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Tuesday, April 22: Co-founder of the Paris-based studio L Design, Arik Levy’s work dabbles in industrial, interior, stage, and product design. Tonight he discusses his practice at the Museum of Contemporary Art. 6 p.m.; 220 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago; (312) 280-2660; www.mcachicago.org

Tuesday, April 22: Pritzker prize-winning architect and UCLA professor Thom Mayne has earned both respect and notoriety for his fractured, seemingly unfinished buildings. Hear him lecture at UCLA this afternoon. 3 p.m.; UCLA, Westwood Plaza at Charles E Young Dr S; (310) 825-2101; www.ucla.edu

Friday, April 18: Jesse Millner, Mia Leonin, Campbell McGrath, and other prized local poets celebrate National Poetry Month with this late-night reading at one of the Stiltsville houses, the 1930s homes in the midst of the Biscayne Channel. 7–11 p.m.; Shake-a-Leg Miami, 2620 S Bayshore Dr.; (305) 858-5550; www.dadeheritagetrust.org

Thursday, April 17: Kate Stohr is the co-founder of Architecture for Humanity, an organization that provides architectural services to communities in need. She is joined by Jens Holm of the Rockwell Group, a New York-based design collective. 6:30-8 p.m.; Museum of Arts & Design, 40 West 53rd St.; (212) 956-3535; www.madmuseum.org

Tuesday, April 22: The International Ecocity Conference Series gathers the innovators, engineers, and businesses who are shaping the direction of sustainable cities, their design, planning, and development. Through April 26. Nob Hill Masonic Center, 1111 California St.; www.ecocityworldsummit.org