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Wednesday, 26 December 2007 | Levent OZLER
The Architecture Foundation Presents the Winter Nights 2008 Talk Series
The New York Invasion
 In August 2007 The Architecture Foundation sent half a dozen young British architects to showcase their talents stateside at an exhibition, New Practices London in association with the AIA New York Chapter's Center for Architecture.
Now their Big Apple counterparts, all have whom were featured in a previous exhibition curated by the AIA, New Practices New York, are completing this transatlantic exchange with a series of talks in London for The Architecture Foundation.
The aim of the Winter Nights series is to provide a platform for exciting, emerging practices to communicate their ideas, thoughts and ambitions for the future, and present their existing commissions. Chairing the events will be representatives from four of the young UK practices who worked on the first stage, New Practices New York, including WORK Architecture Company, Architecture in Formation PC, G TECTS LCC / Gordon Kipping Architects and Gage / Clemenceau Architects.
Wednesday 23 January
Gage / Clemenceau Architects
Speaker: Mark Foster Gage
Chair: Kevin Carmody, Carmody Groarke
Recently described by the American Institute of Architects as the "Future of the Architecture Profession in New York", Gage / Clemenceau has attracted critical and professional praise for their sensuous and progressive designs. Established in 2003 by Mark Foster Gage and Marc Clemenceau Bailly, the sixperson New York firm has conceived both built and unbuilt projects on a variety of scales, from snowboards and seating to residential renovations and civic institutions. Their work has been exhibited widely and in 2007 was featured in exhibitions at The Museum of Modern Art in New York (June) and the Art Institute of Chicago Museum (December). Having lectured nationally and internationally, Mark Foster Gage is an enthusiastic speaker looking to spread his ideas and thoughts about the nature of the architect's role in design from the small and everyday to the large-scale.
Wednesday 30 January
G TECTS LCC / Gordon Kipping Architects
Speaker: Gordon Kipping
Chair: Tom Emerson, 6a Architects
A Canadian native living and working in New York, Gordon Kipping brings his original training in engineering to his architecture, giving him an in-depth knowledge into the actual mechanics of building design. While still working for other, larger practices he produced conceptual and built work under his current company name. Working independently gave him the freedom to investigate his interest in the influence electronic information technologies have on architecture and led him to author a book on the subject. Currently Kipping is working on another publication entitled Home Entertainment - Home Broadcast whilst acting as Adjunct Assistant Professor at the School of Architecture at Columbia University, where he teaches an advanced design studio, and regularly assisting Frank Gehry in teaching a design studio at the School of Architecture at Yale University. Since 1999 Kipping has been dedicated to G TECTS LLC / Gordon Kipping Architects, designing spaces for a variety of clients from the Issey Miyake Madison Avenue flagship store to the Stockholm City Library.
Wednesday February 6
Architecture in Formation PC
Speaker: Matthew Bremer
Chair: Stephen Witherford, Witherford Watson Mann Architects
Architecture in Formation PC is a young, emerging architecture and design firm based in New York. Founded in 2001 by Matthew Bremer, the practice's name underscores the importance of the process of "making" within the discipline of architecture. While strong conceptual convictions underlie each project, their portfolio does not seek to be overly theoretical. Instead they seek to understand the appropriate relationship between a work and its expanded physical and cultural context, allowing for thoughtful and innovative spatial, material, and detail development. A good amount of built-work has emerged; conceptually rigorous, well-crafted structures; leading them to be named as one of the American Institute of Architects' "New Practice / New York" 2006 winners. Hearing Matthew Bremer talk through the process of finding identity and fuelling ideas as a young practice should be a must.
Wednesday February 13
WORK Architecture Company
Speaker: Dan Wood
Chair: Tom Coward, the Agents of Change
Having cut their teeth working for Rem Koolhaas on high-profile projects such as Seattle Public Library, Prada flagship stores, and the master plan for Universal Studios in Los Angeles, the first commission for husband and wife team, Dan Wood and Amale Andraos, under their own name, the WORK Architecture Company, was a dog kennel. Their realization of the project characteristically turned out to be a highly researched, aesthetically innovative, canine heaven; no ordinary pound. Having turned their creative talents to the human sector they have created built and unbuilt designs for restaurants, private apartments, retail spaces and town centre masterplans. Dan Wood, one half of the partnership that Metropolis Magazine called "emerging stars", will talk about the practice's past experiences and future projects.
Venue: Building Design Partnership, 16 Brewhouse Yard, Clerkenwell, London EC1V 4LJ
Transport: Tube: Farringdon, Barbican and Old Street / Bus: 4, 56 and 153
Time: Arrive 18.30 for 19.00 start, 60 minute estimated length
Entry: £3 full price, free to AF members. Limited capacity: pay on the door, no bookings. Full wheelchair access.
Information: http://www.architecturefoundation.org.uk T: 0207 253 3334
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