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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
8. MID ATLANTIC EVENTS
9. PHOENIX EVENTS

NEWS

NYFA VAN LIER FELLOWSHIP

The Van Lier Fellowship in Architecture/Environmental Structures/Design pairs emerging immigrant artists with mentors, engaging them with the broader creative community in New York City. Fellows in the Architecture/Environmental Structures/Design category can include individuals working in environmental design, the making of places, spaces, constructions, and landscapes, as well as traditional and experimental forms of architecture (built or unbuilt). Winners will be awarded a stipend to assist in their work. The deadline is January 31.
Contact the Van Allen Institute http://www.vanalen.org/

2013 U.S./ JAPAN CREATIVE ARTISTS' PROGRAM

Start polishing your portfolio if you have a passion for Japanese design and culture! Creative artists are encouraged to apply for the U.S. Japan Friends Commission’s 2013 U.S. Japan Creative Artists’ Program. Intended for mid-career professionals, this grant provides $20,000 for a three-month residency during which awardees will complete work on a project as they act “as seekers, as cultural visionaries, and as living liaisons to the traditional and contemporary cultural life of Japan.” The deadline is March 1. Contact the Van Allen Institute http://www.vanalen.org/

ARNOLD W. BRUNNER GRANT
The Center for Architecture Foundation is accepting applications for the Arnold W. Brunner Grant through February 1. Designers and scholars are invited to propose an architectural investigation that will contribute to the knowledge, teaching, or practice of the art and science of architecture, resulting in a final written work, design project, research paper, or other form of presentation. Winners will be awarded up to $15,000.

ARB Elections 2012
Note: Voting period closes 1st March 2012
ARB has appointed an independent body, Electoral Reform Services (ERS), to oversee the election.  ERS will be sending out the ballot material at the end of January.  The pack will contain everything you need to vote in the elections, including the voting paper and details on how to cast your vote which you can either do online, or by post. The following are standing (only 7 of the 24 can be elected): Professor Richard Parnaby Mr Patrick Inglis Mr Rob Tate Ms Ruth Brennan Mr Alun Reginald Nicholas Mr Simon Jonathan Potter Mr Alan Cook Mr Gordon Alexander Gibb Mr Bernard Stewart Wyld Mr Manos Stellakis Mr Andrew Mortimer Miss Lisa Manidipa Basu Mr Hans G Eisner Mr John Assael Mr Brian Godfrey Mr Mark Westcott Mrs Pam Cole Mr Michael Cummings Mr Roger Shrimplin Mr Tom Young Ms Susan Ware Mr Alex Wright Mr Kirk Ray Morrison Miss Azar Djamali

New Haven CT
Thursday, 19 January 2012 - 6:15 PM
Lecture: Edward Glaeser, Eero Saarinen Lecture
“Building a City of Choices” Lectures begin at 6:30PM, Hastings Hall (180 York Street, Paul Rudolph Hall, Basement Level).

New Haven CT
Saturday, January 21 - 3:00-4:30pm
Curator’s tour of Kevin Roche exhibition
Join exhibition Guest Curator (and DOCOMOMO NY/Tri-State board member) Kyle Johnson, AIA, for an exclusive, detail-rich gallery tour of “Kevin Roche: Architecture as Environment.” The exhibition, which originated at the Yale School of Architecture, has been adapted to emphasize projects in the greater New York area, with a particular focus on the Ford Foundation headquarters (1963–1968) and the additions and renovations to the Metropolitan Museum of Art that Roche has designed over 40+ years (1967–present). The show includes photographs, models, original documents and video presentations, illustrating projects that span Roche’s career, ranging from urban office towers and suburban corporate headquarters to a variety of cultural facilities. Capacity limited to 15 participants $20 DOCOMOMO members; $25 general admission (Price includes museum admission) Reserve through DOCOMOMO-NY/Tri-State NYCharities:
 “Kevin Roche” exhibition website

