Rice Architecture continues its “Building Identities” theme in this spring’s lecture series, set to begin Feb. 2.
All of the lectures are free and open to the public. Learn more via links to the speakers below. Links to livestreams or to Zoom webinars appear on the individual lecture pages.
The lectures:
Feb. 2: Ann Lui, principal of Future Firm, assistant professor of practice at the University of Michigan and the Cullinan Visiting Professor at Rice Architecture, “Future/Practice.” Farish Gallery, Rice Architecture, MD Anderson Hall, noon.
Feb. 16: Yen Ha, principal of Front Studio and Smith Visiting Critic at Rice Architecture, “For the Many.” Farish Gallery, Rice Architecture, MD Anderson Hall, noon.
Feb. 21: PlanetNow! Panel: Rafael Beneytez-Durán, University of Houston; Salmaan Craig, McGill University; and Heather Davis, The New School. Moderators: Joseph Campana, Rice School of Humanities, and Liz Gálvez, Rice Architecture, “Prepared Air.” Virtual event, 6 p.m. Co-organized through the Rice Center for Environmental Studies.
Feb. 23: Nguyen Hai Long and Tran Thi Ngu Ngon, founding principals, Tropical Space, Vietnam. Rice Design Alliance Spotlight Award Lecture at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 25: Michael Maltzan, principal of Michael Maltzan Architecture, at Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts, 5:30 p.m. Co-organized by the Moody Center for the Arts.
March 4: Anti-Racism Collective Panel: Rekha Auguste-Nelson, co-founder of riffstudio; Nathan Friedman, co-founder of Departamento del Distrito and a Wortham Fellow at Rice Architecture; and Ghazal Jafari, founding director of Open Systems/University of Virginia, “Identity, Space, and Power.” Virtual event, noon. Organized through the Anti-Racism Collective, a Rice Architecture student organization.
March 7: Tania Leonor Gutiérrez Monroy, scholar-in-residence at the University of Houston, “Landscapes of Resistance: Architectural Practices of Indigenous Communities in Mexico.” Farish Gallery, Rice Architecture, MD Anderson Hall, noon. Workshop organized by Society, a Rice Architecture student organization.
March 9: Yolande Daniels, co-founding principal of studioSUMO and an associate professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, “Architectural Identifications: Building | Unbuilding.” Farish Gallery, Rice Architecture, MD Anderson Hall, noon.
March 25: Donald Hickman, associate director, buildingcommunityWORKSHOP, “Design for All.” Farish Gallery, Rice Architecture, MD Anderson Hall, noon.
March 30: Adib Cúre and Carie Penabad, founding principals of CÚRE & PENABAD Architecture and Urban Design, “More with Less.” Farish Gallery, Rice Architecture, MD Anderson Hall, noon.
April 5: Fuensanta Nieto, co-founder of Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos and a professor at the European University of Madrid, “Variations on the Museum Idea.” Farish Gallery, Rice Architecture, MD Anderson Hall, 5:30 p.m.
May 18: Civic Forum: Food Equity, Rice Design Alliance event, 5:30 p.m., location to be determined.
All lectures are eligible for one American Institute of Architects/Continuing Education Services learning unit.