Fall 2024 Public Programming

Starting August 28 and continuing throughout the semester, lecturers representing a broad cross-section of cultural practices—including artists, architects, philosophers, preservationists, landscape architects, and interior designers—will present talks that interrogate a range of contemporary topics, from the impacts of climate change and socio-political realities to the inherent potential of materials, and beyond.   

This semester’s speakers include Jesse Reiser of Reiser + Umemoto; Kristina Hill of UC Berkeley; the artist and designer Olalekan Jeyifous; Jesus Vassallo of Rice Architecture; Amber Wiley of the University of Pennsylvania; Manuel DeLanda and Sanford Kwinter in conversation; and Odile Decq of Studio Odile Decq.  

In addition to the lecture series, The Black Home as Public Art exhibition, organized by Associate Professor Charles L. Davis II, will be on display in the school’s Mebane Gallery throughout the semester (August 26 – November 15). The exhibition will be completed by a one-and-a-half-day symposium (September 11-12) examining creative notions of the Black home in the United States.  

All events are free and open to the public and will occur in person at 5:00 p.m. in the Goldsmith Lecture Hall (310 Inner Campus Drive, Room 3.120) unless noted otherwise.  

LECTURES 
Jesse Reiser, Reiser + Umemoto 
August 28 at 5:00 p.m. 
Jessen Auditorium

Kristina Hill, UC Berkeley 
September 16, 5:00 p.m.

Olalekan Jeyifous, Artist/Designer 
September 18, 5:00 p.m.

Jesus Vassallo, Rice University 
October 14, 5:00 p.m.

Amber Wiley, University of Pennsylvania 
October 21, 5:00 p.m.

Manuel DeLanda and Sanford Kwinter, in conversation 
October 28, 5:00 p.m.

Odile Decq, Studio Odile Decq 
November 4, 5:00 p.m.

EXHIBITIONS & SYMPOSIA 
The Black Home as Public Art 
Organized by Charles L. Davis II 
Mebane Gallery 

Exhibition: August 26 - November 15 
Symposium: September 11-12