Bradley, Kinghorn, and Henningson will exhibit work at the Northrup King Building, 1500 Jackson Street NE, #363, Minneapolis, MN 55413.

Porwit will exhibit at the California Building, 2205 California Street NE, #502, Minneapolis, MN 55418.

Boyd-Brent's work is a view of the ruins of the Archibald Mill on the Cannon River, the former engine of the town.

John Carmody (CSBR) is cited in this natural ventilation and light article: "Natural ventilation created by venting skylights is much more effective than opening a window. A venting skylight can reduce the need for air-conditioning, especially in Northeastern climates, and most green building guidelines encourage homeowners to provide more natural ventilation, primarily because it reduces energy consumption."

Dean Tom Fisher is cited in this article covering slow design, an emerging design movement centered on handmade quality elements. "Architects and designers are under such pressure that it's more like super-fast design," Fisher told Palmer. "But if you call it sustainable design, green design, participatory design, that is going on locally." Fisher also got the last word in the article: "We're in the middle of a huge transformation in attitude. We're so materialistic, yet we dispose of the things we have. We can't continue to consume and waste resources on things we're going to throw away."

The world of specialty textiles has been changing at a rapid pace with new materials, technologies, and innovations in production around the world. Techno Textiles: Inner Space to Outer Space examines many of these innovative materials and how they are being used by leading designers from around the globe.

Curators of the exhibition are Bruce Wright (Design Minor Fellow) and Karen LaBat (Clothing Design)

The exhibition runs May 16-July 27, 2008, with an opening reception and panel discussion May 15, 2008, 7-9p.m.

Often media attention focuses on relief efforts. Months later, after the cameras have left, communities face the difficult task of rebuilding with little support. Architecture for Humanity offers technical expertise when it is needed most during the reconstruction phase.

The group's work will focus on rebuilding sustainable clinics, schools, community centers, and other critical infrastructure as well as housing. Past experience has shown that these buildings serve as critical anchors in helping communities rebuild and families restart their lives.

If you are interested in getting involved, contact volunteers@architectureforhumanity.org. To support sustainable
reconstruction, make a donation today.

New fellows of the American Institute of Architects: Mark Swenson, BED '71, MArch '73; Francis Bulbulian, BArch '67; Robert Currie, BArch '62.

AIA National Associates Award goes to Raymond Dehn, BA '73; and John Cary, BA '99.

Dean Tom Fisher and AIA MN President Tom DeAngelo, BArch '78, will host a College of Design alumni reception on May 15 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Boston Marriott Copley Place, Salon F.

The Web site is part of the River Life: Mississippi and U project, a partnership of the University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment, Institute for Advanced Study, Water Resource Center, College of Design, and Urban Studies Program. The River Life project connects University research, teaching, and civic engagement programs with off-campus partners who are working to reinvigorate the urban Mississippi River.

Leonard Bernstein wrote: "The key to the mystery of a great artist is that for reasons unknown to him or to anyone else, he will give away his energies and his life just to make sure that one note follows another inevitably, leaving us at the finish with the feeling that something is right in the world, that something checks throughout."

I am struck by how much my father's notes followed one another, inevitably -- how his personal qualities so fully mirrored his professional qualities. A sense of joy. A passion for people. A ceaseless curiosity. A deep loyalty to his community.

I'd like to say a word about each of these qualities.

The students -- Caroline Engel, Angela Bateson, Ken Weber, Brianna Frandrup, Tyler Westfield, Rebekka Roos, Ryan Lodermeier, Mike Sather, Joe Krummel, and Andrew Tisue -- will be doing a full exterior remodel including new windows, new siding, and new paint as well as some interior remodeling.

The Goldstein Museum of Design is suggested as a vacation destination for out-of-town guests.