The Sustainable Cities Awards 2010, organized by the Financial Times and the Urban Land Institute, recognize outstanding and innovative programs that advance the application of sustainability principles to land use, thereby promoting their incorporation in cities and in the general real estate industry.
The Sustainable Cities Awards 2010
Monday, November 30th, 2009New Monumental East Window for The Museum at Eldridge Street
Monday, November 30th, 2009The Museum at Eldridge Street has commissioned Institute fellow Deborah Gans and artist Kiki Smith to create a new monumental east window for the 1887 Eldridge Street Synagogue. The commission marks the final significant component of the Museum’s 20-year restoration.
Theo David To Be Awarded Prize in Architecture
Sunday, November 29th, 2009Institute fellow Theo David will be awarded the 2009 Prize in Architecture from the Cyprus Architects Association on December 5th. This prize is awarded annually to an individual who has had a significant impact upon the world of architecture in Cyprus and internationally. More
Vancouverism Exhibition at the New Woodwards
Saturday, November 28th, 2009
Institute fellow Trevor Boddy is curating and producing the Vancouverism exhibition, called “a mirror for our most innovative design and city-building, a catalyst for debate and reflection.” The exhibition opens January 2010 at the New Woodwards in downtown Vancouver.
Arrested Development Weekend In Review
Monday, November 16th, 2009
The-Institute’s November 6th Fellows Dinner and November 7th Arrested Development: Do Megaprojects Have a Future? symposium were great successes. If you missed the symposium, you can read a review of it at Urban Omnibus, The Atlantic Yards Project, or Architect Magazine. Pictures from both events are on our Facebook page.
Conclusion of Skyscraper Museum’s Shanghai Skyline
Sunday, November 15th, 2009
On Tuesday, November 24, the Skyscraper Museum concludes its five-part lecture series, Shanghai Skyline. Institute fellow William Tung will be a panelist.
The event begins at 6:30pm at The William and Anita Newman Vertical Campus, Baruch College (55 Lexington Avenue: 14th Floor, Room 220). 1.5 CEUs available.
Rockbund Aerial Rendering, showing the Bund, courtesy Rockefeller Group International
Harlem vs. Columbia: A New Book
Sunday, November 15th, 2009
Join C-SPAN Book TV and the Brecht Forum as they launch the publication of Stefan M. Bradley’s new book Harlem vs. Columbia University. Bradley examines the 1969 student takeover of Columbia University, solidarity between community members and white and Black students and the development of Black Power movements. Launch party is Monday, November 16th from 6:30pm to 9:00pm at 451 West Street (between Bank & Bethune Streets), New York.
Institute Fellows’ New Ventures
Sunday, November 15th, 2009Institute fellow Christopher Stienon has founded Urban Matrix, a New York-based practice for urban design, planning, and environmental sustainability.
Bissera Antikarov has founded a new New York-based planning, urban design, and re/development consulting practice called UrbanVision Consulting.
Grimshaw Architects from The Architectural League
Saturday, November 14th, 2009
Hosted by The Architectural League, Institute fellow Andrew Whalley will present the current work of his firm, Grimshaw Architects, on Tuesday, November 24 at 7:00 p.m. at The Great Hall, The Cooper Union (7 East 7th Street, New York).
Cedar Hull, Atrium, and Bridges to Concert Hall. Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center, Troy, New York. Photo by Peter Aaron/ESTO