10.6.09 | New York, NY | Architecture for Tibet will host a fundraiser on October 12, 6-8 pm at Pravda in SoHo.  Located at 281 Lafayette Street, NYC, the restaurant will serve cocktails and tasty Tibetan dumplings, and  guests will to share ideas about Architecture for Tibet's current project, an Academic Center for the children of Manjushree Orphanage in Tawang, India.

Envisioned as both a school and activity center, the building will house classrooms, a library, a computer and language lab, and a multipurpose room. it will be equipped with a geothermal system for radiant heating, creating a warm environment during the long, harsh winters experienced in the remote Himalayan locale. This will enable the children to be comfortable, healthy and active within their learning environment throughout all the seasons. An optimal learning environment will foster academic success and enable these disadvantaged children to flourish.

WHAT: Cocktail Reception (open bar) and presentation of AFT's Manjushree Project

WHEN: Monday, October 12, 6pm to 8pm

WHERE: Pravda, 281 Lafayette Street (between Houston and Prince Streets)

Host Committee:

John Ullman, AFT Founder
Dr. Kazuko Tatsumura Hillyer
John Lobell, Architecture Critic

Special Guests:
Nena and Robert Thurman, Buddhist Scholar
Nina and Daniel Libeskind, Architect

COST : $100 in advance or at door.

Your gift will make a big difference as the Academic Center is estimated at an efficient $20 a square foot.

Architecture for Tibet is a tax-exempt non-profit.

100 percent of net proceeds will go to AFT's Academic Center project at Manjushree.
 
Space is very limited -- RSVP to [email protected].

For information please contact John Ullman at 347.302.3112 or at [email protected].

Stay tuned via www.architecturefortibet.org for benefit updates.

This benefit is partially sponsored by Allen Architectural Metals (www.allenmetals.com)