April 29, 2008
by: Jessica Sheridan Assoc. AIA LEED AP
by: Jessica Sheridan Assoc. AIA LEED AP
04.07-13.08: AIA headquarters in Washington, D.C., kicked off its celebration of Architecture Week with a debut of the Blueprint for America exhibition, an online Mosaic display, the launch of an Internet-based “Shape of America” program, and the release of the book Architecture: Celebrating the Past, Designing the Future. The exhibition illustrates component successes with Blueprint for America projects, which are AIA architect-driven community development initiatives.
The Blueprint for America exhibition at AIA National headquarters.
Rick Bell
AIANY Executive Director Rick Bell, FAIA, with AIANY Acting Exhibitions Director Rosamond Fletcher.
Courtesy AIANY
04.18-19.08: The eighth annual NYC Student Lighting Competition, hosted by the Illuminating Engineering Society of New York (IESNY), asked students to consider how light can trigger an emotion or spark a memory. Evocative Luminance accepted entries from all NYC arts and design schools, and the exhibition at the Helen Mills Event Space showcased all of the submissions.
Chung-Jung Liao’s 1st Place entry received $3,000. School: Parsons the New School for Design, Architectural Lighting.
david j. lara / photographer
Paul Stein’s 2nd Place entry received $1,500. School: Pratt Institute, Architecture.
david j. lara / photographer
Minsoo Lee’s 3rd Place entry received $1,000. School: New York University, Interactive Telecommunications.
david j. lara / photographer