November 11, 2011
GRAFT - DISTINCT AMBIGUITY
The work and methodologies of GRAFT will be featured in the upcoming exhibition ‘GRAFT – DISCTINCT AMBIGUITY’ at the Haus am Waldsee in Berlin Germany from November 23nd 2011 until February 12th, 2012.
The exhibition and accompanying catalogue book try to encourage curiosity. It is an introduction to GRAFT’s thoughts and processes of creation, the ways they see the world and the ways they live in it. It illustrates their landscape of inspirations, and suggests modes of operation that are never separated from the larger context of life.
GRAFT transformed the exhibition space of the Haus am Waldsee, Berlin, into a scenario of the 21st century for the duration of winter 2011/2012. The exhibition and catalogue will showcase the full spectrum of associations utilized by GRAFT and will give an introduction of their modus operandi. It will answer such questions as: How is beauty created? Why is narration important for architecture? Why is style the opposite of curiosity? How is ambiguous interestingness created? The exhibition will open November 23, 2011.
GRAFT – Distinct Ambiguity
Haus am Waldsee
Argentinische Allee 30
14163 Berlin
November, 23 2011 – February, 12 2012 Tue - Sun 11am – 6pm
GRAFT transformed the exhibition space of the Haus am Waldsee, Berlin, into a scenario of the 21st century for the duration of winter 2011/2012. The exhibition and catalogue will showcase the full spectrum of associations utilized by GRAFT and will give an introduction of their modus operandi. It will answer such questions as: How is beauty created? Why is narration important for architecture? Why is style the opposite of curiosity? How is ambiguous interestingness created? The exhibition will open November 23, 2011.
GRAFT – Distinct Ambiguity
Haus am Waldsee
Argentinische Allee 30
14163 Berlin
November, 23 2011 – February, 12 2012 Tue - Sun 11am – 6pm
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June 24, 2011
City Center's Aria Pool Deck wins AIA|LA Restaurant Design Award
2011 AIA|LA 7th Annual Restaurant Design Awards
AIA Los Angeles announced the Restaurant Design Awards winners in conjunction with the AIA|LA Design Conference on the Dwell on Design expo floor at the LA Convention Center, Friday, June 24, 2011 at 5:30pm.
AIA|LA's Restaurant Design Awards (RDAs) are an annual competition that honor excellence in restaurant design. The competition is held with three main categories, Lounge/Nightclub, Café/Bar and Restaurant, GRAFT was announced Jury Award Winner.
AIA|LA's Restaurant Design Awards (RDAs) are an annual competition that honor excellence in restaurant design. The competition is held with three main categories, Lounge/Nightclub, Café/Bar and Restaurant, GRAFT was announced Jury Award Winner.
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May 5, 2011
Dear Clients, Partners, Colleagues and Friends,
Graft has restructured its global office setup and especially its US office in Los Angeles. We would like to inform you that one of our former representatives on the LA office, Alejandra Lillo, is not with Graft anymore. We whish her good look for her future path. Christoph Korner who has been with Graft since 1998 is now heading our operations in Los Angeles.
We have also moved our LA office and our contact details have changed. Please contact Christoph Korner for all GRAFT LA related requests at:
Graft Los Angeles
PO Box 39A64
Los Angeles CA
90039
Tel.: +1 213-252-0122
christoph@graftlab.com
GRAFT is publishing a new book in fall and will have a large exhibition in the House am Waldsee in November in Berlin with a following roadshow to Los Angeles and Beijing.
Furthermore we have partnered with Andreas Spiess to form a new company that will bring clean energy business modules to off-grid areas of the world. WWW.SOLARKIOSK.EU
We have also moved our LA office and our contact details have changed. Please contact Christoph Korner for all GRAFT LA related requests at:
Graft Los Angeles
PO Box 39A64
Los Angeles CA
90039
Tel.: +1 213-252-0122
christoph@graftlab.com
GRAFT is publishing a new book in fall and will have a large exhibition in the House am Waldsee in November in Berlin with a following roadshow to Los Angeles and Beijing.
Furthermore we have partnered with Andreas Spiess to form a new company that will bring clean energy business modules to off-grid areas of the world. WWW.SOLARKIOSK.EU
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February 4, 2011
HOTEL IVERIA WINS CATHIC AWARD
The Hotel Iveria, Radisson Blu in Tiblisi, Georgia was announced winner of the Central Asia & Turkey Hotel Investment and Development Awards (CATHIC Awards) in the category Best New Hotel Cathic Regions. Presentation of the awards will be made at the CATHIC conference taking place between 7-9 February in Istanbul.
