Categories: Lectures

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Monterey Design Conference – Free Virtual Pass for Students & Faculty

  Monterey Design Conference   Organized by AIA California, the Monterey Design Conference "brings together a diverse blend of globally recognized speakers to inspire and educate." This conference has a reputation for inviting incredible speakers. This year the organizers are making the conference available for free to students and faculty who join virtually. We encourage…

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AI & the Future of Careers in Art & Design Monday 7/22/2024 5:30pm

Join us on July 22nd at 5:30 PM PT for a town hall discussion of how Al is reshaping careers in art and design. Learn about the Academy's innovative strategies for equipping our students with the skills to create impressive Al-infused portfolios. making them top contenders in these evolving fields.   Hear from President Stephens…

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unMUTED Lecture Sept 13th 6pm

"It's full of stars: Machine Dreams and Collaborations: Machine Learning, AI and design"   Recording HERE   The unMUTED lecture series at Academy of Art Architecture is centered around inclusive voices in architecture, with an opportunity to hear the narratives, struggles and joy that are part of a designer's journey. For this Fall's lecture, the…

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AIAS | NOMASAAU Alumni Panel

Join AIAS and NOMASAAU for an Architecture Alumni Panel this Thursday at 6 PM on Zoom. Hear from three alumni as they discuss their career paths after graduation.   4/13/2023 6 PM ZOOM: art.zoom.us/my/aiasaau For those onsite, don't miss the watch party at 1849 Washington on the 5th floor lounge, complete with free pizza. Come and…

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unMUTED Lecture Series

  unMUTED Lecture   We are very excited to announce the first lecture in our unMUTED series on the theme of environmental justice.    Thursday, October 6th, 10:00am-11:30am PDT Recording of the event (will expire) Recording of the event for the AAU community    The unMUTED lecture series centers the diverse voices in architecture to…

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Ethics and Leadership – Spring 2022

                  Ethics & Leadership Panel on Affordable Housing Spring 2022 Ethics and Leadership panel was held on Tuesday, May 10, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm PT. Moderated by Juke Jose (B.Arch. alum 2021), panel members Stephen Ellis, Frances Kwong, and Abel Morales shared their trajectories that led…

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Ethics and Leadership Fall 2021: Participatory Design

  Fall 2021 Ethics and Leadership Panel: Participatory Design   Zoom recording is at this link.   Wednesday, December 1st, 2021, 11-12:30 pm Pacific Zoom link https://art.zoom.us/j/93736696090 Meeting ID: 937 3669 6090   Raffaella Falchi Macias, Rashmi Ramaswamy, Sameena Sitabkhan will share their trajectories that led them to Participatory Design. Moderated by Karen Seong.   Mission of the…

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Tangents Faculty Lectures Stephen Williams

  Stephen Williams Art History and Liberal Arts Chinese Export Porcelain and Western Taste in the 18th & 19th centuries This talk will offer a look at the ways Europeans collected and were influenced by porcelains from China. Issues addressed will include porcelain manufacturing in Jingdezhen, the way Europeans in turn changed the ways they…

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NOMAS AAU Virtual Tour of Architecture Firm Dialog

  Dear Students,   We want to let you know about a lecture and virtual firm tour organized by the student group NOMAS AAU. The students have invited an architecture firm called Dialog. The firm leaders will present their work, give a virtual tour of their office, and answer questions.   This is a free…

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Tangents Faculty Lectures Sergio Lima and Alison Ecker

  Edge of Paradise: Landscape Strategies for Living with Fire   Sergio Lima and Alison Ecker Landscape Architecture   View a recording at https://video.academyart.edu/channel/TANGENTS/   Sergio and Alison (of SWA) introduce a project for mitigating risk within and around the Town of Paradise, California, which was destroyed by the 2018 Camp Fire. Drawing heavily from landscape…

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Tangents Faculty Lectures Cathleen Gouveia

  Identity, Creativity, and Career Flexibility   Cathleen Gouveia Interior Architecture & Design   View a recording at https://video.academyart.edu/channel/TANGENTS/   Cathleen speaks about changing careers and the process of assimilation between advertising and interior design. Creative people can have more than one true passion, and changing careers helps you explore your identity, creativity, and fulfillment in…

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SP 2021 Ethics and Leadership Panel

