The University of the Arts: School of Design Final Exhibition – May 11-17, 2013

The UArts School of Design will be having a final exhibition of their best senior and master’s studio work. It will include pieces from students graduating from the BFA in Graphic Design, BFA in multimedia, BS in Industrial Design, and MFA in Museum Exhibition Planning & Design programs.

You are all invited to attend!

Saturday, May 11th through Friday, May 17th – 9am-5pm – Design Exhibit – Center for Architecture

Saturday, May 11th – 6pm-9pm – Exhibition Opening Reception – Center for Architecture

Monday, May 13th  – 4:00-9:00pm – Design Portfolio Reviews with Professionals Night – Design Marketplace

For more information and to RSVP, visit: uartsperspectives2013.eventbrite.com

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

The 2013 DesignPhiladelphia Festival is slated for October 10th through the 18th. Mark your calendars and make sure you join our mailing list to receive the most up-to-date Festival announcements and schedules.

EXPERIENCE design!

This year’s theme, EXPERIENCE design! will spark emotions and engage the senses. There will be opportunities to see, touch, smell, hear, and feel the design that surrounds us.

PARTICIPATE!

Event creators, put on your thinking caps! The deadline for the 2013 Festival participation is July 26, 2013. We will be issuing a call for entries as well as a participation guide in early June. Based on this year’s theme, EXPERIENCE design! you are encouraged to consider the role that design plays in our everyday lives, its ability to engage the senses, and create  meaningful experiences.

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ArtsTech Philly Presents The Art of Fashion Meets Technology

ArtsTech Philly teams up with FashionTechPHL and several local innovators in the field of fashion and tech to curate a panel on the intersection of fashion and technology to present The Art of Fashion Meets Technology. The meetup takes place as part of Philly Tech Week.

There is a growing relationship between technology, fashion, science, and design interests in Philadelphia and this panel will be an open discussion exploring those local relationships and projects.

How have image-based social networks changed the way consumers relate to fashion brands? What technological innovations are taking place in fashion? Has the rise in tech and fashion collaborations given birth to a new movement of wearable technology? Where is fashion and tech intersecting in Philadelphia and what opportunities exist?

These questions and more will be answered as the panelists and audience discuss this landscape together. The panel will be moderated by FashionTechPHL’s Nelly Arnold. Click here to register.

Friday, April 26th

6:00pm – 9:00pm

James Oliver Gallery

723 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia PA

ArtsTech Philly and YAF Present Architect Eric Cory Freed: Attack of the Dodo Sapiens

ArtsTech Philly, in collaboration with Young Architects Forum, presents “Attack of the Dodo Sapiens: Innovative New Models for Sustainable Development”, a talk by Eric Cory Freed about biomimicry and its applications to sustainable architecture.

“Our way of life is killing us. Our cities, buildings and surroundings have been designed around abundant and cheap oil, but now we have painted ourselves into a corner and are stuck there. The next generation of buildings will have to do better than just energy efficiency and recycled materials. Our lack of foresight has made our building toxic, wasteful and unaffordable. In order to undo the damage of the past, we need innovative, new models for how to build deep green, bio-based buildings. By examining the emotional, psychological and financial reasons why we build we find new and better arguments for greening buildings. With this talk we will learn how to use biomimicry and organic principles as a guide, teaching us how to transform our built environments through bio inspired design and design solutions modeled on designs found in nature.” – excerpt from Freed.

Tuesday, April 23rd

6:30 – 9:30pm

Corzo Center for the Creative Economy at the University of the Arts

211 S. Broad Street, Room 513, Philadelphia PA 19102

Creating with Constraints – Spring 2013 Lecture Series

Thanks to all who attended the third, and final, installment of our Spring 2013 Lecture Series, “Creating with Constraints” last night. It was the highest attendance we’ve had to date!

Friends of the Rail Park drew our biggest crowd to-date.

Leah Murphy and Andrew Goldblatt discussed how two former railway lines, a stretch of fifty city blocks in Philadelphia, can be transformed into a future green space. Representing Friends of the Rail Park (formerly known as VIADUCTgreene), Murphy and Goldblatt unveiled their plans for the first time to the public and discussed the internal and external constraints surrounding the project. The lecture ended with an outstanding Q&A session and comments from the crowd.

