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The Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture (SoA) is thrilled to announce its spring 2023 public programs.
Materiality
The SoA’s 2022-23 public programs examine “materiality”. Materials shape the spaces around us. This series of events examines the tactile, structural, and visual qualities of the materials used in architecture practice, with a focus on “aesthetics” in the fall and “extractivism” in the spring.
Spring 2023: Extractivism
The spring series shines a light on the politics and geographies of the materials architects use. Where do they come from and how are they extracted? How do we negotiate the human and energy cost of their production? What roles might architecture play in reshaping material economies?
All events are free and open to the public. All events take place in Kresge Theatre unless otherwise noted and will be followed by a light reception. For more details please visit our website or sign up for our newsletter.
*Programs with asterisks include individuals participating remotely.
Xu Tiantian
Monday, January 23, 2023 8pm ET, virtual lecture. Founder, DNA Architects. Webinar link.
Karen Abrams
Monday, February 6, 2023 5pm ET, Kresge Theatre. Director, Department of City Planning, City of Pittsburgh Lecture. David Lewis Lecture on Urban Design and Social Equity.
Non-Extractive Practices and Non-Human Species*
Monday, February 13, 2023 5pm ET, Kresge Theatre. Panel discussion featuring Ariane Lourie Harrison, Thomas Hauck, Wolfgang Weisser, Daniel Metcalfe, and Erin Moore; moderated by Priyanka Bista.
Design Futures Forum: Extractivism and the Architectural Academy
Monday, February 20, 2023 5pm ET, College of Fine Arts Room 214. Workshop led by Tommy CheeMou Yang and Jackie Joseph Paul McFarland with 2022 Design Futures Forum conference student participants.
Material Futures
Monday, February 27, 2023 5pm ET, Kresge Theatre. Dual lecture: Leslie Lok, H.A.N.N.A.H., Cornell AAP and Catie Newell, Alibi Studio, University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. Co-sponsored by the Sustainable Design program.
Material Ecologies
Monday, March 13, 2023 5pm ET, Kresge Theatre. Faculty dialogue featuring Dana Cupkova, Daragh Byrne, and Joshua Bard; moderated by Sinan Goral.
Labor & Extraction*
Monday, March 20, 2023 5pm ET, Kresge Theatre. Panel discussion featuring Gabrielle Printz, Peggy Deamer, and Natasha Iskander; moderated by Sarosh Anklesaria. Co-sponsored by the Master of Architecture program.
Architecture’s Ecological Restructuring
Saturday, March 25, 2023 1–pm ET, Kresge Theatre. Workshop-style symposium featuring Rania Ghosn, Margarita Jover, Sylvia Lavin, Fadi Masoud, Antoine Picon, and Neyran Turan; Convened by Zaid Kashef Alghata, Joseph R. Thomas Visiting Professor, CMU SoA.
LaToya Ruby Frazier
Monday, March 27, 2023 6pm ET, McConomy Auditorium. Artist & photographer; Associate Professor of Photography, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Presented by the School of Art in collaboration with the School of Architecture.
The SoA’s Public Programs are organized by Sarah Rafson, Curator of Public Programs, in consultation with a faculty-student committee. The 2022–23 Public Programs Committee includes: Jared Abraham, Daniel Cardoso Llach, Jeremy Ficca, Najeeb Hameen, Christine Mondor, and Mary-Lou Arscott (ex officio).
