Lectures Professionals Engaging with Students, Community
Robert B. Church III Memorial Lecture Fund
Our acclaimed lecture series started in 1974 and is funded by the Robert B. Church III Memorial Lecture Fund. This extraordinary and generous fund allows us to bring high-level architects and designers to our college to lecture and often exhibit. To date, hundreds of experts have visited with students, faculty, alumni and others in the community. These lectures are usually held at 5:30 p.m. in Rm. 109/McCarty Auditorium; check the Events Calendar for details.
Governor’s Chair Lectures
The Governor’s Chair Lecture Series features nationally recognized experts in urban design. The lecturers are leaders at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, one of the three partners in our successful Governor’s Chair for Energy + Urbanism. These lectures are usually held at 5:30 p.m. in Rm. 109/McCarty Auditorium; check the Events Calendar for details.
Dialogues Series
The School of Architecture‘s Dialogues series brings engaging professionals to our college, who often spend one-on-one time with student groups. These lectures usually begin at 5:40 p.m. in Rm. 109/McCarty Auditorium; check the Events Calendar for details.
General Shale Lectures
Since the mid 1990s, General Shale has generously supported lectures, allowing us to bring Pritzker Prize-winners and stand-out design pioneers to the college in a community-wide annual lecture. These lectures are held in downtown Knoxville or on UT campus; check the Events Calendar for details.
Other Lectures
We also welcome visiting critics, participants in our professional practice courses, graduation speakers and many others, who bring their knowledge and expertise to our college and community.
Spring 2018 Lectures
- Jan. 29 | 5:30 p.m. | Jimenez Lai | Bureau Spectacular | UCLA Architecture and Urban Design | Rm. 109/McCarty Auditorium | Robert B. Church Fund | Archived Lecture
- Feb. 12 | 5:30 p.m. | Christopher Marcinkoski | Port Urbanism | University of Pennsylvania | Rm. 109/McCarty Auditorium | Robert B. Church Fund | Archived Lecture
- Feb. 19 | 5:30 p.m. | Yolande Daniels | Studio Sumo | Parsons School of Design | Rm. 109/McCarty Auditorium | Robert B. Church Fund | Archived Lecture
- Mar. 5 | 5:30 p.m. | Bill Baker | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill | Governor’s Chair Lecture | Archived Lecture
- Mar. 19 | 5:30 p.m. | Geoff Manaugh | BldgBlog | Rm. 109/McCarty Auditorium | Robert B. Church Fund
- Mar. 26 | 5:30 p.m. | Josh Shelton | el dorado | Rm. 109/McCarty Auditorium | Robert B. Church Fund | This lecture was cancelled.
- Apr. 2 | 5:30 p.m. | Micah Rutenberg | UT College of Architecture and Design | Rm. 109/McCarty Auditorium | Robert B. Church Fund | Archived Lecture
- Apr. 9 | 5:30 p.m. | Juhani Pallasmaa | Helsinki University of Technology | General Shale Lecture | UT Cox Auditorium | Archived Lecture
Fall 2017 Lectures
- Sept. 13 | Fiona Raby | Dunne & Raby | Parsons School of Design | Robert B. Church Fund | Archived Lecture
- Sept. 25 | Jorge Otero-Pailos | Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture | Robert B. Church Fund | Co-sponsored with AIA ETN | Archived Lecture
- Oct. 16 | Paul Lewis | Lewis, Tsurumaki, Lewis | Princeton University School of Architecture | Robert B. Church Fund | Archived Lecture
- Nov. 9 | Shannon Mattern | The New School, School of Media Studies | Robert. B. Church Fund | Archived Lecture