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Boston Society of Architects to create a new “design and architecture center”

February 22, 2010 in Uncategorized by Ben Stone

The BSA is moving to the Fort Point Channel, aka ”the Station North of Boston,” where they will create a new “design and architecture center complete with a museum and lecture hall to serve the public.”
http://news.bostonherald.com/business/real_estate/view/20100222architect_group_plans_new_digs_eyes_move_to_atlantic_wharf/srvc=home&position=also

Art Market

February 21, 2010 in Manifesto/Manifest by Craig Purcell

Create an Art Market for local (and other) artists to sell their work thereby establishing an agora for the Arts of sorts and central “place” for the visual arts in Baltimore — see the attachment “Art Market” in Google Groups for the D Center Board members.
Other items may be sold here – reference Eastern [...]

Doodle Collage (& a photo!) from Design Conversation #16

February 9, 2010 in Administrative, Design Conversations, Presentation by Fred Scharmen

We’re going to try to have paper and pencil available at the Design Convos from now on, we’ll collect your notes, doodles, grocery lists or whatever and post them here in the blog. Design Convo #16 (we went back and counted, and decided it really was 16, after all), had some great doodling fodder. The [...]

Design Revolution: Join the Debate

February 8, 2010 in Design Conversations by Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson

Emily Pilloton hit the road this weekend for her Design Revolution Roadshow. She is coming to Baltimore on March 11 and D:center Baltimore is co-hosting a landmark public lecture on the future of design at the Maryland Institute College of Art…

Slides from ‘Sustainability’ Design Conversation

February 7, 2010 in Design Conversations by Geoff Stack

Thank you (!) to all who were able to make it to Wednesday’s Design Conversation – “Sustainability: Diversity, Interdependence, Self-organization.” The dialogue was spirited and inquisitive, as usual…

The Baltimore Architecture Foundation’s Groundhog Day Party

January 25, 2010 in Uncategorized by ldulski

Saturday, January 30, 2010, 8pm – midnight
This year’s fundraiser will be at The Maryland Club, continuing our tradition of featuring an architecturally significant space that few have the opportunity to see. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to spend the evening in one of Baltimore’s historic private clubs while enjoying the best Groundhog Day party in the [...]

Design Convo Ideas

January 21, 2010 in Design Conversations by Ben Stone

Here’s a list of ideas floating around for future Design Convos:

Invention
Baltimore Development Cooperative/Baltimore Development Corporation
Public Art
Streets
Parking
Water

Are there other topics you’d like to see covered? Other topics you’d like to curate?

Call for Proposals: Toward a Just Metropolis

January 21, 2010 in RFPs, Uncategorized by Ben Stone

http://justmetropolis.doodlekit.com/home/call_for_papers_and_presentations
Call for Proposals – Deadline March 1, 2010
Presentations, Posters and Workshops
As cities and towns around the world grapple with the impacts of multiple and concurrent crises, progressive planners, urbanists, activists, and citizens face the challenge of transforming crises into opportunities to advance profound changes in the way we plan, build, design, live in, and govern [...]

Letterpress Design Competition

January 15, 2010 in Design Competition by Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson

Get your artwork letterpressed by Gilah Press + Design.