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February 4, 2011
THE PINK PROJECT WILL BE EXHIBITED IN MADRID
The upcoming exhibition ‘EFÍMERAS - alternativas habitables’ features projects from around the world that address alternative models of habitation in a wide variety of conditions. Part of the exhibition is a series of Pink Houses to be erected along the Paseo de la Castellana in the center of Madrid. The structures are based on the PINK PROJECT, the initial fund raiser for the Make It Right Project in New Orleans. The exhibition will open February 16th at the Sala la arqueria Nuevos Ministerios.
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January 6, 2011
ARCHITECTURE IN TIMES OF NEED WINS THE 2010 GOOD DESIGN AWARD
The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies awarded the 2010 GOOD DESIGN Award to ‘Architecture in Times of Need’ in the category Graphics/Identity/Packaging 2010.
The book was created by GRAFT in collaboration with the Make It Right Foundation and Kristin Feireiss. It focuses on the redevelopment of New Orleans' vibrant Lower Ninth Ward which was severely devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Invited by the Make It Right Foundation, formed by Brad Pitt and GRAFT, a group of high-profile and influential international architects set about developing affordable, green housing for the area, incorporating the latest in innovative and sustainable design. The projects by David Adjaye, GRAFT, MVRDV, and Shigeru Ban, among others, are shown in numerous photographs and renderings with sketches, building plans, and informative commentary by the architects. Along with an interview with Brad Pitt on his motivation to start the Make It Right Foundation to help in New Orleans' reconstruction, the book also includes essays on the overall design process and describes the sustainable Cradle to Cradle approach, which seeks to maximize economic, ecological, and social value by following principles inspired by nature. Architecture in Times of Need also features the Pink Project, a unique effort that directly connects monetary donations to the assemblage of houses. It brings to fruition an idea based on real needs and real people, and in reaction to a natural disaster, the recurrence of which is all too possible.
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January 6, 2011
GRAFT WINS BEST OF THE YEAR MERIT AWARD
City Center’s Aria Pool Deck, Restaurant and Bar in Las Vegas received a Merit Award in the category Hospitality: Restaurant. The Best of the Year Awards are organized by Interior Design Magazine.
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November 19, 2010
GRAFT WINS THE 2010 GOLD KEY AWARD
City Center’s Aria Pool Deck, Restaurant and Bar in Las Vegas was announced winner of the Restaurant – Casual Dining category of the 30th annual Gold Key Awards for Excellence in Hospitality Design, sponsored by Interior Design.
The Gold Key honorees were selected from a field of more than 180 projects representing 19 countries by judges Siobhan Barry, a partner design firm ICrave, Hervé Houdré, the general manager at the InterContinental New York Barclay hotel, and D.B. Kim, an associate principal at design firm Pierre-Yves Rochon.
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November 19, 2010
3RD CONGRESS OF CROATIAN ARCHITECTS
Architectural Policies 2013
Lars Krueckeberg, will address the key issues that are vital to the goal of fostering the development of Croatian architecture and urbanism.
November 27, 2010 – 4pm
Hotel Lav Le Meridien in Split
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November 19, 2010
IDZ BERLIN – GERMANS IN AMERICA
Wolfram Putz will speak about ‘Global World? - Global Design?’
November 22, 2010 - time tbd
International Design Center Conference, IDZ Berlin,
Reinhardstrasse 52, 10117 Berlin
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November 5, 2010
Boutique Design New York
Alejandra Lillo will speak about International Design Opportunities
Monday, November 15, 2010, 3pm - 4pm
BDNY Theatre, BDNY Exhibit Floor, Booth 3066
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Javits Center North, New York City
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November 5, 2010
International Design Center Conference, IDZ Berlin
Demographic Change as a Challenge
Thomas Willemeit joins the podium – November 10, 11:30 am
International Design Center Conference, IDZ Berlin,
Reinhardstrasse 52, 10117 Berlin
Thomas Willemeit joins the podium – November 10, 11:30 am
International Design Center Conference, IDZ Berlin,
Reinhardstrasse 52, 10117 Berlin
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October 29, 2010
ENADII Mexico 2010
Encuentro Nacional de Arquitectura y Diseño de Interiores
November 4, 2010 - 4pm
Expo Reforma, CD. Mexico
Lecture by Alejandra Lillo
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October 29, 2010
Light and Energy Symposium
November 4, 2010 - 2pm-6.30pm
PBSA, Düsseldorf University of Applied Science
Georg-Glock-Strasse 15, 40474 Düsseldorf, Germany
Keynote lecture "light as medium and resource" by Thomas Willemeit
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October 29, 2010
PlanExpo Green Conference, Dublin, Ireland
November 3, 2010 - 12:10
New Conference Center, Dublin, Ireland
Keynote lecture by Lars Krueckeberg, Wolfram Putz, Thomas Willemeit
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October 21, 2010
Orgatec Cologne
29th October 2010 - 10am
Keynote "working time is living time" by Wolfram Putz
Messe Koeln, Cologne Fair, Messeplatz 1, 50679 Cologne, Germany
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October 21, 2010
hospital concepts 2010
October 29, 2010 - 3pm
New Architecture for Healing Environments
Lecture by Thomas Willemeit
Hotel Novotel Berlin Am Tiergarten, Straße des 17 Juni 106-108, 10623 Berlin
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October 21, 2010
GRAFT at deGUT - Gruendermesse berlin
October 29, 2010 - 1pm
Panel Discussion - Founding a Creative Business
STATION-Berlin, Luckenwalder Straße 4-6, 10963 Berlin
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October 1, 2010
DESIGN & HEALTH EUROPE 2010
Global Perspectives. Local Identities.