Spring 2021 Ethics and Leadership Panel We are pleased to announce our discussion on Indigenous Design with guest panelists Tamarah Begay, Sam Olbekson, and Julia Mollner Moderated by Jennifer Asselstine Wednesday, April 14, 2021 5:00pm-6:30pm https://art.zoom.us/rec/share/1wY3O8i7JMXqZOCorQMDZEnzvtrNMFM0jesz5BA0jE858aC_Yz06SFBjj12KvEyU.eNt-Qe90lCgTmtCH Panel:   Tamarah Begay, AIA, NCARB, AICAE, CDT, LEED AP BD+C Principal / CEO Indigenous Design Studio + Architecture LLC    Tamarah is the Founder of Indigenous Design…

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Solomon Cordwell Buenz Lecture January 28-29 2021

Dear students and faculty,   NOMASAAU is excited to invite you to our first event of the year for FREE. Come join us for a 2-day lecture with SCB (Solomon Cordwell Buenz), an architecture firm located in San Francisco, Chicago, and Seattle.   The first day of the lecture will be an overview of some…

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E&L Fall 2020

FA 2020 Ethics and Leadership Panel Inclusive Design Thursday November 19 12:00noon – 1:30pm PST Ricardo Gomes, IDSA Professor, School of Design, San Francisco State University Professor Ricardo Gomes has been a faculty member in the School of Design at San Francisco State University for over 29 years. He was the Chair of the DAI Department…

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TANGENTS Faculty Lecture Series Fall 2020

TANGENTS Faculty Lecture Series Fall 2020 After the success of the Tangents faculty talks last Spring, the School of Architecture is pleased to announce the second round of talks this Fall! Tangents utilizes the diverse range of interests and passions of Architecture faculty by exposing students to topics and themes that go beyond or graze the boundaries…

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Michael Maltzan – on Addressing Homelessness

The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies Addressing Homelessness: What Can (and Can’t) Architecture Do? 20th Annual Dunlop Lecture with Michael Maltzan   You can find more information and the registration for this Event on The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies website. Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2020Time: 7:30 pm Location: Virtual Speaker(s): Michael Maltzan, Mike…

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Symposium: Race and Modern Architecture

Symposium: Race and Modern Architecture   Fri, Sep 18, 2020 12pm PST Free event open to the public   To register for the event and receive a Zoom link, click here.   A symposium to present Race and Modern Architecture: A Critical History from the Enlightenment to the Present, published by the University of Pittsburgh…

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THE TANGENTS FACULTY LECTURE SERIES CONTINUES ON ZOOM

THE TANGENTS FACULTY LECTURE SERIES CONTINUES ON ZOOM   Please login with us this Monday to hear Gloria Yim discussing the topic of China’s Dialogic with Contemporary Architecture. Links below This lecture presents the current issues in the practice of architecture in China and Yim's collaboration as an architect with the Academy of Art University…

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THE T A N G E N T S FACULTY LECTURE SERIES VIA ZOOM

THE TANGENTS FACULTY LECTURE SERIES CONTINUES ON ZOOM   Please login with us this Thursday to hear David Gill exploring the topic of By Product Materiality: Making and Meaning. Links below The built environment is made of matter; the by-product of making. The by-product, when legible, reveals the making; the source, the tool, the process;…

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Spring 2020 Ethics and Leadership Panel

Helen Bronston, AIA, Architecture Discipline Lead and Associate, SmithGroup, San Francisco   Helen is an accomplished technical architect and an award-winning designer whose career has included civic, educational, research, housing, and healthcare projects. Most of this work has been non-profit or governmental projects, where she has felt she could do the most good in the…

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Spring 2020 Ethics and Leadership Panel

Sameena Sitabkhan Principal, Studio SideProject,  B.Lab Coordinator AAU Architecture   Sameena Sitabkhan is first generation Angeleno, and an architect and principal at Studio SideProject in Oakland, California.  She has designed and managed projects spanning a range of building typologies from public schools and animal shelters, to public art and affordable housing. Her research has looked…

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Spring 2020 Ethics and Leadership Panel

Charles Green Founder, Atelier Siletz Architecture and As Development   Charles is the founder of Atelier Siletz Architecture and As Development, an interdisciplinary firm operating at the intersection of architecture, community and social equity. Charles is a registered Architect in California and Oregon and previously worked at Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects in San Francisco.…

