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ebossNOW readers can go in the draw for tickets to the FIRST Windows & Doors™ and HOME NZ magazine Charles Renfro public lectures in Auckland and Wellington.
As previewed in last m
onth’s ebossNOW, Renfro — one of New York’s most talked about architects with a list of headline institutional and commercial commissions to his credit — is being sponsored to New Zealand by FIRST Windows & Doors™ in association with HOME NZ magazine.
He will have speaking engagements in Auckland on Tuesday 13 April and in Wellington on Wednesday 14 April.
The lecture is CPD accredited by both NZIA (10 Points) and ADNZ (1 Point).
Renfro’s architecture firm Diller, Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R), is behind some of New York’s most talked about recent projects including the High Line, the redesign of the Lincoln Center, Brasserie, Eyebeam and – further afield – the Boston Institute of Contemporary Art.
In discussion of these projects, Renfro will also be commenting on notions of public and private space, and how the boundaries between them can be blurred to create more vibrant urban areas. He will also discuss new architectural interventions in old structures, as well as DS+R’s progress from being seen as academic outsiders in the architectural world to tackling some of the highest profile projects.
Renfro’s visit will coincide with the release of the fully revised FIRST Windows & Doors™ Specifier’s Guide, to be issued for the first time in soft cover format.
Tickets can be purchased from Ticketek.
| Auckland lecture | Wellington lecture | |
| April 13, 6pm Fisher & Paykel Auditorium University of Auckland Owen G. Glenn Building |
April 14, 6pm Adam Auditorium City Gallery Civic Square |
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Competition
To go into the draw to win a ticket to the Auckland or Wellington lecture, register below.
Entries close March 5th 2010. The winner will be announced in the March issue of ebossNOW.
More Diller, Scofidio + Renfro Key Projects
Lincoln Center (Photo: © Donna Pallotta)
Lincoln Center (Photo: © Iwan Baan)
Lincoln Center (Photo: © Iwan Baan)
Lincoln Center
Several weeks ago DS+R received an American Institute of Architects Honour Award for 2010, which recognises “excellence in architecture, interior architecture and urban design.” Part of an ongoing renovation of the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts, the Alice Tully Hall overhaul involved a reworking of the building’s interior and exterior, including new glazed facades and internal walls of solid wood and resin reshaped into sinuous curves to optimise acoustics for concerts, recitals and chamber music.
