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

NEWS

RIBA Exhibit - "Palladio's Legacy: A Transatlantic Journey"  
moves on from Washington DC to Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana
CALL FOR PAPERS -  (abstracts are due by February 10, 2011).
From Vernacular to Classical:
The Perpetual Modernity of Palladio
Conference: June 10-12, 2011
University of Notre Dame  South Bend, Indiana
For further information see: http://architecture.nd.edu/palladioconferebce.aspx
Or see RIBA-USA calendar for June 2011

Keep it Legal, Protected and Profitable

Despite a heavy snowfall, there was an excellent turnout at the January event at the Center for Architecture for a lecture entitled “Keep it Legal, Protected and Profitable”.
The joint presentation of the AIA New Practices Committee and RIBA-USA, Matt Bremer (right) introduced (right to left) Cynthia Fischer, Scott St Marie and Steve Whitehorn who gave their presentations then answered questions from the floor.
For a podcast of the event, contact Jonathan Wimpenny:  wimpenny@rcn.com


NEW YORK  (Back to top)

Saturday, 5th February 2011 - 8:30am–5:30pm
Fitch Forum & Symposium: 45 Years of Preservation Law
Preservation law can play a big role in decisions about Modern buildings. On February 5, preservation experts from across the country will gather to present their perspectives on preservation law at the 2011 Fitch Forum, a daylong symposium organized by the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation.  Keynote and panel discussion topics include: “Preservation Law in 2010: Is the glass half full, or half empty?” “A Tale of Three Cities: Challenges to municipal preservation laws across the country,” “New York City’s Landmarks Law: Perpetually young or showing its age?” and “Looking Ahead: Challenges and opportunities for New York City and beyond.” These discussions are a great way to learn about the intricacies of preservation regulation at the local and national levels.
Wood Auditorium, Avery Hall, Columbia University $50; box lunch included
http://fitchforum.eventbrite.com

February 7- May 6 Symposium: February 17- 19
Exhibition: Kevin Roche: Architecture as Environment
Homage to legendary architect and Pritzker Prize laureate Kevin Roche dominates the calendar at Yale School of Architecture, as the Gallery of Paul Rudolph Hall opens a retrospective exhibition of his work, “Architecture as Environment.” To complement the exhibition, the school is hosting a two-day symposium, “Thinking Big: Diagrams, Mediascapes, and Megastructures” (February 17–19), at which architectural historians, theoreticians and practitioners will explore architecture as an interconnected part of a larger whole, an approach identified with Roche. A key event of this symposium will be a conversation on February 18 between Roche and architectural critic Paul Goldberger, a Yale alum.
Yale School of Architecture Registration required
http://www.architecture.yale.edu/drupal/events/symposia

Monday Feb 7th
Book Talk “The Encyclopedia of New York City: Second Edition”
at the Skyscraper Museum, 30 Battery Place
Exhaustive in its range of information about the five boroughs, the first edition of The Encyclopedia of New York City (1995) became an instant classic, earning worldwide acclaim, awards for reference excellence, and selling out its first printing before it was officially published. But in the ever-evolving New York City, change is the constant. The new edition covers both the unpredictable events of 9/11 and the unlikely three-term mayoralty of a billionaire businessman, and documents the slower shifts of urban regeneration of many city neighborhoods. The revised edition includes 800 new entries, with new material that includes broader coverage of subject areas and new maps and illustrations. Virtually all existing entries - spanning architecture, politics, business, sports, the arts, and more - have been updated to reflect the impact of the past two decades. Event website: http://skyscraper.org/PROGRAMS/upcoming_programs.htm#Garvin

Thursday, 10th February 2011 - 7.00pm – 9.00pm
Jugaad Urbanism Exhibition Opening
at the Center for Architecture
Come celebrate the opening of the exhibition Jugaad Urbanism: Resourceful Strategies for Indian Cities, which will be on display at the Center for Architecture from February 10 - May 21, 2011.
Exhibition and related programs are organized by AIA New York in collaboration with the Center for Architecture Foundation, the India China Institute at The New School , the Indo-American Arts Council and the Society for Indo-American Engineers and Architects.
Jugaad Urbanism is supported by grants from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Saturday, 12th February 2011 - 11.00 am – 5.00pm
Design for Change: Informal Settlements and Low Income Housing in India
at the Center for Architecture
The Symposium will be composed of three panel presentations on the topics of informal settlements, market driven low income housing, and industrial housing in India.  The panels will be followed by a summary keynote and discussion.
Free for AIA members; $10 for non-members.
Exhibition and related programs are organized by AIA New York in collaboration with the Center for Architecture Foundation, the India China Institute at The New School , the Indo-American Arts Council and the Society for Indo-American Engineers and Architects.
This Symposium is organized in collaboration with UN-HABITAT.
Jugaad Urbanism is supported by grants from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

