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With buildings and complexes around the world, Peter Eisenman of Eisenman Architects will present a lecture based on his book “Ten Canonical Buildings“, Monday, November 17th @ Pratt Institute in Memorial Hall beginning at 6pm.

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The interest between academia and professional practice continues with the creation of CASE, a joint research effort between Rensselaer Polytechnic and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. A group of researchers reside at the SOM Wall Street address and work together with architects and engineers to reshape the profession and industry. Having witnessed its development and surge to push innovation in technology, I do believe we will see interesting work coming out of this collaboration. read more

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Digital Materiality in Architecture
Nov 20 2008
6.30pm
Book launch at Storefront Gallery
97 Kenmare Street, New York, NY 10012 read more

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Zaha Hadid has designed a new flagship store for Neil Barrett in Tokyo.  The duo teamed up with Patrik Schumacher to create a shop that shifts between architecture and sculpture, designed to parallel the same folding, pleating, cut-out and fixed-point design ethos utilized in the brand’s clothing. It seems to be a continuation of her fluid formal language w/ one of the most ambitious Corian projects to date.

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Shigeru BAN, Architect, Shigeru Ban Architects, Tokyo and Paris “Recent Projects” Thursday, November 6 2008

Pratt Institute Higgins Hall Auditorium 6pm read more

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Chivas Regal has unveiled a new limited edition designer tin that conveys the contemporary exuberance of its famous 12 Year Old blended Scotch whiskey

Specially designed by internationally acclaimed New York based architect Evan Douglis, this highly collectible, elegant Chivas Regal 12 Year Old tin is a perfect gift for any whiskey lover with a design that clearly reflects the architect’s unique style and vision. read more

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Ventulett Symposium: Textile Tectonics

Generally structure is associated with simplicity and strength, while today digital tools allow us to understand structure as being integral to material complexity and aesthetic delicacy. Based on Gottfried Semper’s understanding of textile as the key component of architecture this symposium discusses tectonics as the expressivity of matter itself, arriving at a point where the classic opposition of structure and ornament, or abstraction and empathy, begins to dissolve. read more

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Implant Matrix - Toronto, ON - 2006

Visiting Pratt Design Professor and noted practicing architect from Ontario, PHILIP BEESLEY, will be presenting his work on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30th at 6PM in the Higgins Hall Auditorium @ Pratt Institute School of Architecture. Visit philipbeesleyarchitect.com to see more of Professor Beesley’s work. read more

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This year’s Frederick Kiesler Prize for Architecture and the Arts goes to the Japanese Architect Toyo Ito. Andreas Mailath-Pokorny, Vienna’s City Councillor for Culture and Science, presents the award on 16th October, 2008, at 11 a.m, at the Senate Chamber of the City Hall Vienna. read more

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