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Spring 2020 Ethics and Leadership Panel via Zoom Webinar

The School of Architecture Spring 2020 Ethics and Leadership Panel: Monday April 6  11:00 AM - 12:30 PM via Zoom Webinar (links below) The Spring 2020 Ethics and Leadership Panel brings to the fore a consistent underlying theme of all previous Ethics and Leadership dialogues. Asking the question - How can who we are shape…

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The T A N G E N T S Faculty Lecture Series continues on Z O O M

The  T A N G E N T S  Faculty Lecture Series continues on  Z O O M*   Please login with us this Thursday ( 04.02.20) to hear Zach Meade discuss his experience of running his own office. Links below   Zach Meade Tricks for Designing Alone: Lessons Learned from 18 months of Sole…

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Jim Jennings Lecture

Jim Jennings - Fall 2019 Lecture  Thursday Nov 21st / 6:00pm / Brannan Atrium   Nationally recognized architect, Jim Jennings, FAIA who was recently awarded the 2019 Maybeck Award by the AIA California at the Monterey Design Conference founded Jim Jennings Architecture in 1975. In describing the sublime nature of Jim Jennings work, the American…

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Ethics & Leadership Panel

Chris Downey, AIA President, Architecture for the Blind Architect Chris Downey has over 30 years of experience - continuing without sight since 2008. He now specializes in universal design for projects serving the blind and visually impaired including blind rehabilitation centers, eye clinics and schools for the blind along with other projects that are critical…

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Ethics & Leadership Panel

Katy Hawkins Associate, Mark Cavagnero Associates Architects Katy Hawkins is a registered architect and an Associate at Mark Cavagnero Associates Architects.  Her career in architecture came after an early career in structural engineering, having received her BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  After working as a structural engineer in Chicago…

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Ethics & Leadership Panel

Naomi Rosenberg, M.Arch Senior Designer Media and Accessible Design Laboratory, LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Naomi Rosenberg is Senior Designer in the Media and Accessible Design Laboratory (MAD Lab) at the LightHouse, developing design standards and processes for tactile maps and graphics produced by 3D printer, embosser, and UV printer. Supporting the MAD…

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Ethics & Leadership Panel

Shane A. Myrbeck Associate | Acoustics, Audiovisual + Theatre Arup Shane is a designer of acoustic and digital space in Arup’s San Francisco office. He offers expertise in room acoustics, human centered design, electroacoustic systems and 3-D auralization. He is a technical lead for Arup's SoundLab, an immersive 3-D sound studio used for simulating sonic…

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Ethics & Leadership Panel

The School of Architecture Fall 2019 Ethics and Leadership Panel: Monday November 18th 11:00 AM -12:30 PM Brannan Atrium The School of Architecture Fall 2019 Ethics and Leadership Panel brings the Design Team from the Lighthouse for the Blind to 601 Brannan to share their experience with our students and faculty. Chris Downey from Architecture…

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Thomas Heatherwick – Lecture

ASLA-NCC Stanford Pre-Lecture Social in the Grove WHEN: Wednesday, May 8th 5PM – 6:15PM WHERE: Pre-Lecture Social – In the grove of oak trees west of Lathrop Library. LECTURE: 6:30pm – 7:45pm @ Bishop Auditorium, Lathrop Library 518 Memorial Way, Stanford, CA 94305 COST: Free Join ASLA-NCC prior to the Stanford Lecture featuring Mark Rios on 5/8, 5pm-6:15pm for…

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Pezo von Ellrichshausen

Pezo von Ellrichshausen, Lecture in San Francisco   Mauricio Pezo and Sofia von Ellrichshausen, Partners at Pezo von Ellrichshausen, Architects Concepcion, Chile, are lecturing at the AAU School of Architecture / Tuesday, November 20th, 2018, 6pm at 601 Brannan Street, Large Atrium Space, San Francisco, CA 94107 Pezo von Ellrichshausen is an art and architecture…

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PRÁCTICA Lecture

PRÁCTICA Lecture in San Francisco   José Mayoral Moratilla Architect and Partner at Studio PRÁCTICA, Architects with offices in Madrid, Seville, Spain and Santiago, Chile, is lecturing at the AAU School of Architecture / Thursday, November 15th, 2018, 6pm at 601 Brannan Street, Large Atrium Space, San Francisco, CA 94107 PRÁCTICA is an international architecture…