An International Symposium
An International Symposium
October 8, 2010 – 2pm
University Hospital Brussels, Belgium
Alejandra Lillo will give a speech about ‘Architectural Design for Emotion and Experience’ as part of the International Symposium at Design & Health Europe 2010 in Brussels.
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October 1, 2010
HEALING ARCHITECTURE - REVOLUTIONS IN BATH AND HEALTH CARE DESIGN
7th October 2010 - 6pm
Naugart KG, Am Propsthof 17, 53121 Bonn, Germany
Wolfram Putz will talk about the trends and developments in bath and healthcare design.
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September 23, 2010
Inaugural lecture for the International Guest Professorship
September 30, 2010, 6.30 pm
Peter Behrens School of Architecture
PBSA, Duesseldorf University of Applied Sience
Georg-Glock-Strasse 15, 40474 Duesseldorf, Germany
Thomas Willemeit is honored to have received the International Guest Professorship at the Peter Behrens School of Architecture and will give his inaugural lecture.
Peter Behrens School of Architecture
PBSA, Duesseldorf University of Applied Sience
Georg-Glock-Strasse 15, 40474 Duesseldorf, Germany
Thomas Willemeit is honored to have received the International Guest Professorship at the Peter Behrens School of Architecture and will give his inaugural lecture.
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September 3, 2010
2010 AIA LOS ANGELES DESIGN AWARDS EXHIBITION
A+D Museum, Los Angeles, September 10-October 28, 2010
Projects of Graft will be part of the 2010 AIA Los Angeles Design Awards exhibition. Opening Night Friday September 10th. Please join us for a conversation with the juries of the design Awards and NEXT LA programs, moderated by Edward Lifson, on Friday September 10, 6-7 pm. Foloowed by the opening reception of the Design Awards exhibit, 7-9 pm.
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September 2, 2010
GINGKO BACCHUS MAKES THE SHORT LIST OF THE CONTRACTWORLD.AWARD 2011
The Gingko Bacchus restaurant in Chengdu, China was entered into the short list for the contractworld.award 2011 in the category Hotel/Spa/Gastronomy. Winners will be announced in January 2011.
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September 1, 2010
GRAFT IS PART OF THE INTERNATIONAL DESIGN HOUSE EXHIBITION
September 17 ‐ October 7, 2010 (21 days), Hours of operation (10am‐7pm)
City Design Hall, Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea
The International Design House Exhibition is one of the featured programs of the Seoul Design Fair 2010, taking place from September 17 - October 7, 2010 in Seoul, South Korea and will feature several projects by GRAFT.
City Design Hall, Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea
The International Design House Exhibition is one of the featured programs of the Seoul Design Fair 2010, taking place from September 17 - October 7, 2010 in Seoul, South Korea and will feature several projects by GRAFT.
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September 1, 2010
GRAFT IS A CREATOR
The Creators Project is a new network dedicated to the celebration of creativity and culture across media, and around the world. At a time in the history of the arts where digital technologies have revolutionized distribution, democratized access, and completely re-imagined the scope and scale with which an artist can create a vision and reach an audience, The Creators Project is a completely new kind of arts and culture channel for a completely new kind of world.
