Current Work: Noero Wolff Architects

The Architectural League presents Jo Noero “The Everyday and the Extraordinary” Lecture followed by discussion with Andres Lepik Friday, October 1 7:00 p.m. The Great Hall, The Cooper Union 7 East 7th Street 1.5 HSW CEUs Jo Noero of the South African firm Noero Wolff Architects will present the office’s long history of design work in the once segregated townships of South Africa, most notably the competition and multiple-award winning design for the Red Location Museum and Master Plan in New Brighton township outside Port Elizabeth. Noero will discuss the firm’s “commitment to making an architecture that straddles the everyday world of people in South Africa and the radical possibilities that this world of the everyday offers.” The Red Location Museum is included in The Museum of Modern Art’s exhibition Small Scale, Big Change: New Architectures of Social Engagement, which runs from October 3-January 3. Tickets are required for admission to League programs. Tickets are free for League and MoMA members; $15 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. MoMA members must present their membership card for ticket pick-up. Non-members may purchase tickets at: https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=29269 For more information, visit: http://archleague.org/2010/10/noero-wolff-architects/