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Bijoy Ramachandran to premier film on Mr. B.V. Doshi

Bijoy and his brother, Premjit, have been working on a film on Mr. B.V. Doshi. Bijoy conducted the interviews and the primary research and Premjit has shot, edited and written an original score for it. The film is almost done.
The School of Architecture, Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT), Ahmedabad has offered to host the premier of the film on the 29th of August, 2008.
You can see rushes of the film here - http://doshi.100hands.net
We have also been maintaining a blog (http://doshithefilm.blogspot.com). Please visit and leave your comments.




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Writing Center Schedule now open for July 1-25 

The Writing and Communication Center's online scheduler is now open for you to make appointments for July 1-July 25 (the Center will be closed July 4th).

There is a one-appointment limit per week and up to two drop-in possibliities each day.

The remaining 4 weeks of the Center's summer scheduler (July28-August 22) will be opened up in early July.




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MIT Career Fair 2008: Which new companies would you like to see? 

Are you satisfied with MIT's Fall Career Fair? Want to see new companies represented this fall?

The Career Fair Committee would like to hear from you which *new* companies you'd like to see at the Fall Career Fair. Click here to provide your feedback (this will take less than a minute). To see companies that attended last year, visit: http://career-fair.mit.edu/company_all.php




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EXHIBITIONS, SYMPOSIUMS, CONFERENCES… 


China Planning Network (CPN)
City Resilience Roundtable: Rebuilding and Restoration after Sichuan Earthquake
Beijing/Chengdu July 16-17, 2008

Themes:
Over forty million people are directly impacted by the catastrophic earthquake in Sichuan, China with five million left homeless, which entails a massive task in the aftermath of the earthquake.

The CPN Roundtable emphasizes the long term nature of the rebuilding and restoration after the disaster and focuses on what planning's role is in this, and how the academic community can contribute to the rebuilding of the destroyed towns and villages and the restoration of the normal life activities.

We want to encourage positive thinking on what opportunities that disasters may bring about that would not otherwise have been available and critical thinking on what disasters help to expose: problems and complexities that would not otherwise have been noticed.

Roundtable Organization: Despite of such a short notice, we have received a great encouragement and prompt responses from the invited scholars and professionals.

Among those, are MIT affiliates:
MIT Chancellor Phillip Clay will offer his condolence, support and encourage on behalf of Massachusetts Institute of Technology as the opening remarks of the City Resilience Roundtable.

Prof. Lawrence Vale, author of The Resilient City: How Modern Cities Recover from Disaster, head of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, will speak in and chair the Roundtable.

Roundtable Logistics:
The CPN City Resilience Roundtable will be held as part of the CPN China Week 2008, the 5th year continuation of CPN's effort to fuse western knowledge on urban development with China's unprecedented experience. CPN China Week 2008 will be held in Beijing on July 14-19, including four main activities:

CPN Urban Housing Congress 2008……………..................July 14-15
CPN Cross-Cultural Planning Education Roundtable………July 15
CPN City Resilience Roundtable….……………….....…….....July 16-17
CPN Urban Transport Congress 2008……............................July 18-19

The official CPN website: http://ChinaPlanningNetwork.org




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MIT's Center for International Studies and the Discovery Channel invite you to the Boston screening of:

KOPPEL ON DISCOVERY: THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CAPITALISM
A sweeping four-part series which examines modern China

Broad Institute Auditorium
7 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA
Wednesday, June 18, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

http://web.mit.edu/cis/eventposter_koppel.html


In the wake of the catastrophic earthquake in China’s Sichuan province and on the eve of the Olympics this August in Beijing, Discovery Channel Managing Editor Ted Koppel presents KOPPEL ON DISCOVERY: THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CAPITALISM, a sweeping four-part series which examines modern China. An advance screening of the documentary, followed by a question-and-answer session with some of the programs’ producers, will be hosted by MIT’s Center for International Studies.

The event will be held on MIT campus on Wednesday, June 18, at 6 PM EST, at the Broad Institute auditorium. The public is invited to this event.




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Call for Entries and Submissions

 


Rome Prize 2008-2009
The American Academy in Rome invites applications for the Rome Prize competition. One of the leading overseas centers for independent study and advanced research in the arts and the humanities, the Academy offers up to thirty fellowships for periods ranging from six months to two years.
Rome Prize winners reside at the Academy's eleven-acre center in Rome and receive room and board, a study or studio, and a stipend. Stipends for six-month fellowships are $12,500 and stipends for eleven-month fellowships are $25,000.
Fellowships are awarded in the following related fields:
- Architecture
- Design (including graphic, fashion, industrial, interior, lighting, set, and sound design, engineering, urban planning, and other related design fields)
- Historic Preservation and Conservation (including architectural design, public policy, and the conservation of works of art)
- Landscape Architecture

Fellowships are also awarded in: Literature*; Musical Composition; Visual Arts. In the field of humanities we award fellowships in Ancient Studies; Medieval Studies; Renaissance and Early Modern Studies; and Modern Italian Studies.
*Awarded by nomination through the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

1 November 2008 competition deadline
For further information or to download guidelines and application forms, visit the Academy’s website at www.aarome.org
or contact the American Academy in Rome,
7 East 60 Street, New York, NY 10022-1001, Attn. Programs.
T: (212) 751-7200, ext. 47; F: (212) 751-7220; E: info@aarome.org.
Please state specific field of interest when requesting information.




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Upjohn Research Initiative/AIA Board Knowledge Committee and AIA College of Fellows

Call for Submissions

To provide base funds to be matched for applied research projects that advance professional knowledge and practice.

Four grants between $15-30K each.

