The 12th iteration of Design Core’s Month of Design will feature over 80 events spanning from exhibitions and installations to workshops, talks and tours, taking place September 1st through September 30th throughout Detroit. Events will take place across the city of Detroit and into the surrounding metro area at indoor, outdoor and virtual venues.
(left to right) Julie Bargmann, Joe Bargmann, Maura Rockcastle and Ross Altheimer - Photo courtesy TEN x TEN, 2015
“The day that I dedicated myself to call myself D.I.R.T., that was the day that I just stuck my flag in the ground, albeit being toxic ground, and I just said, you know, this is my life’s work ... And I think of Cornelia [Oberlander], and I think about her planting her flag in the ground. And how persistent she was in this kind of … dogged way. “I’m maybe not a savior, but I like to think maybe I’m an avenger. And I am leading a charge. But to have more colleagues plant their flag in the ground and go, really go, and unrelentingly, just believe in what you’re doing. Don’t get all distracted and fulfill the program of projects. You know? Have at it.” - Julie Bargmann, Inaugural Oberlander Prize Laureate The need for activist approaches to design is greater than ever given the scale of contemporary challenges, from climate change and biodiversity loss to racial and social equity. This one-day conference will showcase the ways that landscape architecture is taking the lead in these efforts. Speakers include: Jane Edmonds, Jane’s Way (Keynote); Sierra Bainbridge, MASS Design; Naomi Davis, Blacks In Green; April De Simone, Democracy by Design; Max Dickson/ Danielle Toronyi, OLIN Labs LGBTQ initiative; Gina Ford, Agency Landscape + Planning; Donna House, Ethnobotanist; Angela Kyle, Urbanist and kin-keeper; Marc Miller, Black Landscape Network; Chelina Odbert, Kounkuey Design Initiative; Lee Pivnik, Institute of Queer Ecology; and Maura Rockcastle, TEN x TEN.
International Exhibition of Contemporary Art “The Revival of the stones” Curated by: Stella Christofi The contemporary art exhibition “The revival of the stones” will take place at the Fortified of Troupakides-Mourtzinoi in Olda Kardamyli, Messenia in Greece, organized by the curator and the Ephorate of Antiquities of Messenia aiming to give a new life to the archaeological imposing complex around the concept of the revival of the Maniot landscape. Myths, historical events, memories, are all bound with the reference point. Kardamyli was mentioned for the first time in Homer, referred to as the dowry that Agamemnon would give to Achilles provided the latter would marry one of Agamemnon’s daughters; Kardamyli is the place of origin of Beautiful Helen. The house of Troupakides which belonged to a wealthy family in Mani whose political contribution was important, and provided Kolokotronis with shelter. Also, the archival research, landscape of natural materiality, the towers architecture that were shelters for heroes of the past, the norms of patriarchy participate in a dialogue with contemporary visual and theoretical concepts. New productions by Alexandra Roussopoulos, Theodoros Zafeiropoulos, Hara Piperidou, Pavlos Nikolakopoulos who creates in situ and side specific installations in the specific points of the space, inside and outside. Kostis Velonis, Maria Georgoula create new sculptures. Stella Christofi, Alexis Fidetzis, VASKOS: Vasilis Noulas-Kostas Tzimoulis, Andreas Ragnar Kassapis made new prints, sketches and paintings for the exhibition.
20th Edition of Building Materials, Architecture, Interior Design & Construction Exhibition & Conference in Indonesia. From 23-26 February 2023 in Jakarta Convention Center, in-conjunction with KERAMIKA Indonesia.
The University of Southern California School of Architecture delivers a compelling and diverse lineup of distinguished architecture, culture and art industry leaders for its Fall 2022 ARCHITECTURE ENGAGED series of events. ARCHITECTURE ENGAGED is a series of conversations, symposiums, creative talks, exhibitions and events in which USC Architecture engages the Los Angeles community and the global public in innovative thought, practice, and social impact - by connecting architecture thinking to systemic challenges for individuals, cities, and regions. The events host leading and emerging architects, designers and thinkers from around the world who present topics related to architecture, landscape architecture, urbanism, heritage conservation, building science and more.
The Vienna Architecture Summer School (VAS²) aims to provide an open learning space and prototypical infrastructure for the exchange and negotiation of knowledges in architecture, reaching beyond dominating institutions and mainstream discourses. The first edition of the VAS² invites local and international participants to exchange with young architects and established experts all practising in Vienna.
Drawing Fields is a series of large-scale works by Outpost Office exploring the spatial potential of notation. Each installation utilizes GPS-controlled painting robots to mark site-specific, building-size drawings at 1:1 scale. The drawing series employs techniques of measuring, delineating, and marking to investigate architecture as the dynamic performance of spatial instructions.
