3.26.08 | New York, NY | Frank Barkow and Regine Leibinger, founders of the Berlin-based practice Barkow Leibinger Architects in 1993, will be at the Urban Center, 457 Madison Avenue, NYC on Friday, April 11, 7:00 pm. Pursuing their interest in digitally tooled material, Barkow Leibinger's recent research projects investigate revolving laser cutting and CNC-cut translucent concrete formwork with an application to facade systems, pre-cast concrete, and ceramic elements. rsvp@archleague.org

3.26.08 | New York, NY | Material ConneXion will open a new showroom at the newly built Daegu Gyeongbuk Design Center in Daegu, Korea in June, 2008. The showroom will offer a materials library, consulting services, customized materials research, innovation alerts, materials trend reportings and public programming. www.materialconnexion.com

3.22.08 | New York, NY | Gensler will host a photography exhibit featuring twelve alumni from the School of the International Center of Photography, April 1-May 23, at its New York Rockefeller Center gallery, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, NYC. Artists include: Charles Atherton, Marla Caplan, Ray Klimek, Tim Lehmacher, Matthew Monteith, Noemi Nin Pflüger, Catherine Kunkemueller, Jeff Luckey, Mauro Restiffe, Stuart O’Sullivan, Ryan Thatcher, and Cory Treadway. Outside/Inside i is available for viewing, by appointment, Monday-Friday, 10:00am-4:00pm.

3.22.08 | Boston, MA | Gensler Boston relocated its office to One Beacon Street. The office for the 80-person team is on track to receive LEED Gold certification, such as following sustainable procedures as recycling 92% of its construction waste and purchasing green power.

3.21.08 | New York, NY | The Museum of the City of New York will discuss the goals and design for phase one of its building addition, designed by Polshek Partnership Architects, on Monday, March 24 from 6:00-8:00pm (rsvp) at the Center for Architecture, 536 La Guardia Place, NYC. Speakers are Susan Henshaw Jones, President and Director, Museum of the City of New York and James S. Polshek, Timothy P. Hartung, and Joanne L. Sliker, from Polshek Partnership Architects. CEU credits available.

3.21.08 | Cambridge, MA | RMJM launched a $2 million program aimed at tackling a global shortage of architects. RMJM's $1.5 million donation, matched by another $500,000 from the Harvard GSD, establishes the "RMJM Program for Research and Education in Integrated Design Practice," which aims to stem a "brain drain" in the design and construction industry. It is the largest cash donation received by the GSD since a donation from The Aga Khan in 1999.