The Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture 2021 Spring Lecture Series features Pascale Sablan, Michael Stone-Richards, Paul Lewis, Steve Kieran, and Sarah Lewis. The series will be held in a virtual format for all visits.
Announcing the Spring 2021 CMU School of Architecture Lecture Series Schedule
The Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture is pleased to announce the schedule of guest speakers for the 2021 Spring Lecture Series, featuring Pascale Sablan, Michael Stone-Richards, Paul Lewis, Steve Kieran, and Sarah Lewis. The series will be held in a virtual format for all visits. Further details are forthcoming.
Fall Lecture Series Concludes with Sarosh Anklesaria Mon 16 Nov
The 2020 Fall Lecture and Dialogue Series concludes on Monday 16 November at 7:00pm ET as Sarosh Anklesaria presents “Agency and its Affects.” Anklesaria is an architect and educator, and currently the T. David Fitz-Gibbon professor of architecture at CMU. The lecture unpacks the means and affects of architectural agency across a range of scales and geographies – from architectures implicated in the planetary production of food – to itinerant pavilions for less regarded modernist histories.
"Reframing Utopias: Architecture and Power, Equity and Justice" with Toni Griffin & Shawn Rickenbacker is Wed 11 Nov at 3:00pm ET
The Fall 2020 Lecture and Dialogue Series presents “Reframing Utopias: Architecture and Power, Equity and Justice” on Wed 11 Nov at 3:00pm ET. “Reframing Utopias” pairs Toni Griffin (The Just City Lab, Harvard GSD) and Shawn Rickenbacker (J. Max Bond Center for Urban Futures, Spitzer School of Architecture CCNY) in conversation to share parallel and differing perspectives on their work in New York as well as the larger general context.
Fall Lecture Series Welcomes Maria Lisogorskaya on Mon 09 Nov
The 2020 Fall Lecture Series continues on Monday 09 November at 7:00pm ET as we welcome Maria Lisogorskaya for her lecture “Collaborations.” Lisogorskaya will present the journey of the past ten years of the practice Assemble, a multi-disciplinary collective working across architecture, design, and art.
"Reframing Utopias: Power and Politics, Visionary and Phenomenological" with Maria Lisogorskaya & Marshall Brown is Wed 04 Nov at 4:30pm ET
The Fall 2020 Lecture and Dialogue Series presents “Reframing Utopias: Power and Politics, Visionary and Phenomenological” on Wed 04 Nov at 4:30pm ET. “Reframing Utopias” pairs Maria Lisogorskaya and Marshall Brown in conversation on a wide-ranging series of issues, including visionary thinking in the built/unbuilt environment, architecture and power, and the phenomenology and politics of materiality and tectonics.
Fall Lecture Series Welcomes Shawn Rickenbacker on Mon 02 Nov
The 2020 Fall Lecture Series continues on Monday 02 November at 7:00pm ET as we welcome Shawn Rickenbacker for his lecture “Systemic Design Disruptions, ” which reimagines the role and purpose of design as a disruptive social and cultural force. The Bond Center Director discusses work undertaken by the center's diverse cast of collaborators ranging from architects to economists and data scientists.
Fall Lecture Series Welcomes Mabel O. Wilson on Mon 26 Oct
The 2020 Fall Lecture Series continues on Monday 26 October at 7:00pm ET as we welcome Mabel O. Wilson for her lecture “Bulletproofing America’s Public Space: Race, Remembrance and Emmett Till.” Wilson is the Nancy and George E Rupp Professor of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, a Professor in African American and African Diaspora Studies, and the Director of the Institute for Research in African American Studies (IRAAS) at Columbia University.
2020 Fall Lecture Series Welcomes William Gilchrist on Mon 12 Oct
The 2020 Fall Lecture Series continues on Monday 12 October at 7:00pm ET as we welcome William Gilchrist for his talk “Urban Design as a Catalyst for Environmental Equity” during the annual David Lewis Lecture on Urban Design and Social Equity. Prior to the lecture, we welcome you to join us at 5:30pm ET for a Remembrance of David Lewis, Distinguished Teaching Professor of Urban Studies at Carnegie Mellon.
