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Quilian Riano named associate director of Kent State's Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative

2019-08-12T18:35:00-04:00

Quilian Riano, currently a senior strategic design initiatives specialist for New York City’s Department of Design and Construction, Office of the Chief Architect, has been selected as the new associate director of the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC) at Kent State University in Ohio.

The announcement of Riano's hire was made in May of 2019.

Riano holds a Master of Architecture degree from Harvard's Graduate School of Design as well as a Bachelor of Design from the University of Florida. Riano is the founder of DSGN AGNC, a group that "experiments with new forms of space, policy, and process creation through political engagement," according to the studio's website.

I am very exciteed to announce that I’m the new Associate Director of Kent State’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (@ksuCUDC) https://t.co/AIPiZqr39a
— Quilian Riano (@quilian) August 12, 2019

As part of his work with the Design Trust for Public Space, Riano led the design of a new public space pilot p...

Get Lectured: Kent State University, Spring '17

2017-02-27T15:05:00-05:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter & Spring 2017

Archinect's Get Lectured is back in session for Winter and Spring 2017. Get Lectured is an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back frequently to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss. Mark those calendars!

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

Don't miss these upcoming lecture events at the Kent State University College of Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED).

Jan 18-Apr 26
Film Series: Southern California Modernism(s)
Wednesdays, 8 pm at Cene Lecture Hall
Films by Michelangelo Antonioni, Reyner Banham, Joel and Ethan Coen, Charles and Ray Eames, Tom Ford, David Lynch, Ridley Scott, Quentin Tarantino, and Wim Wenders

Feb 27
Cheryl Durst / Executive Vice Presidenn and CEO, International Interior Design Association
“The Future of Desig...

Get Lectured: Kent State University CUDC, Spring '16

2016-02-05T13:50:00-05:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter/Spring 2016

Archinect's Get Lectured is back in session. Get Lectured is an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back frequently 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.

The next featured poster comes from the Kent State University, Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC).

Listed below are upcoming events. Lectures will take place from 12-1 p.m. at the CUDC, unless otherwise noted.

Feb 5
Casey Poe
"Florence Studies"

Feb 11
Felipe Correa
"Urbanism Primer: Approaches to City Design in the 21st Century"

Feb 19
Adil Sharag Eldin
"Sustainability and Mecca’s Grand Mosque Third Expansion Project"

Feb 26
Doug Steidl
"International Travel and Lessons Learned"

March 4
Kelley O’Brien
"Societies with No Form"

March 11
Sai Sinbondit
"In ...