Spring 2023 Public Programs
MATERIALITY: EXTRACTIVISM
Materials shape the spaces around us. This series of events examines the tactile, structural,
and visual qualities of the materials used in architecture practice.
The spring series shines a light on the politics and geographies of the materials architects
use. Where do they come from and how are they extracted? How do we negotiate the
human and energy cost of their production? What roles might architecture play in reshaping
material economies?
XU TIANTIAN
FOUNDER, DNA ARCHITECTS
Virtual Lecture
M 23 January 2023 | 8:00pm ET | Webinar
FRAMING THE DISCUSSION
Discussion
Led by students from Christine Mondor’s Urban Ecology seminar
M 30 January 2023 | 5:00pm ET | Margaret Morrison Carnegie Hall Room 303
KAREN ABRAMS
DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING,
CITY OF PITTSBURGH
Lecture
M 06 February 2023 | 5:00pm ET | Kresge Theatre
David Lewis Lecture on Urban Design and Social Equity
NON-EXTRACTIVE PRACTICES AND NON-HUMAN SPECIES*
Panel Discussion
Featuring Ariane Lourie Harrison, Thomas Hauck, Wolfgang Weisser, Daniel Metcalfe, and Erin Moore; moderated by Priyanka Bista
M 13 February 2023 | 5:00pm ET | Kresge Theatre
DESIGN FUTURES FORUM: EXTRACTIVISM AND THE ARCHITECTURAL ACADEMY
Workshop
Led by Tommy CheeMou Yang and Jackie Joseph Paul McFarland with 2022 Design Futures Forum conference student participants
M 20 February 2023 | 5:00pm ET | College of Fine Arts Room 214
MATERIAL FUTURES
Dual Lecture
Leslie Lok, H.A.N.N.A.H., Cornell AAP
Catie Newell, Alibi Studio, University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
M 27 February 2023 | 5:00pm ET | Kresge Theatre
Co-sponsored by the Sustainable Design program
MATERIAL ECOLOGIES
Faculty Dialogue
Featuring Dana Cupkova, Daragh Byrne, and Joshua Bard;
moderated by Sinan Goral
M 13 March 2023 | 5:00pm ET | Kresge Theatre
LABOR & EXTRACTION*
Panel Discussion
Featuring Gabrielle Printz, Peggy Deamer, and Natasha Iskander;
moderated by Sarosh Anklesaria
M 20 March 2023 | 5:00pm ET | Kresge Theatre
Co-sponsored by the Master of Architecture program
ARCHITECTURE’S ECOLOGICAL RESTRUCTURING
Workshop-Style Symposium
Featuring Edward Eigen, Rania Ghosn, Margarita Jover, Sylvia Lavin, Fadi Masoud, and Neyran Turan; Convened by Zaid Kashef Alghata, Joseph R. Thomas Visiting Professor, CMU SoA
Sa 25 March 2023 | 1:00-6:00pm ET | Kresge Theatre
LATOYA RUBY FRAZIER
ARTIST & PHOTOGRAPHER; ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY, SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
M 27 March 2023 | 6:00pm ET | McConomy Auditorium
Vetter Memorial Lecture
Presented by the School of Art in collaboration with the School of Architecture
WRAPPING UP THE SERIES
Discussion
Led by students from Christine Mondor’s Urban Ecology seminar
M 10 April 2023 | 5:00pm ET | Margaret Morrison Carnegie Hall Room 303
