Roadtrip (6)! - University of Waterloo Winter 2011 Lecture Series

You completely thought I was going to skip on University of Waterloo School of Architecture during my "Somewhat Near to Cleveland Architecture School Lecture Tour" didn't ya? Well, that isn't possible. Yet another school slated for a quick sneak peek (especially since they recently moved to their new digs). "Why do you like to visit other schools?" you ask? Because I like to learn. There, I said it. And I like myself still too (not as much as I like architecture lecture series posters for my blog posts).

WINTER 2011 ARRISCRAFT LECTURE SERIES

All lectures will take place in the Main Lecture Hall at the School of Architecture in Cambridge at 6:30 pm. Admission is free and open to the public.

R&SIE (n) FRANCOIS ROCHE LECTURE
Friday February 4 at 6:00 pm

“Ecosophical Apparatuses & Skyzoid Machines”

This is the Keynote Lecture given in conjunction with the Fourth Natures Conference that is being held on Friday, February 4 and Saturday February 5 at the School of Architecture.

additonal information
www.new-territories.com

DAVID GISSEN LECTURE
Thursday February 10 at 6:00 pm

"Groundwork"

David Gissen is Associate Professor of Architecture and Visual Studies and the Coordinator of the history/theory curriculum for architecture at the California College of the Arts. He is the author of Subnature: Architecture’s Other Environment, and editor of the issue of AD Magazine “Territory” and the book Big and Green (Princeton Architectural Press, 2003). His recent work focuses on developing a novel concept of nature in architectural thought and the parameters for an experimental form of practice in architectural history. He is currently preparing a manuscript — Maintenance Architecture — on architectural environments that emerged during New York City’s so-called “crisis” years.
www.htcexperiments.org

INFRANET LAB / LATERAL OFFICE LECTURE
White / Sheppard / Przybylski
Tuesday February 15 at 6:00 pm

“Next North”

Information to follow
www.infranetlab.org

5468796 ARCHITECTS LECTURE
Hurme / Radulovic / Neufeld
Thursday March 17 at 6:00 pm

“TBA”

Information to follow
www.5468796.ca

KARA TAYLOR WOODS ENGINEERS LECTURE
Kanif Kara
Tuesday March 22 @ 6:00 pm

“TBA”

Information to follow
www.akt-uk.com

University of Waterloo
School of Architecture Cambridge
7 Melville Street South
Cambridge, Ontario N1S 2H4
Phone: 519 888 4567 (x27602)
Fax: 519 622 3525
Email:info@architecture.uwaterloo.ca
Hours: Mon to Fri 8:30 am to 4.30 pm

2011 Ohio Brownfield Conference Presentations

A myriad of topics were apparently covered at the recent 2011 Brownfield Conference. They have recently been posted online for your enjoyment.

There looks to be some good stuff in there, case studies, media relation discussions, funding info, etc.

Thank you Ohio Division of Emergency and Remedial Response (which keeps me really well updated on Brownfield discussions, funding and other going-ons).

Roadtrip (5) - Ryerson University Spring 2011 Lectures

I am totally on a Canada bend this week. I need to start planning my next trek over the border and hoping it may align with taking in a lecture at Ryerson University's Department of Architectural Science. Get those passports ready! I didn't get to visit Ryerson last time I was in Toronto, I hope to rectify that very soon.

[LECTURE] Craig Dykers February 1, 2011 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm [LECTURE] Greg Curran February 17, 2011 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm [LECTURE] Bjarne Mastenbroek March 3, 2011 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm [LECTURE] Sara de Giles March 10, 2011 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm [LECTURE] Billie Tsien March 24, 2011 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Department of Architectural Science

Ryerson University
325 Church Street, Toronto

Roadtrip (4.5)! - Univ. of Toronto Winter 2011 Midday Talks

I completely love that Daniels College of Architecture, Landscape and Design also has midday lectures. I think you can bring a bagged lunch. Much more fun then watching Will & Grace reruns or sitting alone in a cafe ignoring your co-workers.

Winter 2011 Midday Talks

02/02/2011 - 03/31/2011

Academic Year:

2010-11

Semester:

Winter

Jorge Ayala / Laura Miller / Rainer Hehl + Jörg Stollmann / Amy Kulper / Kenny Cupers / Anna Dyson

Organized by Aziza Chaouni & Liat Margolis

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Landscaping strategies for a new reading of the city: [Ay]A Studio Perspectives

02/02/2011

Jorge Ayala

[Ay]A Studio, Paris

1:00 PM - Room 106

Mexico City-born Jorge Ayala is the founder and principal of [Ay]A Studio, an international studio committed to cutting edge research and experimentation. [Ay]A engages the field of design, architecture and landscape urbanism in both theoretical and professional praxis.

TBA

02/17/2011

Laura Miller

Associate Professor of Architecture, Daniels Faculty

1:00 PM - Room 106

Laura Miller is a partner in borfax /BLU, a research-based design office that seeks to renegotiate the disciplinary boundaries between architecture, landscape, and urban design in its work. Her proposals for the redevelopment of large urban areas, such as Hell’s Kitchen (Manhattan) and Mission Bay (San Francisco) have been exhibited and published, most recently in Fast-Forward Urbanism: Rethinking Architecture's Engagement with the City (Princeton Architectural Press, 2010). Miller’s design work has received several AIA awards and citations and a Progressive Architecture Design Award citation.

