The Dwell Guide to Events in Your City

Friday, February 22

For a number-crunchy take on sustainability, head to The International Green Building Conference – an all-day affair that tackles eco-issues from the real estate, legal, insurance, and financial perspectives. Grand Hyatt on Union Square, 345 Stockton St.; (415) 362-7397; www.aiasf.org

Saturday, February 23

At SF MOMA, 500 of Lee Friedlander's photographs are on display, chronicling modern American life from the 1950s to today. Through May 18. 151 Third Street between Mission and Howard St.; (415) 357-4000; www.sfmoma.org

BAM/PFA’s series of classic and cult films, A Theater Near You, does a double-feature: Dillinger Is Dead, a Marco Ferreri film starring Michel Piccoli (6:30 p.m.), and  Eraserhead, David Lynch’s creepy 1977 debut (8:30 p.m.). 130 California Hall, 2626 Bancroft Way; (510) 642-0808; www.bampfa.berkeley.edu

Sunday, February 24

Last Chance: Olafur Eliasson’s installations are a blend of art, nature, and science, engaging the viewer with elements they can touch, smell, and sense. This survey of the Icelandic master’s work – the first to come to the U.S. – features 15 years of photography, installation, and sculpture. 151 Third Street between Mission and Howard Streets; (415) 357-4000; www.sfmoma.org

Last Chance: The de Young museum closes its retrospective of photojournalist David Seymour’s work from 1911-1956. Golden Gate Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr.; (415) 750-3600; www.thinker.org

Last Chance: The title of Douglas Gordon's exhibition? Pretty much every film and video work from about 1992 until now. To be seen on monitors, some with headphones, others run silently, and all simultaneously. Among the monitors is a replay of his most well-known piece, 24 Hour Psycho, a slowed down version of the 1960 Hitchcock classic. 151 Third Street b/w Mission and Howard Streets; (415) 357-4000; www.sfmoma.org

Monday, February 25

Dianne Harris’ work centers on landscape and architectural history in the 19th and 20th centuries.  But tonight she takes a more personal turn with a talk entitled The House I Live In: Residence and Identity in Levittown, Pensylvania. 7-8:30 p.m.; 112 Wurster Hall; 510-642-4942; www.arch.ced.berkeley.edu

Tuesday, February 26

For Architecture Is Murder, (Okay, okay, you have our attention now) Annmarie Adams discusses an interactive website that leads students into a murder investigation, using architectural clues . 2-4 p.m.; 316 Wurster; 510-642-4942; www.arch.ced.berkeley.edu

Lawrence Scarpa, a Los Angeles architect who designs modern, sustainable structures, shares his recent projects tonight. 6-7:30 p.m. (reception 5:30 p.m.); 130 Sutter Street, Suite 600; (415) 362-7397; www.aiasf.org

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