Beyond Shelter: Architecture and Human Dignity
Marie J. Aquilino, Michael Murphy, and Maggie Stephenson
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
7:00 p.m.
Scholastic Auditorium
557 Broadway
1.5 HSW AIA and New York State CEUs

This program is co-sponsored by Metropolis Books, ARTBOOK | D.A.P.

As the frequency of major natural disasters increases, so does the need to help rebuild the communities and lives of those affected. Across the world, innovative architecture and engineering firms, as well as nonprofits and research centers, are making huge efforts to assist these communities by bridging the gap that separates short-term solutions from long-term sustainable recovery. As a result of their work, they are changing the way we think about disaster recovery solutions.

This conversation will explore the ways in which architects and engineers can play truly effective roles in disaster recovery and mitigation. The participants will look at both the successes and failures that they have encountered, particularly in Haiti but in other regions of the world as well. The conversation will be introduced and led by Marie J. Aquilino, editor of Beyond Shelter: Architecture and Human Dignity.

Marie J. Aquilino is a professor of architectural history at the École Spéciale d’Architecture (ESA)in Paris and is developing a program to train architecture students to work in contexts of extreme need in the developing world. Aquilino serves as associate program director of the BaSiC Initiativeand is collaborating with Caritas and architecture students on building an orphanage and outreach facility in Titanyen, Haiti.

Michael Murphy is founding partner and Executive Director of MASS Design Group.  He founded the organization in 2007 to better address the need for a holistic design approach in developing economies. Through partnership with Partners in Health, Murphy led the design on Butaro Hospital in Rwanda, assisting with breakthrough architectural solutions to mitigate and reduce the transmission of airborne diseases like tuberculosis.

Maggie Stephenson is senior technical advisor for Haiti at UN-HABITAT. From 2005 to 2011 she was based in Pakistan, where she worked with UN-HABITAT and the National Disaster Management Authority, supporting response and mitigation, based on people-centered approaches, to help the millions of people affected by natural disaster and conflict there. For the last twenty years, in Europe, Asia, and Africa, she has worked in architecture and planning education, urban government, housing and development, and post-disaster reconstruction for governments, the United Nations, nonprofits, and in the private sector.

Tickets
Tickets are free for League members; $10 for non-members. Members may reserve a ticket by e-mailing: rsvp@archleague.org . Member tickets will be held at the check-in desk; unclaimed tickets will be released fifteen minutes after the start of the program. Non-members may purchase ticketshere, beginning February 8th.

Support
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

 

Click DARCH + GANSStudio to see our work in post-Katrina New Orleans in Beyond Shelter.

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DARCH at BARTRAM’S GARDEN PHILADELPHIA

Bartram’s Garden, the oldest botanical garden in the US, unveiled its brand new digs during a gala three-day celebration. Combining its annual plant sale with Mothers Day events, and the grand opening of its new Welcome Center and Garden Store, Bartram’s officially kicks off its 2011 spring season.

Designed by DARCH, the Welcome Center, includes a bright, 900 sf space for registration and tickets as well as an expanded retail shop. It is part of the renovation of the DARCHs 2003 administration building.  In keeping with Bartram’s green initiatives, the new space has used sustainable  materials, such as sisal flooring, wall panels made out of recycled newsprint, maximal use of natural light, and high efficiency HVAC systems, among others. The project was funded by the William Penn Foundation, and the Lang Family Foundation.

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DARCH + RPA – Regional Plan Association New Jersey with funding from NJ Community Development Corporation  via the National Endowment for the Arts – are working with partners Creative Time, Barbara Pollack, Libby Ellis, Claire Weisz, Darius Sollohub  and Roger Smith, amongst others,  to develop the Great Falls Arts + Revitalization Initiative at the Great Falls National Park in Paterson NJ.

Over 60 residents of the City of Paterson  - many with specialties in the arts – came together to participate in a community workshops over three weekends in April + May 2011. The  workshops identified the great “places” in the City, and in particular around the Great Falls Historic District, to integrate the arts into revitalization efforts within the future National Park. Community ideas included a natural amphitheatre in what is currently a rock quarry, re-use of a crumbling stadium as fairgrounds, and a guided tour of cultural hotspots led by community artists.

This project will help to demonstrate how cities can use the arts to develop creative economies as a catalyst for sustainable development and revitalization.

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Monday 11 April 2011
Storefront Spring Benefit

6:30—9pm

Cocktail Party and Silent Auction with live music by SON RADICAL & Juan-Carlos Formell

The New Home of the Paul Taylor Dance Company
551 Grand Street, New York, NY  10002

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Paul Taylor Dance Company > New York City > May 2010 > photo by John Back

at long long last our web site is under [re]construction … please watch for the [re]launch soon.

in the meantime, please note our new address:

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and the imminent launch of our new orleans office!