EMERGING VOICES 2009: Andrew Berman, Andrew Berman Architect; Stella Betts and David Leven, Leven Be

The Architectural League created the annual Emerging Voices lecture series in 1982 to recognize and encourage architects who are beginning to achieve prominence in the profession. The series focuses primarily on built work, at a variety of scales, and is structured to reflect the diversity of contemporary practice–geographically, stylistically, and ideologically. New York based Andrew Berman Architect was established in 1995 by Andrew Berman. The firm characterizes its work as “about and informed by buildings, the land, people, and the city. Construction is the medium through which we explore the complexities and qualities of space and place. It is a process that starts with the familiar and leads, in an effort to create meaningful and deliberate relationships, toward its edges.” Recent and current projects include “Writing Studio and Library,” Long Island; “Whitespace Studios,” New York City; “Rooftop Residence and Gardens,” New York City; “PS1 Visitor Kiosk,” Long Island City; and “The Center for Architecture,” New York City. Andrew Berman Architect has received AIA Design Excellence Awards for numerous projects and is currently participating in the NYC Department of Design and Construction Design Excellence Program. His work has been published in New York, Wallpaper, Architectural Record, Metropolis, Quaderns, and The New York Times. Berman received his B.A. from Yale College and his M.Arch from the Yale School of Architecture. Leven Betts Architects is a New York City based architecture practice begun in 1997 by David Leven and Stella Betts. Leven Betts designs and produces buildings, exhibitions, interiors, furniture and urban spaces. The firm produces “an architecture with an innovative approach toward materials, technologies and the environment in projects at all scales.” Current and recent projects include “Mixed Greens Gallery,” New York; “CC01 House,” Columbia County, NY; “Catskills House,” Stone Ridge, NY; “Chicago Filter Parking,” which won first prize in the 2003 Chicago Prize competition for a thousand-car parking facility; and “Princeton House,” NJ. Leven Betts is the recipient of numerous AIA Merit and Honor awards, was featured in Architectural Record’s 2007 Design Vanguard, and was runner-up for the Metropolis: Next Generation Prize. In 2003, Betts was a participant in the League’s Young Architects Forum. In 2009, Princeton Architectural Press published a monograph on the firm, Pattern Recognition: Leven Betts. David Leven studied at the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies in New York and received his M.Arch from Yale University School of Architecture. He is currently the Director of the Graduate Architecture Department at Parsons The New School for Design. Stella Betts received her M.Arch from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and is on the adjunct faculty at Parsons The New School for Design. Tickets are available beginning Thursday, March 19. 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 at www.archleague.org > Emerging Voices, 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. This program was made possible in part by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. The Urban Center, 457 Madison Avenue