A person wearing red gloves tends to hexagonal planters arranged in a honeycomb pattern on a wall, each containing green plants with visible black irrigation tubes.
Exhibition, Materials Lab
Event status
Scheduled
Wednesday April 9 - Friday May 9, 2025, All day
Eco Illusions: The Plastic Behind the Green
Organized by Associate Professor Danelle Briscoe in partnership with the Materials Lab, the exhibition "Eco Illusions: The Plastic Behind the Green" asks the question: "Can we truly call a system 'green' if it’s propped up by materials that may outlive the ecosystems they aim to sustain?"
Materials Lab (WMB 3.102)
A group of people wearing yellow shirts practice tai chi outside under a modern building featuring large rust-colored metal panels and angular architectural design elements. Trees and a wooden fence are in the background.
Lecture Series
Event status
Scheduled
Monday April 7, 2025, 5:00 - 6:00pm
Brigitte Shim | Shim-Sutcliffe Architects
Principal of the AIA National Honor Award winning firm Shim-Sutcliffe Architects, Brigitte Shim presents "Small to Big."
Location: Goldsmith Lecture Hall (GOL 3.120)
Green background with topographic map lines. Large white text reads LANDSCAPE FIRST. Below, smaller italic text says, Unearthing the Benefits of Nature-Based Solutions. At the bottom, April 3–4, 2025.
Conference, Campus wide
Event status
Scheduled
Friday April 4, 2025, All day
Landscape First: Unearthing the Benefits of Nature-Based Solutions

On Thursday, April 3 and Friday, April 4, The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture will host Landscape First: Unearthing the Benefits of Nature-Based Solutions, a conference exploring what can be achieved when landscapes are prioritized in urban settings. With the generous support of the Still Water Foundation, the event will bring together elected officials, institutional leaders, community stak

Location: Crum Auditorium, Robert B. Rowling Hall
Green background with topographic map lines. Large white text reads LANDSCAPE FIRST. Below, smaller italic text says, Unearthing the Benefits of Nature-Based Solutions. At the bottom, April 3–4, 2025.
Conference, Campus wide
Event status
Scheduled
Thursday April 3, 2025, 5:00 - 6:30pm
Landscape First: Opening Address

On Thursday, April 3 and Friday, April 4, The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture will host Landscape First: Unearthing the Benefits of Nature-Based Solutions, a conference exploring what can be achieved when landscapes are prioritized in urban settings. With the generous support of the Still Water Foundation, the event will bring together elected officials, institutional leaders, community stak

Location: Crum Auditorium, Robert B. Rowling Hall
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Lecture Series
Event status
Scheduled
Wednesday April 2, 2025, 5:00 - 6:00pm
Shannon Nichol | GGN
Shannon Nichol is a landscape architect, co-founder of GGN and an advocate for considerate design, hand drawing, native plants and walkable cities.
Location: Goldsmith Lecture Hall (GOL 3.120)
An orange square with the words CITY FORUM presents in large white letters, centered and stacked.
City Forum
Event status
Scheduled
Wednesday April 2, 2025, 12:30 - 2:00pm
City Forum: Mona Fawaz
Dr. Mona Fawaz presents "The Ripples of Housing Financialization in Beirut: Actors, Institutions, and Processes."
SUT 2.112)
Modern wooden house with large windows set among bare trees and autumn leaves on the ground, with a gravel driveway in front and a sunset sky in the background.
Lecture Series
Event status
Scheduled
Monday March 31, 2025, 5:00 - 6:00pm
Eric Bunge | nARCHITECTS
In his lecture, "Armatures," Eric Bunge will explore how architecture can perform as an armature, presenting a framework through examples of buildings and public spaces designed by his firm, nARCHITECTS.
Location: Goldsmith Lecture Hall (GOL 3.120)
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City Forum
Event status
Scheduled
Friday March 28, 2025, 12:00 - 1:00pm
City Forum: Dev Niyogi
Dev Niyogi presents "Resilient Cities: Adaptation for Dynamic Sustainable Future."
Goldsmith Lecture Hall (GOL 3.120)
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Lecture Series
Event status
Scheduled
Monday March 24, 2025, 5:00 - 6:00pm
Wyatt Armstrong | Architecture Workshop
Designer, fabricator and educator Wyatt Armstrong presents his lecture, "Future Forests."
Location: Goldsmith Lecture Hall (GOL 3.120)