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HHF Architects

HHF Architects Lecture in San Francisco  Simon Frommenwiler Architect and Partner of HHF Architects from Basel, Switzerland is lecturing at the AAU School of Architecture / Tuesday, October 30th 2018, 6pm at 601 Brannan Street, Large Atrium Space, San Francisco, CA 94107  HHF Architects was founded in 2003 by Tilo Herlach, Simon Hartmann and Simon…

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Tezuka Architects

Tezuka Architects Lecture in San Francisco     Takaharu Tezuka of Tezuka Architects is lecturing at the AAU School of Architecture / Tuesday, October 16th 2018, 6pm at 601 Brannan Street, Large Atrium Space, San Francisco, CA 94107 "What we're expounding is very simple: To be in a space where people can feel the breeze,…

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Jules Dingle, DIGSAU

Architect Jules Dingle Partner of DIGSAU Philadelphia, PA Lecture in San Francisco    Jules Dingle is lecturing at the Academy of Art University School of Architecture / Monday, October 8th 2018, 6pm at 601 Brannan Street, Large Atrium Space, San Francisco, CA 94107 DIGSAU believes that architecture can allow people to uncover/discover connections between each…

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Jennifer Bonnel

Architect Jennifer Bonner of MALL Lecture in San Francisco        Jennifer Bonner is lecturing at the AAU School of Architecture / Thursday, October 4th 2018, 6pm at 601 Brannan Street, Large Atrium Space, San Francisco, CA 94107    Jennifer Bonner is Director of MALL, Assistant Professor at Harvard University Graduate School of Design and Director…

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Julien Lanoo

Julien Lanoo Lecture in San Francisco     Belgian Photographer Julien Lanoo @julienlanoo is lecturing at the AAU School of Architecture / Thursday, September 27th 2018, 6pm at 601 Brannan Street, Large Atrium Space, San Francisco, CA 94107 USA  “Why do we build if not for humans? I perceive this not only on a social…

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Keller Easterling

Keller Easterling Lecture in San Francisco Keller Easterling, architect, writer and professor is lecturing as part of AIA-SF Architecture and the City Festival at the Academy of Art University School of Architecture / Monday, September 10th 2018, 6pm at 601 Brannan Street, Large Atrium Space, San Francisco, CA 94107 USA the lecture is free and…

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Fall 2018 Lecture Series

We have a stellar Lecture Series for our 2018-19 academic year. See below for details. 09.10.18 06:00pm Keller Easterling, New York, NY 09.27.18 06:00pm Julien Lanoo, France/Belgium 10.04.18 06:00pm MALL - Jennifer Bonner, Cambridge USA    10.08.18 06:00pm DIGSAU Philadelphia, PA 10.16.18 06:00pm Takaharu Tezuka, Tezuka Architects, Tokyo, Japan 10.30.18 06:00pm HHF Architects Basel, Switzerland  11.07,18…

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Snohetta: Michelle Delk

Fall 2014 Lecture Series: Snohetta   Snøhetta (Norwegian: Snøhetta arkitektur landskap AS) is an international architecture, landscape architecture, interior design and Brand Design office based in Oslo, Norway and New York City. Snøhetta practices a self-defined trans-disciplinary process in which different professionals – from architects to visual artists, philosophers to sociologists – exchange roles in…

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Wes Jones

Fall 2016 Lecture Series: Wes Jones on October 13, 2016   Wes Jones, Thursday, October 13, 2016, 6:00pm PST 601 Brannan Street, Atrium Space   Wes Jones is a partner in Jones, Partners: Architecture, a California-based architectural practice founded in 1993. His technologically inspired designs for completed buildings and theoretical projects have received acclaim for their…

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Peter Cook

Sir Peter Cook (Archigram / CRAB Studio) to lecture at the Academy of Art University   Sir Peter Cook Will be lecturing at the Academy of Art University | School of Architecture on Thursday February 26th at 6:30pm 601 Brannan Street in San Francisco. Professor Sir Peter Cook RA has been a pivotal figure within…

