Line of Fire, an exhibit of menorahs designed by Daniel Libeskind, opened recently at the Jewish Museum in New York, where it will remain on view through 1/30/11; the Architectural League of New York announced the jury for their competition It’s Different, which will include Michael Manfredi and Board Member Thom Mayne; speaking of Mr. Mayne, Thom is in the midst of a cross-continental lecture tour in Australia, speaking this evening (12/15/10) in Melbourne and tomorrow (12/16/10) in Perth; and finally, a reminder that Las Vegas Studio, an exhibit of photos from the archives of Patrons Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, is on view in Chicago through 2/19/11. If you’re considering going, don’t miss Sam Jacobs’ review of the show over at Strange Harvest.
Fellows’ Events & Exhibitions: December 15-31, 2010
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010Fellows’ Events & Exhibitions: November 8-14, 2010
Monday, November 8th, 2010
Omar Blaik and Board Member Toni Griffin will both participate in CEOs for Cities’ Urban Leaders Summit 2010 in Detroit on 11/8/10 (and while we’re on the subject, don’t miss this excellent profile of Griffin’s work in Detroit in Architect); Kate Orff will speak about Living Cities at the NY Botanical Garden on 11/8/10; Michael Manfredi will join an Architectural League-organized panel in New York about Muju, Korea’s planned Taekwondo Park on 11/9/10; Barbara Wilks will join another League panel discussing Hudson River Park on 11/13/10; Las Vegas Studio, an exhibition of images from the archives of Patrons Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown (pictured at left), opened at Chicago’s Graham Foundation on 10/28/10 and will run through 2/19/11; and Chris Hardwicke’s Ravine City is featured in the urban-ag exhibition Carrot City at Parsons in New York now through 12/15/10.
(Image provided courtesy of Venturi, Scott Brown, and Associates, Inc.)
Shortlist for 2010 World Building of the Year Announced
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
This year’s World Architecture Festival is fast approaching, and the shortlist for the 2010 World Building of the Year was recently announced in advance of the November event. We’re thrilled to see that three IfUD Fellows have had buildings nominated: Studio Daniel Libeskind’s Grand Canal Theater in Dublin (pictured at left); Robert A.M. Stern Architects’ East Hampton Town Hall; and Michael Manfredi’s firm Weiss/Manfredi’s Diana Center at Barnard College in New York. You can take a look at the full list of entries here. Good luck to everyone in Barcelona!
International Architecture Award Winners Announced
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
The Institute’s membership is well-represented in the list of recipients for the 2010 International Architecture Awards. Honorees include Patron Steven Holl for the Herning Museum of Contemporary Art and the Knut Hamsun Center; Board Member Thom Mayne for the Cooper Union’s 41 Cooper Square building; Fellow Michael Manfredi’s Weiss/Manfredi Architects for the Wandering Ecologies project in Toronto (pictured at left); Fellow Craig Dykers’ firm Snøhetta for the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet; and Fellow Bruce Fowle’s firm FXFOWLE for the Nordhaven City Regeneration project and SAP North America complex. The awards are administered annually by the Chicago Athenaeum and the European Center for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies.
Weiss/Manfredi Wins American Architecture Award
Monday, February 1st, 2010
Institute fellow Michael Manfredi’s firm Weiss/Manfredi has won the American Architecture Award for its design proposal for Toronto’s Lower Don Lands. The 2009 American Architecture Awards recognize distinguished projects designed and built in the United States by leading American and international architecture firms.
Weiss/Manfredi: Surface/Subsurface
Thursday, November 1st, 2007
Princeton Architectural Press published a monograph on Institute fellow Michael Manfredi‘s practice titled Weiss/Manfredi: Surface/Subsurface. The book features an ongoing conversation between the firm’s founding partners Manfredi and Marion Weiss and author/academic Detlef Mertins.