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September 1, 2010
GRAFT FALL LECTURE TOUR ANNOUNCED
September 7th 2010 - 7pm
Architektur Centrum Hamburg
Reihe Stadtgespraeche – Werkvortrag
Wolfram Putz - Lecture
ACD GmbH, Holstenwall 24, 20355 Hamburg, Germany
September 7th 2010 - 12pm
Vodafone Lounge at ITB Berlin
Integration of new media in Architecture
Thomas Willemeit - Interview
Vodafone Lounge, Friedrichstrasse 140, 10117 Berlin, Germany
September 30th 2010 - 6:30pm
Peter Behrens School of Architecture
International Guest Professorship - Thomas Willemeit
Inaugural lecture
PBSA, Duesseldorf University of Applied Sience
Georg-Glock-Strasse 15, 40474 Duesseldorf, Germany
October 7th 2010 - 6pm
Neugart KG Bonn
Healing Architecture – Revolutions in Bath and Health Care Design
Wolfram Putz - Lecture
Naugart KG, Am Propsthof 17, 53121 Bonn, Germany
October 29th 2010 - 1pm
GRAFT at degut – Gruendermesse berlin
Podium Discussion – Founding a Creative Business
Thomas Willemeit
October 29th 2010 - 3pm
Hospital Concepts – Conference and Fair, Berlin, Germany
New Architecture for Healing Environments
Thomas Willemeit - lecture
Congress Center, Messe Berlin, Fair Berlin, Germany
October 29th 2010 - 10am
Orgatec – fair and conference, Cologne
Keynote lecture “working time is living time”
Wolfram Putz
Messe Koeln, Cologne Fair, Messeplatz 1, 50679 Koeln, Germany
November 3rd 2010 - 11am tbd
Plan Expo Green conference, Dublin, Ireland
Keynote lecture
Lars Krueckeberg, Wolfram Putz, Thomas Willemeit
New Conference Center Dublin, Ireland
November 4th 2010 - 11am-6pm
Light and Energy Symposium
Keynote lecture “light as medium and resource”
Thomas Willemeit
PBSA, Duesseldorf University of Applied Sience
Georg-Glock-Strasse 15, 40474 Duesseldorf, Germany
November 10th 2010 - 11:30am
International Design Center Conference, IDZ Berlin
Demographic Change as a Challenge
Podium
Thomas Willemeit
International Design Center Conference, IDZ Berlin,
Reinhardstrasse 52, 10117 Berlin
November 19th 2010 - 6pm
Vernissage of AKJAA – young architects in the BDA
Opening Podium – the essence of architecture
Thomas willemeit, Bernhard Schulz
Haus der Architekten, Dresden, Germany
November 19th 2010 - time tbd
We10 conference
Keynote lecture
Lars Krueckeberg
Salzlager und Burg Hasegg, Tirol, Austria
November 22nd 2010 - time tbd
IDZ, Berlin – Germans in Amerika
Global World? – Global Design?
Lecture
Wolfram Putz
International Design Center Conference, IDZ Berlin,
Reinhardstrasse 52, 10117 Berlin
December 2nd 2010 - time tbd
Conference Kunst am Bau – Art in Architecture
Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development
Podium
Wolfram Putz, Thomas Willemeit, Lars Krueckeberg
BMVBS, Invalidenstrasse 44, 10115 Berlin, Germany
Architektur Centrum Hamburg
Reihe Stadtgespraeche – Werkvortrag
Wolfram Putz - Lecture
ACD GmbH, Holstenwall 24, 20355 Hamburg, Germany
September 7th 2010 - 12pm
Vodafone Lounge at ITB Berlin
Integration of new media in Architecture
Thomas Willemeit - Interview
Vodafone Lounge, Friedrichstrasse 140, 10117 Berlin, Germany
September 30th 2010 - 6:30pm
Peter Behrens School of Architecture
International Guest Professorship - Thomas Willemeit
Inaugural lecture
PBSA, Duesseldorf University of Applied Sience
Georg-Glock-Strasse 15, 40474 Duesseldorf, Germany
October 7th 2010 - 6pm
Neugart KG Bonn
Healing Architecture – Revolutions in Bath and Health Care Design
Wolfram Putz - Lecture
Naugart KG, Am Propsthof 17, 53121 Bonn, Germany
October 29th 2010 - 1pm
GRAFT at degut – Gruendermesse berlin
Podium Discussion – Founding a Creative Business
Thomas Willemeit
October 29th 2010 - 3pm
Hospital Concepts – Conference and Fair, Berlin, Germany
New Architecture for Healing Environments
Thomas Willemeit - lecture
Congress Center, Messe Berlin, Fair Berlin, Germany
October 29th 2010 - 10am
Orgatec – fair and conference, Cologne
Keynote lecture “working time is living time”
Wolfram Putz
Messe Koeln, Cologne Fair, Messeplatz 1, 50679 Koeln, Germany
November 3rd 2010 - 11am tbd
Plan Expo Green conference, Dublin, Ireland
Keynote lecture
Lars Krueckeberg, Wolfram Putz, Thomas Willemeit
New Conference Center Dublin, Ireland
November 4th 2010 - 11am-6pm
Light and Energy Symposium
Keynote lecture “light as medium and resource”
Thomas Willemeit
PBSA, Duesseldorf University of Applied Sience
Georg-Glock-Strasse 15, 40474 Duesseldorf, Germany
November 10th 2010 - 11:30am
International Design Center Conference, IDZ Berlin
Demographic Change as a Challenge
Podium
Thomas Willemeit
International Design Center Conference, IDZ Berlin,
Reinhardstrasse 52, 10117 Berlin
November 19th 2010 - 6pm
Vernissage of AKJAA – young architects in the BDA
Opening Podium – the essence of architecture
Thomas willemeit, Bernhard Schulz
Haus der Architekten, Dresden, Germany
November 19th 2010 - time tbd
We10 conference
Keynote lecture
Lars Krueckeberg
Salzlager und Burg Hasegg, Tirol, Austria
November 22nd 2010 - time tbd
IDZ, Berlin – Germans in Amerika
Global World? – Global Design?
