by: Murrye Bernard Assoc. AIA LEED AP
11.16.12: Charles Renfro, AIA, of Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Justin Davidson, of New York Magazine, and Toby Cecchini, bartender & author, headlined the first installment of “Cocktails & Conversations.” The series pairs an architect and a critic, journalist, or curator in conversation; a custom drink inspired by the architect’s is created especially for the occasion. The event was organized by Abby Suckle, FAIA, President of cultureNOW, and the AIANY Architectural Dialogue Committee.
(l-r) Justin Davidson and Charles Renfro, AIA
Daniel Fox
Toby Cecchini mixes the night’s cocktail.
Eve Dilworth Rosen
11.14:12: The Center for Architecture and the Norwegian Consulate General hosted a lunch seminar on the collaboration between architects and artists on large scale public projects, “Demystifying the Architect/Artist Collaboration: The Norwegian National Tourist Routes to NYC.”
The National Tourist Routes in Norway has for years served as an incubator for artistic and architectural interventions in the most scenic parts of the natural landscape. Two artist/architect teams presented on their collaborations: artist Mark Dion / architect Lars Berge and artist Mary Miss / architect Susan Rodriguez, FAIA. A panel discussion was moderated by Alan Brake, Executive Editor, The Architect’s Newspaper.
(l-r) Mark Dion; Cynthia Kracauer, AIA, LEED AP; Alan Brake; Lars Berge; Susan Rodriguez, FAIA, Ennead Architects; Henrik Width, Deputy Consul General of the Royal Norwegian Consulate General in New York; Mary Miss; Svein Rønning, Curator and Head of the Arts Council for the National Tourist Routes
Daniel Fox
11.12.12: As part of the Oculus Book Talk series, Jeff Speck presented his new book Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time.
Kristen Richards, Hon. AIA, Hon. ASLA, editor, Oculus, with author Jeff Speck.
Julie Trébault
11.14.12: A “ground raising” was held for 50 UN Plaza, a project by Foster + Partners.
(l-r): Arthur Zeckendorf, Zeckendorf Development; Daniel Garodnick, NYC Councilman representing Manhattan’s 4th District; Eyal Ofer, chairman of Global Holdings Inc. and Zodiac Maritime Agencies Ltd.; Armstrong Yakubu, partner, Foster + Partners; Sherrill Kazan, president, Friends of Dag Hammarskjold Plaza; Brandon Haw, senior partner, Foster + Parterns; and William Zeckendorf, Zeckendorf Development
Monika Graff
10.27.12: Storefront for Art and Architecture held its annual Critical Halloween party, with the theme “On Banality, on Metaphor.”
Architecture firm SO-IL dressed as “Shades of White.”
Naho Kabuto
HWKN dressed as “Architecture Blows.”
Naho Kabuto
Exhibitions
10.21.12: Architecture for Humanity New York presented an interactive installation in Coleman Oval Skate Park under the Manhattan Bridge titled “The Urban Web.”
Ehsanul Haque
Through 02.01.13: “BUCKYBALL,” a 30-foot-tall LED light sculpture by artist Leo Villareal inspired by the work of Buckminster Fuller is on view in Madison Square Park.
James Ewing/Madison Square Park Conservancy
Through 02.03.13: On display at the Jewish Museum is “Crossing Borders: Manuscripts from the Bodleian Libraries,” an exhibition by Morpholio and MESH Architectures.
Courtesy Morpholio
11.19.12–Summer 2013: A sculpture by Nigeria-based artist El Anatsui, titled “Broken Bridge II,” will hang on an outdoor wall next to the High Line between West 21st and West 22nd Streets. The sculpture was originally shown in Paris during the 2012 Triennale.
Installation view of El Anatsui, Broken Bridge, 2012, at La Triennale: Intense Proximity, Galliera, Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris, 04.20.12 – 08.26.12.
Erik Lasalle. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.