Special Lecture At Hafele Chicago Showroom
10.9.08 | Chicago, IL |
Häfele Chicago Showroom is hosting a traveling exhibit, "Rising From Ashes:
Furniture from Lost Trees." The Emerald Ash Borer beetle
is expected to kill 96,000 ash trees and nearly one-fifth of all city street
trees in Chicago. A group of furniture designers, artisans, and educators want to
show the community how to make use of the wood from these trees. The collection will be on view at the
Häfele showroom, 154 W. Hubbard Street, Chicago, IL until Nov. 7. On October 20, 6-7:00 pm, there will be discussion panel discussion on the Ash tree followed by bidding on a child's rocking chair made from Ash wood .
+Housing Symposium At Center For Architecture
10.9.08 | New York, NY | The Center for Architecture, 536 La Guardia Place is hosting a symposium on NYC's most innovative new housing developments on October 11, 11:00 am-5:00 pm. The daylong +Housing symposium includes designers as well as key developers who will discuss the trend toward mixed use of public amenities and housing projects. +Housing focuses on eight current examples which illustrate this
phenomenon: public uses combined with, and often financed by housing.
KTGY Principal David Obitz To Speak At Multifamily Conference
10.9.08 | Irvine, CA | David Obitz will participate in the 2008 Multifamily Executive Conference in Las Vegas, NV. Mr. Obitz, a principal with KTGY Group, will speak on "Born Again: Cost-Effective Ways to Revive Stale Apartment Stock." The lecture is at the Bellagio Hotel on Monday, October 13, 1:30-2:30 pm. www.ktgy.com
BlackRock Main Sponsor For Art Miami
10.39.08 | Miami, FL | Art Miami returns to the Miami Arts District December 3-7, 2008. The 19th edition of the fair will feature more than 115 art galleries, with works by European, American and Asian artists. BlackRock, an investment management firm, will be the fair’s main sponsor. Art Miami also formed a partnership with Sundari Foundation, a Miami based public charity. Entitled Heart Miami, it will highlight the spiritual “heart of art” and the
profound ways in which art has the capacity to touch and uplift those
most in need.
IFMA, ASHRAE Collaborate On Energy Efficiency Issues
10.9.08 | Houston, TX | The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers and the International Facility Management Association will sign a memorandum of understanding on October 16 to increase cooperation between the two groups.The memorandum of understanding, to be signed at IFMA’s World Workplace 2008 Conference & Expo at 2:30 pm will call for sharing resources and collaborating on projects, publications, sustainability research and educational offerings.
Arch School Exhibition Opens October 18
10.9.08 | New York, NY | The Arch School Exhibition will open on October 18. The fourth annual exhibition, at the Center for Architecture, 536 La Guardia Place, NYC, features the most promising student work coming out of 14 of the country's best architecture and design schools. The participating schools are:
- The City College of New York, Columbia University, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, Cornell University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, New York Institute of Technology, Parsons The New School for Design, Pratt Institute, Princeton University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Syracuse University, University at Buffalo (SUNY), University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University.
New Practices New York 2008: Winners' Symposium
10.9.08 | New York, NY | The New Practices New York 2008 Competition winners will present and discuss their work on October 15. The symposium, at the Center for Architecture, 536 La Guardia Place, NYC, 6-8 pm, looks at how the these projects are altering the landscape for architectural practice in New York.
TEAM 7 To Celebrate Opening Of Flagship Showroom
10.8.08 | Miami, FL | TEAM 7 will celebrate the opening of its flagship Miami showroom on November 8. To celebrate the arrival of Sustainable Style, a cocktail party and presentation will be held at the Buena Vista Building, 180 NE 39th Street, Miami, FL, from 7:30-10:00. A presentation on South Florida Sustainable Interiors will be made at 8:00.
Co-ops And Community Centers - October 10
10.8.08 | New York, NY | The Center for Architecture, will host a discussion on the Cooperative Movement. The informal talk with David Burney and Anthony Schuman, takes place October 10, 6 pm, 536 La Guardia Place, NYC.
The theme of the talk, "Place and Progress," looks at how
community centers within cooperative housing can serve as a way of
associating place with progress.
Cooper-Hewitt Museum To Present Fashioning Felt
10.8.08 | New York, NY | The Cooper-Hewitt, National
Design Museum will present "Fashioning Felt." The exhibition runs from March 6-Sept. 7, 2009 in the first floor galleries of the museum, located at 91st Street at Fifth Ave., NYC. "Fashioning Felt" is a comprehensive overview of the varied uses of felt in contemporary design and will feature more than 70 felt works in a range of fields, including fashion, architecture, product design and home furnishings.
Teknion Is Sponsor For 2008 Applied Brilliance Conference
10.7.08| Toronto, ON | Teknion Corporation became a sponsor for the Applied
Brilliance Conference on October 14-16 at the
Sagamore Hotel, 110 Sagamore Rd, Bolton Landing, NY. To develop young industry talent, Teknion is offering Junior Fellows Sponsorships to bring architects and designers under the age of 35 to
the conference.
IIDA NY 101 Series - Small Commercial Lighting
10.3.08 | New York, NY | IIDA NY 101 Series continues with Small Commercial Lighting. The presentation will take place on November 6, 5:00 pm, at Con Edison, 4 Irving Place, 19th Floor Auditorium, NYC. Cocktails and Hors d'Oeuvres at 5:00 and presentation from 5:45-7:00.
The course will teach attendees practical lighting design fundamentals
and how to achieve energy-efficient solutions that meet quality design
criteria. Attendees will also learn about financial incentives
available through the New York Energy $mart Programs for the design community and end users.
Think Swiss Presents Architecture As (Is) Memory
10.3.08 | New York, NY | Think Swiss presents Architecture As (Is) Memory on October 6. It is the second in a series taking place at the Center for Architecture, 536 La Guardia Place, NYC, 5:30-8:00 pm, that looks at contemporary Swiss architecture as it relates to art, science, technology, and sustainability. The evening's guest speakers are Quintus Miller, Basel, Switzerland, and Illya Azaroff, New York.
KTGY Principal, Ken Ryan, To Speak At Inland Empire Event
10.2.08 | Irvine, CA | Ken Ryan will speak at the Association of Commercial Real Estate Executives Inland
Empire Chapter’s program. Mr. Ryan, a principal at KTGY Group will participate with other panelists on, “The Effects of Climate Change on Future
Real Estate Development in California,” at the Ontario Convention Center, 2000 E. Convention Center Way, Ontario, CA, October 15, 3:30 pm.
RealWorld DesignWeek, Oct. 19-25
10.2.08 | Washington, DC | ASID will inaugurate a national mentorship program. Entitled RealWorld DesignWeek, students from across the country will team up with experienced design professionals Oct. 19–25, 2008 and simultaneously participate in shadowing experiences. Examples of mentoring partnerships include working with:
- Manager of Interior Design for a jet manufacturer (New Jersey)
- Residential Design Firm (San Diego)
- Commercial Design Firm (San Francisco and Las Vegas)
