Architalx 2006 Lecture Series

In response to local and development pressure and the resulting opportunities for contemporary architecture throughout Maine’s town and cities, the theme for the 2006 Architalx lecture series will be Innovation. Architalx hopes to inspire community invention and creativity by bringing the following speakers to Maine this year:

Date	Lecture
April 13th	Craig Dykers, Snohetta, Oslo, Norway Dykers has been involved with many major projects spanning the globe such as the new library in Alexandria, Egypt, the National Opera in Norway and the Norwegian Embassy in Berlin. He began his career as an editorial illustrator and continues to express his ideas in various visual media.
April 20th	Tony McLaughlin, Buro Happold Engineers Buro Happold is known globally for cutting edge sustainable engineering solutions that have elevated the benchmark for environmental performance. Several of his recent notable projects include the Genzyme Headquarters in Cambridge, MA, designed by Behnisch & Behnisch and the Millennium Dome in Greenwich, England, designed by Richard Rogers.
April 27th	Monica Ponce de Leon, Office dA, Boston, Massachusetts The work of Office dA ranges in scale from infrastructure and urban design to architecture to furniture design. Their work challenges conventional ideas about architectural intervention through the integration of traditional construction methods and vernacular building practices with new and inventive manufacturing processes.
May 4th	Julie Bargmann, D.I.R.T. Studio, Charlottesville, Virginia Since 1992, D.I.R.T. Studio has teamed with architects, engineers, artists and scientists to design and build public and private landscapes in the pits, piles and derelict sites that are the remnant of 20th century industrialization. In addition to her practice, Bargmann is a professor and Director of Landscape Architecture at the University of Virginia.

All lectures will take place in the auditorium at the Portland Museum of Art. Doors open at 5 p.m. and lectures begin promptly at 6 p.m. Admission is $5. Early arrival is encouraged due to limited seating in the auditorium.

For additional information, please check Website at www.architalx.org

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