Upcoming Architecture Lecture Series

Throughout the year, we feature relevant lectures on various topics for architecture students at KSU. Check here for upcoming architecture lectures, important dates, times and locations, topics, events and talented lecturers that will be featured in our Lecture Series from the Department of Architecture. Feel free to browse past lectures and topics that have been covered in past years. 

  • Hanif Kara Lecture Series

    Hanif Kara, OBE

    Design Director, AKT II
    Professor in Practice of Architecural Technology, Harvard GSD

    Mon Apr 1, 5:00 PM

    Design II Auditorium

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    Picture of Trevor Boddy

    Trevor Boddy, FRAIC AIA hon.

    Architecture Critic, Curator, and Editor
    Vancouver, Canada

    Wed Oct 2nd, 5:30 PM

    Design II Auditorium

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Past Lecture Series

  • Gabriel Esquivel Associate Professor, Texas A&M School of Architecture Wed Sep 21, 5:00 PM Design II Auditorium

    Gabriel Esquivel

    Associate Professor, Texas A&M School of Architecture 

    Wed Sep 21, 5:00 PM 

    Design II Auditorium 

    Peter Essick Photographer, Works in Progress Wed Oct 12, 5:00 PM Design II Auditorium

    Peter Essick

    Photographer, Works in Progress

    Wed Oct 12, 5:00 PM 

    Design II Auditorium 

    William Carpenter Professor, Kennesaw State University Department of Architecture Wed Nov 09, 5:00 PM Design II Auditorium

    William Carpenter

    Professor, Kennesaw State University Department of Architecture 

    Wed Nov 09, 5:00 PM 

    Design II Auditorium 

     

    Shirley Blumberg, CM OAA FRAIC AIA Building for Change

    Shirley Blumberg, CM OAA FRAIC AIA

    Building for Change 

    Wed April 20, 4:30 EST
    Design II Auditorium
    Zoom link: https://bit.ly/KSU_ARCH_Blumberg_Lecture
    Passcode: 2eJR6A

    cacm symposium

    EQUINOX Forum

    Diversity and Pluralism in Architecture and Construction Management

    Wed Mar 2, 4:00-6:00 p.m. EST
    Design II Auditorium 

    Kuroko Design: The Psychology of Hidden Shelters

    TRACY K. WOODARD

    Kuroko Design: The Psychology of Hidden Shelters

    Mon Feb 21, 4:30 p.m.
    Design II Auditorium

    Shape Description: An Unorthodox Take on Space Syntax

    ERMAL SHPUZA, PhD

    Shape Description: An Unorthodox Take on Space Syntax

    Wed Feb 9, 12:30 p.m.
    Design II Auditorium

  • Mehrdad Yazdani

    Yazdani Studio of Cannon Design

    Mehrdad Yazdani

    Wed Oct 20 4:30pm

    Design II Auditorium or Zoom

    Bryan Russell

    Dencity

    Bryan Russell, RA

    Thu Oct 21 5:00pm

    M100 (Textiles Auditorium) or Zoom

    Kai-Uwe Bergmann

    BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group

    Kai-Uwe Bergmann, FAIA

    Fri Oct 22 4:30pm

    Design II Auditorium or Zoom

    aaron betsky

    Fri Sep 17 5:00pm

    AARON BETSKY

    Director, Virginia Tech School of Architecture + Design

    fall lecture series. alumni pannel

    Alumni Panel

    Wed Oct. 6, 2021 noon

    Lorcan O'Herlihy

    Lorcan O'Herlihy

    January 15
    4:00pm
    george johnston

    George Johnston

    February 3
    12:00 noon
    February 10 research symposium graphic

    Is Doing Architecture Doing Re4search Symposium

    February 10
    sophia psarra

    Sophia Psarra

    February 26
    2:30pm
    March 15 equinox symposium graphic

    Equinox Symposium

    March 15
    April first place making symposium graphic

    Place Making Symposium

    April 1
    Hanif Kara

    Hanif Kara

    April 7 4:30 PM

  • 2021 alumni pannel

    Victor Legorreta Hernandez

    Joey Shimoda, FAIA, FIIDA, Contract Magazine’s 2013 Designer of the Year, graduated from California Polytechnic State University and interned with (then upstarts) Thom Mayne and Michael Rotondi of Morphosis.

    Joey Shimoda sitting in a stylish chair.

    Joey Shimoda

    Joey Shimoda, FAIA, FIIDA, Contract Magazine’s 2013 Designer of the Year, graduated from California Polytechnic State University and interned with (then upstarts) Thom Mayne and Michael Rotondi of Morphosis.

    Lori Brown

    Now What?! Lecture
    Jan 15 | 5:00 p.m.
    Design II Auditorium

    Following the lecture, please join us for an opening reception in the KSU_Arch_Gallery.

