[Tlc] TLC-Global Cities conference

[justinm at ucr.edu]

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justin

Asia in LA: Global Cities in Asia, Asia in the Global City

The first Asia in LA program brings together leading architects,
designers, and UCLA faculty working in and on Asia.

Saturday, November 8, 2008
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Tom Bradley International Hall
UCLA Campus

The afternoon will feature discussions by architects, urban designers,
and UCLA faculty who will explore the design and use of space and the
construction and preservation of identity, both in the Asian cities that
are a part of today's networks of people, goods, and ideas, and in the
Asian spaces that are a vital part of the fabric of a global city such
as Los Angeles. The conversation will be moderated by former KCBS news
anchor Tritia Toyota, Adjunct Professor of Asian American Studies at
UCLA.

Asia in the Global City (1:30 p.m.)
Karin Higa, Adjunct Senior Curator, Japanese American National Museum
Vinit Mukhija, Associate Professor of Urban Planning, UCLA
Bennett Peji, Founder, Bennet Peji Design, San Diego
Lisa Kim Davis, Assistant Professor of Geography, UCLA (Rapporteur)

The Global City in Asia (3:30 p.m.)
Hitoshi Abe, Chair of Architecture and Urban Design, UCLA and Founder,
Atelier Hitoshi Abe, Sendai, Japan
Alice Kimm, Partner, John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects, Los Angeles
Qingyun Ma, Dean of the School of Architecture, USC, and Founder, MADA
s.p.a.m., Shanghai, China
Edmund Ong, Chief of Architecture (ret.), San Francisco Redevelopment
Agency
Ari Seligmann, Lecturer, Architecture and Urban Design, UCLA
(Rapporteur)

Exhibit: RE-placing Beijing
New photographs by Guy Horton, Perkins+Will Architects, will be on
exhibit throughout the day. Taken in September 2008, these images
present views of Beijing's new showcase architecture, prominently
featured during the 2008 Olympic Games, in the context of their local
settings.

 Asia in LA is a community series that celebrates the ties between Asia
and Los Angeles and highlights the work of UCLA faculty, students, and
leaders in the local community that enriches our understanding of the
people, cultures, and history of Asia.

Rsvp  to eleicester at international.ucla.edu or (310) 825-0007. 

Parking is available in Parking Structure 8 on the UCLA campus for $9.

 

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UCLA Asia Institute 
11288 Bunche Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1446
Phone: (310) 825-0007
Fax: (310) 206-3555
Email: asia at international.ucla.edu <mailto:asia at international.ucla.edu> 
Website: www.international.ucla.edu/asia 

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Dr. Justin McDaniel
Dept. of Religious Studies
3046 INTN
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521
951-827-4530
justinm at ucr.edu