*This event has been postponed. Please check back for rescheduling updates.*
Join UTSOA Career Services and the New York chapter of Texas Exes this upcoming spring break (March 16-19) for the New York City Seminar.
Report of findings of research into the architectural and urban implications of the logistics industry along with efforts to translate those findings into design work.
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The Materials Lab hosted Escobedo Group for a lunch 'n learn presentation on Wednesday, March 4th, from 12:00 - 1:00pm. The Escobedo Group is a multi-faceted, Austin-based general contractor, with advanced capabilities in working with stone, steel, metals and concrete. The founder of Escobedo Group, David Escobedo, and UT lecturer and Escobedo Group associate, Adam Pyrek, introduced one of the company's most recent innovations: the prefabricated DARIO Panelized System.
From Escobedo Group:
The lecture will reflect on ten years of Leong Leong's practice and the studio's ongoing research into informal and formal collectives.
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On Friday, February 28, the Center for American Architecture and Design will host Piergianna Mazzocca.
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.
On February 27, 2020, the Materials Lab hosted a multi-disciplinary workshop with Luisa Fandino (Division of Textiles and Apparel, UT Austin), and Josh Vekhter (Computer Science, UT Austin). The workshop explored an innovative approach to fabricating three-dimensional surfaces in which weaving was explored not only as a way to create volume or flat surfaces, but as a tool to create interwoven double-sided panels from ribbon veneers.
Community engagement, once a box to be checked as part of public design commissions, is increasingly a creative driver in the design and planning of public realm in cities. Building on her practice’s mission, Gina will share stories of projects - across geographies, project types and scales - of inspired community-engaged design. She will explore Agency’s philosophy, tactics and experience in engagement and outreach with an emphasis on how the welcoming of community voice leads to better design outcomes.
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On Friday, February 14, the Center for American Architecture and Design will host Dr. Tara Dudley 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.