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

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NEW YORK  (Back to top)

Sunday, 11th September 2011
Film “In Memoriam: New York City, 9/11/01”
Type: FILM Date: 9/11/2011 Time: 11:00AM
Location: Museum of the City of New York
Address: 1220 Fifth Ave. New York , New York
See: http://www.mcny.org  

Thursday, 15th September 2011
Oculus Book Talk: James Russell – “The Agile City”
Time: 6:00PM
Location: Center for Architecture,536 LaGuardia Pl.
cfa.aiany.org

Friday, 16th September 2011
Digital Crowd-Gathering: Round-table Discussion
After grappling with the possibilities and limits presented by new digital media and networks for over a decade, today’s community and governmental organizations, as well planning, design, and architecture professionals are looking for ways these digital “environments” can expand public dialogue in the civic realm. This digital media mix allows new strategies for engagement that, when integrated with traditional offline practices, can radically enhance the way we think about cities, from placemaking to building movements for community change. This round-table discussion will examine this paradigm shift, and share tested strategies and best practices.
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm, Center for Architecture, 536 La Guardia Place

Saturday, 17th September 2011
72 Hour Urban Action Workshops
The world’s first real-time architecture festival is coming to Long Island City in fall of 2012. In preparation for the competition, 72HUA organizers are bringing together residents, professionals and city officials to imagine together what might be possible. Join the team for a day of brainstorming sessions, inclusive public planning workshops, talks and guided tours of Long Island City. After it’s all over, join festival founders and participants for a party at the Flux Factory! Workshops are free and open to the public, but space is limited. Email laurel@72hoururbanaction to RSVP if you are interested in participating.
Workshops - 9:30 am - 6:30 pm, MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave. & the Chashama Space, 25-25 44th Dr., LIC, Queens
Party - 9:00 pm - Late, Flux Factory, 39-31 29th St., LIC, Queens

Monday, 19th September 2011
Lecture – “The World Trade Center Site: Ten Years After / Ten Years Hence”
Time: 6:30PM
Location: Museum of the City of New York
Address: 1220 Fifth Ave. New York , New York
www.mcny.org

Tuesday, 20th September 2011
US Film Premiere “URBANIZED”
Urbanized is a feature-length documentary about the design of cities, the third in a design trilogy that includes Helvetica and Objectified. The film looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world’s foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers. Join director Gary Hustwit and special guests from the film for a preview screening, with a post-film discussion to follow. Tickets, which cost $25, are available for purchase online.
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm & 8:30 pm – 10:00 pm at the Landmark Sunshine Cinema, 143 E. Houston Street.

Wednesday, 21st September  2011
Architecture Panel
On the Surface: Modern Materials in Historic Restoration
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 9am – 1pm
Modern materials can preserve the aesthetic integrity of a building’s historic design and secure a restored building against future damage. William Neeley explains the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission’s position on the use of replacement materials in historic restoration work. Additional speakers present guidelines for analyzing aesthetics and feasibility of sourcing original materials, determining the need for more durable replacement materials and, through case studies, selecting and installing substitutes.
Credits: 4 Continuing Education Hours, 4 HSW Credit Hours
Location:General Society for Mechanics and Tradesmen 20 W 44th Street, NY 10036
Between Fifth and Sixth Avenues
Fee: $125 per person / $100 for friends of HDC (continental breakfast included)
To RSVP for this event go to http://hdc.org/lectures.htm
If you have any questions please email Sara Romanoski, sromanoski@hdc.org

Tuesday, 27th September 2011 - 9:30am
Grand Central Tour
Grand Central Terminal is one of the most familiar and grand spaces in New York. Join HDC as we explore a plethora of hidden spaces throughout this Beaux-Arts complex. Designed by Reed & Stem and Warren & Wetmore and constructed from 1903-13, the terminal was designated as an exterior landmark in 1967 and an interior landmark in 1980. Its landmarking was the basis for several lawsuits that ultimately affirmed New York City’s Landmarks Law. Friend: $75, Non-Friend:$100 SPACE IS VERY LIMITED. To purchase tickets or for more information on this program, please click here. If you have any additional questions, please email ftolbert@hdc.org.

LOS ANGELES  (Back to top)

Saturday, 17th September 2011
FILM – “William Krisel, Architect”
Time: 1:00PM
Location: Santa Monica Public Library
Address: 601 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica , California   90401
More Information.


SAN FRANCISCO  (Back to top)


Thursday, September 1st 2011
Architecture and the City Festival
The American Institute of Architects, San Francisco chapter (AIA San Francisco) and Center for Architecture + Design present the eighth annual Architecture and the City festival, the nation’s largest architectural festival showcasing tours, films, exhibitions, lectures, family programs and more. Taking place every September 1-30, the month-long celebration offers individuals an unparalleled opportunity to engage with the local architectural community, explore the crossroads of planning and contemporary culture, and experience design in a myraid of ways throughout the city. For more information on the full line-up, visit: www.aiasf.org/archandcity.
www.aiasf.org/archandcity

Thursday, 22 September 2011
Sails in the Bay - AECOM and the America's Cup Project

Join us for an up to the minute talk and discussion with British architect
James Haig-Streeter, master planner for AECOM's design for the America's Cup.
The event is being hosted at SmithGroup, details below:
301 Battery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 227-0100 Nearest Bart: Embarcadero
5:30 pm drinks at SmithGroup
6:00 pm discussion
$10.00 for RIBA-USA members, $15.00 for non-members
Fees can be paid at the door or PayPal Donation on RIBA-USA website
Please join us for dinner afterwards at Harrisons on Front Street.


NEW ENGLAND  (Back to top)


MID WEST  (Back to top)

CHICAGO
Sunday, 4th September  2011
Restoration Tour of Wright's Home and Studio
Time: 4:00PM
Location: Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio
Address: 951 Chicago Ave. Oak Park , Illinois
More http://www.gowright.org/

Wednesday, 14th September 2011
Lecture at Loyola University Chicago: Realizing a Green Urban Campus
Devon Patterson, AIA, Principal, Solomon Cordwell Buenz
Time: 12:15pm
Location: Chicago Architecture Foundation
Address: 224 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago , Illinois
caf.architecture.org

Thursday, 29th September 2011
Exhibition Opening: “Vision and Communism”
Location: Smart Museum of Art
Address: 5550 South Greenwood Avenue Chicago , Illinois
smartmuseum.uchicago.edu


PHILADELPHIA  (Back to top)

Saturday, 17th September 2011
EXHIBITION OPENING- Zaha Hadid: Form in Motion
Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Address: 26th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
www.philamuseum.org

Wednesday, 21st September to Sunday 25th
Frank Lloyd Wright Building and the East Coast
Registration is now open for the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy’s 2011 conference, “Frank Lloyd Wright and the East Coast” taking place in Philadelphia from September 21-25. Centered in one of the most historic neighborhoods in one of America's oldest cities, conference participants will spend their mornings discussing the works of Frank Lloyd Wright in the shadow of Independence Hall before boarding buses for afternoon tours of some of the region's most exceptional architectural works of the 20th century. Highlights of the three-day tours will include the magnificent Beth Sholom Synagogue (1953-1959) and the Suntop Homes (1938-1939), a grouping of four Usonians intended to provide a model of affordable suburban housing throughout the country, largely based on the Broadacre City Project (1929-1935).http://www.savewright.org/index.php?page=28


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