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· Fall Conference Roundup
Fall Conference Roundup
Here’s a selection of upcoming conferences in September and October, both in NYC and around the region.
Event: Symposium on Global Trends in Sustainable Transport
Location: Center for Architecture, NYC, 8am-5pm, 09.11.09
Organizers: Transportation Alternatives, Velo Mondial
Co-organizers: AIANY Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
CES-LUs 5.0; HSW 5.0; SD 5.0
Cost: Free
As part of New Amsterdam Bike Slam, 09.10-13.09, international leaders will meet for an all-day symposium about cities and mobility. On the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s arrival in New York Harbor, panelists will explore the urban design and transportation solutions of Amsterdam and New Amsterdam, look at how mobility in these cities differs, and discuss the future of urban transportation.
Event: H209 Forum
Location: Liberty Science Center, NJ, 09.09-10.09.
Organizers: Henry Hudson 400; Liberty Science Center; Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance; Netherlands Water Partnership
Cost: $995, 2nd and following registration $547.25
This conference celebrates the waterfront with two days of presentations, conversations, and networking opportunities centered on water policy and the design of waterfront cities. An international roster of leaders from the fields of business, government, planning, architecture, and engineering will celebrate the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s sail into New York Harbor.
Event: Rebuild New York: Mainstreets Convention
Location: Hyatt Regency Hotel and Riverside Convention Center, Rochester, NY, 09.24-26.09.
Organizers: AIA New York State; AIA Rochester; AGC of New York State; ACEC New York; NYS Society of Professional Engineers; NYS Association of Professional Land Surveyors; American Society of Landscape Architects, New York Chapter
Cost: Full convention package $400, AIANYS members; $600 non-members
The AIANYS annual meeting joins forces with six other state-wide organizations to discuss sustainable and green design, practice management, risk management, the latest trends in materials, and more. AIANY members can pick from 61 seminars and 8 tours, and can earn up to 12 CEU-LUs.
Event: Integrated Project Delivery: Enhanced BIM Collaboration
Location: The McGraw-Hill Companies Corporate Headquarters, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, NYC, 7:30-10:30am, 09.30.09
Organizers: AIANY; NYC Metro BIM; New York Construction/ENR Magazine
CES-LUs 2.0
Cost: $149, AIANY members; $195 non-members
Learn about Building Information Modeling and the new Integrated Project Delivery system developed by AIA. The half-day conference introduces IPD and brings industry experts together to discuss how it can improve projects.
Event: Walk21 Conference in New York City
Location: Kimmel Center, New York University, NYC, 10.07-09.09.
Organizers: New York City Department of Transportation
Cost: $425
The 10th annual conference on walking and livable communities will explore projects throughout the five boroughs, and discuss fitness, design, and sustainability in urban communities through plenaries, workshops, and “walkshops.”
Event: Applied Brilliance
Location: Sagamore Hotel on Lake George, Bolton Landing, NY, 10.13-15.09.
Organizers: Applied Brilliance
Cost: $1995; Group rate $1,250
Offered as an alternative to traditional executive-level professional development design conferences, design leaders will gather for three days of presentations by everyone but designers. Architects will work with world-class thinkers from other industries to participate in interactive panels that explore the big ideas, major trends, and significant shifts in thinking that affect the design professions.
Event: Architecture Week
Location: Center for Architecture, 10.05-11.09
Organizers: AIANY; Center for Architecture
Cost: varies
A host of events include programs with Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Robert Silman with Kenneth Frampton, Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe, and the Make it Right Foundation. There will be two exhibition openings (“ContextContrast” and “New York Now“), among other events such as the jury for the first round of the urbanSHED competition, and openhousenewyork. Finally, AIANY will host its biggest night of the year, Heritage Ball and the Party@theCenter.
On September 11th, 2001, what had been one of the world’s most densely developed business districts became, for many, hallowed ground. Soon after, questions emerged. What comes next? How could one site serve the needs of victims’ families, survivors of the attacks, members of the surrounding communities, business interests, and visitors?
What is infrastructure? For much of the twentieth century, the answer to this question was guided by the ideology of functionalist urbanism, a school of thought that said that all healthy cities served four major needs – work, housing, recreation, and transportation. Today, we no longer take this view for granted, for it is a perspective that makes no provisions for community, identity, or history. At the same time, we still lack an alternative model for visualizing the city that can deal adequately with the public health and quality-of-life issues that the early functionalists sought to address. Our capacity to balance urban development with the demands of ecological imperatives and social needs has only worsened in recent decades, and this exhibition asks whether the trend can be reversed.
