September 14, 2018 College Announces 2018-2019 Lecture Series

The College of Architecture and Design will host internationally renowned guest lecturers in its public lecture series during the 2018-2019 school year.

Lectures begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Art and Architecture Building, located at 1715 Volunteer Boulevard, in McCarty Auditorium Room 109, unless otherwise noted. All lectures are free and open to the public.

The 2018-2019 lecturers include

Sept. 17: Bryan Cantley from California State University, Fullerton, funded by the Robert B. Church Memorial Lecture Fund

Sept. 24: Jeff Goldstein from DIGSAU, co-sponsored by AIA East Tennessee and funded by the Robert B. Church Memorial Lecture fund

Oct. 1: Ronald Rael from University of California, Berkley and Emerging Objects, funded by the UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair for Energy + Urbanism

Oct. 8: David Gissen from California College of the Arts, funded by the Robert B. Church Memorial Lecture fund

Oct. 22: Ashley Carse from Vanderbilt University, funded by the Robert B. Church Memorial Lecture fund

Nov. 14: Billie Faircloth from KieranTimberlake, UT BarberMcMurry Professor, funded by the BarberMcMurry Professorship

Nov. 19: Liz Teston from the UT College of Architecture and Design, funded by the Robert B. Church Memorial Lecture fund

Jan. 28: Lola Sheppard from the University of Waterloo and Lateral Office, funded by the Robert B. Church Memorial Lecture fund

Feb. 11: Jessica Rosenkrantz from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Nervous System, funded by the Robert B. Church Memorial Lecture fund

Feb. 26: DJ Spooky, a composer, multimedia artist and writer, co-sponsored by the UT School of Music, Robert B. Church Memorial Lecture fund and student organization, TAAST. This event will take place in the Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall in the UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center.

Mar. 25: Josh Shelton from el dorado, funded by the Robert B. Church Memorial Lecture fund

Apr. 1: Nate Imai from the UT College of Architecture and Design, funded by the Robert B. Church Memorial Lecture fund

Apr. 8: Alyssa Kuhns from the UT College of Architecture and Design, funded by the Robert B. Church Memorial Lecture fund

Apr. 15: Sir David Adjaye, Principal and founder of Adjaye Associates, funded by General Shale.

For 44 years, the College of Architecture and Design has hosted leading architects and design professionals through its Robert B. Church Memorial Lectures and more recently the Governor’s Chair Lecture Series and General Shale Lectures to enrich the education of its students and elevate the profession in the community. For details, visit archdesign.utk.edu/lecture-series/.