Dutch architect Herman Hertzberger (Amsterdam, 1932) graduated in 1958 from what is now the Technical University of Delft. His architectural practice, the nowadays AHH, was established in 1960. His most famous designs include those for the Centraal Beheer head office in Apeldoorn, Music Centre Vredenburg in Utrecht, The Ministry of Social Affairs en Employment in The Hague and the Chassé Theatre in Breda. He is known for his many cultural buildings, schools and residential buildings, not only in The Netherlands, but also abroad.
Fernando Lara-hosted special forum: PauloFreire Centennial (Pedagogy of the Oppressed)
Guests:
Felipe Hernández—University of Cambridge, UK
Ana Paula Koury—UFSJT, Brazil
Ana Maria Leon— University of Michigan
Luz Marie Rodrígues and Yara Maite—University of Puerto Rico
We are pleased to announce that applications are now open to apply to attend the 2021 Design Futures Public Interest Design Student Leadership Forum. This conference is for the next generation of community engaged designers and planners. Dean Addington has graciously agreed to support sending our students to this conference again this year.
Apply to represent UTSOA at Design Futures today!
When: June 9-12, 2021
Good, Well, and Better:
Platform Realism:
Common'hood is an architecture modeling and simulation game mediated by scarcity and social struggle. The game foregrounds labor and inequality as a setting for community organization, self-sufficiency and the production of self-provided architecture.
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The Materials Lab hosted a two-part workshop on strategies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the production of concrete. Part 1 of the workshop was a panel of three guests on ways in which the City of Austin and companies within the construction industry are currently tackling carbon emissions in concrete use.
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The Historic Preservation Program in collaboration with BELLA (Built Environment and Landscapes of the Americas Research Group) invite you to join us on Wednesday, March 24th at 12:30 pm, for a lecture by David Pineda of TARES Arquitectos from Mexico City.
Lecture Title: Contemporary Architectural Solutions for Historical Buildings in Mexico
David Pineda
TARES Arquitectos. Mexico City.
There Is Always a Design Emergency:
Just like there are many ways to be a designer, there are also many ways to be an activist designer. From the Mexico/U.S. border to the streets of Cairo; from an intensive care unit to a video game screen; and from objects to global infrastructures, designers are highlighting their presence and their important role in shaping social and political progress.
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