Ben Kutil

1 September 2011

SAVE THE DATE

On 25 September 2011, from 8AM to 1PM, the Roland Park Civic League will host its fourth ciclovía. Vehicular traffic will be diverted from Roland Avenue and West University Pkwy, allowing residents to socialize, exercise and relax.

The event is being planned in conjunction with the City of Baltimore’s new...

Come out to learn more about Otis Rolley's plan to educate Baltimore youth. Come prepared to voice your concerns and questions regarding the current state of education in the City of Baltimore.


By Authority of Leslie S. Murphy, Treasurer

If you had five minutes on stage, what would you say to Baltimore? What if you only got 20 slides and they rotated automatically after 15 seconds? On June16th, 2011 at 6 pm, 16 artists, technologists, entrepreneurs, and philosophers will answer this challenge at Ignite Baltimore #8. The event will be held at The Ottobar. There will also be plenty...

Our last party before our landscaping goes in

Kuo Pao Lian, a professor at MICA and principal of PI.KL, examines the fundamental aspects of "CommonWealth" - protecting the environment, stimulating local economy and providing social equity. Dan D'Oca, also a professor at MICA, running the Baltimore Open City project asks us what makes an open city? Baltimore faces issues such as...

Open to the Public


Abbott Miller’s graphic and environmental work includes exhibition design, books and magazines, graphic identities, digital media, and architectural signage. He studied art and design at The Cooper Union, he has taught and published widely on the history and theory of design, and he is a partner in the international design...

We will have some wings, dips, cake, and more snacks.

Oh and a raffle. Each ticket will be $2. All proceeds donated to breast cancer research (you'll see why when you get there). If you have an awesome couple of items to add to the basket, bring them along!

UVA School of Architecture Professor Jorg Sieweke explores the future of the Jones Falls that once shaped the city and has been neglected and buried in an underground culvert to make room for an inner city expressway, the JF-X. Professors Robin Dripps and Lucia Phinney employ parametric software to model vacant lots, useable roof areas, surface...

In Falvey Hall

British-born Eddie Opara, the 2011 William O. Steinmetz ’50 Designer-in-Residence at MICA, is a multi–disciplinary designer who recently signed on as partner at New York’s Pentagram design studio. His previous projects have ranged from designing and developing large electronic motion graphics installations to software...

EVENT TOPIC: Mapping with Location Data
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With the recent announcement of Baltimore's open-data initiative, "OpenBaltimore" (http://data.baltimorecity.gov), there's been lots of buzz about what people can do with some of this city data. Enter Paul Smith, an expert on data and mapping. Paul will...

Design Conversation 27: Materials Memory Sustainability
with guest hosts:
Peter Doo, AIA, Sustainability Consultant
Garth Rockcastle, FAIA, Founding Principal of MS&R Architects and Professor or Architecture, UMD

From two complimentary perspectives (building performance and cultural meaning) Peter Doo, AIA and Garth Rockcastle, FAIA discuss...

Dominic Muren is a lecturer in industrial design at the University of Washington whose work explores techniques and technologies that empower designers to manufacture more products locally. In his lecture, he will explain the framework for low-infrastructure manufacturing he is developing called Humblefacture. He was awarded a 2010 TED Global...

From two complimentary perspectives (building performance and cultural meaning), Peter Doo, AIA and Garth Rockcastle, FAIA discuss the emerging influence of sustainability and re-use in the building arts. They will purposefully present critical tensions between these agendas, as well as complimentary potential, to help stimulate debate,...

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AMPLIFY BALTIMORE is a quarterly series of community conversations that will highlight how specific issues affect our city and provide a clear path to a number of reasonable solutions accessible to a diverse array of citizens.

***THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC***

10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.: WHO ARE WE (DEMOGRAPHICS) & WHERE ARE WE...