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Today Studio-X Mumbai Event: “Paths Uncharted” / Dr. Balkrishna Doshi

Jan 2012

By Karissa Rosenfield — Filed under: Architecture News , Balkrishna Doshi, Events, Mumbai, Studio-X

Image via Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation

Tonight, Studio-X Mumbai is hosting a free event with architect Dr. Balkrishna Doshi. The Mumbai gathering will explore the architects life and work on the release of his book “Paths Uncharted”. Described as an evening of storytelling, Doshi will also share his thoughts on the future of architecture. The conversation will be moderated and discussed with professor Neelkanth Chhaya, architect Rajeev Kathpalia and architect Sen Kapadia. Continue reading for more event information. read more »

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Flight Assembled Architecture Exhibition is Open to the Public

Dec 2011

By Karissa Rosenfield — Filed under: Exhibition ,Videos , Events, France, Gramazio & Kohler, Orleans, Raffaello D’Andrea

<a href="http://www.vimeo.com/32962555">http://www.vimeo.com/32962555</a>The Flight Assembled Architecture exhibit in Orleans, France opened Friday. The exhibit is the first of its kind as flying drones construct architectural structures. The installation addresses radical new ways of thinking and materializing architecture as a physical process of dynamic formation. The exhibit will take place at the Frac Center. It is designed by Gramazio & Kohler and Raffaello D’Andrea in collaboration with ETH Zurich.

If you are able to attend, please share your experience with us! The exhibit will conclude on February 19th, 2012.

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David Chipperfield to Curate 2012 Venice Biennale

Nov 2011

By Karissa Rosenfield — Filed under: Architecture News , David Chipperfield, Events, Venice

British architect, David Chipperfield, will curate the 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale. Chipperfield will have only eight months to decide on a theme and prepare to curate the world’s largest architecture exhibition. He will become the first British architect to curate the event.

The newly appointed dean of architecture at the RCA, Alex de Rijke stated, “Someone of his intellectual calibre will rise to the challenge,” he said. “He’s not going to use it as an opportunity to promote his own architecture. He is going to frame an issue, treat it as research and ask people to contribute.”

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Tonight Jeanne Gang and Henry Henderson in Conversation with Steve Edwards

Nov 2011

By Karissa Rosenfield — Filed under: Architecture News , Chicago, Events, Studio Gang Architects, USA

If you are in the Chicago area, Jeanne Gang, 2011 MacArthur Fellow and lead architect of Studio Gang Architect, will be joined by Henry Henderson, Midwest Program Director of The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), to discuss the new book, Reverse Effect: Renewing Chicago’s Waterways. The book explores the importance of the Chicago River and the possibilities for its 21st century transformation.

The program is moderated by WBEZ’s Steve Edwards and is presented in partnership with NRDC.

The event starts at 6PM (CST) at the Harold Washington Library Center in the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium.

Registration is not required. Seating is available on a first come, first served basis.

Via Chicago Public Library

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Vote Now: 2011 Zombie Safe House Competition

Oct 2011

By Karissa Rosenfield — Filed under: Competitions , Architects Southwest, Events

Image provided by 2011 Zombie Safe House Competition

For the second year in a row, Architects Southwest has inspired 200 applicants from 12 countries to design imaginative zombie-proof architecture that will save thousands of lives during the inevitable zombie apocalypse. The goal of the competition is to “design a haven that can withstand a full-on zombie assault on civilization as we know it.”

These creative designs may one day save you from the dead, therefore voting is important. Click here to browse through the entries and give thumbs up to your favorite designs. Voting ends on Halloween, October 31st, 2011.

Continue reading to view some of the top competitors. read more »

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Swiss contemporary architecture week

Mar 2009

By Marco Castroni — Filed under: Architecture News , Bern, conferences, Events, Fribourg, Geneva, Lausanne, Switzerland, visits

From april 18 to april 26, 2009, Swiss Association of Engineers and Architects (SIA) organizes the Contemporary Architecture Week. All along the week, visits to more than 100 contemporary buildings will be organized and led by each building’s author. In the same days, a series of conferences will be held in Geneva, Lausanne, Fribourg and Bern. The list of all visits and conferences can be downloaded here and here.