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Event: Reimagining Risk: Rwanda Location: The Urban Center, 02.28.08 Speakers: Alfred Ndabarasa -- Second Counselor, Republic of Rwanda's Permanent Mission to the United...
Event: Urbanisms: Working with Doubt Location: Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, 02.21.08 Speakers: Steven Holl, AIA -- Principal, Steven Holl...
Event: Public Architecture Conversation Series: NYC Department of City Planning Location: Center for Architecture, 02.28.08 Speakers: Alexandros Washburn, AIA -- Chief...
Event: Lecture and Movie Screening: City of Water: Examining the Past and Future of New York's Waterfront Location: Museum of American Finance, 02.21.08 Speaker: Kent...
Event: Quasi-Public: Paul Goldberger & Danny Meyer in Conversation -- The Second Annual Design Trust Council Event Location: The New Museum of Art,...
Event: Debate and Book Launch: USA: Modern Architectures in History (London: Reaktion Books, 2008) Location: Columbia University, 02.18.08 Speakers: Gwendolyn Wright --...
Archiculture documents architecture students' lives during their final semester. Courtesy Archiculture While in architecture school, we realized how unique the...
Frances Hesselbein speaks at Grassroots about breaking down hierarchies. Karen Plunkett, AIA "I don't know what to say, I have no speech," were the opening words of...
When I signed up for this year's national AIA convention in Boston (May 15-17), I was pleased to see so many programs for emerging professionals. This, and the short...
In this issue: · P.S.1 to Provide Shade, Sustenance · Parsons Student Work is On Public View · Where the Money is: Museum of American Finance Opens...
In this issue: · Zoning Code Amendment Update · AIANY Policy Update: Domino Sugar Factory · Mayor Plans to Reduce Tropical Hardwood...
On Governors Island sits a dilapidated military fortification that happens to have the identical blueprint as Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. The New Globe Campaign wants...
The 2008 AIANY Design Awards have been announced. In Architecture, an Honor Award was given to Steven Holl Architects (The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art); Merit Awards...
02.26.08: Building China: Five Projects, Five Stories and Co-Evolution: Danish/Chinese Collaboration on Sustainable Urban Development in China exhibition openings....
Oculus 2008 Editorial Calendar If you are an architect by training or see yourself as an astute observer of New York's architectural and planning scene, note that OCULUS...
(continued from above) We all learned from some top word-warriors, including General Henry Shelton, the retired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who defined...
02.19.08 One year has passed since we launched the new layout for e-Oculus. I've received a lot of great feedback, and we hope this e-zine and its future improvements...
Image showing the storm surge of a Category 3 hurricane on NYC. Courtesy What If NYC... On February 6, Mayor Bloomberg announced the results of the international...
Event: 2008 Architecture: Designs for Living: Public Lecture Series: NEW JUSTICE/NEW YORK Location: Center for Architecture, 02.11.08 Speakers: Scott Sigal -- Deputy,...
Event: Food Groups Location: Housing Works Bookstore, 02.12.08 Speakers: Amy Franceschini -- Artist, Educator, Futurefarmer; Michael Hurwitz -- Director, Greenmarket...
