A vast desert scene with reddish-orange sand dunes, scattered small shrubs, and tall rocky cliffs. A lone person stands on a low rocky outcrop, emphasizing the scale and isolation of the landscape under partly cloudy skies.
Lecture Series, Lecture Series
Event status
Scheduled
Wednesday November 4, 2015, 5:00pm

Of Montenegrin descent, Vladimir Djurovic was born in Lebanon in 1967 and pursued his studies abroad. He received his Undergraduate Degree in Horticulture from Reading University in England and his Masters Degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Georgia in the U.S. After working in the U.S. for several years, he returned to Lebanon to establish his landscape architectural practice in 1995.

A group of people sit around a table in a bright room, focused on drawing or sketching with pencils on large sheets of white paper. Cups and drawing tools are on the table.
Materials Lab
Event status
Scheduled
Wednesday November 4, 2015, 10:00am - Friday November 6, 2015, 1:00pm

Modularity is a term with many meanings in many contexts ranging from architecture to design to engineering and software development. Regardless of which type of modularity we refer to, one of the most essential - if not the most essential part of a module - is its interface, or the link / juncture between two or more modules. Using countries and cultures as a metaphor for modules in a global society, one can observe that between countries and cultures this interface can be of a physical nature; borders and landscapes, or of a metaphysical nature; between language and rituals (culture).

Four people stand in a circle on a floor with the word Gensler printed on it. Event details for a Lunch N’ Learn Resume + Portfolio Workshop appear on the right side of the image.
Career Services
Event status
Scheduled
Tuesday November 3, 2015, 11:30am

GENSLER ON CAMPUS   
Tuesday, November 3 | 11:30 AM
Goldsmith Hall 2.110 (Main Jury Room) 

Join representatives from Gensler for a portfolio and resume workshop at 11:30am in the Main Jury Room (GOL 2.110) on Tuesday, November 3. A lunch reception will follow on the south lawn of Sutton Hall courtesy of Gensler. 

Sponsored by UTSOA Career Services

A person paddles a yellow kayak on a calm lake surrounded by large cypress trees with autumn foliage, while sunlight filters through the leaves and reflects on the water.
Lecture Series, Lecture Series
Event status
Scheduled
Monday November 2, 2015, 5:00pm

Bob Yaro is currently the Potter Rose Visiting Professor of Planning at The University of Texas at Austin. Since 2002, he has been Professor of Practice at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design.

From 1990-2014, Yaro was Executive Director and then President and CEO of the Regional Plan Association (RPA) in New York, America's oldest metropolitan policy group. In 2014, Yaro retired after 25 years in leadership positions at RPA. He currently serves as RPA president emeritus and senior advisor.

A group of people stands on different levels of a staircase, looking up toward the camera, which captures them from above next to an ornate chandelier in the stairwell.
Symposium
Event status
Scheduled
Saturday October 31, 2015, 5:00pm - Thursday November 5, 2015, 4:30pm

Faculty, students, and alumni from the graduate program in Historic Preservation attended the week-long Association for Preservation Technology Conference at Kansas City, Missouri this fall.

The group stayed in downtown Kansas City and took part in conservation workshops, field sessions, and paper presentations. Alumni Namyuck Ahn and Sujin Kim were honored with student scholarships, and they presented their papers on Energy Retrofit of Historic Structures and 3D Documentations of Historic Structures, respectively.

Two workers stand in silhouette before colorful stained glass windows inside Washington National Cathedral. Event details for a lecture on earthquake recovery and restoration are displayed on the left side.
Lecture Series, Career Services
Event status
Scheduled
Thursday October 29, 2015, 11:00am

James W. Shepherd, AIA, LEED AP, joined the cathedral staff on April 23, 2013, as director of preservation and facilities. His position resulted from the recommendations of the Restoration Task Force that convened for the cathedral following the earthquake of August 23, 2011; his work focuses on leading the institution’s efforts to repair all earthquake damage, upgrade critical infrastructure systems, and preserve the fabric of the cathedral and related properties on the Cathedral Close.


Three white sculpted face masks are shown against a plain background: one facing forward, one in profile, and one facing slightly upward with a beard and a subtle smile.
Materials Lab, Materials Lab
Event status
Scheduled
Thursday October 29, 2015, 10:00am - Friday October 30, 2015, 12:30pm

This pre-Halloween workshop gave participants the choice of ten unique masks based on the likenesses of SOA faculty and staff. Materials Lab researchers produced digital models of the faces using the 3D scanner in the Technology Lab, then fabricated molds out of MDF with the CNC router. Masks were made of styrene on the Design Lab's new vacuum former. A big thanks to Michael Benedikt, Judy Birdsong, Elizabeth Danze, Larry Doll, Jeff Evelyn, Charlton Lewis, Juan Miro, Larry Speck, Dean Steiner, and Nichole Wiedemann for lending us their likenesses.

An illustration of a small, brightly-lit house surrounded by dark brown apartment buildings and busy streets filled with cars, bicycles, and pedestrians under a cloud in the sky. The scene appears lively and urban.
Lecture Series, Goldsmith Talks
Event status
Scheduled
Wednesday October 28, 2015, 5:00pm

Presenting the work of an independent study conducted by Britin Bostick and Frank Ordia in the Fall 2015 semester, under the supervision of Jacob Wegman. This study aims to accomplish a better understanding of how the use of technology can assist to inform historic preservation policy and to create a platform for a balanced approach to historic preservation and economic development.

A promotional flyer for a Franklin Vagnone lecture titled Running With Scissors: Public History in the Margins, featuring architectural drawings, a man with a flower crown, and event details for November 11, 2020 at UT Austin.
Lecture Series, Lecture Series
Event status
Scheduled
Monday October 26, 2015, 5:00pm

Arthur W. Andersson, FAIA is the Design Director of Andersson-Wise Architects. He has practiced architecture over three decades throughout the United States in Kansas City, New Orleans and Austin. Arthur studied architecture at the University of Kansas and at the University of London, England graduating with a Bachelor of Environmental Design in 1979. He joined the offices of Howard Needles Tammen Bergendoff (HNTB) in Kansas City, Missouri where he was the principal designer for several major projects.