Today, we’re kicking off our 2024 Get Lectured rundown of public programming at schools of architecture for the Spring with a highlight of events and lectures taking place at Clemson University this semester. 

Clemson is continuing the series theme of ‘The Third Place’ from the Fall term with a slate of five important names who will deliver lectures both on campus and from the Clemson Design Center in Charleston.

The school shares: “This series will examine how the disruption of social, political and economic structure is reframing our society’s relationships with traditional third places. From theoretical proposals and critical practices to historical analysis, The Third Place series will also discuss the intersection of identity, cultural expression and social interaction and the impact gentrification, displacement and creative production have on our communities.”

Javier Arpa Fernández, a researcher at Winy Maas’ think-tank The Why Factory at the TU Delft and current lecturer at UPenn, takes to the lectern first on January 31 to deliver his presentation on the role of models and visualization will play in urban development schemes of the future. He is followed on February 21 by architect and artist Boonserm Premthada, who will speak about the award-winning work of his 21-year-old practice Bangkok Project Studio. The month ends February 28 with a visit from the 2023 AIA Firm Award winners Mithūn Architecture.

OLIN Research Associate and UPenn lecturer Rebecca Popowsky will provide an overview of her journey through the landscape profession on March 27. She is followed by regional sustainable design pioneer Frank Harmon, whose lecture closes the semester On April 3. The series is curated by professor David Franco with Rachel Glanton and Connor Smith, editors of the student journal Inter-. Each lecture is free and open to the public. Learn more about Clemson School of Architecture's upcoming lecture events here.

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