NISHAN KAZAZIAN’S BEIRUT: VIRTUAL AQUARIUM PROJECT IS INCLUDED IN THIS EXHIBIT
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS / NEW YORK
ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING IN THE MIDDLE EAST: 2000-PRESENT / AND / CITY
OF MIRAGE: BAGHDAD, 1952 – 1982 and related activities.
February 22 – June 23, 2012
OPENING RECEPTION:
PLEASE RSVP
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22
Where: At The Center
The Center for Architecture
536 LaGuardia Place
NY, NY 10012
(212) 683-0023
[email protected]
Join us for the opening of two related exhibitions: Change: Architecture
and Engineering in the Middle East, 2000-Present, New York City’s first
exhibition on contemporary architecture and engineering in the middle east;
alongside the U.S. debut of City of Mirages: Baghdad, 1952-1982.
6pm doors open 7pm performance by Heather Raffo and Salaam, Iraqi maqam
and jazz
Cost: free
Architectural production in the Middle East ranges from the preservation of
heritage, social housing, governmental buildings, and tourist resorts to
mega theme parks, supertall towers, knowledge cities, sustainable cities,
and artificial islands. CHANGE: Architecture and Engineering in the Middle
East, 2000-Present shows how architects and engineers have participated in
the rapid transformation of the region, translating the rich geographical,
cultural, and economic resources of the Middle East into contemporary form.
RELATED PROGRAMMING
Opening Reception
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 6-9pm
Change in the Middle East: Preserving the Past, Inventing the
Future
Saturday, February 25, 2012, 11am-5pm
LIVE FEED: Middle East Collaborations
2005-2012
Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 6-8pm
Culture and Climate: Contemporary Architectural Responses in the Middle
East
Thursday, March 1, 2012, 6-8pm
Guided Exhibition Tour
@theCenter
Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 6-7:30pm
Iraqi Culture Pre- and Post- Invasion: From Secular to Sectarian
Thursday, March 15, 2012, 6-8pm
Building ANew: Noor Theatre Presents A Reading of Short Plays by
Award-Winning Middle Eastern
Playwrights
Friday, March 16, 2012, 7pm
Faster and Bigger: Building in the Middle
East
Monday, April 2, 2012, 6-8pm
FamilyDay@theCenter
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Architecture in Baghdad, Then and
Now
Thursday, April 26, 2012, 6-8pm
The National Mosque of Baghdad Competition: A Conversation Between Denise
Scott Brown, Renata Holod and Frederic
Schwartz
Friday, May 4, 2012, 6-8pm
IRAQ FILM SERIES
Fridays throughout the exhibition duration starting at 6:30pm
February 24, 2012: About Baghdad
(2004) – Q&A
with Iraqi poet and writer Sinan Antoon and Pedro Azara, curator of Baghdad,
1952-1982
March 2, 2012: Nice Bombs
(2006)
March 9, 2012: Son of Babylon
(2010)
March 23, 2012: Daily Baghdad
(2004)
April 13, 2012: 16 Hours in Baghdad
(2004) – Q&A
with Iraqi actor Abbas Noori Abbood
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