As the Spring term unfolds, Archinect is looking at all the exciting events at architecture schools nationwide with our Get Lectured series. Today we look at events and speakers coming to Syracuse University’s School of Architecture this semester beginning with South Korean critic Jooeun Sung, who visited campus on January 24 to speak about notions of empathy and values as they relate to architecture.

Desegregation activist and Biden Administration appointee Sara Bronin on January 26. Following Bronin’s visit precedes a guest lecture from historian and preservation specialist Jeffrey A. “Free” Harris on February 3, sponsored by the school’s National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS) chapter. His appearance will be followed by an alumni panel discussion on February 10, and a presentation in New York City from Harvard GSD faculty member Ruo Jia on February 13.

February 16 continues the stacked slate of speakers with a lecture from Drawing Architecture Studio (DAS) co-founders Li Han and Hu Yan. Emeritus Professor Randall Korman will follow on February 23 with a discussion on the relationship between music and architecture. Finally, the month will conclude on February 28 with a twin bill featuring Columbia GSAPP’s Lindsey Wikstrom in Syracuse and LAMAS founders Vivian Lee and James Macgillivray in New York City.

Next month kicks off with B.Arch alumni and AESOP’s current Head of Store Design and Development for the Americas, Aleen Akanda, on March 2. She will be followed on March 3 by Ringo Studio founder Madelyn Ringo. Iranian-American architect Noushin Ehsan will present next on March 7, followed by a workshop on retail design hosted by B.Arch alumnus and Levi’s Vice President of Global Store Development – Brand Experience Jeffrey Eggert-Peluso. Apple’s Pat O’Brien, a 1994 B.Arch graduate, will host a similar session on March 31. 

Finally, the semester concludes in the school’s New York City outpost on April 18 with a visit from MIT professor Carrie Norman to discuss her work as the co-founder of Norman Kelley. More information about this semester’s events can be found here. 

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