college station TEXAS

sarah WHITING and ron WITTE, principals of ww, an architecture firm in houston, will speak at the college.

5 p.m. /// preston geren auditorium in building b of the langford architecture center on the texas a&m campus.

WHITING, an expert in urban and architectural theory, is dean of the school of architecture at rice university, where witte also serves as associate professor of architecture. before coming to rice, whiting served on the faculty of the princeton university school of architecture. perhaps best known for her professional criticism, whiting has had dozens of articles published on urban and architectural theory. in addition to editing several journals, she has edited books on architects ignasi de solà-morales and james carpenter, is the author of the forthcoming book “superblock city,” and is the editor of “point,” an architectural book series to be published by princeton university press.

madrid SPAIN

expanding the field. or, 8 good reasons to talk about new media (in an art fair)

director: domenico QUARANTA
lecturers: ubermorgen.com, marius WATZ, trevor PAGLEN, oron CATTS, auriea HARVEY & michael SAMYN, paul d. MILLER / dj sPOOKY
arco art fair, forum auditorium 2, hall 6.
february 18, 2010, from 12.30 to 2.30 p.m. and from 4 to 8 p.m.

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new york NEW YORK

taipei, taiwan, republic of china, 2010
winning competition entry, scheduled completion 2014

suckerPUNCH: describe your project.

reiser + umemoto: pop music, while a global phenomenon, is regional in its definition. the taiwanese pop music scene typifies the phenomenon; while it crosses borders and cultures and dialects, it nevertheless has produced styles and genres with distinct transnational form and appeal. though many aspects of pop culture exist in a hyper-technological or virtual realm, there is a need for a defined physical hub dedicated to the production and reception of pop.

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vienna AUSTRIA

studio hadid 3(x+y)=world ws09/10
studio instructor: patrick schumacher

suckerPUNCH: describe your project.
bin LU, vadimir IVANOV, robert LOFFLER: the whole year task is designing from small fashion and industry designs (shoes + bag, arm-chair + lap-top, car + garage, beach villa + boat) to bigger scales building projects (stadium + podium). total fluidity on all scales for all programmes. the final products for this semester integrate all first 3 double-designs into a single complex. our abstract idea behind is the interaction between user and object and object to object.

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los angeles CALIFORNIA

casey REAS is giving a lecture at kerckhoff hall, 734 west adams boulevard, los angeles 90089, at 6 pm on wednesday 17 february 2010. admission free. this event is part of the voices and visions usc arts and humanities initiative.

subsequently he will be giving a series of workshops on processing in the institute for multi-media literacy blue lab, 734 west adams boulevard, 12 noon – 3 pm on fridays 19 february, 26 february and 5 march. registration is required for the workshops. contact: imlrsvp@cinema.usc.edu.

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los angeles CALIFORNIA

usc school of architecture is pleased to announce the launch of PARAsite. this blog has been set up as a forum for debate about recent developments within the usc school of architecture in the area of parametric and algorithmic design. parasite also serves as a repository of records of past events, such as the intensive fields conference held on 12 december 2009. full video documentation of this conference is now available.

image credit: casey REAS, process 14 (image 3) 2008

lexington KENTUCKY

suckerPUNCH: describe your project

rives RASH: these are planters made from fly-ash, a byproduct of burning coal. the designs are drawn and built by students from uky-cod (university of kentucky college of design) fad elective (fabrication and design). the goal of the class is to discover a drawing technique and use it to design a product (in this case a planter) and then produce it.

image: carrie WAHL and justin TRIMBLE

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new york NEW YORK

in breakfast by the light of the moon, emilio PEREZ shifts towards a more elusive approach and darker palette than seen in his previous abstract paintings while still maintaining his signature practice—juxtaposing freeform movement with meticulous, measured actions. breakfast by the light of the moon is perez’s second solo exhibition at galerie lelong and will open to the public on thursday, february 11 from 6 to 8 pm. the artist will be present.

exhibition on view february 11 - march 13 at galerie lelong

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newark NEW JERSEY

scott MARBLE, aia
lecture: designing design; designing assembly; designing industry
22 february /// 530 pm /// new jersey school of architecture
partner, marble fairbanks; new york city
director, fabrication research
columbia graduate school of architecture, planning, & preservation

barmstedt GERMANY

classic black and white portraits intersect with vivid colors and bold geometries in the photographs of jens HERRNDORFF. his subjects have oscillated from bands to fashion but the edge remains. through layers of neon and fuzz his images jump effortlessly from their constant backgrounds of white.

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