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.

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)

For more information about interviews, contact: Korenna Cline at: mailto:kcline or T:202.675.4441

9.29.08 | Weil Am Rhein, Germany |The Vitra Design Museum opened a retrospective on the works of designer George Nelson (1908-1986). The exhibition is divided into five subject areas:

• Nelson and the House
• Corporate Design
• The Office
• Exhibition Design
• Nelson as an author, editor, and one of the most important thinkers and visionaries in the
  realm of twentieth-century design.

Mr. Nelson was not only active in the fields of architecture and design, but was also a widely respected writer and publicist, lecturer, curator, and a passionate photographer. His office produced numerous furnishings and interior designs that became modern classics, including the Coconut Chair (1956), the Marshmallow Sofa (1956), the Ball Clock (1947) and the Bubble Lamps (1952 onwards). The exhibition runs through March 1, 2009.

9.25.08 | London, UK |  SUPERCRIT #6 presents the Poundbury master plan by Leon Krier. Mr. Krier was commissioned by the Prince of Wales in 1988 to design a master plan for a new village on the outskirts of Dorchester in Dorset. It is visited by town planning delegates from around the world and is an influential model for house builders, urban designers and transport engineers across the UK, yet the model for what some have called the perfect village raises vexed questions of authenticity and historicism.  The discussion takes place on Friday, October 31, 10:00-12:30 in Room M421, University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, London.

9.25.08 | New York, NY | Architect's Draw-Freeing the Hand, a round table discussion, has been planned for October 2 at 6:30 pm. Following the symposium an exhibition by the same name, at the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of The Cooper Union, will open featuring original illustrations from Architects Draw, a book written by Professor Sue Ferguson Gussow. The symposium at the Cooper Union, the Great Hall, 7 East 7th Street, NYC, will look at drawing in architectural education. 

9.25.08 | Thompsonville, MI | Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville, MI, will host an energy and conservation summit on November 14-16. The conference will create an opportunity to discuss key energy, economic and environmental issues and to brainstorm ideas that will shape Michigan's future. Richard Heinberg, widely regarded as the world's foremost peak oil educator, provides the conference's opening keynote. For more information or to register, visit http://FutureMichigan.org