Design Northampton Week: Preliminary Schedule
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DESIGN NORTHAMPTON WEEK SCHEDULE (emphasis added)
Note: This is a preliminary schedule - times may change.
9/6 (Saturday) 7:00 pm Notre Dame Design Team arrives in Northampton (six students / one professor)
9/7 (Sunday) Afternoon Walking/driving tour of Northampton by ND Design Team. Set up Design Team workspace in A.P.E. Gallery. 7:00–9:00 pm Public Presentation by Design Team at Northampton Senior Center
9/8 (Monday) Design Team A.P.E.Gallery “Office Hours” 9:00 am – Noon; 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm. Morning: Meetings of design team with invited stakeholders in A.P.E. Gallery. Afternoon: Meetings with invited participants continue. Evening: Design sessions begin.
9/9 (Tuesday) Design Team A.P.E. Gallery “Office Hours” 9:00 am – Noon; 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm. Morning: 9:30 – 12 noon: Open citizen meetings with Design Team / fifteen 30-minute slots. Afternoon: Design sessions continue. 7:30–9:00 pm First public “in-process” presentation (A.P.E. Gallery)
9/10 (Wednesday) Design Team A.P.E. Gallery “Office Hours” 9:00 am – Noon; 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm. All Day: Design sessions continue. 1:30 – 2:30 pm: Mid-day public presentation (as required). 7:30–9:00 pm: Second public “in-process” presentation (A.P.E. Gallery)
9/11 (Thursday) Design Team A.P.E. Gallery “Office Hours” 9:00 am – Noon; 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm. All Day: Design sessions continue. 1:30 – 2:30 pm: Mid-day public presentation (as required). 7:30-9:00 pm: Third public “in-process” presentation (A.P.E. Gallery)
9/12 (Friday) Design Team A.P.E. Gallery “Office Hours” 9:00 am – Noon; 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm. Morning: Design sessions continue. Afternoon: Design session continue. 7:30–9:00 pm: Fourth public “in-process” presentation (A.P.E. Gallery, if and as required)
9/13 (Saturday) No Office Hours. Morning: Design sessions continue. Afternoon: Design sessions continue. 4:00–6:00 pm: Final Presentation by Design Team at Northampton Senior Center: to NDF, public, community leaders and invited guests; for final comments and questions about work produced during the week. Feedback will provide basis and direction for continued work over subsequent weeks.
9/14 (Sunday) Morning Design Team returns to Notre Dame
10/15 (Wednesday) 9:00 am - Noon: Mid-semester project review at Notre Dame, w/invited jurors and NDF guests
12/13 (Saturday) 2:30 – 5:00 pm Return of Design Team for public presentation of final proposal
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Support Design Northampton Week, September 7-13
"Design Northampton Week," the Notre Dame Urban Design Studio project, is rapidly approaching! It begins four weeks from today, on September 7, 2008. The Northampton Design Forum has been hard at work this summer organizing the event and raising the money needed to cover expenses for the group. So far, more than $9,000 has been donated by over 50 individuals and businesses. The Design Forum is now ramping up its fundraising to raise another $7,000 to cover the costs of the project. We thank those of you who have donated and hope that we will get many more contributions, in any amount, from as many people as possible. Tax-deductible contribution checks to support Design Northampton Week should be made out to A.P.E. Ltd, our sponsoring organization. Please write "Notre Dame Design" on the memo line of the check. Checks should be sent to:
A.P.E. Ltd
126 Main Street
Northampton, MA 01060
Please include your email address with your check so that we can continue to update you on progress, and indicate if you want your contribution to be anonymous.
Also, please forward this [message] to anyone who may be interested, including relevant listservs to which you belong. Thanks!
Joel Russell, Chair
Northampton Design Forum
Video: Notre Dame Urban Design Studio Presentation
Notre Dame Pitches Urban Design Studio to Northampton
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