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Neil Denari

Neil Denari to Lecture in San Francisco on Nov. 14th   Neil Denari is lecturing at the Academy of Art University School of Architecture on November 14th 2017 601 Brannan Street, Large Atrium Space, San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Neil Denari was born in Fort Worth, Texas and studied at the University of Houston (B…

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Michael Bell

The Public’s Private House: Lecture by Michael Bell   Spring 2015 Professional Lecture Series Presents: The Public’s Private House: A Lecture with Michael Bell Tuesday, April 14th | 6:30pm | 601 Brannan Atrium Space Columbia University Professor of Architecture Michael Bell joins us at the AAU School of Architecture for a lecture on housing, changes in housing…

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Frank Barkow

Fall 2015 Lecture Series: Frank Barkow   Thursday, October 15 | 7:00 PM | 79 New Montgomery Theater Barkow Leibinger is an American/ German architectural practice based in Berlin and New York and was founded in 1993 by Frank Barkow and Regine Leibinger. Barkow Leibinger’s work is realized over a wide range of scales and building…

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Davidson Rafailidis

School of Architecture Fall Lecture Series Present Stephanie Davidson and Georg Rafailidis of Davidson Rafailidis   Thursday, November 10 2016 | 601 Brannan | Large Atrium | 6:00pm Stephanie Davidson received her Master of Architecture degree from Dalhousie University in Canada, after studying at the Architectural Association in London and competing undergraduate degrees in both…

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Andres Jaque

Fall 2015 Lecture Series: Andrés Jaque   Thursday, October 8 | 7:00 PM | 79 New Montgomery Theater Andrés Jaque Architects and the Office for Political Innovation explore the role architecture plays in the making of societies. They are dedicated to exploring the potential to confront architectural practices through the theoretical framework of post-foundational politics and…

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Sascha Glasl of space&matter

Sascha Glasl of space&matter   space&matter Oct. 27, 2014, 6:30 pm School of Architecture – Academy of Art University 601 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA View Event on AIA SF Website The School of Architecture and Landscape architecture at the Academy of Art University is proud to welcome another exciting guest to the Fall Lecture…

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Frank Flury Lecture

Frank Flury    Frank Flury, Professor of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, will be giving a lecture this Wednesday October 25 at 6pm at the atrium in 601 Brannan. Professor Flury will be kicking off the Fall Charrette starting at 2pm, meeting with students and faculty before his lecture. Professor Flury…

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Architecture & Social Justice Ethics and Leadership Panel

Architecture & Social Justice Ethics and Leadership Panel   Wednesday October 18, 6:00pm Main atrium, 601 Brannan Street Please join the School of Architecture for our biannual Ethics and Leadership Panel. This Fall we are discussing the opportunities in Design to support, promote and empower Social Justice. Speakers Deanna Van Buren and Kyle Rawlins and…

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Madeline Schwarzman lecture Oct. 5

Madeline Schwarzman lecture Oct. 5   Madeline Schwartzman will be giving a lecture this Thursday October 5 at 6pm, in the main atrium of 601 Brannan. Madeline Schwartzman is a New York City writer, filmmaker and architect whose work explores human narratives and the human sensorium through social art, book writing, curating and video making.…

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Madeline Schwartzman

Madeline Schwartzman: Seeing Ourselves Now   It was not so long ago (in the early part of the late twentieth century) that the science of human perception converged with the theory of architecture. Architecture, a discipline devoted to understanding humans in spatial terms, seemed to be an appropriate fit with cognitive psychology, gestalt theory, the…

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Paffard Keatinge-Clay Lecture

Paffard Keatinge-Clay   Paffard Keatinge-Clay, the visionary architect of the San Francisco Art Institute 1969 Brutalist campus addition, is a major figure of Bay Area art and culture of the 1960s. Keatinge-Clay is being honored at SFAI’s annual Gala, The Original Disruptor on April 29; and will present a free public lecture at SFAI’s Osher Lecture Hall…

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Tonight: Lecture with Kazuyo Sejima – SANAA

Tonight: Lecture with Kazuyo Sejima - SANAA   Kazuyo Sejima is a principal of SANAA, a Tokyo-based architecture and design firm she co-founded with Ryue Nishizawa in 1995. SANAA’s architects and designers work on projects ranging in scale from residential and interior design to large complex buildings and urban planning schemes, as well as product and furniture…

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TONIGHT – Lecture by Bjarke Ingels (B.I.G)

