London
Real Architecture Spring 2008
April, 7pm
April 1 Nick Johnson, Will Alsop, Julian de Metz and Deborah Saunt on New Islington, Manchester; April 8 Herzog & De Meuron on National Stadium, The Main Stadium for the 2008 Olympic Games; April 15 Renzo Piano on the New York Times Building; April 22 Stephen Bates on the Centre for the Applied Arts in Ruthin, Wales; April 29 Farshid Moussavi on the John Lewis Department Store and Cineplex in Leicester.
Tate Modern, Starr Auditorium
Bankside
+44 020 7887 8888
New York
Public Art Fund Talks: Paul Chan
APRIL 30, 6:30 pm
Paul Chan is well-known for his rich and complex digital animations, namely Birds…Trash…The Future (2004), which incorporated a landscape of Goya, Notorious BIG, the Bible and songs of birds and mobile phones. Chan’s work is not pointed in its politics, but instead acts like a stage on which aesthetic, philosophical and everyday symbols interact, become unhinged or are recontextualized.
THE NEW SCHOOL
66 WEST 12TH ST.
(212) 980-3942
Scottsdale, Arizona
ARTiculations
May, 7pm unless otherwise indicated
May 1, Michael Ben-Eli on Buckminster Fuller's principles of Design Science as they relate to sustainability today; May 6, Susanne K. Frantz on works by contemporary artists who work in glass.
SCOTTSDALE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
7380 EAST SECOND ST.
(480) 874-4604
Toronto
Bulthaup Spring 2008 Lecture Series
February to April, 6:30pm
April 8 Michael Van Valkenburgh on the Don River Park, the Portlands Estuary and other recent projects.
Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, University of Toronto
230 College St.
(416) 978-5038
Urban Field Speakers Series
February to April, 7:30pm
April 24 Princeton University’s Hal Foster on problems in contemporary art, architecture and design.
Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art
401 Richmond St. W.
(416) 591-0357
Restoring our Modern Legacy: Discovering a Sustainable Future for Suburban Toronto’s Modern Tower Blocks
May 5, 8pm
Graeme Stewart will lecture on the state of Toronto’s suburban modern apartment blocks and the possibilities for a sustainable future.
Cohos Evamy Integratedesign
2 Bloor St. E, Suite 1000
(416) 966-0220
The Copenhagen Experience: Factors in Urban Revitalization
May 13, 4:15pm
Four leading Danish architecture will discuss strategies for urban revitalization and Copenhagen’s current architecture renaissance.
University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management
105 St. George St
(613) 562-1811
The Circle in the Square: Architecture, Religion and Practice
May 22, 7:30pm
University of Toronto professor Peter Richardson on discuss the history of centralized plans in religious buildings and their role in the urban landscape.
St. George’s Greek Orthodox Church
115 Bond St.
(416) 977-3342
Association of Registered Graphic Designers lecture: Why are There 284 Holes in my New Shoes?
May 26, 7pm
Bob Hambly will lecture on the unusual and often functionless design details of everyday objects.
Ryerson University, Eaton Lecture Theatre, Rogers Communications Centre
80 Gould St.
Pecha Kucha Toronto Vol. 2
May 23
For this fast-paced evening, ten speakers are each allowed a slideshow of 20 images, with each slide being shown for 20 seconds. The speakers are Moriyama + Teshima Architects, Tye Farrow of Farrow Partnership Architects, Roberto Chiotti of Larkin Architects, Derrick Hodgson of MDRL Creative, Tania Bortolotto of Bortolotto Design Architect, John Sewell, Heather Dubbeldam of Dubbeldam Design Architects, Jeanne Lamon of the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Johnathan Kearns of Kearns Mancini Architects Inc. and David Pontarini of Hariri Pontarini Architects.
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queen’s Park
