New York Architects and the Ordos 100

Saturday, 10/11/2008,

An exhibition of eleven villas by New York architects participating in the Ordos 100.

The Ordos 100 is a new residential development in the city of Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, where one hundred emerging architects from around the world were each invited to design an approximately 10,700 square foot villa on lots ranging from a quarter to a half acre. With a master plan by artist Ai Weiwei and architect selection by Herzog & de Meuron, the Ordos 100 challenges conventional ideas about urban design, placemaking, and context. Criticized by some for its scale and environmental impact, applauded by others as a form of art practice, Ordos underscores and intensifies the complexities of contemporary architectural practice. This exhibition of the designs by the eleven New York-based architects working in Ordos will explore the unique process of the undertaking and provoke a conversation about the role that design is playing in the development.

Projects by: Barker Freeman Design Office; Keller Easterling; Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis; Lyn Rice Architects; Multiplicities; nArchitects; OBRA Architects; SINGLE speed DESIGN; Slade Architecture; Toshiko Mori Architect; WORK AC

Installation design by Project_ (Ana Miljacki and Lee Moreau with Benjamin Porto and Daniel Sakai)

Organized by: The Architectural League of New York
Location: The Architectural League, 457 Madison Avenue, New York City
Price: Free
Telephone: 212.753.1722
Contact: Gregory Wessner

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