To what extent can a wall section describe an unseen building? This exhibition explores how a handful of material products, thoughtfully selected and assembled, come together to produce architectural assemblies of great impact, utility, and meaning. On display: a diverse selection of drawings and mock-ups by UTSOA faculty and Austin architects, accompanied by samples from the Materials Lab's collection.
On Friday, November 11, the Center for American Architecture and Design will host Ulrich Dangel 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.
Please join us November 9 at 5 PM in GOL 3.120 for a lecture with visiting Eugene McDermott Centennial Visiting Professor Margaret Griffin, FAIA. Griffin is a co-founder and principal of the Los Angeles-based, Griffin Enright Architects, a collaborative practice that yields creative, forward-thinking designs. The firm's work has been extensively published, and has received over forty awards for design excellence including the 2006 American Architecture Award from the Chicago Athenaeum.
Please join Stantec for a student meet & greet on Tuesday, November 8 at 11am in the Main Jury Room (Goldsmith Hall 2.110). Representatives from the firm's Austin office (including UTSOA alums) will be on hand to share information about Stantec and chat with interested students. Lunch will be served on a first-come, first-served basis courtesy of Stantec.
From www.stantec.com:
Decades of building, unbuilding, and rebuilding define housing in informal settlements. One parcel of land reveals a family’s evolution over years, while a building the outcomes of broad political transformation. Amid these changes, housing provides evidence through which to understand the impacts of past urbanization on future community alternatives.
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Join us for a lecture by Mileto & Vegas, Friday, November 4 at noon in the Dean's Conference Room. Historic preservation and building conservation are, by nature, sustainable practices. Achieving sustainable solutions rely on the architect imagination and architectural intervention strategies, which aim to achieve what is known as 0 km architecture. The 0km architecture mode of practice uses local materials, techniques and labor avoiding a greater carbon footprint while promoting the local economy. It is sustainable architecture.
Please join Alan Gombera and Yanjing Chen from Overland Partners on Wednesday, November 2 at 6pm as they discuss their experience working in the U.S. while navigating the visa process. Menelike Deresse from UT's International Office will also be on hand to answer questions on Optional Practical Training (OPT) and Curricular Practical Training (CPT) requirements.
The talk will be held in the Dean’s Conference Room (Goldsmith Hall 2.308). Dinner will be served on a first-come, first-served basis.