Lecture
Wolfram Putz
International Design Center Conference, IDZ Berlin,
Reinhardstrasse 52, 10117 Berlin
December 2nd 2010 - time tbd
Conference Kunst am Bau – Art in Architecture
Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development
Podium
Wolfram Putz, Thomas Willemeit, Lars Krueckeberg
BMVBS, Invalidenstrasse 44, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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GRAFT SPEAKS AT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
September 02, 2010, 5pm
PCA 135
PCA 135
Alejandra Lillo will give a public lecture about the recent work of GRAFT.
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May 28, 2010
DESIGN & HEALTH CANADA 2010
graft speaks about new perspectives in health facility design
June 8 2010
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Venue:
Isabel Bader Theater, University of Toronto, Canada
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Venue:
Isabel Bader Theater, University of Toronto, Canada
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May 8, 2010
GRAFT awarded 1st prize
in the Architectural Competition for the
Extension of the Baseball Stadium Regensburg
incl. Hotel, Restaurant, VIP Terrace, Baseball College, Physiotherapy, Fitness Studio
Client: Legionaere Baseball AG, David-Funk-Strasse 7, 93055 Regensburg
Client: Legionaere Baseball AG, David-Funk-Strasse 7, 93055 Regensburg
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May 2 - August 14, 2010
GRAFT exhibits at stilwerk design gallery Hamburg
featuring “Phantom” table
exclusively designed for stilwerk by GRAFT
within an exhibit of more projects by GRAFT
exclusively designed for stilwerk by GRAFT
within an exhibit of more projects by GRAFT
stilwerk Hamburg
Große Elbstraße 68, 7. OG
22767 Hamburg, Germany
Große Elbstraße 68, 7. OG
22767 Hamburg, Germany
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April 27, 2010
A+D CELEBRATE 2010
a grand opening exhibit + celebration
A + D | 6032 Wilshire Blvd | Los Angeles, CA
Private Preview: 6PM | Reception + Silent Auction: 7:30PM
GRAFT as part of the 20/20 foundation group has contributed to the new home for the A+D Museum in Los Angeles. In the silent auction a special custom made ‘A+D kit’, designed by GRAFT, can be purchased.
Since 2001, A+D has been a nomadic museum. In 2009, they decided to profoundly change the operating paradigm and create a permanent space centrally located on Museum Row. A stable presence furthers the mission to educate and expose the larger community to the important roles of Architecture and Design in shaping the quality of urban life.
On April 27, 2010 A+D Museum is hosting CELEBRATE 2010, a Grand Opening Exhibit and inaugural Fundraising Event to celebrate the newly established home, the 20/20 Foundation Group and A+D Supporters that have made this move possible. The 20/20 is a select group of Los Angeles’ preeminent Architects and Designers whose support of A+D has enabled the move to become a firmly situated cultural institution. They, and other renowned architects, artists, designers, community leaders, and celebrities, as well as LAUSD 5th Graders, are being invited to create seminal works from an ‘A+D Kit’ for a silent auction and exhibit at the Museum.
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April 12, 2010
PAST PRESENT FUTURE 2010
opening reception of the UCLA Alumni exhibition
April 12 2010 Perloff Hall, University of California Los Angeles, 7:30-9:30 pm
Alejandra Lillo and Christoph Korner, both graduates from UCLA, are part of the Past Present Future exhibition of Alumni work.
