Nader will be joining Florian Idenburg and Alejandro Zaera-Polo for a panel discussion entitled ‘Fondue Pot Stickers: Divergent Voices’ at AIANY’s Center for Architecture on November 11, 2014 at 6:30pm. The discussion is part of AIANY’s Global Dialogues series and will be moderated by Hashim Sarkis.
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Nader and Winka Dubbeldam are co-chairing ACSA’s 2014 Administrators Conference entitled Expanse November 6-8 in Philadelphia. The conference is hosted by the University of Pennsylvania and “will focus on the ideas surrounding smart, responsive and sensible spaces”.
Registration, location, and full schedule details are available on the ACSA’s website.
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The Glasnevin Centenary Chapel is displayed this week at ABX2014‘s Design Gallery featuring projects that have won BSA Honor Awards this year. Glasnevin won a BSA Unbuilt Award this August. For more information see our previous blog post or visit the display today through Thursday at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.
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Nader gives his lecture ‘Pedagogical Constructs’ at UCLA Architecture & Urban Design on October 27, 2014 at 6:30pm at Perloff Hall. Reception at 5:45pm.
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Nader will be giving his lecture Outside In at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Architecture on October 20, 2014 at 6pm. Reception held in the 5th Street School gallery at 5:30pm.
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A final opportunity to view Urban Timber, in what is the final week of the exhibition at the BSA Space. Curated and organized by Yugon Kim, the exhibit was the result of a competition, resulting in dozens of submissions. Targeting innovative ways of building with wood, the agenda of the competition was to assemble four design teams to develop their proposal with the guidance of architectural mentors —Alan Organschi, Alex Anmahian, Andrew Waugh, and me, Nader Tehrani– towards full scale mock-ups that demonstrate through making. With the four projects, also an expansive overview of the uses of wood in history, new means and methods developed in recent times and the range of products that are the result of the wood industry. Not to be missed!
I helped mentor Christina Nguyen and Sean Gaffney, two brilliant young designers who took on the structural challenge of fabricating laminated plywood slabs –post-tensioned– that could take on variable geometries to construct a landscape: a new ground. Also participant to their project, C W Keller Associates, who have done amazing work with us in the past, with Steven Holl and Mark Goulthorpe.
http://www.architects.org/bsaspace/exhibitions/urban-timber-seed-city
Duck-Work: Sean Gaffney, Christina Nguyen
Coopered Column: Timothy Olson
Four Corners: Yasmin Vobis, Aaron Forest, Ultramoderne
M2X3: Christopher Taurasi, Lexi White, Jeffrey Lee
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Nader gives his Allusive Figures lecture at the University of Miami School of Architecture at 6:30pm in Glasgow Hall.
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In a letter summarizing Open Day 2014 the Vice Chancellor of the University of Melbourne, Glyn Davis, wrote:
“A word of heartfelt thanks if I may to all staff for a superb Open Day at Parkville and Southbank yesterday. This annual event is a vital point of connection between the University and future students, families and the broader community. As ever, the professionalism and commitment of staff in making Open Day a great experience for visitors was outstanding.
This year, the University received an estimated 60,000 Open Day visitors. Many report a notable increase, yet again, in the number of interstate and international visitors. This year, particularly strong numbers were in evidence at the VCA, with a great atmosphere obvious among music theatre students in the new Lionel’s Lounge.
Among highlights was the first public airing of the stunning new Melbourne School of Design building. All day crowds moved and milled, in, out and around all sides of the building, engaged by extraordinary student displays, gazing up at Harry Potter-esque stairways and taking selfies on the concrete globes at the Swanston Street end. Despite large crowds in the new building’s atrium space, conversation was easy because of its outstanding acoustic qualities. Noted Melbourne architects were seen sneaking on to campus, seizing the chance for a quiet look!”
“Above all, our visitors engaged intensively in conversation, dialogue and friendly interrogation with generous staff members from across the faculties and schools.
It is this face-to-face contact which makes Open Day so vital to all this University achieves. For the water tight event planning, which made the day work so well (and even precluded rain!), I sincerely thank all involved: especially Kim Howells, Jacqueline Nguyen, Marcia Lewis, Taryn Groom and the Open Day team.
You may enjoy this wrap-up of Open Day 2014, which includes links to pre-recorded course information sessions from yesterday, and help for students and families wanting to take next steps to engage with Melbourne. It also includes an inspiring video of a memorable day on campus.”
If you’re interested in keeping up with media coverage on the University of Melbourne click on this link : Melbourne School of Design New Building Media Coverage
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Nader will be giving his lecture Outside In at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Architecture on October 20, 2014 at 6pm.
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Hana Kassem, Design Director at KPF and myself have put together a great roundtable discussion on the programming of public art. The speakers are fantastic and a lively discussion is inevitable. Open to all, free admission and refreshments served.
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