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Pratt Institute | LECTURES & EVENTS FALL 2013

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Pratt Institute | LECTURES & EVENTS FALL 2013

Below are the School of Architecture's events and lectures at Pratt Institute's main Brooklyn Campus. For School's Programs for Sustainable Planning and Development, Construction Management, and Facilities Management lectures and events occurring at Pratt Manhattan, please click on the link below to view the School of Architecture's spring 2013 Poster.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH AT 6PM

BERNARD TSCHUMI

HIGGINS HALL AUDITORIUM

Mr. Tschumi of Bernard Tschumi Architects with offices located in both New York and Paris, will present the firm's most recent projects.

 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3RD AT 6PM

ROBERT SIEGEL

HIGGINS HALL AUDITORIUM

Pratt Faculty member, Robert Siegel, a founder of Gwathmey Siegel Architects will present "Gwathmey Siegel 2002 - 2012 Monograph". This lecture is part of the Arnold and Joanne Syrop Annual Lecture Series endowed by the Selz Foundation.

 

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16TH AT 6:30PM

MARIO C. PHOCAS

CYPRUS HOUSE, 13 EAST 40TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY

Mr. Phocas, a professor from the University of Cyprus will be presenting "Transforming Utopias which is being co-sponsored by Pratt Institute and the University of Cyprus.

 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 21ST AT 6PM

JON MAGNUSSON

HIGGINS HALL AUDITORIUM

One of the founders of Magnusson Klemencic Engineering located in Seattle, Washington, Mr. Magnusson will be presenting "Innovative Steel Structures". This event is sponsored by the Steel Institute of New York.

 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24TH AT 6PM

WILLIAM O'BRIEN, JR.

HIGGINS HALL AUDITORIUM

Mr. O'Brien is a principal of WOJR and an Assistant Professor at M.I.T. His lecture is entitled "Staring Contest" which will feature his most recent works and studies.

 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH AT 6PM

GUILLAUME DELAMAZURE

HIGGINS HALL AUDITORIUM

Mr. DeLaMazure is part of DeA Architects in France and will present a lecture entitled "Poetry of Efficiency".

 

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH FROM 11AM TO 4:30PM

RWANDA

HIGGINS HALL AUDITORIUM

This symposium will examine the planning and architecture that has occurred in Rwanda in the last few years. Moderated by Pratt Professor William Menking, the panel will include the Mayor of the City of Kigali, Fidele Ndayisaba; the Director of Urban Planning of the City of Kigali, Liliane Uwanziga Mupende; the CEO of Ujenge Group, Patrick Sebatigita; the housing developer, Ken Bialek; and the organizer of Round Table, Sharon Davis.

 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH AT 6PM

TOM VEREBES

HIGGINS HALL AUDITORIUM

The Founder of OCEAN and a Professor at the University of Hong Kong, Mr. Verebes will present his most recent projects.

 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST AT 6PM

MAKING IN THE MARGINS

HIGGINS HALL AUDITORIUM

This symposium concerns "Code, Matter & Mechatronics". Moderated by Pratt Professor Richard Sarrach, the panel will include Robert Hoden, a digital artist, Dr. Nina Tandon, a postdoctoral researcher at Columbia University, and Andrew Payne, a doctoral candidate of Harvard University and a member of Lift Architects. This symposium is being sponsored by Pratt's "digital futures".

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