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Get Lectured: UCLA, Fall '24

2024-09-13T14:35:00-04:00

UCLA Architecture and Urban Design has shared its public speakers and events information for the new academic term as part of our Get Lectured roundup of academic events in the 2024-25 school year.

It all begins with the book launch event for Alfredo Thiermann’s Radio-Activities on October 10, followed by a lecture from Lisa Iwamoto on October 17. The rest of the month includes a lecture from MIT’s Skylar Tibbets (October 24) and a talk featuring Ferda Kolatan’s presentation of his book Misfits & Hybrids: Architectural Artifacts for the 21st-Century City (October 28).

Marion Weiss begins November with a lecture on November 18, followed by lectures from Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu of Neri&Hu (November 25) and Takaharu Tezuka (December 2).

Here are the individual posters in full size:

Lecture poster design by Alyssa Tohyama. Courtesy of UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design.

Lecture poster design by Alyssa Tohyama. Courtesy of UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design....

UCLA Architecture and Urban Design Fall '24 events feature Marion Weiss, Lisa Iwamoto, Skylar Tibbits, and Neri&Hu

2024-09-05T15:14:00-04:00

UCLA Architecture and Urban Design is now back in session, and that means it's time for a rundown of the events and speakers coming to campus in the new Fall term. Each event will take place in Westwood's Perloff Hall and begin at 5:30 pm unless noted otherwise.

EPFL Lausanne professor Alfredo Thiermann visits on October 10th for the term’s first book talk on his new title, Radio-Activities, followed by a lecture from IwamotoScott founding partner and UC Berkeley CED Architecture Department Chair Lisa Iwamoto on October 17th. Influential MIT professor Skylar Tibbits visits on October 24th, followed by an October 28th book talk on Misfits & Hybrids: Architectural Artifacts for the 21st-Century City with author Ferda Kolatan.

Lisa Iwamoto. Image courtesy IwamotoScott Architecture

November begins with WEISS/MANFREDI co-founder Marion Weiss’ November 18th book talk on Drifting Symmetries. She will be followed by another UPenn-affiliated duo, Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu of Neri&Hu Design ...

Get Lectured: UCLA, Spring '24

2024-01-11T12:20:00-05:00

Our semesterly Get Lectured rundown continues today with a look at the events and public programs on the campus of UCLA Architecture and Urban Design for the Spring academic term.

The events kicked off yesterday, January 10, with a special presentation from SO – IL’s co-founder Florian Idenburg. His in-depth talk about the firm’s work will be followed by another from MArch Class of 1981 graduate and Koning Eizenberg Architecture Founding Principal Julie Eizenberg on Monday, January 29.

The next month begins with Oana Stănescu's lecture on February 8, followed by Jeannette Kuo on February 21. Alums and BairBalliet Studio co-founders Kelly Bair and Kristy Balliet present their work next on February 29. Events continue into March with local favorite Michael Maltzan's appearance on March 4.

Dana Cuff will present the 135th UCLA Faculty Research Lecture on Thursday, March 7, in Schoenberg Hall, followed by the Ideas After IDEAS alumni conversation on April 19. Tatiana Bilbao presents th...

UCLA buys into Westside Pavilion conversion space formerly reserved for Google campus

2023-12-29T12:15:00-05:00

UCLA has purchased the former Westside Pavilion shopping mall near its campus, reports The Real Deal. The 580,000-square-foot office known as One Westside was formerly been leased to Google for a 14-year term, but was left vacant as the company’s staff reductions began in January of this year ended the deal.

The Gensler project was partially completed in 2022 at a cost of $475 million. The other 240,000-square-foot half of the mall has been redone by a developer called GPI and includes a mixed-use residential component enacted at what used to be the mall’s parking lot. Google had invested in a spate of other office conversions highlighted by the $280 million Thompson Center project in Chicago, earning it praise as one of corporate America’s leading proponents of adaptive reuse strategies.

According to The Real Deal: “UCLA has not said what it wants to do with the three-story indoor mall, wh...

