WORKSHOP FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

TIME AND LOCATION

Meetings this year will take place on "even" Wednesdays, at the Cochrane-Woods Art Center Room 156 (across from the Smart Museum) 4:30-6:00 PM. OUR FIRST MEETING will be held next Wednesday, October 4, 2006 in CWAC 156 at 4:30 PM. Refreshments will be served.

PAPER DISTRIBUTION

To protect authors of works in progress, papers will be distributed through our Chalk Site (forthcoming). If you would like to receive a hard copy at your department mailbox, please let Neal know via email, nhpatel@uchicago.edu by midnight Thursday before the week of the presentation, at the latest.

FALL SCHEDULE (ALL MEETINGS 4:30 PM in CWAC 156)

October 4

"Architecture and Nation Building in the Age of Globalization: Construction of the National Stadium of Beijing 2008 Olympics."

Xuefei Ren, Ph.D Candidate, Department of Sociology, University of Chicago.

October 18

"Ersatz Bohemia and the East Village, 1979-1985."

Ian Bourland, Graduate student, Department of History, University of Chicago

November 1

"Title TBA"

Len Albright, Graduate student, Department of Sociology, University of Chicago

November 15

"Title TBA"

Gunny Harboe, principal, Harboe Architects; VP, Preservation, The McClier Corporation

November 29

"Voices of Cabrini" Screening and Discussion.

Judy Hoffman, Lecturer, Committee on Cinema & Media Studies and Department of Visual Arts; Board of Directors, Kartemquin Films

Persons with a disability who believe they may need assistance, please call Neal Patel in advance at (312) 804-2310.