and London, UK, with a diverse portfolio of projects, ranging from major urban development’s to educational, cultural and public buildings, and refurbishments. The firm’s design process blends technical innovation, performance and   delivery with the conventional values of form, space and light.

Recent awards include:  2009 Two RIBA Awards, 2009 UKGBC ‘Sustainable Project of the Year Award’ and 2009 Best Corporate Workplace Award from the British Council for Offices. In addition the UKGBC awarded Rab Bennetts the 2009 “Sustainability Leader of the Year Award”.
COST: complimentary,  RSVP: dghosh@transystems.com