Brett Steele appointed as new USC School of Architecture dean

2023-12-04T20:35:00-05:00

The University of Southern California (USC) today announced the appointment of renowned architect and educator Brett Steele as its new dean for the School of Architecture.

Steele will be stepping in to replace interim dean Willow Bay, who was appointed back in July 2022, following the quiet departure of former architecture dean Milton Curry.

Steele is no stranger to leading prominent schools of architecture. Prior to his new future position at USC, he served as UCLA's School of the Arts and Architecture dean since 2017. Before his time working in Los Angeles, he held pivotal leadership positions at the Architectural Association (AA), serving as a chief executive and Director since 2005. Prior to that, he created and led the AA Design Research Lab, the school's first accredited Master of Architecture program, for eight years.

According to USC President Carol Folt, "Brett Steele’s collaborative leadership is a perfect fit for our School of Architecture. One of the things that impress...

Get Lectured: UCLA, Fall '23

2023-10-11T14:07:00-04:00

Our Get Lectured series offers a rundown of all the events and public lectures taking place at different schools of architecture in North America. Today, our tour continues with a look at what’s in store at the UCLA School of Architecture and Urban Design for its Fall academic term.

This week began with an October 10 visit from Abalos+Sentkiewicz AS+ founders Iñaki Ábalos and Renata Sentkiewicz. They will be followed on October 18 by Portland-based designer Volkan Alkanoglu’s lecture "In Pursuit of Novel Form." Aleksandra Jaesch will follow Alkanoglu on October 25 with the lecture 'No Trespassing Beyond This Point.’

This year’s RIBA Royal Gold Medal winner Yasmeen Lari will speak on November 1, followed by the "Architecture After the New Green Deal" conference from November 3-4. Class of 1999 M.Arch II graduate Lance Collins (Principal and Director of Partner Energy) will deliver his lecture"‘Building Performance vs. People Performance: The Evolution of Sustainable Design Methodolo...

In UCLA's 'Fit for the Future' research studio, Julia Koerner and AUD students navigate the intersection of 3D printing, architecture, and climate change

2023-09-22T08:00:00-04:00

This post is brought to you by UCLA Architecture and Urban Design, an Archinect Partner School

Our infrastructure is aging, and as it does, we face dilemmas around what to do with it. Renovate? Replace? Eliminate?

Today, these age-old questions are complicated by the climate crisis: threats like rising, warming seas, and–evidenced vividly this summer–wildfires and extreme heat call for innovation in how we treat our aging buildings and cities. While architects mull these questions, they are also considering their field's contributions to the climate crisis–emissions and carbon footprints, material waste, and environmental displacement.

Dilemmas abound, but Julia Koerner sees immense opportunity around 3D printing at the scale of buildings and houses. It’s an area she has been investigating for years as a professor, architect, researcher, and designer. Koerner teaches at UCLA AUD as an Associate Adjunct Professor and directs AUD's Summer Programs; through her personal practice, JK De...

Get Lectured: UCLA, Summer '23

2023-06-09T14:45:00-04:00

Summer is here, and schools like UCLA School of Architecture and Urban Design are preparing for their Summer '23 lecture series. To accompany its AUD summer programming (JumpStart and TeenArch Summer Institute), UCLA's upcoming lecture series "offers programming and conversation that is simultaneously fundamental and complementary to [our] Summer Programs pedagogy."

Starting on July 7, a lecture between NMDA's Niel Denari and ALLTHATISSOLID's Max Kuo will take place. FormlessFinder's Garrett Ricciardi will give a lecture on July 10, followed by a lecture from UCLA AUD IDEAS Technology Studio lecturer Laure Michelon and David Freeland of FreelandBuck on July 14.

Natalie Alima of BIOLAB Studio will present a lecture on July 17, followed by a lecture from LA-based duo Sean Boyd and Mora Nabi of Nabi Boyd. Concluding the lecture summer lectures series is a presentation from Harvard GSD Doctoral candidate Katarina Richter-Lunn and Joel Kerner of Studio Joel Kerner on July 24. On July 25,...

