Winnipeg Architecture events in November and December 18 November, 4 p.m. (free) Bauhaus: The Face of the Twentieth Century (ArtHaus MUSIK, 1994) will be screened in Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, University of Winnipeg, followed by discussion with artist Ian August and art historian Dr. Oliver Botar. In conjunction with Re:Build show at Gallery 1C03 18 November, 6 p.m. (free) Michelangelo Sabatino | Arthur Erickson: Architecture into Landscape Arthur Erickson expanded the boundaries of design by merging architecture into landscape. By activating the landscape, Erickson established a dialogue between nature and artifice, between “natural” design and the willful manipulation of space. This lecture positions Erickson’s contribution to Canadian architecture from the 1950s through the 1980s within a broader international framework. Michelangelo Sabatino (Ph.D.) is Associate Professor and Director of the History, Theory, and Criticism Program at the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture, University of Houston. He is a critic, designer, teacher and historian. His research and teaching explore the intellectual history and material cultures of modern and contemporary architecture, design, landscape, and urbanism. Sabatino serves on a number of editorial boards, has participated in juries, and lectures regularly at universities in the Americas and Europe. His award-winning books include Pride in Modesty: Modernist Architecture and the Vernacular Tradition in Italy (2010) and, with Jean-François Lejeune, Modern Architecture and the Mediterranean: Vernacular Dialogues and Contested Identities (2010). He is currently completing a book, Arthur Erickson: Architecture into Landscape forthcoming from Princeton Architectural Press and McGill-Queens University Press. Centre Space, John Russell Building, U of Manitoba 20 November, (free) see times below Karen Lee, Director, Built Environment and Healthy Housing, NYC The key roles of Community and Building Design in Protecting and Promoting Health Dr. Karen Lee lives in NYC. She teaches on the built environment and health at the Pratt Institute in New York, and is also Adjunct Professor at the Schools of Public Health at the University of Toronto and the University of Alberta (also a World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Non-Communicable Disease Policy) in Canada. She is also Senior Advisor on Built Environment & Healthy Housing at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Dr. Lee has been the lead for the NYC Health Dept in its work with 12 city agencies and non-government partners, in the development of the award-winning Active Design Guidelines, published in January 2010. She and her staff at the NYC Health Dept work with the American Institute Architects New York Chapter to organize the annual Fit City conferences since 2006. Since the publication of the Active Design Guidelines, Dr. Lee’s team has developed and implemented trainings on Active Design for architects and planners as well as community groups and residents, and has worked with city agencies and private sector partners on developing and implementing Active Design policies and practices in NYC and 15 other U.S. cities. Noon - Room R160, Medical Rehabilitation Building, Bannatyne Campus, U of Manitoba and 6 p.m. Centre Space, John Russell Building, U of Manitoba 22 November, noon (free) “Archiculture” Archiculture is a documentary film that examines the strengths and perils of architectural education. The film follows a group of young design students through their final semester at Pratt Institute in New York City. The students interactions and reactions help illustrate the challenges of being a young aspiring designer in today’s world. The film weaves back and forth between the architectural studio and the architectural profession creating convincing impressions between students and industry leading professionals. The film brings the audience into the studio world with an authentic look at the friendships, culture and habits that result from peer-to-peer learning. From the dedicated all-nighters, to the ubiquitous coffee-runs, these students spend day and night together struggling through the same set of questions and problems. In what sometimes seems like cut-throat competition, the film illustrates the symbiotic benefits that arise in the shared studio environment. Another significant theme in the film focuses on the benefits and detriments associated with studio critique system. From one-on-one reviews, to public juried critiques, the film shows the ups and downs of these often intense interactions. The film also addresses the trend of training “star” architects and begs the question of how we should go about training the next generation of designers. archiculturefilm/index.html Sponsored by Winnipeg Architecture Foundation Centre Space, John Russell Building, University of Manitoba 5 December, 7 p.m. (admission fee) Architecture+Film Series Two films: Philip Johnson: Diary of an eccentric architect and Jean Nouvel: Guthrie Theatre Cinematheque, 100 Arthur Street 12 -15 December (admission fee) The Human Scale Cinematheque, 100 Arthur Street 12th and 13th at 9 p.m. 14 and 15 at 7 p.m.
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