    Now What?! Exhibit
    Jan 15 – Feb 22 
    Architecture Building (N)

    Marc Norman

    Associate Professor of Practice in Urban and Regional Planning, University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. Feb 10 | 5:00pm
    Design II Auditorium
    alumni pannel fall lecture series

    Alumni Panel

    Oct 7, 2020 12:00 Noon
    Yasemin Kologlu

    Yasemin Kologlu, RIBA, LEED AP BD+C

    Date: Fri Oct 9, 2020 4:30pm    
    Shelby Doyle

    Shelby Doyle, AIA

    Date: Wed Oct 14, 2020 4:30pm     
    studio x change fall lecture series

    Studio | X _ change

    Date: Fri Oct 30, 2020 12:00 noon
    Jonathan Moody

    Jonathan Moody, AIA, NOMA, NCARB, LEED AP

    Date: Wed Nov 4, 2020 4:30pm
  • Merrill Elam smiling in black and white portrait.

    Merrill Elam

    Nov 20, 2019
    5:30 p.m.
    Design II Auditorium

    Merrill is a principal in the firm of Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects, in Atlanta. She has been a visiting professor in many noteworthy architecture programs across the country.

    Turan Duda headshot.

    Turan Duda

    Nov 6, 2019
    4:30 p.m.
    Design II Auditorium

    Turan is a passionate believer in ideas as catalyst for great design. He is also an advocate for place-making, whether the location
    is urban or a sylvan site.

    Stephen Luoni headshot over a black background.

    Stephen Luoni

    Oct 23, 2019
    5:00 p.m.
    Design II Auditorium

    Luoni (University of Arkansas Community Design Center) presents "Reinventing the Commons"

    John Lanier black and white headshot.

    John Lanier

    Sep 25, 2019
    5:00 p.m.
    Design II Auditorium

    John will briefly introduce his grandfather Ray Anderson's legacy and how Interface paved the way for corporations to pursue a more sustainable path, proving that you can "do well by doing good."

    Richard Murphy portrait.

    Richard Murphy

    Mar 15, 2019

    12:00 p.m.
    The PIT (N)

    Casual presentation of work by Richard Murphy Architects

    4:30 p.m. 
    Design II Auditorium 

    Lecture on Carlo Scarpa 

    Beige colored city buildings decorated with beautiful plants.

    Creative City Making

    Mar 13, 2019
    4:00 p.m.
    Design II Auditorium

    Panelists: John Long, Elizabeth Ward, Sister Deborah Williams, Joshua Humphries

    A pair of hands holding a book title "Constructing the Persuasive Portfolio".

    Margaret Fletcher

    Mar 6, 2019

    Margaret Fletcher presents "Constructing the Persuasive Portfolio".

    Susan Piedmon-Palladino smiling.

    Susan Piedmont-Palladino

    Jan 18, 2019

    Piedmont-Palladino (Washington Alexandria Architecture Center) presents "How Drawings Work: A User-Friendly Theory".

  • Kenneth Lurker portrait.

    Kenneth Lurker, AIA

    Nov 7, 2018
    5:00 p.m.
    Design II Auditorium

    Luker (AIA, Perkins + Will, Principal), presents "Remembrance Design".

    Farouk Noormohamed posing in front of architecture arches.

    Farouk Noormohamed

    Oct 15, 2018
    4:30 p.m.
    Design II Auditorium

    Noormohamed (FNDA Architecture Inc.) presents "Architecture in Context, Building as Exemplars of Pluralism"

    Jan Nijman posing, with his fingers interlaced.

    Keynote Speaker: Johannes Nijman

    Mar 17, 2018

    "Jan" Nijman (Georgia State University) is the second Keynote speaker in the "Year of India: Envisioning the Future and Understanding the Realities of India's Urban Ecologies" lecture series.

    Anuradha Mathur and Dilip da Cunha posing together.

    Keynote Speakers: Anuradha Mathur and Dilip da Cunha

    Mar 16, 2018
    4:00 p.m.
    Design II Auditorium

    Anuradha Mathur (University of Pennsylvania) and Dilip da Cunha (Harvard University) are the first Keynote speakers in the "Year of India: Envisioning the Future and Understanding the Realities of India's Urban Ecologies" lecture series. 

    Sepia toned portrait of Dan Rockhill.

    Dan Rockhill

    Feb 16, 2018
    4:30 p.m.
    Design II Auditorium

    Dan Rockhill (University of Kansas) presents “Hand and Mind: The Work of Studio 804”. 

    Christopher Weller in a black and white image, smiling.

    Christopher Weller

    Feb 5, 2018
    4:30 p.m.
    Design II Auditorium

    Christopher Weller (Branch Technology) presents "Building Like Nature: 3D printing in Construction".

    Black and white image of a round topped building with "The Greening of Architecture and Urban Design" overlayed.

    Dr. Philip James Tabb

    Jan 26, 2018
    4:30 p.m.
    Design II Auditorium

    Dr. Phillip James Tabb (Texas A&M University) presents "The Greening of Architecture and Urban Design".

  • Black and white image of Hakim Hasan smiling.