2023 summer programs from Archinect School Partners offer pathways to an architectural education

2023-05-31T13:03:00-04:00

Interested in exploring a career in architecture and design but want to develop foundational skills and grow your design portfolio? Below are featured architecture summer programs from our Archinect Partner Schools that are still accepting applications!

These nine summer programs are offered for kids, high school students, recent high school graduates, and adults. The courses and workshops listed below offer participants, even those without prior design experience, access to the fundamentals of an architectural education. Our list also includes programs for those with existing backgrounds adjacent to architecture looking to explore specific topics with a design emphasis.

SCI-Arc presents...

DID 2022 cohort works on "Make it COOL" shade structures on SCI-Arc campus. Image courtesy of SCI-Arc.

Design Immersion Days (DID) - Los Angeles, CA (In-Person)
Dates: June 10 – July 14

Details: "Design Immersion Days (DID) is an immersive four-week summer program that introduces high school stud...

Florida State University and UCLA share resources to create a new history of Indigenous thatch work architecture in the Americas

2023-05-26T12:00:00-04:00

A new project led by Florida State University associate professor Paul Niell is working to retrace the lineage of thatch work architectures used by different African and Indigenous diaspora groups throughout the Americas in the hopes of documenting and preserving their impact on history for future generations of scholars.

Niell teaches Caribbean art and architectural history in the school’s College of Fine Arts with a focus on the architecture and cultural landscapes of the Hispanophone Caribbean in the late-18th and early-19th centuries.

Recently, he coordinated with UCLA associate professor Stella Nair, several graduate students, and representatives of different Indigenous groups to organize a three-part conference titled “Forgotten Canopy: Ecology, Ephemeral Architecture, and Imperialism in the Caribbean, South American, and Transatlantic Worlds,” that provided a framework for further study into the vernacular domestic structures that predominated in both regions.

A modern examp...

Upcoming academic events and exhibitions from Archinect Partner Schools in NYC, LA, New Orleans, and virtual

2023-05-17T14:12:00-04:00

As architecture schools everywhere prepare for end-of-year reviews, final exhibitions, and commencement ceremonies, below is a selection of upcoming events from a few of our Archinect Partner Schools.

Pratt Institute School of Architecture hosts...

Image courtesy of A Rising Tide.

Celebrating Asian & Pacific Islander Design
Date: Thursday, May 18, 6–8 pm
Details: "Join A Rising Tide, and AAPI Design Alliance for an event during NYCxDESIGN to celebrate Asian and Pacific Islanders in design. Hosted by the Pratt Institute School of Architecture, this event, timed to coincide with Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, will feature short presentations by emerging API design firms and a networking hour for interior designers, architects, makers, and landscape architects. Reception will feature API-founded drink and snack companies." Pratt SOA is one of the event's sponsors. Read more here.

New York Institute of Technology School of Architecture and Design presents...

Image cour...

Michael Maltzan's finally complete Hammer Museum transformation sets an opening date

2023-03-14T11:24:00-04:00

Michael Maltzan's long-awaited overhaul of the UCLA Hammer Museum has set a date for its public debut after more than two decades of work undertaken at the behest of director Ann Philbin.

March 26th will mark the completed transformation of the 33-year-old Westside institution, with a new facade, lobby, and entrance from Wilshire Boulevard welcoming visitors into its enhanced spaces while acting like a gateway to Westwood Village and the university campus beyond.

Maltzan said: “We had a clear vision of what the Hammer should become, from the moment we began designing the master plan for what was then a cloistered, private museum of historic European painting. That clarity sustained us through a process that demanded extraordinary persistence and inventiveness, because we needed to work in phases as we reshaped, reconfigured, opened, and expanded the Hammer. This was truly a case of building the airplane while you were flying it. I can’t think of any other client that would have had...

