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On Wednesday, October 16th, Casey Boyter joined us for a Lunch ‘n Learn explaining her experience designing, building, and maintaining green roofs here in the Austin area, especially with regard to the materials that go into this process. Casey outlined some of the parameters that go into green roof design such as accessibility—can the roof be walked on, or not—and dormancy periods—does the roof actually need to stay green year round, or should its plants naturally go dormant during certain seasons?
On Saturday, October 12, 2019, Kat Heitman led a workshop on wooden spoon carving, using a combination of power and hand tools in the Build Lab. The workshop kicked off with a carving demonstration, followed by the selection of spoon templates available in various wood species and material sizes. Students used chisels and mallets to carve out the interior bowl of the spoon, a hand saw and band saw to shape the stem, sanding machines and paper for refining and smoothing, and finishing oil for sealing. Each participant produced a handcrafted wooden spoon of their own design.
On Friday, October 11, the Center for American Architecture and Design will host Juan Miró as part of the Friday Lunch Forum series.
Roughly every other Friday during the fall and spring semesters, the Center hosts the Friday Lunch Forum Series. The aim of the series is for faculty, staff, and students to meet in an informal atmosphere to debate topics and to share ideas about history, practice, theory, and new directions for architecture. Recordings of each forum will be posted as they become available.
Join The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture for a public lecture from world-renowned architect Sir David Adjaye, OBE.
On Wednesday, October 2, 2019, the Materials Lab hosted Marc Coudert, Environmental Conservation Program Manager at the Office of Sustainability for a Lunch ‘n Learn session on local municipal initiatives in the face of climate change impacts.
Adam Greenspan, directing partner with PWP Landscape Architecture will discuss the firm’s projects since the 911 Memorial. PWP’s multivalent designs aim to create memorable places and experiences that bring together nature, ecology and culture. Recent projects in dialog with their urban contexts include, Glenstone in Potomac, Maryland, Salesforce Transit Center in San Francisco, Barangaroo Reserve in Sydney Australia and Jewel Changi Airport, Singapore.
On Friday, September 27, the Center for American Architecture and Design will host Larry Speck as part of the Friday Lunch Forum series, presenting a discussion entitled "What Architecture Can Learn from Recent Innovations in Medical School Education."
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Regional mobility is a major player in making our communities more accessible, connected, and resilient. But how do airports and air travel fit into this future?
Last year, Austin Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) reported a record high of annual travellers, with 15.8 million people passing through its gates last year. Planning an airport that makes travel as seamless as possible is necessary as Austin continues to be a hot destination for tourists. ABIA is tackling this challenge head on.