CLOSING Wednesday, 12th February 2011
Exhibition of Ezra Stoller’s Photography

Ezra Stoller is the preeminent American architectural photographer. His work defines mid-century modernism. An exhibition of Stoller's photographs includes iconic images of major buildings such as Fallingwater, the Guggenheim Museum, the Seagram Building, and the TWA Terminal. In addition, there are lesser-known structures including residential projects, many seen for the first time. This exhibition provides a fresh look at Stoller's masterful eye for describing architecture and creating important documents of social history
Milo Gallery 525 West 25th Street Tues – Sat 10am – 6pm

Tuesday Feb 15th – 6.30 – 8.00pm
Passive House: TOWN & COUNTRY
at the Center for Architecture, La Guardia Place.
The passive house standard embodies today's highest benchmark for energy efficiency and conservation. A cutting-edge approach to design and construction, the passive house standard drastically reduces the amount of energy required to operate a building (for instance, it results in a 90% reduction in energy required for heating). Originally developed in Germany, the passive house energy standard is being implemented with ever-greater frequency in the United States. Highlighting the work of two NYC architects, Passive House: Town & Country will illustrate how the passive house concept can be applied with equal and remarkable success in residential projects in both the urban and rural settings. The need and knowledge are out there--there has never been a better time to "go passive"! The event will begin with a 15-20 minute introduction to the passive house concept for those new to the topic by New York Passive House. This will begin at 6:30 pm and "Passive House: Town & Country" will begin at 7:00 pm. A Q&A will follow.

Friday, 18th February 2011- 3.00pm (EST)
Tele-Conference for all Board Members – Agenda will be distributed prior to the meeting

Monday, 28th February 2011 - 6.00pm – 8.00pm
Design through Dialogue: A Panel Discussion with Architects and Clients

at the Center for Architecture
 Completed projects receive more public attention than the process of their creation and so the myth that architects design buildings alone lives on. In fact, architects work with a great many others and the relationships that develop, particularly with clients, have a significant impact on design. Design through Dialogue (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., March 2010) explores the relationship between client and architect through the lens of four overlapping activities that occur during any project: relating, talking, exploring and transforming.
Three sets of architects and clients featured in the book will participate in a panel discussion.  Book signing to follow with authors Karen A. Franck and Teresa von Sommaruga Howard.

Event website: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470721901.html

Monday, 28th February, 2011 - 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Lecture: “The Vanderbiltification of Blenheim” by Paul Miller
National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South
Noted specialist speaks on the Parallels between Marble House & Blenheim
A St George’s Society Arts Initiative
For tickets ($50) see: http://shop.stgeorgessociety.org/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=02%2E28%2E11

LOS ANGELES  (Back to top)

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
KAHN IN VENICE
Istituto Italiano di Cultura:
1023 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles - Westwood
Under the auspices of the Consul General of Italy in Los Angeles
The event will be preceded by a Symposium remembering Louis Kahn
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
5:00 - 6:00 pm Symposium- Sala Rossellini Theater
6:00 - 8:00 pm Exhibit opening followed by reception - Spazio Italia Gallery
followed by a screening of the documentary MY ARCHITECT (2003) by
Nathanial Kahn, Director, in attendance
8:00 - 9:30 pm Documentary screening - Sala Rossellini Theater
RSVP by Sat. January 22 to rsvp.iicla@esteri.it or Tel: 310-443-3250 ext. 107
The event is organized by the ISTITUO ITALIANO DI CULTURA in collaboration with The Architectural Archives - University of Pennsylvania, Sue Ann Kahn, ad with the generous contributions from enthusiastic supporters.
Exhibit installation by Barton Myers Associates.

Wednesday, 12th February 2011 - 6-9PM.
SOUPERgreen | Exhibition Opening
Celebrate the opening of SOUPERgreen SOUPERgreen features five projects by five designers (Wes Jones, Doug Jackson, Aryan Omar, Steven Purvis, and Randolph Ruiz) that take a critical stance on the way architects have been addressing the environmental crisis through design. 
To attend, please RSVP by February 9th to rsvp@aplusd.org
Opening Sponsors: PAMA + IZZE
rsvp@aplusd.org

MAK Exhibition – NY – LA Migration
CLOSING February 14th – (Part 1)
Part One: January 4 to February 14, 2011
Part Two: May 11, 2011 to August 1, 2011
MAK Center Presents Two-Part Exhibtion, 91 92 93, With the Schindler House as the Backdrop
The MAK Center for Art and Architecture at the Schindler House recently premiered the first half of a two-part exhibition, entitled 91 92 93 . The exhibition, presented in January and May, will examine the creation of an aesthetic idiom through key projects of the early 1990s with the migration of artists from New York to Los Angeles. Part one of the exhibition serves as a performative aspect, with the residence of Warren Niesluchowski, longtime assistant to Alanna Heiss of P.S. 1 in New York City. His piece will continue exploring concepts first presented in Simon Leung’s installation Warren Piece (in the 1970s) –which will be shown in part two of the exhibit–as a modern chapter in the enigmatic figure’s life.