UCLA researchers develop structural system that becomes stronger by learning from its surroundings

2022-11-01T13:20:00-04:00

Researchers from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) have developed a new type of material that can create adaptable, strong structures by learning from its surroundings. Dubbed a ‘mechanical neural network’ by its creators, the material uses a unique lattice structure that can improve its ability to deal with unexpected forces over time.

The mechanical neural network derives its strength from the geometries that comprise the structure rather than the properties of the materials used to create it. “Take hook-and-loop fabric closures like Velcro, for example,” explained UCLA’s Ryan H. Lee in a recent article on The Conversation. “It doesn’t matter whether it is made from cotton, plastic or any other substance. As long as one side is a fabric with stiff hooks and the other side has fluffy loops, the material will have the sticky properties of Velcro.”

The system desi...

Get Lectured: UCLA, Fall '22

2022-09-21T16:05:00-04:00

UCLA School of Architecture announces its Fall '22 lecture series with an exciting lineup of guest speakers and public events.

Starting on October 3, the school welcomes LA-based architect Barbara Bestor, founder and principal of Bestor Architecture. Later that week, the school welcomes students, faculty, and visitors to its Decolonizing Regionalism Symposium on October 7. A book launch and panel discussion featuring Todd Gannon and his new book, Figments of the Architectural Imagination, will take place on October 17. Educator and designer Germane Barnes, founder and principal of Studio Barnes, will present a lecture on October 19.

In November, architect and author Enrique Walker will present a talk on November 7, followed by a lecture from Alper Derinboğaz, founder and Principal of Salon Alper Derinboğaz, on November 14. UCLA AUD's Lunchtime Talks will take place on November 17. The panel conversation will be led by the school's the National Organization of Minority Architecture...

UCLA Architecture and Urban Design announces 2021 graduate programs virtual open house

2021-10-19T19:10:00-04:00

This post is brought to you by UCLA Architecture and Urban Design, an Archinect Partner School

Join UCLA Architecture and Urban Design for their Graduate Programs Open House virtually on Wednesday, November 3, 2021. The program includes curriculum overviews and Q sessions. The day will include program and curriculum overviews, Q&A sessions with faculty, student advisors, and current students.

What can you expect from the Graduate Programs Open House?

Program overviews and presentations by key faculty members
Introduction to admissions, funding and scholarships hosted by our student advisors
Portfolio workshop for valuable tips on elevating your application

UCLA Architecture and Urban Design is located at Perloff Hall on UCLA’s Westwood campus. Image courtesy of UCLA Architecture and Urban Design

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UCLA’s BruinHub will give respite to students facing long commutes and housing insecurity

2021-09-24T11:43:00-04:00

The UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, in collaboration with cityLAB, has officially opened the BruinHub, a first-of-its-kind space serving UCLA students facing long commutes or housing insecurity. Located in the John Wooden Center, the BruinHub will be a 24/7 space with facilities for students to nap, rest, study, store belongings, and wait out traffic.

BruinHub launch, September 23rd, 2021. Image courtesy of UCLA

The design of the BruinHub centers on Study Pods; prefabricated units constructed from machine-cut OSB and finished with vibrant-colored fabrics. Each pod contains a flexible bench which can be used for sleeping or studying, as well as a worktop, reading lamp, storage space, and power outlet. The wider facility also includes WiFi, charging stations, a food prep station, personal storage, and a hub for distributing important campus information and services. The hub has been designed to meet COVID-based safety standards for sanitizing and social distancing.

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Get Lectured: UCLA, Winter/Spring '21

2021-01-21T20:51:00-05:00

UCLA Architecture and Urban Design showcase their Winter and Spring 2021 events and lecture series. From January through May UCLA has invited a star-studded list of guest lecturers and speakers.

Archinect's ongoing Get Lectured series features each school's lectured series and their graphic design prowess with eye-catching lecture posters.

With many schools holding virtual events, distance is no longer an issue when it comes to hearing from design professionals and academics within the industry. Check back regularly to keep track of upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Starting on January 23, the school begins its lecture 2021 lecture series with Toward an Anti-Racist Architecture panel. UCLA AUD's Ph.D. Students will lead a discussion with fellow academics as they discuss anti-racist practices within architectural design and history. January 25th kick...

UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design appoints Mariana Ibañez as new chair

2021-01-18T13:36:00-05:00

Architect, educator, and researcher Mariana Ibañez joins as the new chair and associate professor at UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design. She is taking over from Heather Roberge who has served as chair of the department since July 2017.

She is a graduate of the University of Buenos Aires, where she received her BA in architecture and a Master's of Architecture and Urbanism from the Architectural Association in London. Her experiences in academia and professional practice will add to UCLA's passion for research and "critical engagement with the history and theory of architecture and the future contingencies of contemporary culture."

Strange Weather, 2017 Seoul Biennale of Art and Architecture, Seoul, Korea. Image courtesy of UCLA School of Architecture and Urban Design

Before her new position as chair, Ibañez taught at Harvard GSD for over a decade and most recently taught at MIT as Associate Professor of Architecture. She has also held teaching positions at the Daniels F...

Get Lectured: UCLA, Fall '20

2020-10-02T14:57:00-04:00

Virtual events have become the norm for schools across the globe as the Fall term begins. With in-person events and gatherings put on hold, virtual lectures break the attendance barrier and enable participants from all over to join in on these public events.

Archinect's ongoing Get Lectured series features each school's lecture series and their graphic design prowess with eye-catching lecture posters.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

UCLA Architecture and Urban Design has released their line-up of speakers and guest lecturers for the Fall. During the months of October and November, the school will welcome five influential leaders in architectural academia and professional practice. The themes for their 2020 Fall series revolve around conversations on the environment, culture, and urbanism.

To kick off the series, Rania Ghosn, founding partner of Design Earth and MIT Associate Professor of Architect...

UCLA researchers receive $2.9M grant from Department of Energy to transform CO2 into concrete

2020-07-28T12:51:00-04:00

A UCLA research team led by Gaurav Sant, a professor of civil and environmental engineering and of material science and engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received a two-year, $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The award supports the development of a process that can convert carbon dioxide emissions into construction materials, as described in UCLA's press release.

An additional $905,000 from UCLA discretionary funds and industry partners has also been allotted to the research. According to UCLA, the technology captured carbon dioxide from raw flue gas as it exits power plants, cement plants and other producers of carbon dioxide. Sant says the resulting product will have a carbon footprint 50% to 70% lower than regular concrete used in construction.

UCLA Architecture and Urban Design Presents RUMBLE 2020

2020-06-02T14:20:00-04:00

This post is brought to you by UCLA Architecture and Urban Design, an Archinect School Partner

*Details of this event have been updated

RUMBLE is UCLA Architecture and Urban Design’s end-of-year exhibition. It is an opportunity to showcase how the architectural and urban ideas that motivate us have matured and developed under the direction of our talented students and the collective stewardship of faculty.

This year, we are excited to engage a truly global group of critics and guests in conversations about the future of the built environment as forecasted by UCLA Architecture and Urban Design.

We invite you to explore our work at aud.ucla.edu/rumble-2020.

Featured Studios:

WORKHOUSE: LATENT FUTURES with Hitoshi Abe
A FOREST IN THE CITY: MASS TIMBER INFILL URBANISM with Neil Denari
LOS ANGELES PORTRAITS with Yara Feghali
ON FORCE AND FORM with Heather Roberge
TERMINAL TERRAIN with Georgina Huljich, Jimenez Lai, Narineh Mirzaeian, and Mohamed Sharif
BEYOND ARCHITECTURE: SECTION AND ELEVA...

Carbon-sequestering cement absorbs power plant emissions as it hardens

2020-01-20T13:14:00-05:00

The key binding ingredient in concrete is cement, which has a massive carbon footprint. [...] So Sant and his team set to work on a greener approach that starts with a compound called portlandite instead of traditional Portland cement. The production of portlandite also releases CO2. But its unique chemistry allows it to absorb CO2 later in the process, when the concrete cures and hardens into precast blocks and other shapes.