April 12 2010 Perloff Hall, University of California Los Angeles, 7:30-9:30 pm
Alejandra Lillo and Christoph Korner, both graduates from UCLA, are part of the Past Present Future exhibition of Alumni work.
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23.02.2010
Emerging Architecture: GRAFT speaks at RIBA
Emerging Architecture: Studio Sanjeev Shankar + GRAFT
23 February 2010
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Venue:
RIBA 66 Portland Place, London W1B 1AD
Description:
Please note this lecture has now moved to the Jarvis Hall and more tickets are available.
GRAFT will present its project for the Make It Right Initiative, rebuilding the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans damaged by hurricane Katrina. Instigated by MIR and its founders Brad Pitt, GRAFT, Bill McDonough and Cherokee, a group of high-profile and influential international architects were engaged to develop affordable house typologies for low income residents incorporating the latest in sustainable construction and design.
Fees:
Tickets £8.50/£5.50 unless otherwise stated. Advance booking essential.
23 February 2010
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Venue:
RIBA 66 Portland Place, London W1B 1AD
Description:
Please note this lecture has now moved to the Jarvis Hall and more tickets are available.
GRAFT will present its project for the Make It Right Initiative, rebuilding the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans damaged by hurricane Katrina. Instigated by MIR and its founders Brad Pitt, GRAFT, Bill McDonough and Cherokee, a group of high-profile and influential international architects were engaged to develop affordable house typologies for low income residents incorporating the latest in sustainable construction and design.
Fees:
Tickets £8.50/£5.50 unless otherwise stated. Advance booking essential.
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23. Feb. 2010
Kulturforum - wach küssen! (Public Workshop)
The Kulturforum has a long, partially controversial, record in Berlin's urban planning history. An extensive workshop-process in the Berlin Senate Department for Urban Development has enabled the meeting of important protagonists for constructive discussions. The result is a proposition for Landscape Architects Valentien und Valentien and contains a chronologically layered development. Intermediate results as well as longterm changes will be presented.
23. February 2010, 18.00 o'clock
Ausstellungsfoyer
Haupteingang des Kammermusiksaales
Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1
10785 Berlin
Regula Lüscher - Director Senate Department for Urban Development, Berlin
Prof. Donata Valentien - Landscape Architect, Munich
Thomas Willemeit - Architect (Graft), Berlin
Andreas Schulz - Lighting Designer/Consultant, Bonn / Berlin
Markus Bader - Architect (raumlabor), Berlin
Moderation
Thomas Dallüge - Procedural Moderator
Your opinions and suggestions count, we invite you to attend. For further information please see the PDF below, and visit the geman portion of our website.
23. February 2010, 18.00 o'clock
Ausstellungsfoyer
Haupteingang des Kammermusiksaales
Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1
10785 Berlin
Regula Lüscher - Director Senate Department for Urban Development, Berlin
Prof. Donata Valentien - Landscape Architect, Munich
Thomas Willemeit - Architect (Graft), Berlin
Andreas Schulz - Lighting Designer/Consultant, Bonn / Berlin
Markus Bader - Architect (raumlabor), Berlin
Moderation
Thomas Dallüge - Procedural Moderator
Your opinions and suggestions count, we invite you to attend. For further information please see the PDF below, and visit the geman portion of our website.
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18. Feb. 2010
Invitation to GRAFT and GRIFFNER Press Briefing
Graft and GRIFFNER announce Joint Cooperation during Berlinale
GRIFFNER, specialist for eco-efficient building, and GRAFT will present a revolutionary new housing type during their own press briefing: . The occasion being the premiere of the documentary „The 4th Revolution – Energy Autonomy“, during the Berlinale. Presenting will be:
GRIFFNER-Executive: Thomas Lenzinger,
Graft-Partner: Thomas Willemeit
Filmmaker: Carl-A.Fechner
18. Feb. 2010
at 11:00 a.m. in the GRIFFNER Solarbox behind the Martin Gropius Bau (Niederkirchner Str. 7, 10963 Berlin).
GRIFFNER und GRAFT will be showcasing their Duplex design, in competition for the IBA 2013 (Internationale Bauausstellung in Hamburg) category: „Smart Material Houses“.
This space efficient design answers the necessity for preserving the depleting ressource urban living space. The concept's goal of Smart Materials and Technologies is a healthy living environment through the production of clean indoor air and complete coverage of personal energy needs through regenerative sources.
A descriptive Text and map can be downloaded below, as PDF.
Please kindly register: max@graftlab.com
GRIFFNER-Executive: Thomas Lenzinger,
Graft-Partner: Thomas Willemeit
Filmmaker: Carl-A.Fechner
18. Feb. 2010
at 11:00 a.m. in the GRIFFNER Solarbox behind the Martin Gropius Bau (Niederkirchner Str. 7, 10963 Berlin).
