RECENT EVENTS

Designing Collaboration: Paul Goldberger in conversation with architects Gary McCluskie, & Billie Tsien

May 16, 2023

Architecture critic Paul Goldberger moderated a dialogue with Gary McCluskie of Diamond Schmitt Architects Toronto | New York and Billie Tsien of Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners | New York as they discussed the role collaboration played in re-imagining David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center.

Gary and Billie delved into how connectivity and collaboration were not only key to the dynamics of the project team, but how they informed the architecture and the creation of unique spaces for artists, patrons, and the greater public. Their design of the new David Geffen Hall redefines the performing arts institution through an inclusive architecture—one that fuels social empowerment and engagement, and enriches communities beyond its four walls.

To watch the program, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqW4mmn4Joc

Presented by the Council for Canadian American Relations (CCAR) and the National Arts Club (NAC) with the Embassy of Canada, Consulate General of Canada in New York, U.S. Consulate General Toronto, Diamond Schmitt Architects Toronto | New York, and Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners | New York. It was the fifth in CCAR's and NAC's series Cross-Border Currents.

CCAR thanks its valued supporters: Platinum Partner, BMO Financial Group; Lead Partners, Donner Canadian Foundation, RBC Foundation and TD Securities; Corporate Sponsors, McCarthy Tétrault and Torys LLP; Additional Support from Dorsey & Whitney Foundation; Media Partner, The Globe and Mail.

FRANÇOIS GIRARD: ON DIRECTING

The Council for Canadian American Relations and The National Arts Club presented a Conversation with award-winning director François Girard and Metropolitan Opera Dramaturg Paul Cremo on directing in cinema, opera, and theater.

To watch the program, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbPyICk0_sI

This program was the fourth of the series Cross-Border Currents - Conversations that explore artists and their work based on cultural events, collaborations, and exchanges in and between Canada and the United States.

Program partners: Embassy of Canada, Consulate General of Canada in New York, Québec Government Office in New York, and The Metropolitan Opera.  

Wagner’s soaring masterpiece made its triumphant return to The Metropolitan Opera stage after 17 years, in a breathtaking new production by François Girard.

CCAR thanks its valued supporters: Platinum Partner, BMO Financial Group; Lead Partners, Donner Canadian Foundation, RBC Foundation and TD Securities; Corporate Sponsors, McCarthy Tétrault and Torys LLP; Additional Support from Dorsey & Whitney Foundation; Media Partner, The Globe and Mail.