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Audio Library
Traditional Japanese Architecture
Architecture 101
August 9, 2014
Mira Locher, FAIA, LEED AP discusses why thick, thatched roofs, rough mud-plaster walls, and precisely woven tatami mats are grounded within the natural environment and culture of Japan.
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Spotlight on Design: Tod Williams Billie Tsien
Spotlight on Design
July 24, 2014
The built work of Tod Williams and Billie Tsien is grounded in Modernism, but tempered by a rich sense of materiality. The founding principals of New York-based Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects (TWBTA) discuss their notable work, which includes the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia. TWBTA won the 2013 Firm Award given by the American Institute of Architects.
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Reconsidering Ian McHarg: The Future of Urban Ecology
Smart Growth
July 14, 2014
Landscape architect Ian McHarg advanced the integration of ecology into land planning and design. Ignacio Bunster-Ossa, A principal in the firm that McHarg founded, discusses the precepts of a new urban ecology involving the integration of green infrastructure and public art as a way to render compact development the most appealing and sensible choice.
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Happy City
Smart Growth
June 19, 2014
What if cities had the power to make or break happiness? Charles Montgomery, author of Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design, demonstrates how cities influence how we feel, behave, and treat other people in ways most of us never realize. Drawing on brain science and urban experiments around the world, he explains how we can change our lives by changing our relationship with our cities
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Spotlight on Design: SHoP
Spotlight on Design
June 4, 2014
Coren Sharples, AIA, a founding principal of the New York-based architecture firm SHoP, presents the studio's recent work, which includes Brooklyn's new Barclays Center Arena and the Botswana Innovation Hub in Gaborone.
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The Difficult Rebirth of American Urbanism
Smart Growth
May 12, 2014
New city neighborhoods are in demand, yet urbanism, transit, and walkable streets can face resistance from a deeply rooted suburban value system. Benjamin Ross, author of Dead End: Suburban Sprawl and the Rebirth of American Urbanism, posits that in order to succeed, urbanists must offer a compelling vision of change.
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Genius Loci: The Public Art of Raymond Kaskey, Part 1: Introduction
May 1, 2014
D.C.-based sculptor Raymond Kaskey, whose work includes architectural sculptures for the National WWII Memorial and the 38-foot Portlandia sculpture in Portland, Oregon, reinterprets classical themes and formal strategies to make them relevant for today’s society. After an introduction by curator Sarah Leavitt, Kaskey discusses his artistic process and the collaborative nature of large-scale public projects with the Museum’s executive director, Chase Rynd, Hon. ASLA.
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Genius Loci: The Public Art of Raymond Kaskey, Part 4: Panel and Questions
May 1, 2014
D.C.-based sculptor Raymond Kaskey, whose work includes architectural sculptures for the National WWII Memorial and the 38-foot Portlandia sculpture in Portland, Oregon, reinterprets classical themes and formal strategies to make them relevant for today’s society. After an introduction by curator Sarah Leavitt, Kaskey discusses his artistic process and the collaborative nature of large-scale public projects with the Museum’s executive director, Chase Rynd, Hon. ASLA.
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Genius Loci: The Public Art of Raymond Kaskey, Part 2: Sarah Leavitt
May 1, 2014
D.C.-based sculptor Raymond Kaskey, whose work includes architectural sculptures for the National WWII Memorial and the 38-foot Portlandia sculpture in Portland, Oregon, reinterprets classical themes and formal strategies to make them relevant for today’s society. After an introduction by curator Sarah Leavitt, Kaskey discusses his artistic process and the collaborative nature of large-scale public projects with the Museum’s executive director, Chase Rynd, Hon. ASLA.
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Genius Loci: The Public Art of Raymond Kaskey, Part 3: Raymond Kaskey
May 1, 2014
D.C.-based sculptor Raymond Kaskey, whose work includes architectural sculptures for the National WWII Memorial and the 38-foot Portlandia sculpture in Portland, Oregon, reinterprets classical themes and formal strategies to make them relevant for today’s society. After an introduction by curator Sarah Leavitt, Kaskey discusses his artistic process and the collaborative nature of large-scale public projects with the Museum’s executive director, Chase Rynd, Hon. ASLA.
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