GRIFFNER und GRAFT will be showcasing their Duplex design, in competition for the IBA 2013 (Internationale Bauausstellung in Hamburg) category: „Smart Material Houses“.
This space efficient design answers the necessity for preserving the depleting ressource urban living space. The concept's goal of Smart Materials and Technologies is a healthy living environment through the production of clean indoor air and complete coverage of personal energy needs through regenerative sources.
A descriptive Text and map can be downloaded below, as PDF.
Please kindly register: max@graftlab.com
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12. Feb. 2010
Boulevard of the Stars high-res images download:
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12. Feb. 2010
Boulevard of the Stars - Unveiling of first star with Mayor Wowereit
We invite you to the inaugural ceremony during the Berlinale to unveil the first star with Berlin's Mayor Klaus Wowereit and all members of the Boulevard der Stars Team: Boulevard der Star gGmbh, Art+Com, WES&Partner and GRAFT.
Unveilling + Presentation of the first Star-Installation:
17:00
Potsdamer Straße (median, in front of the Filmmuseum)
-You will find free press images of the Event to download here on Friday at ca. 20:00
Unveilling + Presentation of the first Star-Installation:
17:00
Potsdamer Straße (median, in front of the Filmmuseum)
-You will find free press images of the Event to download here on Friday at ca. 20:00
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GRAFT Lecture - WeGo Trade Fair Berlin
GRAFT will open the WeGo Trade Fair with a Lecture titled: "Realized Visions in Dry Wall Construction".
11.02.2010 - 10:30
Berliner Congress Center (am Alexanderplatz)
For more Details please check the german portion of our website.
11.02.2010 - 10:30
Berliner Congress Center (am Alexanderplatz)
For more Details please check the german portion of our website.
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05. Feb. 2010
Boulevard of the Stars - Press Conference Invitation
The Boulevard of Stars will be Berlins very own adaptation of the Walk of Fame, located at Potsdamer Platz. We invite you to the official Press Conference on 05. Feb. 2010 to learn everything about the unveiling of the first star during the inaugural ceremony (12. Feb.):
Date: Friday, 05. Feb 2010, 11:00 am
Topic: Unveiling of first Star for the BOULEVARD of the STARS
Location: Presse- und Informationszentrum – Raum 4,
Reichstagsufer 14, 10177 Berlin
The Podium will be held by:
Regula Lüscher, Senator Department of Urban Development, Berlin
Hans Helmut Prinzler, Member of the Boulevard of the Stars Jury
Georgia Tornow, CEO Boulevard der Stars GmbH
Presenting the Project:
Prof. Joachim Sauter, ART+COM
Lars Krückeberg, GRAFT
Through recreating the spectacle of the movie premiere, this “Walk of Fame” will vary from others of its kind in the sense that it will be an intelligent continuance Berlin deserves. The intent of Graft and Art+Com, supported by WES&Partner, is to go beyond the design of the Hollywood icons, and stage an integrated urban solution. Borrowing techniques and motives from the movie world, while incorporating a system of information that points to venues and events, the “Walk of Fame” prepares the visitors for the attractions of the environment of the Boulevard.
Date: Friday, 05. Feb 2010, 11:00 am
Topic: Unveiling of first Star for the BOULEVARD of the STARS
Location: Presse- und Informationszentrum – Raum 4,
Reichstagsufer 14, 10177 Berlin
The Podium will be held by:
Regula Lüscher, Senator Department of Urban Development, Berlin
Hans Helmut Prinzler, Member of the Boulevard of the Stars Jury
Georgia Tornow, CEO Boulevard der Stars GmbH
Presenting the Project:
Prof. Joachim Sauter, ART+COM
Lars Krückeberg, GRAFT
Through recreating the spectacle of the movie premiere, this “Walk of Fame” will vary from others of its kind in the sense that it will be an intelligent continuance Berlin deserves. The intent of Graft and Art+Com, supported by WES&Partner, is to go beyond the design of the Hollywood icons, and stage an integrated urban solution. Borrowing techniques and motives from the movie world, while incorporating a system of information that points to venues and events, the “Walk of Fame” prepares the visitors for the attractions of the environment of the Boulevard.
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26. Jan. 2010
Paneldiscussion with Graft - German Hotelkongress 2010
Graft is part of the panel discussion at the Geman Hotelkongress 2010 and will be speaking during the fourth symposium titled: "Boutique-Hotel-Trends – make your hotel unique! What are the worldwide success-trends?"