New Haven CT
January 2012
Exhibition. Through January 27
Gwathmey Siegel: Inspiration and Transformation
Coinciding with the arrival of the firm’s records at Yale University Library’s Department of Manuscripts and Archives, the exhibition “Gwathmey Siegel: Inspiration and Transformation” explores the strong interplay between art and architecture in eight residential and institutional projects by the firm. Featured are notable works such as Gwathmey House and Studio (1965–1967), in Amagansett, NY; the de Menil Residence, in East Hampton, NY (1983); the Bechtler Residence, in Zumikon, Switzerland (1993); Glenstone, Potomac, MD (2006); and the renovation and restoration of Yale School of Architecture’s Paul Rudolph Hall (formerly known as the Art + Architecture Building), along with an addition, the Jeffrey Loria Center for the History of Art (2008).
Through January 27
Architecture Gallery, Yale School of Architecture New Haven, CT
http://www.architecture.yale.edu/drupal/events/architecture_gallery

NEW YORK  (Back to top)

Exhibition:
Luminous Modernism: Scandinavian Art Comes to America, 1912
Scandinavia House. 58 Park Avenue (@ 38th Street) New York City, NY, USA
Luminous Modernism looks back at the first exhibition organized by The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF), a 1912 survey of contemporary Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish painting that traveled to Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, and Toledo following its debut in New York City. The exhibition had an enormous impact in and beyond the cities to which it traveled. Reviewers used words like “radical” to describe the work it contained (it was the first U.S. presentation of Edvard Munch’s paintings); artists like Marsden Hartley were strongly affected by it; and in each of those four cities it drew some of the largest audiences of any art exhibition up to that time. Although it was eclipsed just two months after it closed by the arrival of the more radical Armory Show, the ASF-organized exhibition and its reception constitute a significant chapter in the history of art and culture in America.
until  February 11, 2012



Tuesday, 17th January - 6:00–8:00 pm
An Evening with Kevin Roche: Architecture as Environment
The Museum of the City of New York with ASSA ABLOY Americas, the lead sponsor of the Museum’s current exhibit on Kevin Roche, is hosting an evening with Kevin Roche in conversation with architectural historian Alexandra Lange and Donald Albrecht, MCNY’s curator of architecture and design. A reception and private gallery viewing will follow the talk. The exhibition, “Kevin Roche: Architecture as Environment,” which originated at the Yale School of Architecture, has been adapted to emphasize projects in the greater New York area, with a particular focus on the Ford Foundation headquarters (1963–1968) and the additions and renovations to the Metropolitan Museum of Art that Roche has designed over 40+ years (1967–present). The exhibition is guest curated by DOCOMOMO NY/Tri-State board member Kyle Johnson and Sarah Henry. Museum of the City of New York
RSVP by January 16 to Jessica Kausen: rsvp@mcny.org or 917-492-3327
http://cfa.aiany.org/index.php?section=calendar&evtid=3907
For more on "Kevin Roche: Architecture as Environment" visit the exhibition website.
For further details see http://www.docomomo-nytri.org 

Thursday, 19th January - 6-8.00pm
Evolving Models for Housing and Senior Care in New York City
At the Center for Architecture, La Guardia Place
Over the next twenty-five years, the number of New York City residents over age 65 is expected to grow by nearly 50%. And as more of us live longer the increase in the number of frail elderly, primarily those over 85, will be even greater. Where seniors will live and what kinds of residential services they will need are therefore vital topics for the city’s future. Often there is no clear-cut line between medical models and independent living models for senior housing, thus there are semantic overlaps such as “nursing homes” or the more independent “assisted” or “enhanced” apartment living.
This session will look at the evolution of two of the city’s established forms of residential senior environments. Starting in the 1970’s, affordable apartment buildings with small independent units and limited common spaces were built by community-based sponsors in all five boroughs through the federally funded HUD 202 program. On the health-care side, religiously-based nonprofits have been leaders in developing high-quality skilled nursing facilities which have expanded their services over the years. Through local examples, panelists will discuss how ideas about senior housing and care have changed over time, what works and what doesn’t, how older projects have adapted, and what future developments may look like.