Goldblatt and Murphy discuss the project.

If you weren’t able to make it out, but are interested in learning more, Hidden City’s recent article, Plan for City Branch Rail Park Emerges, is a great overview and has the latest project images/renderings. To keep up with the project and learn how you can show your support, visit TheRailPark.org and friend them on Facebook.

The plans propose a Rail Park spanning 50 city blocks in Philadelphia.

Join Arcadia University Art Gallery Director, Richard Torchia, for a free lecture:

On the making of Tacita Dean’s new 35mm film JG

Torchia’s lecture will explore the process of bringing Dean’s 35mm, Cinemascope film to Arcadia University. A friend of the artist since 1996, Torchia assisted in the production of several of her films. His illustrated slide presentation will provide background on the location research and documentation of the film shoot. It will also address the underpinnings of JG, especially as they relate to Spiral Jetty.

6:00pm – Monday: April 15, 2013 (reception to follow)

At University of the Arts, Gershman Y, Levitt Auditorium (Broad & Pine Streets)

The lecture is part of an ongoing series on the work of Tacita Dean which includes film screenings, performances, and lectures.

For more info & the full line-up: www.arcadia.edu/tacitadeanevents

April 16 – “The Making of VIADUCTgreene”

Join Leah Murphy & Aaron Goldblatt, urban designer and exhibition designer, for the third and final installment of our Spring 2013 Lecture Series. On the evening of April 16th, they will examine how two former railway lines, a stretch of fifty city blocks, can become a future garden, a civic project that can enhance the quality of life, cultural landscape and the economic vitality of Philadelphia.

6:00pm to 7:30pm

CBS Auditorium at the University of the Arts, 320 S Broad St, Hamilton Hall (near Pine Street)

Lecture is free and open to the public, although registration is recommended. To register, visit: corzocenter.ticketleap.com

Philly Tech Week, a week-long celebration of technology and innovation, is intended to grow the impact of this innovative region through programming focused on technology, collaboration and improving Philadelphia.

This year, events are scheduled into the following five tracks:

1. Entrepreneurship/Investment
2. Design/Development
3. Arts/Creative
4. Access/Policy
5. Media/Transparency

Here’s our picks of great design-specific events you shouldn’t miss!

Mon., April 22nd – 3D Printer/OpenSCAD Modeling Class – helping people model ideas on OpenSCAD and Illustrator, and then allowing them to print on the studio’s 3D printer. (5-10pm @ Hive76)

Tues., April 23rd – Useful, Usable & Desirable: Designing for Users – explores the fundamentals of user experience, industry best practices and examples of websites that solve real problems for real people. (12-1:30pm @ Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce)

Wed., April 24th – Product Prototyping in 60 Minutes – step by step case study with live demos on CAD, 3D printing, laser cutting, CNC machining, and Arduino microcontrollers. (10am-12noon @ NextFab Studio)

Thurs., April 25th – Left to Your Own Device Contest Reception – celebrate the conclusion of the contest which challenges 16 artist to create using just one tool; with hands on experiences. (6-8pm @ Philadelphia Art Alliance)

Fri., April 26th – The Art of Fashion and Technology – innovators in the field from Philly Fashion Week to remote parts of the world tell how they leverage the playing field. (7-9pm @ 732 Chestnut St, 4th Floor)

Sat., April 27th – Make & Toss: Light Graffiti and Cocktails at 3^rd Ward – join 3^rd Ward in their new coworking space for music, food, beers, cocktails; make LED magnets for a temporary light graffiti installation on Germantown Ave. (8-11:59pm @ 3rd Ward)

For a full list of events, details, and to register: www.phillytechweek.com

Medard Gabel, author and co-founder of The World Game Institute with Buckminster Fuller, discusses an interactive program that transforms audiences into problem solvers. The challenge: You are in charge of a very large spacecraft and something very serious has gone wrong. What are you going to do?

March 5
6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
CBS Auditorium at the University of the Arts, 320 S Broad St, Hamilton Hall (near Pine Street) Philadelphia, PA.

Lecture is free and open to the public, although registration is recommended. To register, visit corzocenter.ticketleap.com.

The Resourceful City: How cities flourish despite constraints

Free and open to the public.

RSVP at corzocenter.ticketleap.com.