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Audio Library
Philadelphia’s Central Delaware Riverfront Vision Plan
Smart Growth
May 14, 2008
Harris M. Steinberg, FAIA, executive director of Penn Praxis, presents his involvement in redeveloping a seven-mile stretch of the blighted and inaccessible Philadelphia waterfront.
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Witold Rybczynski
Charles H. Atherton Memorial Lecture
May 13, 2008
Witold Rybczynski explores the historical context of height limits across the country and offers thoughts on the future of D.C.’s skyline. To view the associated PowerPoint presentation go to: http://www.nationalbuildingmuseum.net/pdf/VerticalDimension_witoldryb_51308.pdf.
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Shigeru Ban: Paper Houses and the Architecture of Disaster Relief
May 8, 2008
Hear architect Shigeru Ban, Karen van Lengen, dean of the University of Virginia’s School of Architecture, and architecture students from Japan’s Keio University and UVA discuss their experience creating relief shelters made entirely of paper.
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Spotlight on Design: Mario Botta
Spotlight on Design
April 29, 2008
The buildings of Swiss architect Mario Botta emphasize craftsmanship and geometric order. Through an interpreter, he will discuss his more than 30-year career designing buildings. Spotlight on Design is sponsored by Lafarge, the world leader in construction materials, with additional support from the American Institute of Architects.
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Celebrating 10 Years of the Smart Growth Speaker Series
Smart Growth
April 23, 2008
Harriet Tregoning, director of DC's Office of Planning, celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Smart Growth Speaker Series with a discussion about the evolution of the smart growth movement and the current and future implementation of smart growth principles locally and nationally.
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Planning for a Chinese Century
For the Greener Good
April 22, 2008
Investigate China’s plans for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and the tension between cultural preservation and the creation of new “green” buildings.
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Monuments: America's History in Art and Memory
March 31, 2008
Author and architectural historian Judith Dupré presents a sweeping tribute to American memorials that examines the reasons—political, psychological, and emotional—for building them. Included are classic American landmarks, such as the Lincoln Memorial and Mount Rushmore, and also unconventional monuments that are changing the way we think about commemoration—the AIDS Quilt, a traveling memorial made for the people by the people, and the haunting lyrics of Bruce Springsteen’s “Empty Sky,” an intangible remembrance of September 11.
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Revitalizing Urban Neighborhoods
Smart Growth
March 26, 2008
Jair Lynch, president and CEO of the Jair Lynch Company, presents his firm's experience applying smart growth techniques to revitalize urban neighborhoods in Washington, DC.
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Challenging the Paradigm: A Conversation with Three Women Deans of Architecture
Women of Architecture
March 10, 2008
In a conversation moderated by Wanda Bubriski, Director of the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation, the Deans will discuss their careers in architecture and their current leadership positions in architectural education,and their roles in shaping architecture’s future.
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Spotlight on Design: Thomas Phifer
Spotlight on Design
March 7, 2008
Thomas Phifer, AIA, principal of New York-based firm Thomas Phifer and Partners, discusses how his work is expanding the traditional role of the architect and his firm’s close collaboration with other professionals.
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