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Alexander D’Hooghe and ORG for Permanent Modernity
PRESENTATION followed by a dynamic discussion between the architect & audience
> Is the landform an architectural proposition to structure suburban growth ?
> Is the generic building an aesthetic principle of anti-expressionist architecture ?
These are two propositions subject to Home-Room #14 judgment and discussion.

“Title: Design for a big-box neighborhood based […]

Book launch at the Swiss Institute of Contemporary Art in New York: East Coast Europe.
Markus Miessen, the editor of: “Did someone say participate” [The book was selected for The Independent’s list of the 10 best architecture books of all time.] is presenting his new book East Coast Europe, which is building on previous work “The […]

ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE WORLDBANK
Atif Ansar is analyzing large structures. He’s considering their possibilities, their economical background, their humanitarian impact. His passion for the built environment is also in the center of his professional life with a focus on the economical side. Atif consults with the World Bank - on various infrastructure related projects, […]

Jeb was visiting from Braddock,PA. He is the deputy major of that small town who has decreased to a tenth of its size since its heydays in the late 1920’s. Just outside of Pittsburgh, PA the city is left with one of the last active steel mills and is dealing with decaying bildings and poverty. […]

SUNDAY, March 4th 2007; 7.00pm
Jeb Feldman – Deputy Mayor of the Borough of Braddock opens a discussion with his experiences
Braddock, PA 15104
Braddock is perceived as one of the most dilapidated and dangerous neighborhoods in the metropolitan Pittsburgh area. Driven by Braddock’s Mayor John Fetterman, Deputy Mayor Jeb Feldman, and a core group of program […]