Friday, May 30, 2008
Building Science 2008 (Day 2 of 2)
Friday, 05/30/2008, 8:00am–5:00pm
See Day One information (5/29/08)
Location: Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place (Directions)
Building China: Meishi Street Film Screening
Friday, 05/30/2008, 6:30–8:30pm
Meishi Street, Digital video, colors, 85 minutes, 2006
Meishi Street is located on the southwest side of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square and runs from north to south. In this old city district, called
Da Zha Lan, the city is carrying out a project to improve traffic and facilities for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. On December 27, 2004,
the Beijing Municipal Government launched a project to widen Meishi Street to 25 meters from its original 8 meters. Many of the original
residents living along the street faced the demolition of their homes and removal to other areas of the city.
Director: Ou Ning; Original video by Zhang Jinli; Additional Camera work: Huang Weikai, Ou Ning, Cao Fei; Editors: Cao Fei, Ou Ning;
English Subtitles: David Bandurski; Produced by: Ou Ning and Cao Fei; Production: Alternative Archive
This work is part of the Da Zha Lan Project.
The Da Zha Lan Project is part of the Beijing Case fellowship program organized and supported by Kulturstiftung des Bundes and
Goethe-Institut Peking.
Organized by: Center for Architecture and the Asian/Pacific/American Institute
Sponsored by: Asian/Pacific/American Institute and NYU China House
Patron: Digital Plus
Supporters:Beyer Blinder Belle: Architects & Planners; EDAW ; Jerome and Kenneth Lipper Foundation
Friend:Bartco Lighting; Häfele; Ibex Construction; Let There Be Neon; Calvin Tsao
Location: Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place (Directions)
Price: FreeSite: Crashing Chelsea (Art Event)
Friday, 05/30/2008, 7:00–4:00pm
Artists/real estate professionals Caridad Sola and Mary Mihelic have obtained more vacant space in NYC for emerging artist shows. This time in Chelsea at Orley Shabahang, a gallery which has relocated and is in-between tenants. Mihelic and Sola have been working outside the system and building on the history of alternative space to provide artists with a new venue; one that plays off the art communities sometimes inspirational, sometimes frustrating relationship with real estate. The result is Site, a series of one-night art events throughout Manhattan. Over 500 people attended the first Site show in Soho earlier this month.
Organized by: SITE ARTISTS
Sponsored by: Orley Shabahang
www.orleyshabahang.com
Location: 520 W 23rd Street - NYC
Price: Donations Accepted @ Door
More Info: Caridad Sola, AIA, LEED AP
Bovis Lend Lease LMB
cari@caridadsola.com
305.505.3410
Mary Mihelic
Stribling & Associates
mmihelic@stribling.com
917.969.0222
Ethan Orley
DBP Capital, LLC
eorley@gmail.com
734.223.7880
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Future Cities: Sustainable Solutions, Radical Design $2
Friday, 05/30/2008, 8:00pm
As part of the First Annual World Science Festival, Urban planner Peter Head, architects Blaine Brownell and Mitchell Joachim, environmentalist Majora Carter, and microbiologist Dickson Despommier lay out radical blueprints and innovative solutions as they imagine housing, feeding, transporting and sustaining city dwellers of the not too distant future.
Organized by: The World Science Festival: ( www.worldsciencefestival.com ) will bring together a dozen Nobel Laureates, along with researchers, artists and writers to create a four-day city-wide celebration of science with more than 40 unique events showcasing an extraordinary array of performances, lectures, family events and films that will shine a spotlight on science and explore the many ways in which scientific discovery and innovation are shaping modern life. The World Science Festival springs from the vision of its co-founders, physicist and host of NOVA’s The Elegant Universe Brian Greene and four-time National News Emmy Award winning journalist and producer Tracy Day. The Festival will take place from May 29 - June 1, 2008 at 22 venues throughout New York City.
Location: Kimmel Center-Eisner & Lubin Auditorium,
60 Washington Sq. South,
Member Price: $25 adults $12 students
Telephone: 212.843.9305
Contact: Marisa Wayne
Account Executive
Rubenstein Communications
mwayne@rubenstein.com
More Info: For more information of World Science Festival Programs please visit
www.worldsciencefestival.com
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Sustainable Solutions, Radical Designs – Future Cities
Friday, 05/30/2008, 8:00–10:00pm
Urban Planners, Architects, Environmentalists and Microbiologists lay out radical blueprints and innovative solutions as they imagine housing, feeding, transporting and sustaining city dwellers of the not too distant future. Moderated by Walter Isaacson, noted journalist and president of the Aspen Institute.
Organized by: The World Science Festival
Sponsored by: The World Science Festival has been made possible with the generous support of The Simons Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, John Templeton Foundation, and the Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Foundation.
The World Science Festival gratefully acknowledges the support of its Principal Sponsor, Credit Suisse; its Major Sponsor, Con Edison; and its Media Partners, ABC News, Scientific American, Scholastic, and Science Channel.
Major program funding has been provided by the Rockefeller Foundation NYC Cultural Innovation Fund and The Kavli Foundation. Additional program funding has been provided by the William A. Haseltine Foundation for Medical Sciences and the Arts, The Week magazine, NYSERDA, WNYC, WABC-TV, and The Dana Foundation.
Special thanks to Walt Disney Imagineering, NOVA, NOVA scienceNOW, Ryan Partnership, and the Boston Consulting Group. Research Foundation of CUNY/GrantsPlus is the official Administrative Partner of the World Science Festival.
Location: NYU - The Kimmel Center for University Life, 60 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
Price: Regular Admission: $25.00 ; Student Tickets: $12
Telephone: 281.200.8402 x812008408668114111
Contact: Ovation Tix/Theatermania Call Center
More Info: What: The universe of science comes to life in an unprecedented five-day celebration across New York City.
When: May 28th - June 1st, 2008
Where: Venues throughout New York City including, New York University, CUNY, Columbia University, and many cultural institutions. Our free Street Fair will take place alongside Washington Square Park.
Events: Over 40 performances, screenings, discussions, lectures, and debates. A full schedule of events is now online.
Who: Leading scientists -- including over a dozen Nobel Laureates, artists, policy makers, educators, and many more. Complete speaker details are available.
Tickets: Tickets are now available for purchase through our website.
More Information: www.worldsciencefestival.com
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