The Dwell Guide to Events in Your City

WEDNESDAY:

A new exhibit at UC Berkeley examines the influence of travel on design, sweeping from the Beaux Arts tradition to the contemporary. Through March 21, 2008. 210 Wurster Hall; 510-642-4818; www.ced.berkeley.edu

THURSDAY:

An AIA lecture entitled “The Everyday Toxic Home: Does Your House Have a Chemical Dependency?” helps you discover what’s poisoning your personal life. 12-2pm, with lunch served at 12:30; Free; Hafele Americas Co.,151 Vermont St. #9; 415-362-7397; www.aiasf.org

Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio are the stars of SF MoMA’s Distinguished Lecture series. The pair are founding principles of Diller Scofidio, a firm whose current projects include the renovation of Lincoln Center and The Highline in New York. 6:30pm; Phyllis Wattis Theater, 151 Third Street b/w Mission and Howard Streets; 415-357-4000; www.sfmoma.org

FRIDAY:

Spend the day listening to industry leaders discuss the connections between art, design, technology and science in this afternoon-long colloquium at SF MoMA. Representatives of the museum join those from BMW, SFMoMA and other institutions. 1-6pm; Phyllis Wattis Theater, 151 Third Street b/w Mission and Howard Streets; 415-357-4000; www.sfmoma.org

SATURDAY:

Marie-Antoinette is everyone’s favorite teen queen. So stop by this new architecture and interior design exhibit featuring her personal palace, the Petit Trianon. The Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, 34th Avenue & Clement Street; 415.750.3600; www.famsf.org

The ninth annual Hip Hop DanceFests pops (and locks) back into SF – and stays for three energy-packed days. Two separate programs feature top performers from all over the country. Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street; 415-563-6504; www.sfhiphopdancefest.com

Also kicking off is a three-day film festival featuring South Asia’s finest fliks. 415-621-6120; www.thirdi.org

SUNDAY:

Nothing suits a Sunday more than a little shopping. Visit several area galleries today for “ArtWear,” a one-day holiday sale of accessories, clothing and jewelry. Proceeds benefit the Textile Department of the de Young Museum. www.artwearinthegalleries.com/

And if that’s not enough, you can also head to D.A.I. (Designers Artists Innovators) holiday shopping event, featuring dozens of independent retailers. 11am-4pm; Medjool, 2522 Mission Str.; 650-303-6608; www.daievents.com

MONDAY:

Leers Weizapfel, a design studio run by Andrea Leers and Jane Weinzapfel, was the recipient of AIA’s 2007 Firm Award. And Apple named its founders 2007’s Women of the Year. Tonight, hear Leers discuss her practice at UC Berkeley. 7:30pm; 112 Wurster Hall; 510-642-4942; arch.ced.berkeley.edu

TUESDAY:

In accordance with a Japanese traditional art, the miniature landscapes at the Asian Art Museum are set in stone. Through Nov25. 200 Larkin Street; 415-581-3500; www.asianart.org

…Didn’t catch these last week? No worries. Here’s a reminder of what’s in town:

Various Northern Californian Artists
“Grounded?”
2901 Mission St; 415-863-2141; soex.org
Through December 15.

Ruth Eckland, Peter Foley, Larry Lippold
“New Work in the New Space”
The Meridian Gallery, 535 Powell Street; 415-398-7229; www.meridiangallery.org
Through Dec 22.

“The Diane and Sandy Besser Collection: A Gift to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco”
De Young Museum, Golden Gate Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive; 415-750-3600; www.thinker.org
Through January 13.

The Sculpture of Louise Nevelson: Constructing a Legend
 De Young Museum, Golden Gate Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive; 415-750-3600; www.thinker.org
Through January 13.

Various designers from Ecole Cantonale d’Aart de Lausanne, Switzerland
“INOUT” 
130 Sutter St, Suite 600; 415-362-7397; www.aiasf.org
Through Jan 26.

Jeff Wall
“Jeff Wall: Works in Focus 1978-2004”
151 Third Street b/w Mission and Howard Streets; 415-357-4000; www.sfmoma.org
Through January 27.

Olafur Eliasson
“Take Your Time”
SFMoMA, 151 Third Street b/w Mission and Howard Streets; 415-357-4000; www.sfmoma.org
Through February 24.

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