Architecture is not neutral; it either hurts or heals. Architecture has the power to project its values far beyond the building’s walls and into the lives, the consciousness, of communities and people. To acknowledge that architecture has this kind of agency and power is to acknowledge that buildings, and the industry that erects them, are as accountable for social injustices as they are critical levers to improving the lives of the people who use them.
On Friday, September 13, the Center for American Architecture and Design will host Fernando Lara and Liz Mueller, in a dialogue moderated by Sarah Lopez, as the first Friday Lunch Forum of the semester.
Roughly every other Friday during the fall and spring semesters, the Center hosts the Friday Lunch Forum Series, the aim of which 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 Career Services for a discussion and overview of portfolios and work samples to learn how the formats differ and which to use when.
Thursday, September 12th
11:00a- 12:30p
Sutton 3.128
Join Career Services for an overview of resume essentials including formatting, content, and graphics.
September 10th
Sutton 3.128
11:00a - 12:30p
Purva Chawla, co-founder of MaterialDriven, spent a Tuesday morning at the Materials Lab to discuss the relevance of composite materials in today’s context. Composite materials hold a special position in the built environment, due to their high performance and potential to address the need for alternative material sources. Chawla's presentation introduced a range of new composite materials, including products such as BLOOM Algae Foam, AIR-INK, and theBreath.
Please join SmithGroup for a presentation on the firm, current work, culture and hiring practices on Monday, September 9. The event will be held in the Career Service office in Sutton Hall 3.128 at 11:45am with lunch provided.
PLEASE RSVP TO UTSOA-CAREERS@UTEXAS.EDU BY THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th.
Learn more about SmithGroup here.
Exhibit/Counter-Exhibit: Lina Bo Bardi and Resistance
On Friday, April 26, the Center for American Architecture and Design will host Dean Almy and Jake Wegmann as part of the Friday Lunch Forum series, presenting a discussion entitled "The Austin Convention District".
Students undertaking graduate study in planning and design fields and the professionals practicing in these fields are not representative of the communities where they work. This “diversity deficit” has contributed to a history of planning interventions that have overlooked the needs of communities of color, or worse, had explicit adverse impacts on those communities. Looking forward, it is crucial that the planning and design fields strive to create an increasingly diverse professional workforce to address the needs of communities affected by rapid change and global pressures.