philadelphia PENNSYLVANIA

Existing between formal and informal systems and ranging widely in quality, typology, and audience, urban housing is a bellwether for economic, social, and political change. Housing’s complexity and flexibility offers unique and exciting opportunities for architects, however, its source in private equity and public agencies often challenges its ambitions.

symposium: “Under Pressure,” Urban Housing Symposium.
Friday, 10/28
Meyerson Hall, Lower Gallery
PennDesign
210 South 34th Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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florence ITALY

Organized by Kyle Miller.

Workshops led by Konstantinos Pantazis, Marianna Rentzou, and Curtis Roth.

Urban Interventions is a three-day design workshop in which students will develop contemporary interventions for the historical city center of Florence.

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new haven CONNECTICUT

Architects, artists and leading philosophers including Graham Harman, Timothy Morton, Jacques Rancière and Elaine Scarry will discuss the role of aesthetics in architecture in the 21st century, at the Aesthetic Activism symposium at the Yale School of Architecture. . . .

symposium: “Aesthetic Activism.”
Friday, 10/13–Sunday, 10/15
Hastings Hall / Paul Rudolph Hall
Yale School of Architecture
180 York Street
New Haven, Connecticut 06511

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san francisco CALIFORNIA

Many newer architectural practices in the Bay Area are establishing compelling trajectories in their work through the utilization of new thinking and innovative design mediums. . . .

event: “Architecture Next Now” with IwamotoScott, Thom FAULDERS, First Office, Endemic, & more.
Wednesday, 07/27 and 08/24
6.00 p.m. (opening) / SPUR Urban Center Gallery
654 Mission Street
San Francisco, California 94105

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vienna AUSTRIA & tehran IRAN

AllBlackForm is organizing two international workshops of Advanced Architectural Design, using the latest digital technologies.

Advanced Architectural Design Workshops with AllBlackForm
Tehran WORKSHOP: 07/08–07/22 @ Contemporary Architects Association.
Vienna WORKSHOP: 07/25–08/04 @ IoA.

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athens GREECE

ArchitectScripta is organizing two international intensive workshops of Advanced Architectural Design under the title of “PRECISE INACCURACY,” based on Maya and Grasshopper techniques.

Advanced Architectural Design Workshops with ArchitectScripta
Athens WORKSHOP I: 06/27–07/07 @ Benaki Museum.
Athens WORKSHOP II: 07/11–07/21 @ Benaki Museum.

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muncie INDIANA

Tight Fade: On Architectural Gradation is a exhibition of recent work by Central Standard Office of Design. . . .

exhibition: Kelly BAIR (Central Standard Office of Design), “Tight Fade: On Architectural Gradation.”
Monday, 04/04 (opening and lecture)
12.00 p.m. / College of Architecture & Planning
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana 47306

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philadelphia PENNSYLVANIA

Craig Buckley delivers the lecture “Envisioning Assemblage” on Monday, March 28th at 6.00 p.m., at University of Pennsylvania School of Design.

lecture: Craig BUCKLEY, “Envisioning Assemblage.”
Monday, 03/28
6.00 p.m. / Lower Gallery
Meyerson Hall, PennDesign
210 South 34th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

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san francisco CALIFORNIA

Almost Familiar Forms is a three-part event presented by CCA’s Architecture division composed of an opening event discussion and reception, followed by a two-day workshop, and culminating in a keynote lecture by Dora Epstein Jones (SCI-Arc), presented as part of the Architecture Division Lecture Series.

workshop & lecture: Almost Familiar Forms with Kristy Balliet, Andrew HOLDER, Clark THENHAUS, and Dora EPSTEIN JONES.
Friday, 02/19 (5:15 p.m. opening) – Monday, 02/22
California College of the Arts
1111 Eighth Street
San Francisco, CA 94107

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new york NEW YORK

What do outer space capsules, submarines, and office buildings have in common? Each was conceived as a closed system: a self-sustaining physical environment demarcated from its surroundings by a boundary that does not allow for the transfer of matter or energy.

exhibition: Lydia KALLIPOLITI (curator), “Closed Worlds.”
Tuesday, 02/16 (opening) – Saturday, 04/09
7.00–9.00 p.m. / Storefront for Art and Architecture
97 Kenmare Street
New York, NY 10012

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