Growing and Greening New York
Jan 16th, 2009 by Jervey
We’ve talked about this exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York before, but here are some more events coming up this month. They all sounds well worth your while:
Wednesday • February 4 • 6:30 PM
Eco-Cities: Building Green on a City Scale
Around the world, new “green” cities are being built from the ground up. What lessons do these ambitious projects have for the environmental retrofit of an existing city like New York-and vice versa? Moderator Eric Sanderson of the Wildlife Conservation Society and landscape ecologist behind the Mannahatta Project will lead a discussion on eco-cities with Hillary Brown of New Civic Works and founder of New York’s Office of Sustainable Design; Kate Orff of SCAPE and the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation; Ashok Raiji of ARUP, engineer on the Songdo City project in South Korea; Gerard Evenden, Senior Partner of Foster + Partners in charge of the Masdar project in Abu Dhabi; and Michael Wurzel, Partner and Head of Foster + Partner’s New York Office. Presented in collaboration with the Van Alen Institute, in conjunction with the exhibition Growing and Greening New York: PlaNYC and the Future of the City. Reservations required. $5 Museum members, seniors, & students; $9 general admission.
Wednesday • February 11 • 6:30 PM
A Revolution in Green Building in America: The Bank of America Tower
Celebrated architects Richard A. Cook and Robert F. Fox, Jr., of Cook + Fox Architects LLP will discuss the innovations of the Bank of America Tower, which is revolutionizing the field of sustainable architecture. Rising 55 stories at 6th Avenue and 42nd Street, and co-developed by the Durst Organization and the Bank of America, the building sets a new standard for environmental design as the first commercial skyscraper in the United States to be designed to LEED® Platinum standards-the highest rating granted by the U.S. Green Building Council. Through the use of groundbreaking energy systems and onsite water management, the Bank of America Tower is transforming the way we build at scale. Presented in partnership with the AIA New York Chapter and The Architect’s Newspaper in conjunction with the exhibition Growing and Greening New York: PlaNYC and the Future of the City. Reservations required. $5 Museum members, seniors, & students; $9 general admission.
Tuesday • February 17 • 6:30 PM
The Rebirth of the South Bronx
Join Majora Carter, founder of Sustainable South Bronx and president of the Majora Carter Group, for a presentation on the revival of the South Bronx in the aftermath of the devastation of the 1970s and 1980s. Born, raised, and currently residing in the South Bronx, Majora Carter has worked tirelessly to restore her community to health and environmentally sustainable productivity. Her work has earned her a MacArthur Foundation “genius” award and many other honors. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Broken Glass: Photographs of the South Bronx by Ray Mortenson and Growing and Greening New York: PlaNYC and the Future of the City. Reservations required. $5 Museum members, seniors, & students; $9 general admission.
Thursday • February 26 • 6:30 PM
Indoor Bike Parking Solutions for NYC
Transportation experts and cycling advocates agree that allowing bicycles to park inside buildings is key to encouraging this zero-emissions form of transportation. Join New York City’s bicycling community for a discussion about innovative designs and new legislation that could greatly increase indoor bike parking in New York. Brian Ripel, principal at RSVP Architecture Studio, and Anthony Lau, Managing Director with Cyclehoop, will present their winning bike parking designs followed by a panel discussion on the issues facing urban developers and bicyclists alike as the city strives to become more bike-friendly. Moderated by Rich Conroy, Bicycle Education Program Director at Bike New York, featuring Chris Fortune, president of Saris Cycling Group; Fredrick S. Harris, Senior Vice President for Development, Avalon Bay; Janette Sadik-Khan, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation; and Paul Steely White, Executive Director of Transportation Alternatives. Co-sponsored by Bike New York and presented in conjunction with Growing and Greening New York: PlaNYC and the Future of the City. Reservations required. $5 Museum members, seniors, & students; $9 general admission. Indoor bike parking available.
For tickets, call 212.534.1672, ext. 3395, or order on-line at www.mcny.org/public-programs/.