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October 30, 2008
Confederation Centre Art Gallery
Sustainable architecture's timeless tradition is the theme of the next ArtTalk at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery. ArtTalk presents architect David Lopes of North 46 Architecture Inc. who will explore the perception of sustainable architecture and design and look at examples of how timeless architectural principles have always been sustainable architectural principles.
He will also address the misconception that in order for architecture and design to be sustainable or energy efficient, it must look different or incorporate expensive high tech gadgetry. The exhibition Inside Island Heritage Homes serves as an appropriate backdrop for the presentation.
ArtTalk is open to the public and takes place Tuesday, November 4 at 7:00 p.m. in the Confederation Centre Art Gallery.
Lopes was born in Revelstoke, British Columbia. He started his professional career as a Canadian Naval Officer, graduating from the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario. After serving four years as a Naval engineering officer, he decided to change his career path.
"I realized at that time, that in addition to the technical nature of engineering, that I needed the creativity and abstract nature of work that architecture promised to offer," he says. Looking at some of his favourite architects, he noticed that they had been influenced by Japanese design and architecture. He left Canada to work and travel in Japan and South East Asia and then began his architectural studies at Dalhousie University.
After several years of experience locally and abroad, Lopes founded North 46 Architecture Inc. with offices located in the heart of Charlottetown. Lopes is an accredited LEED professional, (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and sits on the board of directors of the Atlantic Chapter of the Canada Green Building Council.
Posted by kier at 8:30 AM
October 29, 2008
*POETRY at the Dunk*
*POETRY at the Dunk*
Come and hear internationally acclaimed Tasmanian poet/activist Tim
Thorne and our own Deirdre Kessler and Leon Berrouard as they read from their works of poetry
THIS WEDNESDAY EVENING, October 29,
at The Dunk (3864 Dixon Road, Breadalbane)
A pot luck dinner at 6 PM will be followed by poetry at 7:30. All welcome.
Tim Thorne has been brought to PEI through a collaboration between the
PEI Writers’ Guild, UPEI Dept English and Institute of island Studies.
He describes himself as a political poet who thinks that poetry and
politics should gel. Others describe his work as passionate, unexpected,
wry, funny (by times) and gut wrenching (by times). An experience that
will move and shake you.... as fine poetry does.
Posted by kier at 8:01 AM
*POETRY at the Dunk*
*POETRY at the Dunk*
Come and hear internationally acclaimed Tasmanian poet/activist Tim
Thorne and our own Deirdre Kessler and Leon Berrouard as they read from their works of poetry
THIS WEDNESDAY EVENING, October 29,
at The Dunk (3864 Dixon Road, Breadalbane)
A pot luck dinner at 6 PM will be followed by poetry at 7:30. All welcome.
Tim Thorne has been brought to PEI through a collaboration between the
PEI Writer's Guild, UPEI Dept English and Institute of island Studies.
He describes himself as a political poet who thinks that poetry and
politics should gel. Others describe his work as passionate, unexpected,
wry, funny (by times) and gut wrenching (by times). An experience that
will move and shake you... as fine poetry does.
Posted by kier at 8:01 AM