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Foster & Partners’ Masdar Institute is shortlisted for this year’s Lubetkin Prize.
CONFERENCES
Conservation: A Future for the past
LUBETKIN PRIZE FIVE INTERNATIONAL HOPEFULS SHORTLISTED
THE SHORTLIST for the RIBA Lubetkin Prize 2011 for the best international building outside the EU has been announced. The five buildings are: > Boston Museum of Fine Arts, USA, by Foster + Partners
> Guangzhou Opera House, China, by Zaha Hadid Architects
> Masdar Institute, Abu Dhabi, by Foster + Partners
IN BRIEF
RIBA AGM The RIBA AGM will be held at 12.45 on Thursday 6 October at 66 Portland Place. Chartered Members are encouraged to vote on the annual report and appointment of auditors. The voting paper is available at
www.architecture.com/ agmvotingpaper or +44(0)20 7307 3883.
Shape the next five years The RIBA Council sets the
RIBA JOURNAL : SEPTEMBER 2011
strategic priorities that shape the way we achieve its purpose as set out in the Royal Charter. Earlier the Institute initiated a process to set the strategic priorities for 2012-2017 and Council would like your views on the areas that you think it should prioritise. In September the RIBA will hold a series of workshops for members all over the country and will supplement this with an online consultation. Keep an eye
on the weekly member update for details of how to take part and shape the next five years.
The joy of historic buildings 20 September, St Albans School An architect specialising in historic preservation, Ptolemy Dean’s talk will be followed by drinks in the Abbey Gateway. Free but booking is essential. Go to
www.architecture.com/ ribaeast or email development@
st-albans.herts.sch.uk.
> The Met (high rise housing), Bangkok, by WOHA
> Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, USA, by Rick Mather Architects + SMBW The winner will be announced on Saturday 1 October at Magna Science Adventure Centre in Rotherham and broadcast on a special edition of BBC TWO’s The Culture Show on Sunday 2 October, presented by Kevin McCloud.
29 September, CBSO Centre, Birmingham ADAPTING, ENHANCING and securing Britain’s built heritage is a greater challenge than ever. This conference brings together senior opinion formers to consider the opportunities and threats associated with making our past fit for the future. John Penrose, minister for tourism and heritage, will give the keynote address with speakers including Ingval Maxwell of Historic Scotland, Jonathan Falkingham of Urban Splash, Dawson Stelfox of Consarc Design Group, Mark Cannata of HOK and RIBA chief executive Harry Rich. Discounts/booking available
at
www.architecture.com/ ribaconferences2011.
Guerrilla Tactics 2011 9 -10 November. RIBA, 66 Portland Place, London WHAT IS your practice’s USP and how can you use it to stand out from the crowd? What can small practices specialise in, and how do they go about it? This year’s small practice conference looks at specialisation, using a lively programme of presentations and panel discussions with leading names from the profession and the commercial world. There will be a series of case studies from practices which have strategically positioned themselves as specialists whether by sector or type of client. The event includes a full day of CPD training sessions. Tickets are on sale now, with an early bird discount until 9 September. See architecture. com for details.
NIGEL YOUNG
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