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REAL MATTER is an annual summer workshop in Raleigh, NC, hosted by in situ studio and organized around a collaborative urban project, a robust lecture series, and building tours. Information about the workshop is available here: https://insitustudio.us/real-matter/

Emily Badger, the New York Times urban policy writer, will deliver this year's Lewis Mumford Lecture at The City College of New York on Thursday, April 27. Her talk, 6 - 7:30 p.m. in the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture's Sciame Auditorium, is entitled, "Pressing Change in the Increasing Inflexible City." It will focus on how cities must change as the nation emerges from the pandemic. To watch virtually, a Zoom link is available. Badger writes about cities and urban policy for The Upshot from the Times' Washington bureau where she covers the interconnections between housing, transportation, and inequality. Her Mumford lecture discusses how cities will respond to the changing dynamics of urban life. Buildings that once housed businesses will have to be modified to accommodate the needs of those who will soon live there. Hotels, once temporary lodgings for people on the road, will have to be adapted as single-room-occupancy spaces for those who need permanent addresses. Sidewalks will turn into eateries, and parking lanes will become bus corridors. Increasingly, roads dedicated to cars will be adapted as bicycle paths and walkways for pedestrians.

ECO Solidarity 2023 brings together emerging European designers and studios represented by EUNIC NY, the European Union National Institutes for Culture. This year’s edition focuses on design with empathy, addressing some of the world’s most pressing conditions of human health and wellbeing.

The International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), North America’s premier contemporary furnishing design fair, and WantedDesign Manhattan, a ‘show within the show’ dedicated to high-end North American studios and international emerging designers, return to New York’s Javits Center on May 21-23, 2023.

DIFFA by Design (DBD)—one of the design industry’s most celebrated fundraisers—is returning with an exciting new home at ICFF + WantedDesign Manhattan, May 21–23 during NYCxDESIGN. DIFFA’s signature event promises to be spectacular—local and international brands and designers will showcase extraordinary installations in support of DIFFA’s mission to raise awareness and funds treatment, education, and assistance for people impacted by HIV/AIDS, homelessness, hunger, and mental health issues. DIFFA BY DESIGN will be open to ICFF + WantedDesign Manhattan badge holders during all three days of the show, which is open to trade professionals Sunday, May 21 and Monday, May 22 and to both trade as well as consumers on Tuesday, May 23. There will be a ticketed entrance for consumers/non-badgeholders and a number of features including a pop-up shop, auction, and events, including a ticketed Gala on Monday, May 22 from 6-10pm. Tickets and more information are available at diffa.org.