Saturday, 21st January- 3:00-4:30pm
Curator’s tour of Kevin Roche exhibition
Join exhibition Guest Curator (and DOCOMOMO NY/Tri-State board member) Kyle Johnson, AIA, for an exclusive, detail-rich gallery tour of “Kevin Roche: Architecture as Environment.” The exhibition, which originated at the Yale School of Architecture, has been adapted to emphasize projects in the greater New York area, with a particular focus on the Ford Foundation headquarters (1963–1968) and the additions and renovations to the Metropolitan Museum of Art that Roche has designed over 40+ years (1967–present).
The show includes photographs, models, original documents and video presentations, illustrating projects that span Roche’s career, ranging from urban office towers and suburban corporate headquarters to a variety of cultural facilities.
Capacity limited to 15 participants $20 DOCOMOMO members; $25 general admission
(Price includes museum admission) Reserve through DOCOMOMO-NY/Tri-State NYCharities:  
January 21  
“Kevin Roche” exhibition website

Monday, 23rd January - 6:00pm
Presentation: Materials & Surfaces of the Tugendhat House
 DOCOMOMO US and the World Monuments Fund have organized a presentation by Ivo Hammer, chairman of the Tugendhat House International Committee. Dr. Hammer, a conservator and art historian, will speak on the restoration and conservation work carried out at the Tugendhat House in Brno, Czech Republic, a masterwork of Mies van der Rohe (1928–1930). Completed within a year of Mies’ Barcelona Pavilion, the Tugendhat house shares many of the Pavilion’s luxe details: chrome finish cruciform columns, macassar veneer paneling, onyx wall panels, travertine flooring and furniture designed for the building by Mies. Sited on a dramatically sloping site, the Tugendhat House has the unusual feature of large panes of floor-to-ceiling cast glass that retract into a basement wall with the touch of a button.
The presentation is hosted by the Czech Center New York within its landmarked, and recently renovated headquarters, Bohemian National Hall (William Frohne, 1896). A reception will follow the presentation—presence of Czech beer highly probable. 
Czech Center New York Bohemian Hall 321 East 73rd Street (between 1st and 2nd Ave)
RSVP. The lecture is free but RSVP is required. SPACE IS LIMITED.
Email bbrown@wmf.org by January 19 to reserve your place.
For further details see http://www.docomomo-nytri.org 

Wednesday, 25th January – 6.00 – 8.00 PM
RIBA – UK Consulate NYC Event  
“Defining London’s Dynamic Post-War Architectural Landscape”.
Special guests will be speaking at the residence of the Consul-General on Wednesday 25th January for a fascinating insight into the treasures of the RIBA collections through the works of Sir Denys Lasdun, Ernő Goldfinger and the London County Council Architects' Department.
Date and Time: Wednesday, 25th January 2012 Start: 6.00pm-7.30pm
Location:351 East 51st Street, PH1 (between 1st and 2nd Avenue) New York, N.Y. 10022
RIBA members only - RSVP to: Andrew Massie Business Development Associate Email: Andrew.Massie@fco.gov.uk Tel: 212.745.0312 The event is complimentary

Thursday, 26th January
Annual Membership Meeting & Construction Industry Luncheon Forum
Mandarin Oriental New York
Reception 11:30 am Luncheon/Program 12:30 pm
Featured Speaker Patrick J. Foye Executive Director
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Please contact the Events Office at 212-481-9099 or events@buildingcongress.com to get information on co-hosting opportunities and reservations.

Thursday, 26th January, 8:00 am to 10:00 am
Professional Women in Construction: Developers Forum
at General Society, 20 West 44th Street, NYC
Professional Women in Construction (PWC) presents the Developers Forum
Featured Developers are Related Companies (Hudson Yards) and New York City Economic Development Corp.  Others to be announced.  Tickets: $75 PWC members; $85 non-members.  Sponsorship with exhibit table, ad & tickets: $1,500; sponsorship with ad & tickets: $775.  Contact:212.486-7745 or pwc@pwcusa.org.
Thursday January 26th 2012 8.00am – 10.00 am
Developer’s Forum: Professional Women in Construction
General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen 20 West 44th Street, NYC
For further information see www.pwcusa.org

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Monday, 16th January 2012 - Exhibition Closing
Eames Designs: The Guest Host Relationship
A+D Museum: 6032 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles , California
This exhibit uses Eames words to focus on the lesser-known aspects of their lives, revealing their appreciation of the value of humble objects and useful tools. Their insights about the simple pleasures of daily life will be illustrated with objects and materials available during their lifetimes and contemporary examples form the world around us.


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