Monday, 22 Jan 2018
Lecture: City Crafting in a Contested Age
Drawing on his background as both a scholar and an elected official, Iowa City Mayor Jim Throgmorton, professor emeritus of urban and regional planning at the University of Iowa, will share the story of acting as mayor for the past 24-plus months and the challenge of responding deftly to unexpected events.
Wednesday, 24 Jan 2018
Lecture: Still Dreaming: Space After Spectacle and the Indifference of Architecture
Douglas Spencer, a lecturer in the history and theory of architecture at the Architectural Association School of Architecture and University of Westminster, both in London, will speak about how architecture modulates behaviors, forms of life and ways of being in space. Part of "For Other Architectures," the ISU Department of Architecture 2017-18 Public Program Series.
Wednesday, 31 Jan 2018
Seminar: Computational Feminism: Searching for Cyborgs
Computational design is a field within architecture that leverages computing, data and machines to advance the aesthetic and performative qualities of the built environment. As the field matures, architects must address an increasing number of cultural, political and ethical dimensions, particularly in technical roles. This presentation examines the gender gap in computational design and proposes an agenda to achieve gender equality in this area.
Lecture: Engineered Ecologies: Scaling Landscape Practice in Asia
Dorothy Tang, a landscape architect whose work engages with urban and rural communities in areas facing large-scale environmental upheaval, will focus on three environmental crises -- floods in Thailand, climate-change adaptation in the Pearl River Delta of China and anticipated deforestation in Myanmar -- and explore possible design responses to current ecological issues.
Lecture: On Architectural Sins, Epic Architecture and Everything In Between
Cristina Goberna Pesudo, an architect, educator, critic and co-founder of the architecture firm Fake Industries Architectural Agonism (FKAA), will share the firm's latest projects. Part of the ISU Department of Architecture's 2017-2018 Public Programs Series.