Dean Karen Van Lengen, Assistant Professor of Architecture Anselmo Canfora, and students from Canfora's Fall 2007 ReCOVER Studio will participate in "Shigeru Ban and The Architecture of Disaster Relief," a symposium sponsored by the Meridian International Center in Washington, D.C.

The symposium events include a series of panel discussions, an open forum, and the construction of three temporary paper shelters of Shigeru Ban's design to be installed on the National Mall and at the National Building Museum.

On Thursday, May 8, Meridian will co-host an Open Forum at the National Building Museum featuring a panel of Shigeru Ban, Dean Karen Van Lengen, and several architecture students each from Keio University's Shigeru Ban Laboratory and the UVa School of Architecture, presenting new design ideas for global disaster relief.

For registration and additional information, follow the provided link.