los angeles CALIFORNIA

Pier Vittorio Aureli is an architect and educator. He is the co-founder of Dogma, an architectural studio that focuses on the project of the city. He teaches at the AA and Yale SOA and is the author of The Project of Autonomy and The Possibility of an Absolute Architecture. Aureli’s lecture will trace the development of the architectural project, focusing on the relationship between social and political conflicts and the urge of architecture to tame these conflicts and reform the city. His lecture attempts to situate architecture beyond regressive or progressive terms, as material evidence that the evolution of design has been always the outcome of struggle.

Pier Vittorio AURELI, “Theory and Ethos”
intro. by Todd GANNON
Wednesday, 01/23
7.00 pm / W.M. Keck Lecture Hall
SCI-Arc
960 East 3rd Street
Los Angeles, California 90013

philadelphia PENNSYLVANIA

Winka Dubbeldam is the principal of Archi-Tectonics NY, founded in 1994, and Archi-Tectonics NL. Archi-Tectonics’ work ranges from residential to commercial, from real to virtual, and is realized in urban designs, architectures, and installations. Recent projects include Ports1961 flagship retail store in Paris, the concept for Munish Narula’s restaurant Tashan in Philadelphia, a renovation of the musician John Legend’s Manhattan loft, and an orphanage and school in Liberia.

Winka DUBBELDAM
Wednesday, 01/23
6.00–7.30 pm / 
Lower Gallery, Meyerson Hall
PennDesign
210 South 34th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104



buffalo NEW YORK

An error can be many things. In its most common display, however, it is something we are taught to avoid. It is often characterized by mannerisms that were once trends but are now condemned or qualified by a lack of command over formal logic, material tolerances, construction techniques, & space planning, to name but a few. 12 practitioners, theorists, & curators from the Midwest & East Coast will convene to examine the value of error, mistake-making, or wrongness, when architecture is at stake. The symposium is organized by UB Banham Fellow & UIC Visiting Asst. Professor Thomas Kelley.

“On Error,” w/ BAIR, FRANCH, KHAN, LAI, LALLY, LÓPEZ-PIÑEIRO, McMORROUGH, PREISSNER, & more
Wednesday, 01/23
2.00–7.00 pm / Greatbatch Pavilion
Darwin Martin House
125 Jewett Parkway, Buffalo, NY 14214

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detroit MICHIGAN

Detroit, Michigan—Acura Unveils Next Evolution of NSX Concept at 2013 North American International Auto Show

Acura unveils a new NSX Concept that showcases the evolution of the next-generation supercar’s styling and design, including a first-ever look at one possible direction for the next-generation NSX interior design.

“This further evolution of the Acura NSX Concept design is remarkably true to the original concept styling,” said Mike Accavitti, vice president of national marketing operations. “We’re making great progress in delivering on the expectations we created a year ago, with advanced technology that will bring new levels of performance and a unique, dynamic experience to the exotic sports car market.”

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london UNITED KINGDOM

suckerPUNCH: Describe your project.

Adam VUKMANOV: Slavija square, Belgrade (Serbia)—competition entry.

According to the analysis done by local advert companies, there are around 1.2 million people circulating every day through Slavija Square and its roundabout. Public transport which includes buses, trolleybuses and trams is overlapped with dens traffic and the current situation, although positively dynamic, is creating a cataclysmic and rough space where pedestrians do not feel safe.

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columbus OHIO

The University of Illinois at Chicago School of Architecture, The Ohio State University Knowlton School of Architecture, University of Kentucky College of Design, and University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning will be co-hosting the upcoming Possible Mediums conference taking place in Columbus, Ohio from February 7th-10th. We are pleased to have suckerPUNCH as a co-sponsor.

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detroit MICHIGAN

Compact NEV E-JET, powerful, efficient and green, is a Range-Extended electric car with fashionable and modern appearance, designed by GAC Engineering based on its independently developed brand-new compact passenger vehicle platform. Equipped with a 95 kW (peak) permanent magnet motor and a 13kwh lithium-ion battery pack, E-JET can achieve a top speed of 160kph, an acceleration from 0 to 50kph within 4.5 seconds, and a gradeability higher than 32%. With its excellent energy management strategy and lightweight technology, E-JET can have a pure electric drive range of more than 100km.

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new york NEW YORK

Columbia GSAPP
critics: François ROCHE & Ezio BLASETTI w/ Farzin LOTFI-JAM

suckerPUNCH: Describe your project.

Carson RUSSELL & Mengna MIAO: Against the extreme heat, we bring extreme cold, against the wall of molten rock, we engage with icy water. It is a battle we cannot win. A loud engagement, characterized by the cracking of petrifying rock over the hissing of evaporating water. The result is fragile, bound to fall victim to corruption by the continuous advancement of the lava.

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ithaca NEW YORK

NEW YORK, January 17, 2013 — The Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1 announce CODA (Caroline O’Donnell, Ithaca, NY) as the winner of the annual Young Architects Program (YAP) in New York. Now in its 14th edition, the Young Architects Program at MoMA and MoMA PS1 is committed to offering emerging architectural talent the opportunity to design and present innovative projects, challenging each year’s winners to develop creative designs for a temporary, outdoor installation at MoMA PS1 that provides shade, seating, and water. The architects must also work within guidelines that address environmental issues, including sustainability and recycling. CODA, drawn from among five finalists, will design a temporary urban landscape for the 2013 Warm Up summer music series in MoMA PS1’s outdoor courtyard.

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ann arbor MICHIGAN

Taubman College, University of Michigan
critics: Matias del CAMPO (Eliel Saarinen Visiting Professor) & Adam FURE

suckerPUNCH: Describe your project.

Harold SPRAGUE SOLIE, Ning ZHOU, Mark WRIGHT, & Bennett SCORCIA: deferentialCONSTRUCTIONS takes its cue from the phenomenon known as Apophenia, which is the perceiving of meaningful patterns in seemingly random or meaningless data. If used advantageously, apophenia can allow for multiple readings within a single spatial environment. The project attempts to leverage a basic architectural proto-condition to test out the implications and possibilities inherent within this phenomenon.

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