2024-05-04T23:18:44-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/99255788/norman-foster-daniel-libeskind-guy-nordenson-to-speak-at-innovators-talk-series-at-the-mcny Justine Testado 2014-05-05T17:44:00-04:00 >2014-05-05T17:44:33-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6n/6nwwhfjyoi2x3ge9.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Mark your calendars! Some popular architects will be speaking in the upcoming "Innovators" talk series at the Museum of the City of New York, starting tomorrow May 6 at 6:30 p.m... Accompanying the current "Palaces for the People" exhibition, each talk will explore the influence of the Guastavino Company, led by a Catalan father-son team whose architecture, construction, and design practices helped shape NYC's built landscape.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Below is the panelist line-up:</p><p><strong>May 6</strong> - <strong>Innovators: Building Design and Construction</strong>: Guy Nordensen (Guy Nordenson Associates); Valentine Lehr (Lehr Consultants International); Jill Lerner and Marianne Kwok (Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates); and Corie Sharples (Shop Architects)</p><p><strong>May 14 </strong>- <strong>Innovators with Norman Foster: From Guastavino to the Moon</strong>: Lord Norman Foster and his engineering partner Roger Ridsdill Smith</p><p><strong>July 7</strong> - <strong>Innovators: The Uses of Tiles Today</strong>: Suzanne Stephens (writer, critic, and deputy editor of Architectural Record) as moderator; Daniel Libeskind (Studio Daniel Libeskind), Ingeborg Rocker (Harvard University GSD, Rocker-Lange Architects); and Matthew Karlin (president of Nemo Tile Company).</p><p>Find more details about the series on <a href="http://www.bustler.net/index.php/article/norman_foster_daniel_libeskind_guy_nordenson_to_speak_at_innovators_talk_se/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bustler</a>.</p><p><strong>Related: </strong><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/96481965/first-major-guastavino-exhibition-opening-at-mcny-on-march-26" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">First major Guastavino exhibition opening at MCNY on March 26</a></p> https://archinect.com/news/article/96481965/first-major-guastavino-exhibition-opening-at-mcny-on-march-26 Justine Testado 2014-03-25T14:05:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5e/5eql6pnezu68ykmn.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The upcoming "Palaces for the People: Guastavino and the Art of Structural Tile" exhibition&nbsp;will showcase&nbsp;the works of Spanish architect Rafael Guastavino and his son Rafael Jr. that helped shape the architectural identity of New York City.&nbsp;</p><p>Opening at the <a href="http://www.mcny.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Museum of the City of New York</a> on March 26, the exhibition will share the story of the Guastavinos, whose family legacy graces the vaulted and tiled ceilings of over 200 historic NYC buildings like the Grand Central Terminal, Ellis Island, Carnegie Hall, and the Bronx Zoo's Elephant House.<br><br><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/5r/5rd0dvcref25z2tc.jpg"><br><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/vp/vpgredkscq4s9psc.jpg"></p><p>The exhibition was first&nbsp;organized by MacArthur Fellow John Ochsendorf from MIT before MCNY expanded it to feature 20 major Guastavino projects throughout NYC's five boroughs. The exhibition will include never-before-seen drawings and materials, an 11 ft x 15 ft replica of a Guastavino vault, contemporary photos by Michael Freeman, and a video gallery installation that lets viewers "visit" Guastavino spaces.&nbsp;</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/bu/bub90ios08ifpxi5.jpg"></p><p>"Palaces for the People" will run until...</p>