FW: Michael Van Valkenburgh; Urban Design Since 1945

[Einat Manoff]

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AT THE LEAGUE NOVEMBER 17 | Urban Design Since 1945 NOVEMBER 22 | Michael Van Valkenburgh DECEMBER 1 | Francine Houben DECEMBER 2 | Selldorf Architects DECEMBER 10 | The Unfinished Grid: Speculations for Manhattan THIS WEEK Urban Design Since 1945 – A Global Perspective D. Grahame Shane with Carola Hein, Brian McGrath, Georgeen Theodore, and Anthony Vidler Thursday, November 17, 2011 7:00 p.m. The Great Hall, The Cooper Union 7 East 7th Street D. Grahame Shane, with panelists Carola Hein, Brian McGrath, Georgeen Theodore, and Anthony Vidler, will present and discuss the emergence of postwar urban design as a global phenomenon. The program, which will begin with a historic overview by Shane, will focus on the themes developed in his recently published Urban Design Since 1945 – A Global Perspective. Reception to follow. For more information, click here. NEXT WEEK Current Work Michael Van Valkenburgh, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates “Parks, a Campus, and Three Summer House Gardens” Introduced and moderated by Kate Orff Tuesday, November 22, 2011 7:00 p.m. The Great Hall, The Cooper Union 7 East 7th Street For more information, click here. Header image: Pier 1 Film Screening, photo: Etienne Frossard UPCOMING Current Work Francine Houben, Mecanoo “Dutch Mountains” Introduced and moderated by Annabelle Selldorf Thursday, December 1, 2011 7:00 p.m. The Great Hall, The Cooper Union 7 East 7th Street For more information, click here. . First Friday Selldorf Architects Friday, December 2, 2011 6:30-8:00 p.m. Office of Selldorf Architects 860 Broadway For more information, click here. . The Unfinished Grid: Speculations for Manhattan Amale Andraos, Mark Robbins, and Ken Smith, moderated by Gregory Wessner Saturday, December 10, 2011 4:00 p.m. Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue The League's partner in this program, the Museum of the City of New York, is handling all ticket sales, including discounted tickets for League members. For more information and tickets, click here. Call for Proposals Call for Proposals: Folly A project organized by Socrates Sculpture Park and the Architectural League Deadline: January 16, 2012 Socrates Sculpture Park and the Architectural League invite emerging architects and designers to apply for the opportunity to build and exhibit a full-scale project around the theme of an architectural folly. For more information, click here. Urban Omnibus Recently on Urban Omnibus: Arts for Transit: A Conversation with Sandra Bloodworth The director of an MTA program to bring visual art and performance to New York City’s public transportation system talks about activating spaces of infrastructure, improving rider experience, and harnessing the power of public art The Omnibus Roundup Huxtable on Empire State, Martin on OWS, Skyscraper Anatomy, Marathon Courses, Transpo2030, and Post-industrial Waterfront Around Town Panel Spotlight on the Architectural League: 30 Years of the League Prize Van Alen Books Anne Rieselbach with David Benjamin, Andy Bernheimer, Stella Betts, Jared della Valle, and Chris Perry Friday, November 18, 2011 7:00 p.m. Van Alen Books 30 West 22nd Street For more information, click here. Funding and Membership The Architectural League is a non-profit organization that depends on the support of its members and foundations, corporations, firms, and individuals. Architectural League programs are supported, in part, by public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts; the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency; and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. You can help support the League by making a donation or by becoming a member. Membership benefits include free or reduced admission to League lectures, panel discussions, and symposia; invitations to members-only programs, tours, exhibition previews, and receptions; advance reservations for League lectures and other events; seasonal calendars and announcements of upcoming programs; NY State and AIA continuing education credits for programs attended; an invitation to the Beaux Arts Ball, the League's annual benefit party; and discounted subscriptions to international architecture and design periodicals. Click here to join or donate today.   connect with us     This e-mail was sent from The Architectural League Immediate removal with PatronMail® SecureUnsubscribe.

[Samuël Poisson]

Einat,
thanks for everything (fascinating texts,
stimulating links : one of the best seminars I
have had).
I know this is definitely last moment, but both
your term of political imagination and the idea of
"nonspeculative forms of ownership" expressed in
the conclusion of Saegert's article let me have a
proposal for tomorrow. A good friend of mine is
currently developing in France an initiative that
propose a third alternative, next to private
ownership and public housing : "ownership of use"
(propri�t� d'usage), on the model of what already
exists in Germany under the name of
"mietsh�usersyndikat".
She is in New York since yesterday, I though it
could be interesting to include her in our
discussion tomorrow. If it's ok with you, I could
ask her tonight.

Concerning the final exam, I was thinking of
working on the word "transform", following one of
Hayden's sentences "the rehabilitation of existing
housing may be more desirable than new
construction". It would enable me to deal with
utopias and their frequent tendency to imagine the
city ex-nihilo ; with a necessary humility of the
planner... This is very rough now, but I would be
glad to discuss it with you, per email first,
later personally if you find some time.

Best regards,

Samu�l

[Einat Manoff]

Of course Samuël, that sounds like a great idea. Please invite her and ask
her if she'll be willing to discuss her project. Sounds super interesting.

As for transform - sounds like a great term. The first thing that come to
mind is that within transform there is also 'form' = and so you can allude
to some for the earlier readings about form and function.

So glad you like the class; your contributions throughout are essential to
it being what it is.
Soon,
Einat

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Einat,
thanks for everything (fascinating texts, stimulating links : one of the
best seminars I have had).
I know this is definitely last moment, but both your term of political
imagination and the idea of "nonspeculative forms of ownership" expressed in
the conclusion of Saegert's article let me have a proposal for tomorrow. A
good friend of mine is currently developing in France an initiative that
propose a third alternative, next to private ownership and public housing :
"ownership of use"

(propriété d'usage), on the model of what already exists in Germany under
the name of "mietshäusersyndikat".

She is in New York since yesterday, I though it could be interesting to
include her in our discussion tomorrow. If it's ok with you, I could ask her
tonight.

Concerning the final exam, I was thinking of working on the word
"transform", following one of Hayden's sentences "the rehabilitation of
existing housing may be more desirable than new construction". It would
enable me to deal with utopias and their frequent tendency to imagine the
city ex-nihilo ; with a necessary humility of the planner... This is very
rough now, but I would be glad to discuss it with you, per email first,
later personally if you find some time.

Best regards,

Samuël