Exhibits + View All
Nicolas le Moigne
February 8 to March 8, 2012
Swiss designer Nicolas le Moigne has already made a large impact in his short career, with lighting products and furniture for Eternit and Pfister that merge contrasting qualities. Fragility and robustness, industry and artistry and sophistication and simplicity are but a few combinations evident in his work. In his first solo show in the U.K., le Moigne shows a survey of his work including limited edition designs for NextLevel Galerie in Paris and Helmrinderknecht in Berlin and debuts the leather Slip stool.
Gallery Libby Sellers
41-42 Berners St.
+44 20 3384 8785
Conferences + View All
Alberta Association of Architects: Banff Session 2012
April 27 and 28, 2012
Five speakers, including Craig Dykers of Snøhetta and Kim Nielsen of 3XN, explore how cultural differences impact and enhance design decisions and working methods while connecting people to places. How does an architect from Western Europe design a school that the locals adopt as their own for a community in Bangladesh? How does an interior designer create work environments for a corporation to embrace, and even enhance, a corporate culture they are not a part of? In an industry becoming increasingly more globalized, architects and interior designers are working in countries, and among cultures, that are very different from their own. Many times, these projects - museums, memorials, libraries, art galleries and corporate headquarters - hold a special significance in the community. These institutions represent the collective character of a group and how that image is presented to the rest of the world.
Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
405 Spray Ave.
4(03) 762-2211
Competitions + View All
Pruitt Igoe Now
Submission Deadline: March 16, 2012
The Pruitt and Igoe housing projects in St. Louis, MO, can represent many different things: the naïveté of 1950s modernist civic design, the urban decay of the 1960s, and the legacy of poor planning into the next century. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the demolition of these ill-fated highrises, and non-profit Pruitt Igoe Now invites academics, architects, students, landscape architects, urban planners, writers, historians and artists to reimagine the relationship between the site of the former projects and the rest of the city. Winning submissions will inspire new ideas for the site, with the top three nabbing cash prizes. Winners and runners-up will be exhibited at a symposium in April 2012, hosted by Portland State University.
Expositions + View All
Object Rotterdam
February 9 to 12
This expo showcases the latest in small-run and one-off works of contemporary crafts, fashion, architecture, art and design from the Netherlands and beyond. A new director and a fresh approach places emphasis on experimentation, with young designers taking their place alongside Dutch design titans such as Ben van Berkel, Jurgen Bey and Marcel Wanders. A speaker series, awards program and film festival, round out the festival's itinerary.
Las Palmas, LP II
Wilheminakade 326
Lectures + View All
Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture Lecture Series
February 29, 2012
Ben van Berkel, co-founder and principal architect of UNStudio, discusses the concept of "newness" in architecture, and the complications this plays in creating ideological narratives of progress and economic versus cultural values.
Carnegie Library Lecture Hall
201 College of Fine Art Pittsburgh
(412) 268-2354
http://www.cmu.edu/architecture/lecture/spring-2012-archive/ben-van-berkel.html
Call for Submissions + View All
2012 Green Toronto Awards: Call for Nominations
Submission Deadline: February 6, 2012
Submit a nomination for a an individual, community group, organization or company who is considered to have made Toronto a more livable city. Having worked on a local green project, the nominee could be recognized for their contribution at the 8th Annual Green Toronto Awards ceremony in April. The nine nomination categories range from community projects and green businesses to environmental awareness and green design.
