Architectural Record 2015-04

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ARCHITECTURAL RECORD APRIL 2015
dates&events
Lectures, Conferences,
and Symposia
2015 SAH Annual International Conference:
Chicago at the Global Crossroads
Chicago
April 15—19, 2015
The Society of Architectural Historians (SAH)
will celebrate its 75th anniversary at this conference,
which includes lectures, round-table
discussions, and 36 paper sessions covering
topics in architecture, art and architectural
history, preservation, landscape architecture,
and the built environment. SAH is committed
to engaging conference attendees with public
programming that includes more than 30
architectural tours, a plenary talk, and a halfday
seminar addressing Chicago’s waterways
and neighborhoods. For more information,
visit sah.org/2015.
Gabriela Rendón: Social Property and
the Urgency of a New Urban Practice
New York City
April 21, 2015
In this lecture at the School of Visual Arts,
architect and urban planner Gabriela Rendón
will present the notion of social and spatial
justice, drawing examples from the urban
interventions and research done by
Cohabitation Strategies (CohStra), the nonprofit
cooperative for socio-spatial research,
design, and development she cofounded in
2008. With operation centers in cities across
Europe and North and South America, the
cooperative aims to understand the agents
affecting urban areas and provide crossdisciplinary
frameworks to catalyze
transformative urban interventions. For more
information, visit sva.edu.
Competitions
Robert A.M. Stern Architects
Travel Fellowship
Submission deadline: April 10, 2015
The RAMSA Travel Fellowship is a $10,000
prize awarded yearly by Robert A.M. Stern
Architects for the purpose of travel and research.
The prize is intended to nurture
emerging talent and is awarded to an individual
who has proven insight and interest in the
profession and its future, as well as the ability
to carry forth in-depth research. For more
information, visit ramsa.com.
Re-thinking the Future Awards 2015
Submission deadline: April 15, 2015
The RTF Awards is a globally recognized
architectural event, with 50 categories and
20 esteemed judges around the world. Last
year’s winners include Bjarke Ingels Group
& DIALOG, HOK Houston, UNStudio, WOW
Architects, FGMF Arquitects, BIOME
Environmental Solutions, LMN Architects,
and more. With additional categories this
year, it’s a chance to be distinguished as
among the best in the profession. For more
information, visit re-thinkingthefuture.org.
Competition Innatur 4
Registration deadline: April 28, 2015
OPENGAP organizes this ideas competition
that seeks innovative, cutting-edge proposals
committed to architecture finding
synergies between nature and a building
itself. The competition is open to all architects,
designers, architecture students,
and people around the world interested
in the topic. For more information, visit
opengap.net.
E-mail information two months in advance to
record events@construction.com.
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