Monday, June 11, 2007
Climate Change in NYC: Designing and Building for What's to Come
Monday, 06/11/2007, 6:00–8:00pm
According to Columbia University’s Center for Climate Systems Research, the sea level around New York City may rise more than two feet by the year 2080. In addition, “flooding by major storms would inundate many low-lying neighborhoods and shut down the metropolitan transportation system with much greater frequency.” Increases in average temperature in the same period are predicted to be between 4 and 10 degrees. The impact on the city’s infrastructure will be profound. We invite you to join an expert panel moderated by Michael Gerrard as they explore how New York City should prepare itself.
Panelists include:
* Dr. Radley Horton, climatologist, Center for Climate Systems Research, Columbia University
* Michael A. Fishman, Associate Director, Halcrow New York
* Laurie Kerr, Senior Policy Advisor in the Mayor's Office of Long Term Planning and Sustainability
* Dr. Kevin J. Phillips, principal and hydrologist, FPM Group Ltd.
* Moderator: Michael Gerrard Esq., Partner, Arnold & Porter. Mr. Gerrard is the editor of the book Global Climate Change and U.S. Law, recently published by the American Bar Association, which examines the role of the law in developing mechanisms to protect the climate — in energy conservation, expansion of renewable energy technologies, and implementation of emission caps and trading programs.
Organized by: The Municipal Art Society and the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance
Location: The Municipal Art Society of New York
457 Madison Avenue at 51st Street
New York, NY 10022
Member Price: FREE
Nonmember Price: $15 for non MAS-members, $10 for students, nonprofits and government agencies
Payment may be made by credit card in advance. Cash-only on the door.
Telephone/Fax: 212.935.2075/212.753.1816
Contact: Michael Dicus at rsvp@mas.org to RSVP
More Info: www.mas.org/programs
It is the responsibility of those who list non-Chapter events on the AIA New York Chapter's web site to ensure all details (including continuing education credits) regarding those events are listed accurately. We recommend that you verify all details concerning non-Chapter events before making plans to attend via the contact information provided.
The Park at the Center of the World
Five Visions for Governors Island Panel Discussion
Monday, 06/11/2007, 6:00–8:00pm
The Park at the Center of the World: Five Visions for Governors Island features five landscape architecture and architecture teams selected to present their compelling design visions for the future open spaces on Governors Island, the 172 acre Island off the tip of Manhattan. Governors Island's open space will include the two-mile Great Promenade that provides outstanding views of Lower Manhattan and New York Harbor, a new park, and restoration of the landscape in the Island's National Historic District.
Speakers: Susannah Drake, ASLA New York Chapter; Robert Hammond, Friends of the High Line; Robert Pirani, Governors Island Alliance; Suzanne Wertz, AIA New York Chapter Planning & Urban Design Committee; Introduction by Leslie Koch, GIPEC; Moderated by Betsy Barlow Rogers, Founder of the Central Park Conservancy
Organized by: American Institute of Architects Planning and Urban Design Committee, American Society of Landscape Architects New York Chapter, Governors Island Alliance and Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation
Sponsored by: Delta Fountains, Landscape Forms, American Institute of Architects Planning and Urban Design Committee, American Society of Landscape Architects New York Chapter, Governors Island Alliance and Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation
Location: Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place (Directions)
Price: Free
CES LUs: 1.5, CES HSW: 1.5
More Info: http://www.govisland.com/About_GIPEC/park_design_rfp.asp
Special Lectures about international garden design at Columbia University
Monday, 06/11/2007, 6:30–8:00pm
Columbia University’s Master of Science in Landscape Design and Garden Design magazine invite you to attend two evenings of talks in June and July about international landscape design with noted landscape architects and writers.
June 11 at 6:30 p.m.
“The Brazilian Gardens of Burle Marx” with Raymond Jungles
“South Africa at the Lengau Lodge” with Sasha Tarnopolsky
July 9 at 6:30 p.m.
“Moroccan Gardens” with Donna Dorian
“Paris Parks” with Susan Lowry and Nancy Berner.
Please R.S.V.P. online at www.ce.columbia.edu/landscape.
About the Presenters:
Mentored by the late Burle Marx, Raymond Jungles spent countless hours with him in Brazil and is intimately acquainted with the projects he will present in an illustrated lecture. With Miami as home base, Jungles works throughout the United States and beyond. Current projects include the New World Symphony concert hall in Miami with architect Frank Gehry.
Sasha Tarnopolsky, a landscape architect and co-founder of Dry Design in Los Angeles, has been the recipient of design awards from Garden Design magazine and consistently influences landscape design through her many sustainable residential and commercial projects, including the Lengau Lodge in South Africa.
Donna Dorian recently traveled to Morocco with landscape architect Topher Delaney to explore historic and contemporary gardens. Dorian is a veteran writer and longtime editor at Garden Design, and looks forward to returning to Columbia University, where she earned a master’s degree in poetry.
Susan Lowry and Nancy Berner are the authors of Garden Guide: New York City (Random House).
Columbia University’s Master of Science in Landscape Design program prepares students for careers as landscape designers specializing in residential and smaller-scale projects. Classes are offered in the evening and on Saturday to meet the needs of working professionals or those in career transition. Graduates of Columbia’s program enter the profession with a deep understanding of how space and plant materials may be creatively manipulated to express human values and emotions. The M.S. in Landscape Design is now accepting applications for the fall 2007 semester.
For information on Garden Design magazine, please contact Sarah Kinbar, marketing manager, at sarah.kinbar@bonniercorp.com. Garden Design (www.gardendesign.com) is published six times year by Bonnier Corporation.
Organized by: Columbia University's Master of Science in Landscape Design and Garden Design magazine.
Location: 309 Havemeyer Hall
Columbia University
116th Street and Broadway
New York, NY
Free and open to the public
It is the responsibility of those who list non-Chapter events on the AIA New York Chapter's web site to ensure all details (including continuing education credits) regarding those events are listed accurately. We recommend that you verify all details concerning non-Chapter events before making plans to attend via the contact information provided.