SPRING EVENTS
2014
SPRING EXHIBITION MAGGIE’S CENTRES: A BLUEPRINT FOR CANCER CARE Opening Reception and Lecture by Charles Jencks Thursday, March 6, 6–8pm
Exhibition on View: March 7 – April 25, 2014
Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres are for anyone affected by cancer. Built on the grounds of cancer hospitals, they are designed to be warm, welcoming places that provide practical, emotional, and social support. Conceived by the late Maggie Keswick Jencks, along with her husband Charles Jencks, as a direct response to her own experience with cancer, the first Maggie’s Centre in Edinburgh opened its doors to the public in 1996. Since then, Maggie’s has grown to 17 centres across the United Kingdom and beyond, with many more to follow. This exhibition will focus in depth on five centres: Maggie’s Dundee, designed by Frank Gehry; Maggie’s Gartnavel, designed by Rem Koolhaas; Maggie’s Nottingham, designed by Piers Gough with interiors designed by Paul Smith; Maggie’s West London, designed by Richard Rogers; and Maggie’s Barts, designed by Steven Holl (not yet realized). In exploring the unique architectural elements of each centre, from the undulating roofs of Gehry’s Dundee to Holl’s musically inspired space at the future Maggie’s Barts, the exhibition illustrates the importance of user-focused design in creating an environment of help and healing. By design, Maggie’s combines aspects of healthcare and treatment that are often separate into a single hybrid building type; a space that is part-hospital, part-church, part-museum, and part-home. NYSID Gallery, 161 East 69th Street, NYC Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 11am–6pm Images: Opposite page top: Maggie’s Gartnavel, Glasgow (Scotland), 2011, interior Cover (clockwise from upper left): Maggie’s West London, London (England), 2008, exterior / Maggie’s Dundee, Dundee (Scotland), 2003, exterior / Maggie’s Dundee, Dundee (Scotland), 2003, interior / Maggie’s Gartnavel, Glasgow (Scotland), 2011, exterior / Maggie’s West London, London (England), 2008, interior / Gartnavel photographs ©Nick Turner
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Thursday, January 6–8pm Opening Reception for BFA Thesis Projects, Winter 2014 Exhibition
Wednesday, April Alumni Lecture: Susan Zises Green
This exhibition features the work of 20 NYSID BFA candidates who completed their thesis projects in December 2013. Projects range from a contemporary music and dance theater to a family health club to a multi-use urban residential complex. The exhibition will be on view through February 21.
For more than 35 years, Susan Zises Green has stood at the helm of classic interior design, earning critical acclaim and a dedicated client base throughout Manhattan, Southampton, Connecticut, Palm Beach, and Nantucket. Her work has been featured in Architectural Digest, Traditional Home, The New York Times, and House Beautiful recognized her as one of the “Top 100 Designers.” A proud graduate of NYSID, she will give the inaugural alumni lecture at NYSID and discuss her career, recent projects, and inspirations.
NYSID Gallery, 161 East 69th Street, NYC. Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 11am–6pm.
FEBRUARY Wednesday, February Made in New York
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Design Brooklyn authors Anne Hellman and Michel Arnaud lead a discussion of what it means to be a designer and maker in New York today. Hear firsthand how some of the city’s finest creators launched their careers and how they have contributed to the Made in NY movement, inspiring the next generation of makers across the country and around the world. Panelists include Katie Deedy, wallpaper designer, Grow House Grow; Jason Miller, designer, Jason Miller Studio and Roll & Hill; Takeshi Miyakawa, designer, Takeshi Miyakawa Design; and Mary Wallis, lighting designer, Mary Wallis Studio.
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Wednesday, February 6:30pm Design Diplomacy: A New Look for US Embassies With its recently-inaugurated Design Excellence Program for embassies, the US State Department has been commissioning some of the country’s leading architects and designers to develop a new generation of overseas facilities that will be as noteworthy for their design as for their functionality, sustainability, and security. Casey Jones, director of design excellence, US Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations and the US General Services Administration; Richard Maimon, FAIA, principal, Kieran Timberlake; and Chris Banks, principal, Gensler, DC, will tell the story behind the program and show how it is being carried out in our new embassy in London.
