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Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory hosts Vala Osmani, visiting architect and curator from Kosovo


The Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory (PURL) invites the public to attend a free lecture with Vala Osmani at the ASU School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture on Nov. 15 at 6:30 p.m.


Photo by Albert Heta

November 01, 2010

Who
The Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory (PURL) is a program within the ASU School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts.

What
On Nov. 15, 2010, the Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory (PURL) invites the public to attend a free lecture with Vala Osmani at the ASU School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. Osmani is an architect, curator and program director and senior manager of Stacion—Center for Contemporary Art in Prishtina, Kosovo, an institution that focuses on the intersection between art and architecture. During the lecture, Osmani presents the initial findings of her Arizona-based research, as well as her work with Stacion—Center for Contemporary Art.

Trained as an architect, Osmani is interested in the influence of political and economic concerns on the built environment and issues of architecture in a post-crisis situation. During her time in Arizona, she will work with members of the ASU community, as well as local artists, architects and curators. Her research focus is architecture and freedom, space and audience.

Since co-founding the Architecture Department of Stacion—Center for Contemporary Art in 2006, Osmani has worked on numerous projects, including the collaborative project Le Monde Autour de Vous at the Brussels Biennale 1, and the publication,The way Between Prishtina and Belgrade has 28000 un-proper build objects. So it will never be an autobahn!

Osmani’s residency, Oct. 14 – Nov. 17, 2010, is hosted by PURL, a program within the ASU School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture that focuses on sustainable urban design and development, and is sponsored by New York-based CEC Artslink, an international arts organization.

Where
ASU School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Design North building, room 250 (The Bridge), ASU Tempe campus

When
Public presentation: Nov. 15, 6:30 p.m.
Residency: Oct. 14 – Nov. 17

Cost
This lecture is free and open to the public.

Public Contact
Aaron Rothman 
Project Specialist 
ASU School of Architecture 
and Landscape Architecture
Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory
480.727.8853 
aaron.rothman@asu.edu 

The Design School in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University offers a holistic approach to design, blending teaching and research in a forward-thinking environment. Our more than 1,600 students are challenged to think creatively about architecture, industrial design, interior design, landscape architecture, urban design, environmental systems design, and visual communications design. The school also houses InnovationSpace, a transdisciplinary research and educational laboratory that unites design, business and engineering. Phoenix and the Southwestern desert's extreme environmental conditions provide an innovative laboratory for teaching and applied research. For more information about The Design School, visit: design.asu.edu.

Media Contact:
Aaron Rothman 
Project Specialist
ASU School of Architecture 
and Landscape Architecture
Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory
480.727.8853
aaron.rothman@asu.edu