Bustler's editor picks for architecture & design events: New York City, December 5-12
By Bustler Editors|
Monday, Dec 5, 2016
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Take a breather at an exhibition or sit in an engaging panel discussion as the holiday frenzy begins. As always, New York City is abuzz with creative folks expanding the possibilities of how architectural design and practice can be reinterpreted, bringing attention to what in the urban environment is constantly overlooked. Planning for another week in the Big Apple? Bustler has compiled a snappy list of noteworthy happenings around town that are not to be missed.
Check back regularly at the start of the week to stay up to date. Have a look at the Bustler editorial team's latest selection of New York City events.
Camilo Vergara Book Talk: “Detroit Is No Dry Bones” | December 6, recommended by Justine Testado
Having spent the last 25 years documenting the city of Detroit, ethnographer and photographer Camilo José Vergara will talk about his latest book, “Detroit Is No Dry Bones”, at The Skyscraper Museum. Vergara's photographs in this book focus on Detroit's urban revival, from its repurposed buildings to its local culture and largely African-American community.
RELATED EVENT Camilo Vergara Book Talk: “Detroit Is No Dry Bones”
Folly/Function 2017 Info Session | December 6, recommended by Alexander Walter
Submissions are currently being accepted again to the annual Socrates Sculpture Park Folly competition, hosted jointly by the park and the Architectural League of New York. If you're interested in submitting your absolutely fantastic folly project this year (or still on the edge about it), then this information session is for you. Representatives of Socrates Sculpture Park, the League, and last year's winning designers, Hou de Sousa, will give you the lowdown.
RELATED EVENT Folly/Function 2017 Info Session
RELATED COMPETITION Folly/Function 2017
Tower, Slab, Superblock: Social Housing Legacies and Futures | December 10, recommended by Amelia Taylor-Hochberg
As available and affordable housing stock is stressed the world over, architects and planners need to be considering how cities can be made more livable for all. This conference will consider the associated issues of social housing through questions of both design and policy, including case studies from around the world.
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