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August 2019
2019-2020 Lecture Series
The College of Architecture and Design will host internationally renowned guest lecturers in its public lecture series during the 2019-2020 school year: Sept. 9: Ricardo de Ostos, University College London Bartlett School of Architecture, Naja & deOstos Sept. 23: Margaret Griffin, Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arch), Griffin Enright Architects Oct 7: Germane Barnes, University of Miami Oct. 14: Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, Neri&Hu Oct. 21: Pierre Belanger, Open Systems Nov. 11: Jennifer Akerman, University of Tennessee College of Architecture…
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Visions of the End Exhibition
The Visions of the End exhibition will be held at the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture January 31-May 10, 2020. This exhibition of artworks illustrates how the Apocalypse inspired artists and disturbed the public across cultures and centuries. Loans from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, the Morgan Library and Museum, the Walters Art Museum, the Glencairn Museum and the Free Library of Philadelphia will be featured in this exploration of the art objects…
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Lecture: James Merle Thomas
Join us for a public lecture by James Merle Thomas, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University, and curator, Slought Foundation, on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. This lecture will take place in the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr. James Merle Thomas is presenting his lecture on the “Outer Space and the Aesthetics of the Habitable” on February, 24. Thomas is an interdisciplinary scholar and curator whose work examines the art, visual culture, and technology…
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Lecture: Jordan Goldstein
Join us for a public lecture by Jordan Goldstein, Gensler's Global Director of Design, on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. The lecture, funded by Gensler, will take place in Rm. 109/McCarty Auditorium, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm. All are welcome. Goldstein will be lecturing on Points of View: Lessons Learned from the Frontlines of Global Practice. Gensler’s collaborative approach to design stretches across 50 offices worldwide--shaping the future of cities every day through the work of 6,500 talented professionals. Goldstein…
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Film Series: “The Better Angels” by Terrence Malick
The college's film series continues during the spring 2020 semester with The Better Angels, a 2014 film by Terrence Malick. The film will be screened on Feb. 26, 8 p.m., in Rm. 109/McCarty Auditorium in the Art + Architecture Building, 1715 Volunteer Blvd. SEE THE 2019-2020 FILM SERIES
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Career Day 2020
Career Day is for all of our students. Career Day is a day-long event for all students in our college to interact with design professionals by discussing jobs, internships and career advice for preparing for the future. Career Day will be held on Friday, Feb. 28, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., in the Student Union Ballroom. During Career Day, dozens of design firms specializing in architecture, interior architecture/design, landscape architecture, industrial design and allied disciplines pay to have the opportunity to interview…
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Lecture: Richard Barnes
Join us for a public lecture by Richard Barnes, photographer, on Monday, March 9, 2020. Barnes will be lecturing on Constructing Illusion: Framing the Wild. Using architecture as a point of departure, Richard Barnes discusses his photographic investigations into the built environment. His practice looks at site and artifact through archaeological excavations, museum dioramas, the Unabomber's cabin, hybrid bird's nests, and site-specific installations. The human desire to exert control over nature plays a role in all of these constructions.…
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Dean’s Student Forum March 2020
Students, in spring 2020, we continue the Dean's Student Forum, 12:15 p.m., Rm. 217A. Join Dean Scott Poole for an open monthly session, called Dean’s Student Forum. Come with ideas, concerns and comments to share with Dean Poole and other students. We’ll discuss diversity and inclusion, our culture, your educational experience and any other issues you feel passionate about and want to discuss. But it’s not just talk. There’s a lot of listening, and we’ll plan solutions and actions we…
Find out more »Film Series: “Amores Perros” by Alejandro Inarritu
The college's film series continues during the spring 2020 semester with Amores Perros, a 2000 film by Alejandro Inarritu. The film will be screened on March 11, 8 p.m., in Rm. 109/McCarty Auditorium in the Art + Architecture Building, 1715 Volunteer Blvd. SEE THE 2019-2020 FILM SERIES
Find out more »Lecture: Elizabeth Ranieri & Byron Kuth
Join us for a public lecture by Elizabeth Ranieri, FAIA, and Byron Kuth, FAIA, from Kuth Ranieri Architects, on Monday, March 23, 2020. This lecture is funded by the Robert B. Church Memorial Lecture fund. Unless otherwise noted, lectures begin at 5:30 p.m. in Rm. 109/McCarty Auditorium in the Art + Architecture Building, 1715 Volunteer Blvd. All are welcome.
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Film Series: “Run Lola Run” by Tom Tykwer
The college's film series continues during the spring 2020 semester with Run Lola Run, a 1999 film by Tom Tykwer. The film will be screened on April 1, 8 p.m., in Rm. 109/McCarty Auditorium in the Art + Architecture Building, 1715 Volunteer Blvd. SEE THE 2019-2020 FILM SERIES
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Dean’s Student Forum April 2020
Students, in spring 2020, we continue the Dean's Student Forum, 12:15 p.m., Rm. 217A. Join Dean Scott Poole for an open monthly session, called Dean’s Student Forum. Come with ideas, concerns and comments to share with Dean Poole and other students. We’ll discuss diversity and inclusion, our culture, your educational experience and any other issues you feel passionate about and want to discuss. But it’s not just talk. There’s a lot of listening, and we’ll plan solutions and actions we…
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