DesCours

This event invites locals and visitors to view New Orleans’ historical spaces while being transformed through the eyes of talented artists and modern designers. The discovery of hidden courtyards, walkways, sidewalks and lobby locations within the Central Business District and the French Quarter will come alive with sights, sounds and technology. The American Institute of Architects, New Orleans chapter will host the 2nd annual DesCours event bringing five days of architecture, art, design and music to New Orleans, December 10- 14. This year’s event will include 16 installations by internationally recognized architects and artists located within hidden spaces of the French Quarter and Central Business District including courtyards, lobbies and walkways. Architects and Artists include: AEDS (Ammar Eloueini), Marcella Del Signore + Frank Stevens, the collaborative architecture factory (the-caf), Evelina Domnitch +Dmitry Gelfand, Graffiti Research Lab, IwamotoScott Architecture, Khoury Levit Fong (Rodolphe el-Khoury + Robert Levit), kmostudio, Allison Kudla, Marty McElveen, The Mutable Line Collaborative (Marianne Desmarais, Michelle Gay, Liz Sargent), Nano, Peter Tolkin Projects, TZ.CO. (Thaddeus Zarse + Clare Olsen), and more This event is free to the public, for more information, please visit www.descours.us DesCours is pronounced dey-kohr (day core).