REINVENTING HARBOUR CITIES - URBAN PLANNING AND ART IN PUBLIC SPACE

When: 25 April, 6p.m.-9p.m. and 10. May, 10a.m. - 5p.m.

Participants: Adriaan Geuze, West 8 (Rotterdam) | Charles Renfro (t.b.c.), Diller Scofidio + Renfro (New York) | James Corner (t.b.c), Field Operations (New York) | Jürgen Bruns-Berentelg, HafenCity (Hamburg) | Kjetil Thorsen, Snøhetta (Oslo) | Ólafur Elíasson (Berlin, Copenhagen) | Ute Meta Bauer, MIT (Cambridge) | Vito Acconci (New York)

When: Ongoing through Spring 2008
Where: The Skyscraper Museum, 39 Battery Place, New York, NY 10280

New York Modern is the first in a cycle of three related exhibitions, spanning a year, entitled FUTURE CITY: 20 | 21 that will juxtapose a retrospective of American visions of the skyscraper city of the future from the early 20th century with an exploration of Chinese cities today, pursuing the parallel conditions of rapid modernization and urbanization. The second exhibition of the cycle will focus on Hong Kong and New York, and the third, “China Prophecy,” explores 21st-century skyscraper city of Shanghai. 

Where: The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art Exhibition Gallery, sixth floor, New York
When: July 20–October 20, 2008

This exhibition will offer the most thorough examination of both the historical and contemporary significance of factory-produced architectures to date. With increasing concern about issues such as sustainability and the swelling global population, prefabrication has again taken center stage as a prime solution to a host of pressing needs.

Organizer: Center For Architecture , AIA New York Chapter
536 LaGuardia Place, between West 3rd Street and Bleecker Street in the West Village

When: Ongoing till May 31, 2008

The People’s Republic of China is undergoing a phenomenal transformation. Since 1978, with the adoption of an open-door policy, the country has developed a thriving market economy, out of which existing and new cities are experiencing rapid and aggressive growth. A new generation of architects is active in the vanguard of this construction, developing their own architectural identity.

 
We would like to thank Blog Site Architecture MNP that published the article that brought the film to our attention.

It is always interesting to go into the evolution of mega-projects and see how they evolved and how the architects respond to the contextual requirements of their projects and how tweak their design as they bring these projects to completion.

February 7– May 9, 2008

Do We Dare Squander will examine the role of historic preservation in Chicago by featuring stories of individuals and grassroots groups whose efforts are central to the construction of the city and its identity.