Thursday, 20th February 2011 - 11.00am.
Urban Hike | Boyle Heights
Join A+D as we explore this East Los Angeles neighborhood starting with a ride on the Goldline! Boyle Heights was once the gateway for new immigrants and today, family businesses from the Mexican community can be found side by side with exciting, hip new ventures that reflect Boyle Heights’ role as a historic threshold for newcomers. Boyle Heights displays brightly colored murals and nurtures a thriving and growing art scene. Elegant homes from the Victorian era rest comfortably near more humble residences and this association creates a culturally and architecturally diverse area.

CLOSING February 27th from 6-9PM.
Suprasensorial: Experiments in Light, Color, and Space
MOCA @ The Geffen Contemporary 152 North Central Ave.Los Angeles, CA, 90013 USA
Suprasensorial: Experiments in Light, Color, and Space is the first museum exhibition to situate pioneering Latin American artists among the international canon of those working with light and space. The exhibition aims to illuminate the field by expanding the dialogue surrounding light-and-space practices in contemporary visual art beyond the California tradition of the late 1960s and '70s to include pivotal Latin American impulses expressed more than a decade earlier.

Palm Springs Modernism Week
Festival: February 17- 27

Palm Springs is hosting a ten-day celebration of its mid-century Modern architecture and design heritage. With a treasure trove of intact Modern landmarks, the city certainly has a lot to celebrate. Events include lectures, bus tours, film screenings, curator-guided exhibition tours, book signings, cocktail parties and more. http://www.modernismweek.com/


SAN FRANCISCO  (Back to top)

Tuesday, 01 February 2011
February’s Evening Chat

San Francisco Chapter Please join us for an Evening Chat on Tuesday, 01 February 2011 The event will be held at 6:00pm at FANG Restaurant 660 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA

Our guest will be Michael Weinstock is an Architect. Born in Germany, lived as a child in the Far East and then West Africa, attended an English public school. Ran away to sea at age 17 after reading Conrad. Years at sea in traditional sailing ships, with shipyard and shipbuilding experience. Studied Architecture at the Architectural Association and has taught at the AA School of Architecture since 1989. Founder and Director of Emergent Technologies Masters Programme. Michael Weinstock’s research interest lies in exploring the convergence of biomimetic engineering, architecture, emergence and material sciences and has published widely on these topics since 1989. The potential of the convergence for the materialization of intelligent materials, structures, and ultimately, the organization of cities, provides the motivation and suggests the long-term goal. There are a limited number of seats, so book your tickets soon. The tickets price is $35.00 per person. The fastest way to purchase the ticket is to use the RIBA-USA website. Just go to the site, on the left side click on ‘Current New & Events’ then on the left click on ‘February’, pan down until you see the event and click on ‘Buy Now’ then your set. We accept credit cards or PayPal. Hope to see you all there.


NEW ENGLAND  (Back to top)


MID WEST  (Back to top)

CLOSING Wednesday, 19th February 2011
Las Vegas Studio: Images from the Archives of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown
Graham Foundation Madlener House, 4 West Burton Place Chicago, IL, 60610 USA
In 1968, American architects Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown, and Steven Izenour, with students from Yale University, embarked on a groundbreaking investigation of the Las Vegas Strip. Their fresh way of looking at the city extended the categories of the ordinary, the ugly, and the social into architecture. Their use of photography and film as a research methodology became as revolutionary as their findings, which were published in the legendary 1972 book, Learning from Las Vegas. Offering great insight into the creation of this groundbreaking publication, the exhibition, Las Vegas Studio: Images from the Archives of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown presents original research materials from the archives of Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, Inc.
http://www.architectureweek.com/cgi-bin/wlc?http://www.grahamfoundation.org/public_exhibitions/3878-las-vegas-studio-images-from-the-archives-of


PHILADELPHIA  (Back to top)


MID-ATLANTIC  (Back to top)


PHOENIX (Back to top)

Sunday, 13th February 2011
Willo Home Tour - 2011
Don't miss this fun-filled opportunity to visit architecturally significant, finely decorated homes while supporting Phoenix's largest historic district. The homes range in style from Tudor to Spanish Revival, Bungalow and Ranch and were built from the 1920s through the 1940s.
For further details see: http://willohistoricdistrict.com/hometour.html