AZ Architects Mentor Teens in May -Scottsdale AZ

WHAT:
Architecture Presentations & Activities at the Museum in May:
Bucky Fuller's Futuristic Principles of Design Science - May 1

Architecture Career-Day Workshop for Teens - May 3

WHERE:
Lecture: Stage 2 Theater - Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
7380 East Second Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85251

Teen Workshop: downtown Phoenix office of SmithGroup

WHEN:
Lecture: Thursday, May 1 at 7:00 pm

Teen Workshop: Satruday, May 3 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm

TICKETS & INFORMATION:
480-994-ARTS (2787)


ARTiculations lecture: Buckminster Fuller Lives On

MAY 1 7 PM

Michael Ben-Eli will discuss Bucky Fuller's futuristic principles of Design Science and relate his visionary ideas to the challenge of sustainability today. Fuller was one of the most remarkable minds of the 20th century-an engineer, architect, mathematician, designer, poet, philosopher, motivational speaker, utopian thinker and (of course) inventor of the geodesic dome. Ben-Eli, his former student and close associate, graduated from the Architectural Association, London, and received his Ph.D. from the Institute of Cybernetics, Brunel University, London. He is founder of Sustainability Initiatives, an effort to accelerate the transition to sustainability practices. Stage 2 Theater. $5 members; $7 nonmembers. Call 480-994-ARTS for tickets.

**The play R. Buckminster Fuller: The History (and Mystery) of the Universe, will be presented May 9, 2008 at 8 pm in the Virginia G. Piper Theater at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. Call 480-994-ARTS for tickets.**



Inspiring Aspiring Architects: A Career-Day Workshop for Teens

MAY 3 1 - 4 PM

This fun design charrette is for junior and senior high-school students who are interested in architecture and want the chance to explore the field further. Accomplished architects from some of the Valley's most significant firms will lead small teams in a collaborative design assignment. Teens, with their accompanying parent or adult, will work alongside professionals to tackle collective problem solving and experience architecture in action. Participating architects include: Jack DeBartolo, Jr. and Jack DeBartolo III, DeBartolo Architects; Mark Patterson, SmithGroup; Chuck Albright, Gensler; John Kane, Architekton; Peter Koliopoulos, Circle West Architects; Kristine Woolsey, Woolsey Studio, with Donna Barry, Substance Design Consortium; Eddie Jones, Jones Studio, Inc.; Nancy Levinson, Phoenix Urban Research Lab at ASU, with Christiana Moss, Studio Ma; and Awilda Rodriguez and Paolo Sanza, digital extension [dex]. The workshop takes place at the downtown Phoenix offices of SmithGroup. Refreshments and materials provided. $20 members per teen/adult pair; $30 for nonmember pairs. Pre-registration required; space is limited. Call 480-874-4641.


ABOUT SMoCA:
Mission: The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art champions creativity, innovation and the vitality of the visual arts. We seek both to build and to educate audiences for modern and contemporary art, as well as to provide opportunities for the artistic community-locally, nationally and internationally. SMoCA provides a memorable experience of art, architecture and design by exploring new curatorial approaches and by highlighting cultural context. We interpret, exhibit, collect and preserve works in these media.

Located in the center of one of America's fastest growing and most dynamic regional economies, SMoCA contributes to its communities' vitality and provides a forum for creative dialog. The Museum is dedicated to advancing public awareness and knowledge of architecture and design, building on the proud legacy of visionary architecture in this community, epitomized by the work of Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin and Paolo Soleri's Arcosanti.

For interviews, digital photograph requests or additional information please contact:

Lesley Oliver
SMoCA Marketing & Public Relations Manager
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art [SMoCA]
Phone: (480) 874-4654
Email: loliver@sccarts.org