The Los Angeles Times takes a look at the University of California, Los Angeles-based Carbon Upcycling team's efforts to bring CO2Concrete, a carbon-sequestering cement product, to the market. The team is vying for the Carbon XPRIZE, a $7.5 million prize competition aimed at monetizing carbon sequestration through the creation of new consumer products.

The innovative concrete mixture absorbs and stores carbon dioxide as it cures and requires less carbon to produce overall, offering a potential pathway toward low-emissions concrete products. According to the research team, if all the concrete in the world were made of CO2Concrete, the material could store 1 billion tons of carbon dioxide per year, or roughly 2.5% of the world's total carbon dioxide emissions.

The prize is sponsored by fossil fuel industry groups NRG and Cosia.

Trans.figure: Reflecting on UCLA's IDEAS Campus Summer Exhibition

2019-11-01T18:29:00-04:00

With the summer season behind us and a new term just started, Archinect takes a moment to showcase the work of UCLA Architecture and Urban Design's IDEAS campus located near Culver City, Calif. The campus is an incubator for exploration of various examples of digital design software, fabrication techniques, and other tools to help students during their introduction to the post-professional Master of Science in Architecture and Urban Design program.

Work presented at the UCLA IDEAS Summer Exhibition 2019. Image courtesy of UCLA Architecture and Urban Design

At the IDEAS campus, students are able to work and collaborate with faculty while examining four areas of research within the architecture profession: Entertainment, Mobility, Technology, and Urban Strategy.

Work presented at the UCLA IDEAS Summer Exhibition 2019. Image courtesy of UCLA Architecture and Urban Design

For this year's exhibition, the studio explored and experimented with objects curated from contemporary sculptures f...

Archinect Sessions: Live Panel on The Current State of LA's Architecture Student Publications

2019-10-28T16:36:00-04:00

On this episode of Archinect Sessions we’re sharing the recording of a panel discussion I moderated last weekend at the A+D Museum, as part of the current exhibition The Los Angeles Schools. The panel brought together five students and three faculty members representing student-led publications from LA’s architecture programs. Rayne Laborde and Phoebe Webster represented UCLA's POOL; Marcelyn Gow represented SCI-Arc’s Offramp; Richard Mapes, Corie Yaguchi and Irvin Shaifa represented SCI-Arc's Underscore; Alvin Huang represented USC’s Supertall; and Stephen Phillips, Cal Poly LA Metro’s Director, represented their program’s hardcover publication LA Ten.

From L to R: Richard Mapes, Irvin Shaifa, Alvin Huang, Rayne Laborde, Phoebe Webster. Photo by Lena Pozdnyakova

Our talk covers a lot of ground, exposing the inner-workings of editing and producing publications in today’s unique and highly transformative media landscape. Our conversations cover issues of editorial decision-making, de...

A closer look at the state of LA's student-led architecture school publications

2019-10-09T12:33:00-04:00

Please join us for a panel discussion on the role of student publications in architecture school.

What is the role of student-led publications?

In an era when digital rules, what’s the value of continuing the tradition of print?

How do student-led publications function, from concept, to editorial-production, to distribution?

We hope to answer these questions, and more, with a panel of representatives from UCLA, SCI-Arc, USC, and Cal Poly Metro...

UCLA: Rayne Laborde & David Vasquez (POOL)

SCI-Arc: Marcelyn Gow (Offramp); Richard Mapes, Corie Yaguchi, Irvin Shaifa (Underscore)

USC: Alvin Huang (Supertall)

Cal Poly L.A. Metro Program: Stephen Phillips (L.A. [TEN])

The panel will be moderated by Archinect’s Paul Petrunia and will take place at the A+D Museum on Saturday, October 19th, at 5pm. The event is part of Archinect’s event programming during The Los Angeles Schools exhibition, running at the A+D until November 24th.

