This Week @ SOA

September 6 - October 20 The Glass House: “A Chapel in a Cathedral of Nature” at the Coral Gables Museum, 285 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables. The 1949 Glass House by Philip Johnson is a stunning example of American modern architecture. Described by architectural photographer Robin Hill as “a chapel in a cathedral of nature,” the house is situated on a 49-acre property in New Canaan, Connecticut. It was here that Johnson, the architect and founding director of MoMA’s Department of Architecture and Design, designed a variety of Buildings and structures that related to the surrounding landscape, hosted artists and art happenings, and lived from 1949 until his death in 2005. For times and related events, visit the Coral Gables Museum website.

Coming up next week on Wednesday, September 18, 6 p.m., Glasgow Hall, Practicing Traditional Design, a lecture by Michael Mesko, Michael Mesko Design, Brooklyn, New York and President of the Fellows of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA), New York City. After working in the offices of Robert Adam Architects, Allan Greenberg, Ferguson and Shamamian, and Thomas Gordon Smith, he formed his own design firm, focusing on residential and commercial design throughout the United States, the UK and Europe. He has taught in the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture Rome Studies Program, and has been teaching at the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA) since 2006.

School of Architecture Fall 2013 SCHEDULE OF LECTURES, EVENTS and CONFERENCES. Revisions will be added periodically as they occur.

The Student Activity Center is now open! Hours are Monday through Thursday, and on Sundays, from 8 a.m. to 1 a.m.; Friday and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. A 24-hours study area will open at the end of September.

S.A.C. food and drink accommodations are as follows:
Starbucks is open Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 12 a.m., Fridays from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sundays from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Rathskellar is open everyday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Made To Order and Red Mango Frozen Yogurt are open Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Fridays from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

For more information, call the Student Activity Center Info Desk at 305-284-4599.

USGBC Students First Meeting this coming Friday, September 6 at 1 p.m. in the Architecture Courtyard. Pizza will be served!