AIA/UK, The First International Chapter of The American Institute of Architects

AIA  Conference: Manchester 2009
By Lester Korzilius, AIA, RIBA
The AIA/UK and AIA/Continental Europe will be co-hosting a conference in Manchester, 23-26 April.  The theme of the conference is regeneration in the context of Manchester.  The event is in early days of planning but will include a series of seminars and lectures, as well as guided building tours such as recent Civil Courts of Justice by Denton Corker Marshall, Imperial War Museum by Liebeskind, Lowry Centre by Michael Wilford, Hilton tower by Ian Simpson, and many others.

The event will begin on Thursday evening, 23 April, and will conclude on Sunday, 26 April. There will be optional tours on Monday, 27 April, likely a tour of Liverpool and its architecture. The programme is being developed to allow UK attendees to arrive on the Saturday morning and have a full two days of tours and events. There will be a conference dinner on the Saturday evening.

For further information, or to volunteer in the planning, please contact: Lester.Korzilius@ewa.co.uk.

Peter Eisenman: Keynote Lecture
By Lester Korzilius, AIA, RIBA
The AIA/UK 2008 Keynote Lecture will be given by Peter Eisenman, FAIA, Int. FRIBA.  The lecture is given in association with the RIBA and will be held at the RIBA Jarvis Hall on Tuesday, 11th November at 6:30pm.

Mr. Eisenman's lecture will focus on the theoretical underpinnings of his work. Among Mr. Eisenman's award-winning projects are the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin, the Wexner Center for the Visual Arts and Fine Arts Library at the Ohio State University in Columbus and the Koizumi Sangyo Corporation headquarters building in Tokyo, which received National Honor Awards for Design from the American Institute of Architects.

Mr. Eisenman is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement by the International Architectural Biennale in Venice in 2004. Currently he is also the Louis I. Kahn Visiting Professor of Architecture at Yale.
Tickets can be purchased through the RIBA Trust on 020 7307 3699.

To find out about the 2008 Design Awards Winners, the Founding Lecture Series, and other AIA/UK news, read the August 2008 newsletter or visit www.aiauk.org.

AIA Continental Europe (CE)

AIA CE continues to be active in organizing and holding interesting international conferences. The chapter has held more than 25 conferences in various European cities since its inception in 1994, and the upcoming events add to the growing list of exciting meeting venues of the past.

• AIA CE held its 2008 Annual Conference and chapter meeting in Athens “Ecology+Environment+Architecture” on April 10-13.
• The France Section held a recpetion for Honorary Fellows in Paris, France, on April 25, 2008.
• The Italy section is planning a mini-conference in Milan and Florence, Oct. 10 and 11, 2008, to study two new buildings in the final phases of construction: a shopping center and a winery.
• Future events will include a joint conference with AIAUK in Manchester, England, in April 2009, followed by other conferences in Dubai and in Istanbul.

Read more at AIA Continental Europe’s Web site.

AIA Hong Kong

Sustainable City Development: Lessons for Hong Kong and Mainland China, Hosted by AIA Hong Kong
21 Jul 2008, The Apex (75/F., Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Road, Hong Kong)

AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) - JOIN NOW!
This newly formed regional committee within AIA Hong Kong is committed to opportunities for Learning, Contribution, Dissemination of Information and Advocacy surrounding sustainable development for the Asia/Pacific region.
To participate, please contact Peggy Chu, Committee Chair at cote@aiahk.org or call 3157 6105.

Find out more in the AIA Hong Kong newsletter and on the website.

AIA Japan

This year AIA Japan sponsored two lecture events at Temple University Tokyo Campus. Learning from Dharavi: The Informal City presented by Geeta Mehta, AIA Architect (Temple Univ Japan Campus) & Matias Echanove (University of Tokyo) and Dubai: Market & Cityscape, presented by Shigeru Yamaki, AIA Architect, Taisei Corporation. We would also like to thank Miyako Ukita of ERCO Lighting for sponsoring the seminar:The Basics of Lighting Design. Congratulations to Jun Mitsui, AIA for the exhibition of his works: Jun Mitsui Exhibition: Design to Unplug Your Mind - Creative Works that Add Expression to the Urban Environment. We are very excited to announce the jurors for our upcoming Annual Design Award: Mr. Fumihiko Maki, FAIA of Maki and Associates, Ms. Yoko Kinoshita, JIA of ADH Architects, and Ms. Naomi Pollack, AIA of Architectural Record Magazine. This year we have added a student category to the Design Award Program and look forward to their participation!

Check the AIA Japan Web site for an extensive list of events, most offering CES credit.