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| GALA OPENING: Peggy Guggenheim Museum >> | ||
| PRESS CONFERENCE at the U.S. Pavilion >> | ||
| RECEPTION honoring Autodesk's patronage >> | ||
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| BIENNALE DI VENEZIA Official Site >> | ||
| ARCHITECTURAL RECORD Official Site >> | ||
| A+D MUSEUM Official Site >> | ||
| KONTREAL PRODUCTIONS Official Site >> | ||
| PBS - e² sustianability series Official Site >> | ||
| AUTODESK Sustainability CenterOfficial Site >> | ||
| A+D MUSEUM Official Site >> | ||
| BANGKOK [code] KMUTT Official Site >> | ||
| CREDITS - After the Flood - Venezia: | ||
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An International Dialogue A Public Symposium on Venice, New Orleans, and the Architecture of Urban Sustainability Organized by The American Institute of Architects and presented by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State in conjunction with the Universita Iuav di Venezia and Architectural Record. |
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10th International Architecture Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia U.S. Pavilion, Giardini di Castello, Venice Saturday, 9 September 2006 2:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.  |
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2.30 pm Welcome from the American Institute of Architects David Brems, FAIA, LEED AP Chairman, AIA Committee on Design A founding principal of Gillies Stransky Brems Smith and the 2006 Chair of the AIA Committee on Design, David Brems is a long-time advocate of Environmentally Responsible Design. 2.40pm Opening Keynote Reed Kroloff, Dean, Tulane University School of Architecture Reed Kroloff has been a leader in the effort to rebuild New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The recipient of the American Academy in Rome’s 2003 Rome Prize Fellowship, Mr. Kroloff previously served as Editor-in-Chief of Architecture magazine and taught at Arizona State University. At ASU, he received the first-ever “Award for Academic Excellence” from the Arizona chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Mr. Kroloff writes and lectures widely, and is a regular visiting critic at architecture schools and professional organizations across the country. He holds degrees from the University of Texas at Austin and Yale University, and has practiced architecture in Texas and Arizona. Mr. Kroloff serves on numerous boards and advisory councils, ranging from the Register of Peer Professionals of the United States General Services Administration to the Public Architecture Foundation. 3.10pm Welcome from the U.S. Department of State Karen L. Perez, Director, Office of Citizen Exchanges 3.20pm A Discussion with Students Student winners of the competition for housing in New Orleans and architecture students from the Universita Iuav di Venezia Moderator: Professor Giuseppe Longhi, Architecture Faculty, Universita Iuav di Venezia Giuseppe Longhi is an associate professor of urban studies at the Universita Iuav di Venezia with significant scholarly work on the flood of immigration on the island of Lampedusa. 4.20pm The Role of Architects in Urban Sustainability: A Panel Discussion Moderator: Giancarlo Alhadeff, AIA, Studio Alhadeff. Giancarlo Alhadeff’s practice taps into a creative and professional background with an international edge. Educated and trained in the US, he opened his office in Milan, Italy in 1991. Commercial and residential work in Turkey and the Far East enhance his practice in Europe. His unique vantage point stimulates an active dialogue about the most pressing issues in the architectural arena today: design and sustainability, professionalism and responsiveness to client needs. He is the AIA’s representative to the Architects Council of Europe. Panelists • Aaron Betsky, Director, Netherlands Architecture Institute Aaron Betsky is the director of the Netherlands Architecture Institute in Rotterdam, and one of the most important critics and proponents of architectural discourse today. Born in Montana, his experience as an architect, critic, curator, educator, lecturer, and writer on architecture and design have positioned Betsky as one of the 21st-century’s architectural power brokers. In November 2006 he will become director of the Cincinnati Museum of Art. • Jane da Mosto, The Venice in Peril Fund An environmental scientist, Jane da Mosto studied at Oxford University and Imperial College (London) before moving to Venice in 1995. She is co-author of “The Science of Saving Venice” (Allemandi, 2004), the fruit of a collaboration with Cambridge University supported by the Venice in Peril Fund on Environmental Challenges for Venice and its Lagoon: State of Knowledge. • Thomas Vonier, FAIA, RIBA, Thomas Vonier Architect Inc. Thomas Vonier was founding president of AIA Continental Europe and served as the AIA liaison to the Architects’ Council of Europe. He led groundbreaking research on the security of US foreign mission buildings and serves on the board of directors for the Institute for Research and Study in Urban Security (IRSUS) in Europe. 5.20pm Closing Clifford Pearson Clifford Pearson is a deputy editor of Architectural Record and a vice commissioner for the U.S. Pavilion at the 10th International Venice Architecture Biennale. He is editor of the book Modern American Houses and the author of Indonesia: Design and Culture. |
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