2009 YOUNG ARCHITECTS FORUM FORESIGHT

2009 YOUNG ARCHITECTS FORUM FORESIGHT The Architectural League’s Young Architects Forum is an annual competition and series of lectures and exhibitions organized by the Architectural League and its Young Architects Committee. The Forum was established to recognize specific works of high quality and to encourage the exchange of ideas among young people who might otherwise not have a forum. Participants in the program are chosen through a portfolio competition that is juried by distinguished architects, artists and critics, and the Young Architects Committee. The committee, a group selected each year from past participants in the Young Architects Forum, is responsible for developing the program's theme and selecting competition jurors. Open to designers ten years or less out of school, the competition draws entrants from around North America. The lecture series and exhibition by winners of the competition provide a lively public forum for the discussion of their work and ideas. Winners' designs will also be illustrated in a catalogue to be published by Princeton Architectural Press. LECTURE SCHEDULE Thursday, May 14 6:30 p.m. Aziza Chaouni and Takako Tajima, Bureau E.A.S.T, Fez, Toronto and Los Angeles Frida Escobedo Lopez, Mexico City Ivan Juarez and Patricia Meneses, ex.studio, Mexico City and Barcelona Thursday, May 21 6:30 p.m. Cristina Goberna and Urtzi Grau, Fake Industries Architectural Agonism, Brooklyn Phu Hoang, Phu Hoang Office, New York City Sung Goo Yang, Ether Ship, Boston All lectures will be held at the Urban Center, 457 Madison Avenue, New York City. Tickets are required for admission to League programs. Tickets are free for League members; $10 for non-members. Members may reserve a ticket by e-mailing: [email protected]. Member tickets will be held at the check-in desk; unclaimed tickets will be released fifteen minutes after the start of the program. Non-members may purchase tickets online here, beginning one week before the program until six hours before the program start. Purchased tickets are available for pick-up at the check-in desk and are non-refundable. For more information on our ticketing policy, click here; for general information, email [email protected] or call 212.753.1722 x13. AIA and New York State continuing education credits are available. EXHIBITION The Young Architects Forum exhibition will open to the public on the first evening of the lectures on May 14th at the Urban Center, 457 Madison Avenue, New York City, and will remain on display through July 17th. The gallery is open Monday through Saturday (closed Thursdays) from 11 A.M. to 5 P.M. Admission is free. The exhibition will also be open on the evenings of the lectures. THEME The competition theme, “Foresight,” created a basis for entrants to compose their portfolios and critically evaluate their work. This year’s committee posited that architecture is a profession of ideas—giving architects the means both to respond to problems and to project solutions. Entrants were asked to consider how architectural ideas might resonate beyond professional boundaries—particularly for younger practices who are more apt to consider cross-fertilizations from other disciplines and to incorporate new tactics and techniques into their work. Further, entrants were encouraged to address how to align the ambitions and capacities of architecture with the needs and desires of a diverse and changing world. http://archleague.org/index-dynamic.php?show=844