We are elated and excited to begin our new adventure with our debut in Hyderabad on 17th – 19th Nov 2022 at Hitex Exhibition Centre called iDAC Expo, after a riveting success of the iDAC Expo Mumbai Edition held in May 2022 at the exquisite Jio World Convention Centre. Our aim is to create an impact with education on the development of cities via knowledge sharing platforms within the entire Built community. Hence we are extending iDAC to reach and cater to southern India. iDAC is India’s largest knowledge sharing forum on build Industry. A platform curated BY THE PROFESSIONALS, FOR THE PROFESSIONALS, The USP of iDAC is that it Celebrates Collaborative Efforts of the stakeholder within the fraternity The conferences witness the finest National and International Brands, Eminent Builders, Developers, Architects, Engineers, Designers, MEP Consultants, Project Management Consultants and Government Officials from pan India. iDAC in its editions held through 2018 to 2022 witnessed 25,000 professionals & 1400 speakers, across a 5, 00,000 sqft.
The workshop will take place in Parco degli Olivi, a beautiful olive grove on the slopes of Mt. Brione, managed by the CasaMia Association, a foundation active since 1922 and dedicated to social inclusion for disadvantaged children and teenagers. The intervention aims to equipe the space with furnishing elements for meetings and events. During the workshop, the participants will ideate and create wood installations, following the suggestions provided by the organizers and developing eco-friendly, practical and sustainable designs based on the relationship with the landscape and its inhabitants.
Globalization III by Gyöngy Laky, photographed by Tom Grotta
Political instability can bring about unexpected and engaging art. It can influence an individual artist’s career for a lifetime. The current upheaval in the Ukraine and the security concerns of neighboring European countries suggests echoes experiences of artists exhibited by browngrotta arts who have lived in, fled, or emigrated from repressive regimes. It weighs, too, on the minds of those working in the surrounding nations. German artist, Heidrun Schimmel says that living in a country, united and secure in NATO since 1989, "its now hard for us to learn: ... everything is hanging by a thread..." The nearly 50 artists in the exhibition reflect diverse perspectives and experiences. Allies for Art: Work from NATO-related Countries will include art created under occupation, in the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s, art by those who left Hungary, Romania and Spain while occupied, and art by other artists who left Russia in later years. Gyöngy Laky’s family, for example, escaped from Soviet-occupied Hungary after World War II — to Austria, then America, experiences that are reflected in her politically themed works. Adela Akers’ family left Franco’s Spain, first for Cuba, then to the US. In the 1960s and early 1970s, Ritzi Jacobi’s expressive work in tapestry, abstract by nature, allowed her to circumvent the Romanian government’s preference for academic, figurative art which supported communist ideology. Other artists in the exhibition from Eastern Europe, including Jolanta Owidzka, Zofia Butrymowicz, Anna Urbanowicz-Krowacka, and Krystyna Wojtyna-Drouet of Poland and Luba Krejci and Jan Hladik of Czechoslovakia, were introduced to US audiences in the 1960s through 1980s by Chicago gallerists Jacques and Anne Baruch who spirited their work out of countries under oppressive regimes. On August 20, 1968, for example, the Baruchs left Prague after meeting with artists, just five hours before Soviet tanks rolled into the city and brutally ended a brief period of democratic reforms. Allies for Art: Work from NATO-related Countries will also include works created by artists currently working in Europe, including Gudrun Pagter of Denmark, Åse Ljones of Norway, Włodmierz Cygan of Poland and, artists new to browngrotta arts, including Esmé Hofman of the Netherlands, Anneke Klein of Denmark, and Baiba Osite of Latvia. The exhibition will be accompanied by a full-color catalog, which will include an essay by Kate Bonansinga, Director, School of Art, College of Design, Architec- ture, Art, and Planning at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Nature’s Architects is a free, family-friendly trail to discover twenty micro-homes and structures. Each one is created by leading architects and inspired by nature and biomimicry. They bring to life the fascinating relationship between the built and natural environments by exploring the way plants and creatures build their homes and create forms.
COOKFOX: How to Grow with Arno Adkins, Partner and Jared Gilbert, Assoc. Partner
Join us for Best Practice, a virtual fireside chat series dedicated to practice operations at architecture firms and beyond. From pain points to potential, hear how leaders in the architecture and engineering industry are innovating through new business models and managerial techniques.
Cities should be centers within which we thrive, aspiring to greater heights, and enriching our lives, and it is within our hands to achieve this ideal. Through contemporary advancements in urban planning that favor walking or cycling to get to a destination, incentivize the use of renewable energy as a resource, incorporates green landscapes and lush forestry within the city, and puts in place efficient & effective transit systems for use by all, we can mitigate the effects of climate change and enhance the lives of people within cities.
Camposaz has been invited to be a part of a much wider project called "Luoghi di Noi" held by INU Trentino. During the workshop the participants will ideate and create wood installations to host an exhibition about participatory planning.