School of Architecture to Host David Lewis Remembrance Event on Mon 12 Oct at 5:30pm ET
The Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture invites you to join us on Monday 12 October at 5:30pm ET for a Remembrance of David Lewis, Distinguished Teaching Professor of Urban Studies at Carnegie Mellon. We'll be joined by members of David’s family, as well as his fellow faculty, friends, and colleagues, who will share their remembrances of him and his legacy to the school, the profession, and the Pittsburgh community.
2020 Fall Lecture Series Welcomes Marshall Brown on Mon 05 Oct
The 2020 Fall Lecture Series continues on Monday 05 October at 7:00pm ET as we welcome Marshall Brown for his talk “Recurrent Visions.” Believing that the architect’s role is to test and expand the boundaries of reality, Brown’s projects give form to the interactions between architecture, power, and acts of world-making. The event is free and open to all, and advance registration is not required.
2020 Fall Lecture Series Begins with Toni Griffin on Mon 28 Sep
The 2020 Fall Lecture Series begins on Monday 28 September at 7:00pm as we welcome Toni Griffin for her talk “Design and the Just City.” Can design have a meaningful impact on social and spatial justice in cities, and why justice is not the same as equity. The event is free and open to all, and advance registration is not required.
Announcing the Revised List of Speakers for the Fall 2020 CMU School of Architecture Lecture Series
The Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture is pleased to announce this revised list of guest speakers for the 2020 Fall Lecture Series. The Fall Lecture Series will focus attention on architecture and activism, and the role that architecture can have towards social equity and spatial justice. Due to the current global health crisis and university policy, the Fall 2020 Lecture Series will be held in a virtual format for all visits.
Announcing the Fall 2020 CMU School of Architecture Lecture Series Speakers
Spring Lecture Series Welcomes Craig Dykers on Mon 24 Feb
Spring Lecture Series Welcomes Liz Ogbu on Mon 03 Feb
The 2020 Spring Lecture Series continues on Monday 03 February at 5:00pm in Kresge Theatre as we welcome Liz Ogbu for her talk “Do No Harm: The Role of Design(ers) in Complicated Times.” Ogbu is a designer, urbanist, and spatial justice advocate, and an expert on social and spatial innovation in challenged urban environments globally.
2020 Spring Lecture Series Opens with Philip Beesley on Thu 23 Jan
Philip Beesley presents “Near-living Spaces: Paradigms and Methods” during the first installment of the 2020 Spring Lecture Series on Thursday 23 January at 5:00pm in Kresge Theatre. Beesley, a multidisciplinary artist and architect, directs Living Architecture Systems Group (LASG), an international group of researchers and creators.
Announcing the Spring 2020 School of Architecture Lecture Series Schedule
Ray Gastil to Speak at the Final Installment of the 2019 Fall Lecture Series on Mon 18 Nov
Ray Gastil presents “Learning from Where You Live: Innovation and Connection” during the final installment of the 2019 Fall Lecture Series on Monday 18 November at 5:00pm. Gastil directs the Remaking Cities Institute at Carnegie Mellon University and formerly served as City Planning Director for the City of Pittsburgh.
Rami el Samahy and Chris Grimley Present "Imagining the Modern" at the Fall Lecture Series on Mon 11 Nov
Rami el Samahy and Chris Grimley join the 2019 Fall Lecture Series on Monday 11 November at 5:00pm for their talk “Imagining the Modern.” The pair are founding principals of OverUnder, an architecture and design studio. Rami, Chris, and Michael Kubo are co-authors of the recently published Imagining the Modern: Architecture and Urbanism of the Pittsburgh Renaissance. Copies of the book will be on sale during the event.