MARCH 6
Thursday, March 6pm Charles Jencks: Can Architecture Affect Your Health? Opening Reception for Maggie’s Centres: A Blueprint for Cancer Care Immediately Following Many people presume there is a direct connection between an environment, feeling good, and your good health. The idea goes back to the Egyptians, if not before. But what are the true connections between the two professions? Charles Jencks—an architectural theorist, landscape architect, designer, and co-founder of Maggie’s Centres along with his late wife Maggie Keswick Jencks— will speak about the Maggie’s Centres and how they suggest several answers to this deep question. This lecture is free and open to the public. RSVP to rsvp@nysid.edu.
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Wednesday, March 6:30pm Michael Graves: A Case for Humanistic Solutions in Healthcare Design Michael Graves will speak about the foundation of his design philosophy and how a personal healthcare tragedy focused his attention on improving healthcare experiences by design. He will present recent projects that range from military housing for returning wounded warriors, to a revolutionary transport chair for the acute care hospital, to performance textiles for all healthcare environments. Michael Graves puts patients first with common sense design solutions to some of healthcare’s greatest challenges. There will be a reception immediately following the lecture.
www.nysid.edu/ publicprograms Unless otherwise noted, all events take place in the Arthur Satz Auditorium, 170 East 70th Street, NYC. Tickets: $12 general public, $10 seniors and non-NYSID students, NYSID students are free. To purchase tickets in advance, visit nysid.edu/publicprograms or call (212) 472-1500 x405.
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Wednesday, April 6:30pm Amy Azzarito: The History Behind the Trends Amy Azzarito is the managing editor of the popular blog Design*Sponge and the author of Past & Present: 24 Favorite Moments in Decorative Arts History, and 24 Modern DIY Projects Inspired by Them. In this lecture, Azzarito will talk about those pieces you see everywhere — from inlay furniture (currently all the rage at Anthropologie) to the Crate and Barrel standby, the Windsor chair — and delve into the history of these iconic design objects.
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Wednesday, April Contemporary Art in Healthcare Environments
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This lecture will look at how contemporary art is integrated into healthcare interiors and the affect it has on patients and their families. Jennifer Finkel, curator, Cleveland Clinic Art Program, will speak about how its contemporary art collection is an integral part of the patient experience, and Diane Brown, founder and president, RxArt, a non-profit organization that transforms pediatric hospital facilities through site-specific art installations, will speak about projects working with artists such as Jeff Koons, Rob Pruitt, Kenny Scharf and many more.
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Wednesday, April 6:30pm Maureen Footer: George Stacey and the Creation of American Chic Lecture and Book Signing George Stacey rose to prominence in the 1930s with projects for fashion highpriestess Diana Vreeland and commissions for socialites with last names such as Astor, Paley, Harriman, and Whitney. His work—avidly covered at the time by Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, House & Garden, and Town & Country—defined American chic. This is the first book to chronicle Stacey’s life and aesthetic legacy. The author and interior designer Maureen Footer will give a lecture and sign books at a reception immediately following the lecture.
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Wednesday, May 6:30pm Adam D. Tihany: Why Hospitality? Adam D. Tihany is widely regarded as the world’s preeminent hospitality designer. He will tell the fascinating story of how his career evolved from restaurant designer, restaurateur, to hotel and cruise ship visionary. Through his work with some of the world’s most famous chefs, restaurants, and hotel brands, he will elaborate on what hospitality means and how great design can add value to a brand. This lecture is in conjunction with the release of his new book, Tihany: Iconic Hotel and Restaurant Interiors (Rizzoli).
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Wednesday, May 6:30pm Two Generations of Design: Vladimir Kagan and Amy Lau The celebrated furniture designer Vladimir Kagan recalls his 60-year career in a discussion about the timelessness of good modern design, comparing notes with Amy Lau, one of today’s leading interior designers — and one of his biggest fans.
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Tuesday, May Opening Reception for BFA Thesis Projects Exhibition
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Graduating BFA students will present their final thesis projects — hypothetical designs based on the adaptive reuse of existing buildings. The exhibition will be on view through July 25. NYSID Gallery, 161 East 69th Street, NYC. Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 11am–6pm.
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Wednesday, May 6–8pm Opening Reception for MFA Thesis/MPS Capstone Projects Exhibition A range of thesis projects will be on view from graduates of the professionallevel MFA-1 program, the post-professional MFA-2 program, as well as capstone projects from graduates of the MPS programs in Healthcare Interior Design and Sustainable Interior Design. The exhibition will be on view through July 25. NYSID Graduate Center, 401 Park Avenue South, 3rd floor, NYC. By appointment only.