Public Programs "AHOY! Where Lies Henry Hudson?"
Events for September
September 13, 2 – 5 pm. Open forum
Byrdcliffe Theater, Byrdcliffe Arts and Crafts Colony, Woodstock, NY.
"AHOY! Architects at the Helm: Daring Explorations of Hudson's Hudson Voyage"
An Open Forum featuring 16 regional architects who designed and constructed memorials honoring Henry Hudson as part of the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild’s Quadricentennial Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition “Ahoy! Where Lies Henry Hudson?” will take place on Saturday, September 13, 2-5 pm at the Byrdcliffe Theater. Moderated by Frances Halsband and Peter Wheelwright, the architects will discuss their daring interpretations of Henry Hudson’s historic voyage.
In answer to the question, Why architects?, Curator Linda Weintraub comments, “By choosing architects, I hoped to offer the audience of “AHOY!” multi–dimensional insights and pleasures that exceed the typical experiences provided by art…there is not a single installation in which the audience is merely the observer of a static art object.” The architects were released from the constraints imposed by building codes, zoning ordinances, client specifications, and engineering protocols; providing a rare opportunity for them to display the fullness of their creative imaginations.
Panelists include: Tobias Armborst (with Charles Warren), Byron Bell, Matt Bialecki, Matt Bua, John Cetra and Nancy Ruddy, Solange Fabião, Randy Gerner, Nicholas Goldsmith, Michael McDonough (with Andrew Neal), Barry Price, Todd Rader and Amy Crews, and Evan Stoller.
Moderator, Frances Halsband, FAIA is the Spring 2009 Kea Distinguished Professor in the Architecture program at the University of Maryland. She is a partner in the firm Kliment Halsband Architects, where she has received many national honors for her work. Halsband received her B.A. from Swarthmore College and M.Arch. from Columbia University. She has taught at the universities of Ball State, California at Berkeley, Columbia, Harvard, Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, North Carolina State, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Rice, and Virginia. She was president of the Architectural League of New York and president of the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. She was dean of the School of Architecture at Pratt Institute, and a commissioner of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Frances is President of the Board of the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild.
Moderator, Peter M. Wheelwright is an Associate Professor, full–time faculty member and was Chair of the Department of Architecture at Parsons School of Design in New York from 1998–2006. He is principal at PMWArchitects. His work has been published in Progressive Architecture, Architecture, Metropolitan Home, Metropolis, The New York Times, etc. BA, Trinity College; M.Arch, Princeton University.
“AHOY! Where Lies Henry Hudson?” runs through October 12, 2009 and is part of the New York State Quadricentennial Celebration , organized by the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, curated by Linda Weintraub and architectural coordinator Alan Baer. This exhibition is made possible with a generous grant from the New York State Council for the Humanities, the Arts & Business Council, the National Heritage Trust and the New York State Council on the Arts.
September 22, 6:30 pm. Roundtable discussion
Studio–X, 180 Varick Street, Suite 1610, New York City.
"AHOY! Architects Explore the Explorer’s Legacy"
Participants to be announced.
Studio–X is a downtown studio for experimental design and research run by the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation of Columbia University.