Lecture by BJARKE INGELS (B.I.G.) Presented in association with AIASF In Conversation with Paul Goldberger Tuesday, November 15, 2016, 7:30 pm Venue: Nourse Theater Tickets:  $29 Danish architect Bjarke Ingels is known for his controversial and innovative designs. His buildings, which defy traditional architectural conventions and dimensions, can look like unevenly piled boxes reaching nearly 100 stories high, like…

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School of Architecture Fall Lecture Series Present Jan-Peter Koppitz, November 8, 2016

The Academy of Art University School of Architecture Fall Lecture Series Present Jan-Peter Koppitz, of ARUP San Francisco Tuesday, November 8, 2016, 6:00 pm PST 601 Brannan Street | Large Atrium Space This event will be live-streamed and recorded at https://www.youtube.com/watch v=7mzrNXrNYj8 Jan-Peter Koppitz specializes in the delivery of integrated design and analysis of complex projects. Since…

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Fall Lecture Series Continues with Simon Battisti, October 25, 2016

Academy of Art University School of Architecture Fall 2016 Lecture Series Present: Simon Battisti Tuesday, October 25th 2016 | 601 Brannan Street | Large Atrium | 6:00 pm Simon Battisti is an architect and educator based in Tirana, Albania. He is curator of the Albanian Pavilion at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale, with Leah Whitman-Salkin and Åbäke. He is director…

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Iñaqui Carnicero

Iñaqui Carnicero Fall 2016 Lecture Series   October 4, 2016 | 6:00 PM | 601 Brannan,  Large Atrium SpaceActive in both the academic field and a professional practice, Iñaqui Carnicero has been an associate professor of design at the School of Architecture, Polytechnic University of Madrid since 2000. A year after graduating, Carnicero earned his first commission…

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Fall Lecture Series: Maria Paz and Thomaz Regatos, Thursday, October 20, 2016

Academy of Art University School of Architecture Fall Lecture Series present Maria Paz and Thomaz Regatos Thursday, October 20, 2016 | 601 Brannan,  Large Atrium | 6:00pm -- 8:00pm PST This event will be live-streamed and recorded at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHzP_6_dnRs Maria Paz received her Bachelor in Architecture and Urbanism from FUMEC University (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) and her…

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Fall 2016 Lecture Series: Wes Jones on October 13, 2016

The Academy of Art University School of Architecture Fall Lecture Series present: Wes Jones Thursday, October 13, 2016, 6:00pm PST 601 Brannan Street, Atrium Space Wes Jones is a partner in Jones, Partners: Architecture, a California-based architectural practice founded in 1993. His technologically inspired designs for completed buildings and theoretical projects have received acclaim for…

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You’re Invited to be Inspired by Award Winning Artist Stefan Sous on September 27, 2016

The Academy of Art University School of Architecture presents: Stefan Sous Tuesday, September 27, 2016 | 6:00 PM | 601 Brannan,  Large Atrium Space Stefan Sous is an award winning artist from Düsseldorf, Germany. He studied at the reputed Art Academy of Düsseldorf under renowned English artist Tony Cragg. Stefan Sous‘ artwork and installations have been widely…

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Join us for a Symposium on Homelessness and the Built Environment Thursday, September 15th, 6pm-8pm

AAU School of Architecture is proud to present a Symposium - Unsheltered: Homelessness and the Built Environment   Thursday, September 15, 2016, 6:00 pm -8:00 pm 601 Brannan Atrium Space The event will be live-streamed and recorded at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_JhNzZVZUY.   This semester's Symposium is a continuation of the Ethics and Leadership Program and also planned…

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Le Corbusier’s Villa Shodhan Lecture on July 7, 2016

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Fall 2015 Ethics & Leadership Panel

AAU School of Architecture Ethics and Leadership Panel : Social Equity   Monday, November 9th, 2015 11:00am -12:30pm 601 Brannan Atrium Space The event will be live-streamed and recorded at https://live4.academyart.edu/ethicsleadership/. This semester's Ethics and Leadership Panel event will focus on creating social equity through architectural education and professional practice. Panelists will give brief introductions to their work and…

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Fall 2015 Lecture Series: Elizabeth Ranieri and Byron Kuth

