Exhibition Opening
Berlin–New York Dialogues: Building in Context
Thursday, 11/08/2007, 6:00–10:00pm
Two of the world’s most dynamic urban centers, Berlin and New York, are making radical transformations in their streets and skylines. Berlin - New York Dialogues investigates the changes in these two cities by looking at the contemporary built environment and mechanisms of urban regeneration – the social, political, economic, and cultural processes that affect building. As the exhibition delineates, the sustainability of these cities’ neighborhoods is increasingly dependent on a critical mixture of identity, diversification, and infrastructure.
Against a background of data Berlin – New York Dialogues brackets three areas of each city. High-end projects and informal initiatives are featured and made comparable by a set of overarching topics: Culture as Catalyst, Community Activism, Gentrification, Open Space, and Governmental Intervention. Focus is given to the stories and forces behind the projects – the urban context.
Organized by: Exhibition curated and organized by the Center for Architecture, the German Center for Architecture DAZ in Berlin, and Lynnette Widder
Exhibition design/graphics: Project Projects
Exhibition architecture: MADE
Commissioned Photography: Noah Sheldon
Related programming organized by AIA New York Chapter, Center for Architecture Foundation in collaboration with Deutsches Haus at NYU, Pratt Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment, the German Consulate General New York, the Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies, and the Municipal Arts Society of New York
Berlin - New York Dialogues is presented in partnership with Carnegie Hall as part of Berlin in Lights, a festival taking place Nov. 2-18, 2007
Sponsored by:
Underwriters: Digital Plus, RFR Holding
Patrons: Eurohypo, IULA-International Urban Landscape Award
Lead Sponsors: Carnegie Corporation of New York, Tishman Speyer Properties
Supporter: The German Consulate General New York
Friend: Getmapping
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
Refreshments provided by Elderberry Catering
Thanks to the generous support of the Alfred Herrhausen Society the exhibition will travel to the DAZ in Berlin in March 2008.
Location: Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place (Directions)
FREE
More Info: http://aiany.org/centerforarchitecture/exhibitions.php
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