The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis has announced its Fall 2022 public events and lecture programming for its College of Architecture, College of Art, and Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum.

The school explains, "each semester,  the school brings nationally and internationally recognized architects, artists, designers, landscape architects, urban designers, historians, and critics to campus, promoting new ideas in practice, theory, and technology. Invited speakers often interact with students during workshops and informal gatherings, in addition to participating in studio visits, where they conduct one-on-one reviews of work."

During the month of September, the College of Architecture welcomed lectures and presentations from architect Hilary Sample, co-founder of MOS, Daniel Jacobs, and Brittany Utting of HOME-OFFICE. The Henrey L. And Nathalie E. Freund Teaching Fellow Lecture was presented by artist Meleko Mokgosi on September 30. The school will welcome Visiting Professor Peter Osler on October 3, followed by The Historic Preservation Lecture from Maria Lisogorskaya on October 31. 

Multi-disciplinary Ethiopian designer Miriam Hillawi Abraham will present the Fox Friday lecture on November 3, followed by the Ruth & Norman Moore Visiting Professor Architecturecture from Annette Helle on November 7. On November 10, Thomas Phifer of Thomas Phifer and Partners will present the CannonDesign Lecture for Excellence in Architecture and Engineering. On November 17, academic and author Todd Gannon will present the Undergraduate Architecture Book Talk Lecture, where he'll discuss his latest book, Figments of the Architectural Imagination. 

Lectures within the College of Art will also include presentations from fashion icon Diane von Furstenberg. "Diane von Furstenberg, whose distinguished career began in the early 1970s with her celebrated “wrap dress,” will discuss her work on October 12, in a talk co-sponsored by the Saint Louis Fashion Fund’s annual Speaking of Fashion series. Multimedia artist Shana Moulton, known for humorous performances in the guise of her alter ego Cynthia, lectures October 27." The Kemper Art Museum will also host the Women Curating Women film screening event and discussion.

Washington University’s Sam Fox School makes a note that "other speakers include sculptor and media artist Anika Todd and performance/gastronomy collective Studio Mela." Both dates are TBD. 

View the school's complete events and lecture details here.