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Wed 03.14.2012

Guided Exhibition Tour of CHANGE and City of Mirages

When: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14

Where: At The Center   

Join us for an evening guided tour of the Center for Architecture's exhibitions: 

CHANGE: Architecture and Engineering in the Middle East, 2000-Present

and

City of Mirages: Baghdad, 1952-1982

Wednesday, March 14

6:00-7:30pm

Tours will be led by CFAF educators, and a wine reception will follow.

 $10 per person.

Pre-Registration Required.

  
Programs take place at the Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, between Bleecker and West 3rd Streets in Greenwich Village, unless otherwise noted.

 Your registration includes acceptance of our photo release and consent policy.

Change: Architecture and Engineering in the Middle East, 2000-Present 

Curator: Hassan Radoine, Ph.D

Exhibition Design: Rumors

Change: Architecture and Engineering in the Middle East, 2000-Present is organized by the AIA New York Chapter and the Center for Architecture Foundation.

City of Mirages: Baghdad, 1952-1982 

Curator: Pedro Azara

Exhibition Design: Rumors

City of Mirages: Baghdad, 1952-1982  was organized by Col•legi d'Arquitectes de Catalunya in Barcelona.

The US debut of City of Mirages: Baghdad, 1952-1982 at the Center for Architecture in New York is presented by the AIA New York Chapter and the Center for Architecture Foundation.

Special thanks to the exhibitions' Advisory Committee. Both exhibitions are made possible by the generous support of the following sponsors:

Benefactor:

Lead Sponsor:

Sponsors:
Eytan Kaufman Design and Development
FXFOWLE

Supporters:
Arup
Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
Dewan Architects & Engineers
GAD
HDR
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
NAGA Architects
Ramla Benaissa Architects
RBSD Architects
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
World Monuments Fund
Zardman

RELATED PROGRAMMING

Opening Reception
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 6-9pm

Change in the Middle East: Preserving the Past, Inventing the Future
Saturday, February 25, 2012, 11am-5pm

Culture and Climate: Contemporary Architectural Responses in the Middle East
Thursday, March 1, 2012, 6-8pm

Iraqi Culture Pre- and Post- Invasion: From Secular to Sectarian
Thursday, March 15, 2012, 6-8pm

Building ANew: Noor Theatre Presents A Reading of Short Plays by Award-Winning Middle Eastern Playwrights
Friday, March 16, 2012, 7pm

Faster and Bigger: Building in the Middle East
Monday, April 2, 2012, 6-8pm

FamilyDay@theCenter
Saturday, April 14, 2012

Practice in the Middle East
Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 8-9:30am

Architecture in Baghdad, Then and Now
Tuesday, May 1, 2012, 6-8pm

The National Mosque of Baghdad Competition: A Conversation Between Denise Scott Brown, Renata Holod and Frederic Schwartz
Friday, May 4, 2012, 6-8pm

IRAQ FILM SERIES
Fridays throughout the exhibition duration starting at 6:30pm
February 24, 2012: About Baghdad (2004) - Q&A with Iraqi poet and writer Sinan Antoon and Pedro Azara, curator of Baghdad, 1952-1982
March 2, 2012: Nice Bombs (2006)
March 9, 2012: Son of Babylon (2009)
March 23, 2012: Daily Baghdad (2004)
April 13, 2012: 16 Hours in Baghdad (2004) - Q&A with Iraqi actor Abbas Noori Abbood

Event website: http://www.cfafoundation.org/index.php?section=events&evtid=857