The Fall 2015 Public Lecture Series presents   Elizabeth Ranieri and Byron Kuth Thursday, October 29 | 6:30 PM | 601 Brannan Atrium Space This lecture will be recorded and streamed live — you can tune in at https://youtu.be/FGOwBA_Eei4. KUTH/RANIERI Architects was established in 1990 by  Byron Kuth, FAIA and Elizabeth Ranieri, FAIA, with a focus on…

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Fall 2015 Lecture Series: Brian Price

The Fall 2015 Public Lecture Series   presents Brian Price Thursday, October 1 | 6:30 PM | 601 Brannan Atrium Space This lecture will be recorded and streamed live at https://youtu.be/D1I3g8IpvdE. Brian Price has designed numerous award-winning projects for a wide range of discerning  clients, from Google to the Museum of Modern Art in New York. A winner of…

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Fall 2015 Lecture Series: Peter Busby

The Fall 2015 Public Lecture Series   presents Peter Busby Thursday, September 17 | 6:30 PM | 601 Brannan Atrium Space This lecture will be recorded and streamed live at https://youtu.be/uzMAHJY09ig. Peter Busby, a founding member of the Canada Green Building Council, is internationally recognized for his contributions to architecture and planning. Busby’s award-winning portfolio embodies his philosophy…

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The Public’s Private House: Lecture by Michael Bell

Spring 2015 Professional Lecture Series Presents:   The Public's Private House: A Lecture with Michael Bell Tuesday, April 14th | 6:30pm | 601 Brannan Atrium Space Columbia University Professor of Architecture Michael Bell joins us at the AAU School of Architecture for a lecture on housing, changes in housing policy, and finance. This lecture will be recorded…

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MAKIN’ with Mario Mohan

Spring 2015 Professional Lecture Series Presents:   MAKIN' with Mario Mohan Friday, April 10th | 4:00pm | 601 Brannan Atrium Space Mario Mohan, designer at Snøhetta, and co-founder of afoam, will speak to the art of craftsmanship, showing the impact of model making in the professional and personal design process. As design technology evolves, physical representation…

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Fall 2014 Lecture Series: Gary Strang

Fall 2014 Lecture Series: Gary Strang   Gary Strang is a licensed landscape architect and architect with degrees from the Universities of California at Berkeley and Davis. For 21 years he has been principal of GLS Landscape/Architecture, a 12 person multidisciplinary firm specializing in the integration of architecture, infrastructure, and landscape. He has received three…

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Fall 2014 Lectures & Events

Fall 2014 Lectures & Events     Lectures for the Fall 2014 semester include guests from Snohetta, GLS, and space&matter, among other. Our lectures are open to the public, so please join us. To find out more, email us at architecture@academyart.edu

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Fall 2014 Lecture Series: Ines Dantas

Fall 2014 Lecture Series: Ines Dantas Ines Dantas | WUDA* | Munich Monday, September 22nd, 2014, at 6:30pm Online Access: live4.academyart.edu/fall_lectures14 * WUDA is a cross-cultural architecture practice founded by Inês Dantas and Florian Wurfbaum. * WUDA ‘s work covers design-projects, research and consulting activities within interdisciplinary strategies and international teams, establishing diverse partnerships and…

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Lecture, November 7th at 6:30 with Mark Mueckenheim Architecture Graduate Director

Lecture, November 7th at 6:30 with Mark Mueckenheim Architecture Graduate Director   "Form generation, conceptual thinking, and other nasty habits" - Mark Mueckenheim MCKNHM Architects The lecture will introduce our new Graduate Director Mark Mueckenheim. Through work examples, he will exemplify his stance on architectural concepts, form generation, form finding, critical thinking and also elaborate…

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October 24 – Janek Bielski – 1st Floor Presentation Space – 6:30 601 Brannan, SF

Janek Bielski Architects Los Angeles Between Landscapes and Building Janek Bielski received his Bachelor’s degree in architecture at the University of Southern California, and his graduate degree at the  Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, England. Before opening his architectural practice in 1985, he worked in  several offices in Milan, London, and Los Angeles…

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Public Lecture Series for Fall 2013

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October 17 Hiromi Tabei and Garrett Jacobs , Architecture for Humanity, 6:30 pm