Meet Google's 2019 R+D for the Built Environment Fellows

2019-10-04T13:44:00-04:00

Google's Architect-In-Residence and Head of R+D for the Built Environment, Michelle Kaufmann, will help lead the first ever 2019 fellowship cohort. After releasing an open call for fellowship applications earlier this year, four fellows have been chosen to help spearhead Google's newest branch of research, design, and development.

During the fellowship, participants will focus on discovering new ways to accelerate design ideas for the built environment. The paid, six-month design fellowship will enable candidates to test ideas in areas like building material science, affordable housing, and AI/machine learning to name a few.

Each candidate was chosen for their expertise and diverse backgrounds. Read more about Google's pioneering fellows below. *Note: Descriptions are provided by Google R+D for the Built Environment

Marta Nowak - Founding Principle of AN.ONYMOUS
As a faculty member at UCLA Architecture and Urban Design Department she focuses on the relationship between human body an...

Get Lectured: UCLA 2019-20

2019-09-30T15:30:00-04:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2019

With a new school year already here, it's time for Archinect's latest edition of Get Lectured, an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back regularly to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

For UCLA Architecture and Urban Design's 2019-2020's event series kicks off with a Distinguished Alumni Lecture by BIG's Kai-Uwe Bergmann. Other speakers in this notable line-up include Neil Denari, Dominic Leong, Oana Stănescu, Jeannette Kuo, Ignacio G. Galan, Stéphanie Bru and Alexandre Theriot, David Gissen, and Tei Carpenter.

Other events include the Habitability: From Policy to People conversation, the “Stranger than fiction. Making (un)Real Worlds” and “LAnd. The Future of Land Value in LA” symposia, the “Superpo...

A deeper look at the institutions behind The Los Angeles Schools exhibition

2019-09-21T11:00:00-04:00

Los Angeles has long been a cradle for innovative architectural thinking. As a result, the Los Angeles area is not only filled with many architecturally significant sites, but is also home to some of the world's leading architectural institutions. This weekend, four of the region's schools of architecture will be participating in the Architecture and Design (A+D) museum's The Los Angeles Schools exhibition, a showcase of institutional pedagogies and the student work those ideas generate.

The exhibition aims to showcase Los Angeles's position as a pivotal node for architectural research, production, and exploration both in United States and internationally, as well.

Archinect has compiled statistics on the four participating schools and their respective academic programs to highlight the important role each plays in bolstering the region's reputation as a design-forward metropolis.

(Editors note: A range of regional schools of architecture were asked to participate in the exhibiti...

L.A.'s architecture schools are the focus in a forthcoming exhibition at A+D Museum

2019-09-11T09:00:00-04:00

The Architecture and Design (A+D) museum in Los Angeles has announced The Los Angeles Schools, a forthcoming exhibition that highlights the student work and pedagogical approaches of some of Los Angeles’s leading architecture programs.

The exhibition surveys some of the cutting-edge architectural thinking taking place at Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), University of Southern California, Cal Poly LA Metro, and UCLA Architecture and Urban Design, and seeks to position Los Angeles as “a center for architectural production, investigation, and research charged with producing tomorrow’s leaders in the world of architecture and design,” according to a press release.

SCI-Arc's Graduation Pavilion "League of Shadows" by P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S

In a press release announcing the exhibition, A+D Museum executive director and chief curator, Anthony Morey said, “Discovering, experimenting and facilitating the ability of the public to explore what makes Los Angeles a center for A...

Dozens of buildings at UCLA, UC Berkeley pose "severe" earthquake risks

2019-08-31T09:00:00-04:00

Although no campus buildings were deemed to be in the worst category, “dangerous,” six at UC Berkeley and three at UCLA were found to have a “severe” risk to life. The remaining 62 at UC Berkeley and 15 at UCLA were said to have a “serious” risk to life, according to the first reports released this week in response to a UC Board of Regents 2017 directive calling on every campus to undertake a seismic risk assessment.

The list includes some of both campus's most historic and important buildings, including Berkeley's architecture building, Wurster Hall, and UCLA's Powell Library. A potential 2020 ballot measure and a recently-proposed California State Senate bill could provide funding to make necessary retrofits.