Arthur R. Miller, Bruce Bromley Professor of Law, has been elected to the board of overseers of the Institute of Civil Justice (ICJ).

The ICJ is regarded as the premier institution conducting research on the civil justice system. Key policy areas being studied include alternative dispute resolution, reform of procedural and evidentiary rules, legal implications of changes in health care, and product liability.

The fifth Veronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design of the Graduate School of Design (GSD) will be awarded to Sir Norman Foster, English architect and urban designer, and his London-based firm, Foster and Partners. Awarded biannually, the prize is the foremost award recognizing achievement in this field. It was established in 1986.

Foster and Partners was chosen to receive the award for two projects that bring together accessibility and elegance in urban life: the subway system in Bilbao, Spain, and the development of the Carré d'Art plaza in Nîmes, France. The GSD will present an exhibition of work by Foster and Partners that will include the original competition submissions as well as sketches, models, and construction photos. The exhibition will run Dec. 2 to Jan. 15, 1999, at the Gund Hall Gallery.

Foster will be presented with the prize on Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 6 p.m. in Piper Auditorium (Gund Hall). The ceremony will be open to the public and will include a talk by Foster.

Karl S. Guthke, Kuno Francke Professor of German Art and Culture, delivered a commemorative address on the 100th anniversary of the Swiss writer Conrad Ferdinand Meyer's death. Guthke spoke at the Old Senate Hall in Leipzig, Germany, on Oct. 29.

His topic was "The Art of Living and the Art of Dying: C.F. Meyer and the Culture of Last Words." The event was sponsored by the German Research Council and the Pro Helvetia Foundation.

Peter Zellner, a Master of Architecture student at the Graduate School of Design, has written a book, Pacific Edge: Contemporary Architecture on the Pacific Rim. The aim of this all-encompassing survey of the region's architecture is to demonstrate how 33 of the most innovative architecture studios from around the Pacific Rim have created buildings that draw on the cultural dynamism of the region.