Preference given to proposals with teams comprising both academics and practitioners; and budget using less than 10% for overhead.

Topics: building typology, practice issues, materials and methods of construction.
Research must relate to one or more domains of architectural knowledge: Leadership, Practicd, Design, Building Performance.
Proposals must be framed within six broad research areas: Social, Technological, Environmental, Cultural, Organizational, or Design.

Schedule:
Sept 1, 2008: submissions due
Oct 1: recipients contacted
Oct 30: matching funds verified
Nov 1: funds awarded
Dec 1: draft findings due
May 1, 2009: final report due

Information: www.aia.org/research




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Digital Graffiti

August 30, 2008 Digital Graffiti is a festival being held at Alys Beach, in the panhandle of Florida, To check out these pictures - www.pbase.com/abfl/digital_graffiti
They are currently looking for submissions that will be projected on the smooth, exterior white walls of the town. 

Entries may include new or existing abstract digital imagery, short films, photography, VJ sets, animations, YouTube videos, Adobe PhotoShop creations or entirely new interactive concepts. 
All subject matter is eligible for the festival and over $5,000 in cash prizes will be awarded, including a $2,500 “Best of Show” award. A certain number of qualified artists may also be eligible for cash stipends to help them attend the event but attendance is not necessary to compete.

See www.alysbeach.com/dg for additional information. 




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Fellowships, Scholarships and Grants…
 


Rafael Viñoly Architects 2008-09 Grants for Research

2008-09 Grants for Research in Architecture Announced
Projects to Focus on Transformations in the Built Environment Within Dynamically Changing Societies

This November, Rafael Viñoly Architects will award up to five grants of US$60,000 each for studies focused on transformations in the built environment within dynamically changing societies.

Proposed projects should emphasize original research focused on any region of the world, though there is particular interest in studies addressing relevant issues in China, the Middle East, Russia, and South America. Study subjects might include new demands for housing and infrastructure due to urban immigration in China, South Asia, and Africa; the proliferation of new cities in sparsely populated regions of the Middle East; threats to historic resources posed by development or changing political climates in Russia, Eastern Europe, and former European colonies; and more. The firm seeks insights into how these and other transitions are reshaping the work of architects and others charged with managing our physical surroundings.
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Studies may be framed in reference to aspects of architectural design, engineering, construction, planning, project delivery, and conservation; the techniques, technologies, practices, and materials associated with these; the governmental policies, economic, and social factors that shape them; or the trades, crafts, and professions with which they are involved.
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Citizens of all countries are eligible to apply for the grants individually or as teams. In addition to receiving financial support to pursue their studies, Rafael Viñoly Architects Research Fellows may elect to spend a portion of their time in residence at the firm's New York offices. In 2010, the firm intends to publish the Fellows' final papers in book form and to sponsor a New York conference at which the Fellows will present and discuss their work.

The deadline for submitting grant proposals is August 1, 2008. Grant recipients will be notified in November. Visit www.rvatr.com for more information.




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JOB CORNER

 


DATE CHANGE!:
Are You Considering An Academic Career? Trying To Decide Between Academia? Or Do You Want To Do Both?

ACADEMIA? INDUSTRY? OR BOTH?
Mon., June 25
4-5:15PM
6-120




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Architectural Advice Wanted

We are looking for architectural advice and analysis for the preservation and restoration of a large, structurally sound, municipal educational building that has much historical and architectural value to the town.
Specifics include:
• Preserving and restoring the interior and exterior of the original building and introducing imaginative additions to the building as needed. Building educational program needs is available.
• Addressing all site planning issues on a difficult and environmentally sensitive site.
• Examining the impact of development on the neighborhood and its effect on traffic and parking.
• Develop a Master Plan for the building and site.
• Develop probable construction costs and timetable.
• Provide three-dimensional CAD images of building on the site. We are requesting that this project be undertaken on a pro bono basis during the summer months of 2008.

For further information contact Tory DeFazio, at 781-235-0265 or windsorpress@worldnet.att.net.




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INTERNSHIPS! and @ MIT 


INTERNSHIPS!
Zeybekoglu Nayman & Associates
Seeks summer interns starting immediately.
The office is currently working on a large range of international projects including 2 vast mixed-use developments, a luxury resort and triple towers in Egypt.

Applicants must have exceptional design skills and proficiency in AutoCAD, 3D Studio Max or Rhino, and the Adobe Creative Suite.
Qualified applicants should submit a resume and a portfolio or design sheets to jli@znarch.com.
Please send pdf format and limit files to 5MB total.




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@ MIT
Summer UROP Leadership/Mentorship Opportunity

The Office of Minority Education (OME) and the Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming (UAAP) have partnered to provide 2008 Interphase participants with the opportunity to conduct pre-UROPs during the summer. Pre-UROPs introduce students to MIT labs, faculty, and research conducted through UROP.

The program will pair these incoming students with an experienced UROP student, graduate student, or faculty member, whom they will shadow in lab during the month of July.

Becoming a peer mentor is an excellent way for current students to gain valuable leadership, team-building, teaching, and communication skills while making a meaningful connection with incoming freshmen.

The Interphase Pre-UROP program will begin on Tuesday, July 8 and will end on Tuesday, July 29. Peer mentors must commit to working with their pre-UROP student(s) from 1:30 until 3:30 PM every Tuesday and Thursday during this period.

Faculty, graduate students, and UROPs in your department who are interested in becoming Interphase pre-UROP mentors, should fill out an online application at: http://mit.edu/urop/interphase/uropmentorapp.html by June 20.

If you have questions about the program, please feel free to contact Melissa Martin-Greene in the UAAP, Room 7-104, or Tammy Stevens and Karina Vielma in OME, Room 4-113.




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