As Found: Research for Design Impact in Informal Urban Territories

03/10/2011

Rainer Hehl + Jörg Stollmann

MAS Urban Design, ETH Zurich

1:00 PM - Room 106

Rainer Hehl is an architect and urban planner currently directing the Master of Advanced Studies in Urban Design program at the ETH Zurich.

TBA

03/17/2011

Anna Dyson

Center for Architecture, Science and Ecology, New York

1:00 PM - Room 106

Anna Dyson teaches design, technology, and theory at the School of Architecture at Rensselaer. She is the director of The Center for Architecture, Science and Ecology (CASE) which hosts the Graduate Program in Architectural Sciences, concentration is Built Ecologies. She has worked as a design architect and product designer in several offices in Canada, Europe, and the United States.

Taxonomy as Technique

03/24/2011

Amy Kulper

Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Ann Arbor

1:00 PM - Room 106

Amy Kulper is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning.

In Search of the User

03/31/2011

Kenny Cupers

School of Architecture and Planning, University at Buffalo

1:00 PM - Room 106

Kenny Cupers is the Reyner Banham Fellow at the School of Architecture and Planning, University at Buffalo, for 2010-2011.

John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design | University of Toronto

230 College Street | Toronto ON M5T 1R2 | CANADA

Roadtrip (4)! - Univ. of Toronto Bulthaup Spring 2011 Lecture Series

Not as if anyone needs a specifically fantastic reason to visit Toronto, but if you happen to be there enjoying the fine city, perchance you could take part in a lecture about design.

Bulthaup Spring 2011 Lecture Series

02/03/2011 - 03/22/2011

Academic Year:

2010-11

Semester:

Winter

Cary Wolfe / Stanley Saitowitz / Todd Saunders / Elizabeth Meyer / Renée Daoust / Stephen Teeple

Lecture Series Poster

www.bulthaup.com

Biopolitics, Biopower, and the (Nonhuman) Animal Body

02/03/2011

Cary Wolfe

Professor and Chair, Department of English, Rice University

6:30 PM - Room 103

Cary Wolfe is Bruce and Elizabeth Dunlevie Professor and Chair in the Department of English at Rice University. He has published widely on animal studies, systems theory, posthumanism, and literature, art, and culture in venues such as Boundary 2, Diacritics, New Literary History, Cultural Critique, New German Critique, and Postmodern Culture.

Frameworks

02/16/2011

Stanley Saitowitz

Natoma Architects Inc., San Francisco

6:30 PM - Room 103

2011 George Baird Lecture

Stanley Saitowitz is an Emeritus Professor of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley and Principal of Stanley Saitowitz/ Natoma Architects Inc. in San Francisco.

Recent Works

03/01/2011

Todd Saunders

Saunders Architecture, Norway

6:30 PM - Room 103

Saunders Architecture is a firm owned by Canadian Todd Saunders who has lived and worked in Bergen, Norway since 1997.

Sustaining Beauties 2.0, Aesthetics as an Ecosystem Service

03/08/2011

Elizabeth Meyer

University of Virginia School of Architecture

6:30 PM - Room 103

2010-11 Michael Hough / Ontario Association of Landscape Architects Visiting Critic

Elizabeth K. Meyer is one of the leading landscape architectural theorists in the United States.

Daoust Lestage - From the City to the Object

03/15/2011

Renée Daoust

Daoust Lestage Inc., Montreal

6:30 PM - Room 103

Renée Daoust, principal of the firm Daoust Lestage Inc., takes on the roles of both project and design architect.

Recent Works

03/22/2011

Stephen Teeple

Teeple Architects Inc., Toronto

6:30 PM - Room 103

Stephen Teeple is founder and principal of the firm Teeple Architects in Toronto and member of the Ontario Association of Architects.

John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design | University of Toronto

230 College Street | Toronto ON M5T 1R2 | CANADA

Metroparks Planning Meetings need bicyclists' input

from Century Cycles blog

"The Cleveland Area Mountain Bike Association has put the Northeast Ohio bicycling and outdoors communities on high alert with this message on their website:

The Cleveland Metropaparks has embarked on a master planning effort and they are seeking public input to determine their priorities and directions for the next decade. While the park always must strike a balance with conservation and public use, they are currently willing to re-examine this balance.

This is OUR CHANCE as the active community to tell the parks what we think! Wish we had MORE outdoor recreation in the Metroparks? More cycling/running races and events? Maybe camping, backpacking, rock climbing, xcountry skiing, MOUNTAIN BIKING?? It’s time to ask!

Please make time to attend one of these meetings and express your thoughts.

Tuesday, January 25- 6:30 to 8:30pm- Rocky River Nature Center

Wednesday, January 26- 6:30 to 8:30pm- Canalway Center

Thursday, January 27- 6:30 to 8:30pm- North Chagrin Nature Center

For more information, call 216-655-3200 or visit Cleveland Metroparks.com

Don't know what to say once you get there? CAMBA has helpfully provided these talking points."