[Image: Flying with the LAPD; photo by BLDGBLOG].
Just a quick heads up about three more Burglar?s Guide-related events coming up this month:
Monday, May 9th, AIA Center for Architecture, New York City?I?ll be speaking with fellow crime-enthusiast Tom Vanderbilt about various themes explored in the book, from lock picking and police helicopter flights over Los Angeles to security vulnerabilities hidden in a city?s fire code. Vanderbilt himself has a new book of his own out next week, called You May Also Like: Taste in an Age of Endless Choice, and he is also the author of Traffic and Survival City. Things kick off at 6pm. RSVP at the Center for Architecture. Books will be available for purchase courtesy of Brooklyn?s Greenlight Bookstore. Wednesday, May 18th, National Building Museum, Washington D.C.?Stop by the National Building Museum to watch clips from heist films, and to discuss the art of the getaway route, a typology of burglar's tools, and much more. I?ll be introducing films, from Rififi to The Day They Robbed The Bank Of England, and speaking with Ross Andersen, senior editor of The Atlantic, for a full evening of crime and the city. Things begin at 6:30pm. Pick up a ticket from the National Building Museum website.
Friday, May 27th, Studio Gang, Chicago?Iker Gil, editor-in-chief of MAS Context, will be moderating a lively conversation about A Burglar?s Guide to the City in the newly renovated office space of Jeanne Gang?s Chicago architecture firm, Studio Ga...