Fall Conferences
Eero Saarinen Symposium:
Beyond the Measly ABC
October 10-12, 2008
University of Minnesota College of
Design, Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA), Walker Art Center (WAC), and Christ
Church Lutheran, Minneapolis
Tickets: $40 ($25 Walker, MIA, AIA members) for Saturday program
Symposium fee includes lunch, roundtrip
shuttle service between MIA and WAC and admission to WAC and MIA on Saturday,
October 11. Friday and Sunday events are not ticketed. To purchase tickets or
more information call 612-870-6323 or visit the Minneapolis
Institute of Arts Web site.
Join us for an in-depth symposium to examine the legacy of the one of the modern masters of architecture. The three-day event begins with a conversation with architectural photographer Balthazar Korab and features presentations by architectural historians and curators—both local and national—on the reassessment of Saarinen’s work and its impact on contemporary design practice.
To register: See the event information at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts Web site.
Limitied free seats to CDes students, staff, and faculty (lunch not included). To register contact Lori Mollberg at 612-625-8796 or lmollber@umn.edu.
Dress & Sport for Women
October 10-12, 2008
10 McNeal Hall
Continuing Education Non-Credit Course
Instructor: Dr. Patricia Warner, professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst in the theater department, and author on the topic of women and sports.
- In the Twenty-first Century, we take sportswear for granted.
- We all wear it.
- But why “SPORTS wear”?
- What is its relationship to sport?
- Where did it come from?
- What struggles did women face in order to play sports, to wear clothing that allowed them freedom of movement in a fashion-driven world?
- What relationship do sports have to the clothing that defines American Style?
Friday 4-5p.m. – Free, reception follows
Saturday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Sunday 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Registration required for Saturday and Sunday - $60.00
To register online: See the information on the College of Continuing Education Web site, or contact Sandy Symons at 612-625-2131 or symonss@umn.edu.
Acadia 2008: Silicon + Skin
Biological Processes and Computation
October 16-19, 2008
University of Minnesota
The Association for Computer-Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) together with the Digital Design Consortium in the School of Architecture and Computer Science at the University of Minnesota will hold the ACADIA 2008 conference in Minneapolis. The upcoming conference entitled Silicon + Skin: Biological Processes and Computation fosters design work and research from the worlds of practice and academia which lie at the intersection between design, biology, and computation. More specifically, this conference seeks to identify and examine current trends in digital design technologies developed and applied in the framework of biologically inspired processes and digitally assisted sustainable design.
For more information: See the ACADIA Web site.
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