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  1. Amy Lau: Expressing Modernism

    Amy Lau: Expressing Modernism

     Amy Lau is principal of Amy Lau Design and serves as an independent advisor to collectors of 20th century decorative arts.  Ms. Lau is a cofounder of Design Miami, which assembles the...

    08.24.11

  2. Yoshiharu Tsukamoto: Atelier Bow-Wow

    Yoshiharu Tsukamoto: Atelier Bow-Wow

    Architect Yoshiharu Tsukamoto and the firm he cofounded with partner Momoyo Kaijima, Tokyo-based Atelier Bow-Wow, just unveiled the BMW Guggenheim Lab in New York, a mobile structure currently in...

    08.21.11

  3. Reinventing the American House: Domestic Architecture, Interiors, and Furniture of Benjamin Henry Latrobe

    Reinventing the American House: Domestic Architecture, Interiors, and Furniture of Benjamin Henry Latrobe

     Dr. Patrick Snadon, Associate Professor of Architecture and Interior Design at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio will be giving a lecture on Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764 - 1820), the...

    08.02.11

  4. Lecture: Florence Knoll: Textiles as Interior Architecture

    Lecture: Florence Knoll: Textiles as Interior Architecture

    Among her many innovations, Florence Knoll introduced padded and tufted upholstered chair seats without armrests, so that space flowed effortlessly around them, and custom-colored curtains to...

    06.15.11

  5. Finding Money to Restore Historic Buildings: An Introduction to Preservation Tax Credits

    Finding Money to Restore Historic Buildings: An Introduction to Preservation Tax Credits

    This discussion will focus on the basics of the Rehabilitation Tax Credits program, using case studies as examples, and will give an overview of which redevelopment projects are eligible, and how...

    03.08.11

  6. University of Houston Symposium: Concrete Utopias

    University of Houston Symposium: Concrete Utopias

    The 1960s was a period of incredible change and momentous accomplishments. It also was a decade for groundbreaking ideas in architecture and urban planning. Scholars and architects will reflect on...

    01.31.11

  7. Frank Gehry Discusses Architecture and Beauty

    Frank Gehry Discusses Architecture and Beauty

    Renowned architect Frank Gehry will speak as part of the Pratt Institute School of Architecture’s fall 2010 lecture and events series at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, November 10, 2010, in Memorial...

    11.08.10

  8. Whatever Happened to Italian Architecture?

    Whatever Happened to Italian Architecture?

    Architects, architectural historians, and critics from both Italy and abroad will come together for a two-day symposium at the Swiss Institute in Rome (ISR) to present and debate their intellectual...

    10.05.10

  9. Invisible–The Origin of Product Identity

    Invisible–The Origin of Product Identity

    The 2010 Alvar Aalto Design Seminar focuses on the design process—something that does not show in the final product. Some questions that will be explored include: what goes into the design of...

    08.16.10

  10. FoodStuff LA

    FoodStuff LA

    Pedal Patch Community--a Los Angeles-based group that advocates innovative, community-based solutions to food insecurity and sustainability--is hosting FoodStuff LA. The event will introduce some...

    08.06.10

  11. Planning India: From Chandigarh to NanoCity

    Planning India: From Chandigarh to NanoCity

    swissnex San Francisco invites a panel of experts to discuss the past and future of urban planning in India, highlighting two examples: Chandigarh, a city mandated by the Nehru government in the...

    06.29.10

  12. Santiago Calatrava to Speak at Pratt

    Santiago Calatrava to Speak at Pratt

    Renowned architect, artist, sculptor, and engineer Santiago Calatrava will speak about his work and career as part of the School of Architecture’s spring 2010 lecture and events series at 6 p...

    03.16.10

  13. Emerging Voices: Slade Architecture

    Emerging Voices: Slade Architecture

    The third evening of the 27th annual Emerging Voices lecture series, featuring Slade Architecture and UrbanLab....

    03.15.10

  14. Aftertaste 4

    Aftertaste 4

    The School of Constructed Environments at Parsons The New School for Design presents AFTERTASTE 4, a two-day symposium organized this year around the theme “Moving In.” Featuring a...

    03.09.10

  15. Headspace

    Headspace

    To mark the launch of its new MFA in Transdisciplinary Design, the School of Design Strategies at Parsons The New School for Designand The Museum of Modern Art, in partnership with International...

    03.02.10

  16. Typography of the 19th Century Textile Trade

    Typography of the 19th Century Textile Trade

    Adrian Wilson leads a presentation about his unique collection of handmade typefaces and trademarks last seen in use by nineteenth-century fabric merchants.

    01.13.10

  17. Detour: Art, Architecture, Cities

    Detour: Art, Architecture, Cities

    As a closing event to Detour, a traveling exhibition documenting notable architecture and design along 18 Norwegian national tourist routes, this symposium features an afternoon panel with...

    01.06.10

  18. Cities, Bicycles and the Future of Getting Around: An Evening with David Byrne

    Cities, Bicycles and the Future of Getting Around: An Evening with David Byrne

    Musician, artist, author and devout bicyclist David Byrne turns his attention to the fractured, car-mad city of Los Angeles.  How can LA—with one of the world’s most challenging...

    09.30.09

  19. From the Spoon to the City: Architects Discuss Design

    From the Spoon to the City: Architects Discuss Design

    In conjunction with exhibition From the Spoon to the City: Objects by Architects from LACMA's Collection, architects Elena Manferdini and Greg Lynn will participate in a panel discussion led by...

    09.28.09

  20. The History of Luxury

    The History of Luxury

    Baker invites you to join us for "The History of Luxury."  Presented by Baker historian Jim Caughman, this CEU-credited presentation will...

    09.18.09

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