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.

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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 kicks off their first lecture with Sofía von Ellrichshausen and Mauricio Pezo, founders of Pezo von Ellrichshausen. 

Hosted by Guvenc Ozel and the IDEAS Technology Studio a virtual symposium titled Virtual Presence: Occupying New Realities, will investigate "scenarios where occupants of such architectures travel seamlessly between the digital and physical worlds." 

Jesús Vassallo who is an Associate Professor of Architecture at Rice University will present his lecture on Epics of the Everyday and Anne Holtrop founder of Studio Anne Holtrop and Associate Professory at ETH Zurich will present a lecture on April 12th discussing Site, Matter, Gesture.

Concluding its lectures and event series will be the Vertical Mobility of People and Air: Hygienic Vertical Building Typologies Symposium on May 8th which will be hosted by Greg Lynn and the IDEAS Mobility Studio. Eric Höweler and J. Meejin Yoon, Founders of Höweler + Yoonwill end the series with a lecture on May 24th.

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