October 17 Hiromi Tabei and Garrett Jacobs , Architecture for Humanity, 6:30 pm Public Lecture Series: October 17 Hiromi Tabei and Garrett Jacobs , Architecture for Humanity, 1st Floor Presentation Space – 6:30 Architecture for Humanity is a nonprofit design services firm founded in 1999. Architecture for Humanity builds a more sustainable future , through…

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Façade Delivery – Challenges in China

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Professional Practices Lecture Series – David Frey – September 30th

Professional Practices Lecture Series - David Frey - September 30th School of Architecture, 601 Brannan St, SF, CA 94109 2nd Floor Presentation Space NOON

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P – A – T – T – E – R – N – S by Georgina Huljich, April 25th at 7 pm

P - A - T - T - E - R - N - S by Georgina Huljich, April 25th at 7 pm   Georgina Huljich is co-principal of P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S, a design research architectural practice based in Los Angeles. P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S gained international recognition for its subtle approach to architecture, one that seamlessly integrates digital technology…

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Amit C. Price Patel Lecture, March 13 – 3:00 pm – 466 Townsend

Amit C. Price Patel Lecture, March 13 - 3:00 pm - 466 Townsend The School of Architecture invites you to join a lecture featuring Amit C. Patel Price of David Baker + Partners Architects

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David Frey and Peter Albertson of SOM, Feb 20th, 3 pm

David Frey and Peter Albertson of SOM, Feb 20th, 3 pm   Please join the School of Architecture for a lecture featuring guests David Frey and Peter Albertson of Skidmore Owings and Merrill. Date: February 20th Time: 3 pm Location: 466 Townsend, 3rd floor, ARH Undergraduate Studio Presentation Space

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Lecture, Wednesday at 3:00 pm by Anne-Catrin Schultz, Ph.D

Lecture, Wednesday at 3:00 pm by Anne-Catrin Schultz, Ph.D   Venice Biennale 2013 by Anne-Catrin Schultz, Ph.D. Lecture: 3:00pm Wednesday, November 28, 2012 Brannan Second Floor Presentation Space The 13th Architecture Biennale in Venice, Italy this year was curated by the British architect David Chipperfield. The Architecture Biennale shows multiple national exhibits from all over…

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Bay Bridge Design and Aesthetics Lecture (FREE)

Bay Bridge Design and Aesthetics Lecture (FREE) From the single, elegant tower to the unique asymmetric design of the Self-Anchored Suspension Span, the new San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge is a testament to innovative design and aesthetics. Join Clive Endress, Senior Landscape Architect, Donald MacDonald of Donald MacDonald Architects, and Michael Fitzpatrick, Bridge Architect…

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Craig Hartman Lecture: Architecture and Urban Ecology: Things in the Making

Craig Hartman Lecture: Architecture and Urban Ecology: Things in the Making   Craig Hartman, Design Partner for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, San Francisco, will be giving a lecture on the firm's project for the Hongqiao New Central Business District in Shanghai, China. The Hongqiao New CBD is designed to be an energy efficient and environmentally…

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Enrique Larranaga Lecture

Enrique Larranaga Lecture Please join us for a lecture by Enrique Larranaga Thursday, November 8, 2013 at 7pm. 601 Brannan St, First Floor Presentation Space. Enrique Larrañaga (ARCHITECT, Universidad Simón Bolívar, 1977; MASTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, Yale University,1983) taught at Universidad Simón Bolívar until his retirement as Full Professor and has been Visiting Professor of…

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Marsha Maytum Lecture October 25

Marsha Maytum Lecture October 25 Please join us this Thursday for the Marsha Maytum lecture at 7pm October 25 at Brannan. Marsha Maytum, FAIA, is principal of Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects, an award winning San Francisco firm specializing in sustainable design and adaptive reuse buildings. She serves on the San Francisco Waterfront Design Advisory Committee and the…

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Architecture Fall Lectures and Events

Architecture Fall Lectures and Events

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The Architecture of the London 2012 Olympics, June 28th at AAU Brannan Campus

The Architecture of the London 2012 Olympics, June 28th at AAU Brannan Campus

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Roberto Behar Lecture April 19

Roberto Behar Lecture April 19 April 19 7pm Main Presentation Space, 601 Brannan Street Professor Behar's lecture will be livestreamed on Thursday April 19 7pm PST at: media.academyart.edu/guestspeakers/live/

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Spring Events 2012

Spring Events 2012