Fall 2023 Public Programming

The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture’s Fall 2023 public programming aims to create and explore discourse on topics vital to the study and practice of architecture, design, and the built environment. Featuring a broad cross-section of practitioners and representatives from the academy, the series serves to extend the pedagogy of classes and design studios, fostering intellectual curiosity and the open exchange of ideas. 

Starting September 11 and continuing throughout the semester, architects, interior designers, landscape architects, theorists, and scholars will present lectures that build on the school’s ongoing exploration of contemporary topics across scales, modes of engagement, and geographies. Complementing the lecture series are two exhibitions: American A-Frame curated by Barkow Leibinger (Sept. 18 – Oct. 30), and Radical Middle Grounds, curated by Assistant Professor Martin Haettasch (Nov. 10-17), which will be complemented by a housing symposium hosted by the Center for American Architecture and Design. 

All lectures and exhibitions are free and open to the public. The complete programming calendar appears below and on the School of Architecture’s events calendar. All times are noted in CT. 

FALL 2023 PUBLIC PROGRAM

Craig Dykers and Elaine Molinar, Snøhetta  
Lecture  
Monday, September 11, 5:00 p.m.   
Jessen Auditorium

Craig Dykers and Elaine Molinar are co-founders of the transdisciplinary, dialogue-driven practice Snøhetta and alums of The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture.

Frank Barkow, Barkow Leibinger  
Lecture  
Monday, September 18, 5:00 p.m.  
Goldsmith Lecture Hall 

Frank Barkow is the co-founder and partner of Barkow Leibinger, an American/German architecture practice committed to academic teaching, research, and innovative design. 

American A-Frame  
Exhibition curated by Barkow Leibinger  
September 18 – October 30  
Mebane Gallery, Goldsmith Hall

Dora Epstein Jones, The University of Texas at Austin  
Lecture  
Wednesday, September 20, 12:30 p.m.  
Goldsmith Lecture Hall

Dora Epstein Jones is a theorist and teacher of architectural culture and a new Professor of Practice at The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture.

Hector Esrawe, Hector Esrawe Studio  
Lecture  
Monday, October 2, 5:00 p.m.  
Goldsmith Lecture Hall 

Hector Esrawe is an interior designer and furniture designer and the founder of Mexico City-based Hector Esrawe Studio.  

 Rosetta Elkin, Pratt Institute  
Lecture  
Monday, October 16, 12:30 p.m.  
Goldsmith Lecture Hall 

Rosetta Elkin is an Associate Professor and the Academic Director of the Masters in Landscape Architecture Program at the Pratt School of Architecture and the founding principal of Practice Landscape.

Walter Meyer, LOCAL  
Lecture  
Monday, October 23, 12:30 pm  
Goldsmith Lecture Hall

Walter Meyer is the Founding Principal of Local Office Landscape and Urban Design and an Adjunct Professor at Parsons The New School for Design.

Felecia Davis, Pennsylvania State University   
Lecture  
Monday, November 6, 12:30 p.m.  
Goldsmith Lecture Hall

Felecia Davis is an Associate Professor of Architecture, lead researcher in the Stuckeman Center for Design and Computation, and Director of SOFTLAB in the Stuckeman School at Pennsylvania State University.

Radical Middle Grounds: Transformative Agendas for Medium-Density Housing  
CAAD Housing Symposium, curated by Martin Haettasch  
Friday, November 10, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.  
Mebane Gallery, Goldsmith Hall

Radical Middle Grounds  
Exhibition  
November 10 – November 17  
Mebane Gallery, Goldsmith Hall