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February 26 – March 3, 2012

1/ Urban Omnibus BlockParty

A cocktail reception, art auction, and benefactors’ dinner to support Urban Omnibus, the Architectural League’s online publication dedicated to defining the culture of citymaking.

When: Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 6:30 pm – 10:30 pm

Where: RSVP for locations, NYC

Price: Party and auction tickets start at $40, dinner tickets start at $250

2/ Jimenez Lai, Cartoonish Architecture

Jimenez Lai will speak about the alternate worlds depicted by his comics, physical installations, models, and small buildings. He’ll discuss the nature of his visual narratives and the ways in which they are fed by themes and issues such as representation, history, taste, theory, and storytelling.

When: Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Where: Design Criticism MFA Department, School of Visual Arts, 136 West 21 Street, 2nd Floor, NYC

Price: Free and open to the public, reservations are required.

3/ The Visiting Artists Lecture Series: Naeem Mohaiemen

Naeem Mohaiemen uses essays, photography, and film to explore histories of the international left, hyphenated migrant identities, and utopia-dystopia slippage.

When: Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 6:15 pm

Where: Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Auditorium, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, 66 Fifth Avenue, NYC

Price: Free; no tickets or reservations required; seating is first-come first-served

4/ Emerging Voices: 5468796 architecture; INABA

Emerging Voices spotlights individuals and firms with distinct design voices and the potential to influence the disciplines of architecture, landscape design, and urbanism. Winnipeg’s 5468796 architecture is a collaborative firm that engages design at a variety of scales, participating in “an ongoing dialogue rooted in curiosity and play, generating innovative architectural solutions within modest budgetary constraints.” Working in a variety of media, INABA “gives form to content” by “giving shape to facts through design.” The firm, led by Jeffrey Inaba and based in Los Angeles and New York, applies architectural design at multiple scales, ranging from diagrams and books to installations and master plans.

When: Friday, March 2, 2012, 7:00 pm

Where: Rose Auditorium, The Cooper Union, 41 Cooper Square, NYC

Price: Free League members, $10 general public