15:30 – 16:00 panel dicussion
Maritim Hotel Berlin
Stauffenbergstraße 26
10785 Berlin
The German Hotelkongress is the leading congress for the hotel industry in Germany and provides an essential platform for the exchange of ideas between the hotel+hospitality branch and its partners. Trend-setting strategies and know-how for more successful business will be presented.
15:30 – 16:00 panel dicussion
Maritim Hotel Berlin
Stauffenbergstraße 26
10785 Berlin
The German Hotelkongress is the leading congress for the hotel industry in Germany and provides an essential platform for the exchange of ideas between the hotel+hospitality branch and its partners. Trend-setting strategies and know-how for more successful business will be presented.
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21. Jan. 2010
"GRAFT: Make It Right – The Pink Project" Lecture + Exhibition in Innsbruck
aut.raumproduktion.
Wolfram Putz of Graft will be presenting the Make It Right Initiative + The Pink Project, thus opening the exhibition titled "returning home" during the aut.raumproduktion. The exhibition portrays architects and their various procedures of enabling others to act of their own accord.
21.01.10 19:00 Uhr
im adambräu
lois welzenbacher platz 1
6020 innsbruck. austria
The exhibition will last thru 2010 and host a number of Projects and Lectures.
21.01.10 19:00 Uhr
im adambräu
lois welzenbacher platz 1
6020 innsbruck. austria
The exhibition will last thru 2010 and host a number of Projects and Lectures.
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Jan. 2010
Graft's Doublewashbasin Kanera 1D wins GOOD DESIGN Award
Vied in Chicago and New York for the world's oldest and most coveted GOOD DESIGN™ Award for 2009, which is conferred annually by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design together with The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.
Founded in Chicago in 1950 by architects Eero Saarinen, Charles and Ray Eames, and Edgar Kaufmann, Jr., GOOD DESIGN bestows international recognition upon the world's most prominent designers and manufacturers for advancing new, visionary, and innovative product concepts, invention and originality, and for stretching the envelope beyond what is considered ordinary product and consumer design.
Founded in Chicago in 1950 by architects Eero Saarinen, Charles and Ray Eames, and Edgar Kaufmann, Jr., GOOD DESIGN bestows international recognition upon the world's most prominent designers and manufacturers for advancing new, visionary, and innovative product concepts, invention and originality, and for stretching the envelope beyond what is considered ordinary product and consumer design.
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17. Jan. 2010
GRAFT + LAVA Panel Discussion at contractworld
Lars Krückeberg of GRAFT and Chris Bosse of LAVA will be featured in their own panel dicussion. The topic is titled: "The enlightened Guest". The annual Contractworld is a summit meeting for the architectural community and one of the most important of its kind in Europe.
Sunday, 17. January (Hotel/Spa/Gastronomy)
16:30 - 18:00 o*clock - Architecture + Dialog
Lars Krückeberg GRAFT, Berlin | Los Angeles | Beijing
Chris Bosse - LAVA, Sydney
Moderation - Andreas Ruby and Julia von Mende
Sunday, 17. January (Hotel/Spa/Gastronomy)
16:30 - 18:00 o*clock - Architecture + Dialog
Lars Krückeberg GRAFT, Berlin | Los Angeles | Beijing
Chris Bosse - LAVA, Sydney
Moderation - Andreas Ruby and Julia von Mende
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Dez. 2009
Zukunftsraum Historische Mitte, Rathausforum
Space for Creativity in Berlin
The Rathausforum in Berlins historical center - a space waiting for redesign, obstructed by subway construction till 2017. The Senate Building Director Regula Lüscher has already assigned several planning offices with developing different usage and design solutions.
The surprising results can be viewed at this third event of its kind:
Date: 17.12.2009
Time: 18:00 Uhr
Location: Spandauer Straße 2, 10178 Berlin
Organizer: Senate Department for Urban Development
* Regula Lüscher, Senatsbaudirektorin Berlin
* Graft Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH
* Büro Kiefer landschaftsarchitektur berlin
* David Chipperfield Architects Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH
* Elisabeth Ferrari, Ferrari Beratung
Moderator
The surprising results can be viewed at this third event of its kind:
Date: 17.12.2009
Time: 18:00 Uhr
Location: Spandauer Straße 2, 10178 Berlin
Organizer: Senate Department for Urban Development
* Regula Lüscher, Senatsbaudirektorin Berlin
* Graft Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH
* Büro Kiefer landschaftsarchitektur berlin
* David Chipperfield Architects Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH
* Elisabeth Ferrari, Ferrari Beratung
Moderator
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