5.22.08 | London, UK | Floorstyle 08, June 29-July 1, will be held at London's ExCeL Centre alongside the Tile and Stone Show. Event highlights include speakers, demonstrations, and a "Test the Experts" segment where expert floorlayers tackle challenging situations in front of a live audience. www.floorstyle08.co.uk

5.22.08 | Miami, FL and Basel, Switzerland | Design Miami/Basel will host a pair of Design Talks, entitled, "Radical Art, Architecture and Design” with Joep van Lieshout and Alessandro Mendini, and Aaron Betsky, Director of the Cincinnati Art Museum and Curator of the 11th Venice architecture Biennale, as facilitator. The talks will take place Tuesday, June 3 (Mr.van Lieshout) and Wednesday, June 4 ( Mr.Mendini) from 6:00–7:00pm in theMedia Lounge at the Markthalle, Viaduktstrasse 10, Basel, Switzerland. Mr. van Lieshout’s work stretches from machines to sculptures, from furniture to buildings and from installations to utopian⁄dystopian architectural propositions. Mr. Mendini focuses his work on objects, furniture,concept interiors, paintings, installations and architecture. 

5.22.08 | London, UK | The Tile and Stone Show, scheduled to run June 29-July 1 at ExCel, London,  released its list of seminars and exhibits. Speakers during the three-day event will include Wayne Hemingway, Conran Design, Lesley Reid from The Tile Association, David Richardson BRE, Chris Blanchett and marketing expert Leo Aspden. Meanwhile, exhibitors hosting live demonstrations will include Bosch, Benfer, Diamond Jack, Kerakoll UK and Plasplugs. www.thetileandstoneshow.co.uk

5.22.08 | New York, NY | IIDA's final Facilities Forum panel will take place June 3, 6-9pm, at the Steelcase Showroom, 4 Columbus Circle, NYC. The panel will discuss how the work process and business culture of major corporations varies and adapts to regional influences. Rachel Casanova, Director of Workplace Strategy, Mancini Duffy, will serve as the event's moderator. RSPV@Steelcase.com

5.22.08 | New York, NY | Designtex invites you to meet "ED", the company's new approach to Environmental Design at an event being held Thursday, May 29, beginning at 6:30pm at 200 Varick Street on the 8th floor. Carol Derby, Director of Environmental Strategy, will present the new approach and explain why Blue is the New Green. A reception will follow the presentation from 7:30-8:30 pm. 

5.22.08 | New York, NY | IIDA New York Chapter will hold a Residential Forum, Global Design Today with Tai Ping Carpets, on Thursday, June 5, 6-8:00 pm at the Tai Ping Showroom, 860 Broadway, 4th floor, NYC. Yasmina Kossmann, US Residential Boutique Contract Design Director for Tai Ping, will discuss Global Design Today and how it impacts and develops our own marketability. 

5.22.08 | Houston, TX | The European Facility Management Conference convenes June 10-11, at the Palace Hotel, Oxford Street, in Manchester, U.K. A joint venture between EuroFM and the International Facility Management Association, EFMC 2008 will offer attendees strategies for success and analyze the business cases, best practices, and technology and energy management trends affecting today’'s built environment. 

5.22.08 | Miami, FL and Basel, Switzerland | Design Miami/Basel will host a pair of Design Talks, entitled, "Radical Art, Architecture and Design" with Joep van Lieshout and Alessandro Mendini, and Aaron Betsky, Director of the Cincinnati Art Museum and Curator of the 11th Venice architecture Biennale as facilitator. The talks will take place Tuesday, June 3 (Mr.van Lieshout) and Wednesday, June 4 ( Mr.Mendini) from 6:00–7:00pm in theMedia Lounge at the Markthalle, Viaduktstrasse 10, Basel, Switzerland. 

5.16.08 | New York, NY | The third edition of Opening Night at the A&D Building, 150 East 58th St., May 19, from 6-9 pm, features a building-wide extravaganza with parties and events in its 40 luxury home furnishings, kitchen, bath and building product showrooms. the four new showrooms which will debut are:

• Listone Giordano by Margaritelli, Italian wood flooring  & paneling systems
• Smeg USA featuring Renzo Pano designed appliances
• GE Monogram Design Center
• St. Charles Kitchens of NY
  

5.16.08 | New York, NY | AIA NY and the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene will hold its annual conference at the Center for Architecture, 536 La Guardia Place, NYC on Tuesday, May 20, 8:00 am-1:00 pm, to discuss the role that architecture and planning can play in promoting physical activity for New Yorkers.
Panel 1:  PlaNYC and a Fit NYC (10:15-11:15)
Panel 2:  Thought from the Field (11:15-12:15)

5.16.08 | Irvine, CA | KTGY Group principals, Ken Ryan, Manny Gonzalez and Rob Williams will speak at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Building For Boomers & Beyond: 50+ Housing Symposium in New Orleans, LA. The event will be held on May 19-21, 2008 at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, 500 Canal St.

5.16.08 | London, UK | The London Festival of Architecture, a celebration and exploration of the city's buildings, streets and spaces, will run June 20-July 20. The festival includes street installations, exhibitions, guided walks, cycle rides, boat tours of the city's river and canals, parties, design workshops, debates, breakfast talks, and weekend street markets.