Fellow John Portman and IfUD Board Chair Michael Sorkin will both participate in the High Museum of Art’s exhibition for the Venice Biennale this fall, entitled Workshopping: An American Model of Architectural Practice, which will explore the role of trans-disciplinary collaborations in architecture, spotlighting seven projects with a focus on research and social engagement. The Biennale opens on August 29th and runs through November 21st of this year.
Portman and Sorkin at the Venice Biennale
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010Institute Fellow Theo David to Serve as Guest Critic
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
Institute fellow Theo David will be guest critic at Coup de Dés 2010 where he will present a housing development in Nicosia, Cyprus as it relates to Modernism and the revitalization of historic cities. More information here.
Exhibition Opening: Architecture At Cooper 1859-2009
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
Institute board member and Dean of The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture at The Cooper Union Anthony Vidler invites you to Architecture at Cooper 1859-2009 at the The Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Gallery, The Cooper Union, on view from October 23rd to December 4th, 2009. The opening reception is Friday, 23 October, from 6-8 PM;Architecture at Cooper 1859-2009 traces the successive transformations of Cooper Union’s architecture, beginning with its landmarked, 19th century brownstone Foundation Building designed by Frederick Petersen — to its new academic building at 41 Cooper Square designed by Thom Mayne, Institute board member.
For more information: 212-353-4220, architecture@cooper.edu
Mario Schjetnan: Landscape, Architecture, and Urbanism
Saturday, December 1st, 2007 
Landscape architectural historian John Beardsley published Mario Schjetnan: Landscape, Architecture, and Urbanism. Mario Schjetnan, an Institute fellow, has had a prolific career since the 1970s in Mexico, which is documented here through a description of his major projects including his Xochimilco Ecological Park (1993) and his recent Union Point Park in Oakland, California (2005). More
Sustainable Design: Ecology, Architecture, and Planning by Daniel Williams
Thursday, May 17th, 2007
Institute fellow Daniel Williams hosted a book signing for Sustainable Design: Ecology, Architecture, and Planning at the Institute spring 2007 fellows’ symposium Affordable Housing: Development & Design.