    Alumnus Hakim Hasan

    Oct 17, 2017

    Alumnus Hakim Hasan will present projects from his Masters of Advanced Studies in Digital Fabrication at the ETH Zurich. Join us at 1pm in the PIT to see two exciting projects from the Robotic Fabrication Lab on assembling masonry and casting non-standard aluminum joints using 3D printed molds.

    Hasan-Uddin Khan in white button-up.

    Professor Hasan-Uddin Khan

    Oct 9, 2017
    4:30 p.m.
    Design II Auditorium

    Professor Khan (Roger Williams University) presents "At the Cutting Edge: A Retro-Prospective of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture". 

    Professor Pinkau's building design in a white and black photograph.

    Professor Stephan Pinkau

    Aug 30, 2017
    4:30 p.m.
    Design II Auditorium

    Prof. Stephan Pinkau (Hochschule Anhalt University) presents "Introducing the 1st Master's Program at Gropius' Bauhaus in Dessau since WWII.

    Alberto Perez-Gomez wiht his hand on his forehead.

    Alberto Pérez-Gómez

    Mar 27, 2017
    5:00 p.m.
    Design II Auditorium

    Alberto Pérez-Gómez (McGill University) presents "Attunement as Architectural Meaning".

    Nathaniel Smith posing in a suite, with his fingers intertwined.

    Views on Equity and Urban (Re)Development

    Mar 20, 2017
    5:00 p.m.
    Design II Auditorium

    Panelists: Nathaniel Smith (Founder and Chief Equity Officer- Partnership for Southern Equity), William J. de St. Aubin (AIA, LEED, AP, CEO- Sizemore Group), Brandon Aultman (student), Jonne Smith (student) and Katrina Alano (student) have an open discussion.

    Integrating Inspiration and Ideation" overlayed on top in black.

    Tristan Al-Haddad and Jim Case

    Mar 1, 2017
    5:00 p.m.
    Design II Auditorium

    Tristan Al-Haddad and Jim Case (GA Tech) present "Integrating Inspiration and Ideation".

    Nicole Hilton smiling over a light red background.

    Nicole Hilton

    Feb 22, 2017

    The KSU Chapter of NOMAS (National Association of Minority Architecture Students) hosted guest lecturer, Nicole Hilton, an Architect Partner at ColeHil Architects.

  • A crowd walking outside through beautifully designed stairs.

    Ginny Kennedy, Jennifer Ball, Jim Durrett

    Nov 9, 2016
    2:00 p.m.
    Design II Auditorium

    Ginny Kennedy (Midtown Alliance), Jennifer Ball (Central Atlanta Progress, Inc.) and Jim Durrett (Bulkhead CID) present "Urban Transformations in Atlanta".

    A beautiful building designed by Kang Kiang.

    Kang Kiang

    Nov 7, 2016
    5:00 p.m.
    Design II Auditorium

    Kang Kiang (Mark Cavagnero Architects) presents "Forecasting the Future of Design in the Bay Area". 

    A beautifully designed archway where a building can be see at the opposite end.

    Mandy Palasik and Nghi Duong

    Sep 9, 2016

    Alumni Mandy Palasik and Nghi Duong present their current project, "Living Synergies" for "Art on the Beltline", that premiers as part of Atlanta's annual Lantern Parade.

    Toshiko Mori headshot, wearing a coral colored top.

    Toshiko Mori

    Apr 20, 2016
    5:00 p.m.
    Design II Auditorium

    Harvard University's Toshiko Mori presents "Language of Architecture".

    Bea Geller's grey whispy lines design.

    Bea Goller

    Apr 11, 2016
    5:00 p.m.
    Design II Auditorium

    From Congoritme Arqtes, Barcelona, Bea Goller presents, "Data Translation >>> SONOmorphism: Form to Sound / Sound to Form",  an Armando Montilla Navarro Memorial Lecture.

    The Ron and Weissenböck art exhibition.

    Ruth Ron + Renate Weissenböck

    Mar 23, 2016
    5:00 p.m.
    The Pit (N)

    Ruth Ron (Shankar College of Engineering and Design, Israel) and Renate Weissenböck (Architect, Vienna/Graz University of Technology, Austria) present "Digital Garden".

    Black and white portrait of Jeff Williams, smiling with arms crossed.

    Jeff Williams

    Mar 18, 2016
    4:00 p.m.
    The Pit (N)

    Jeff Williams presents "Urban Design Practice: Perkins + Will".

    Bill de St. Aubin in a blue sweater, smiling.

    Bill de St. Aubin

    Mar 16, 2016
    4:00 p.m.
    The Pit (N)

    Bill de St Aubin presents "Urban Design Practice: Sizemore Group".

    Tom Walsh in a blue suit.

    Tom Walsh

    Mar 14, 2016
    4:00 p.m.
    The Pit (N)

    Tom Walsh presents "Urban Design Practice: TSW".

    Branko Kolarevic giving a lecture on Adaptive Architecture.

    Branko Kolarevic

    Mar 7, 2016
    5:00 p.m.
    Design II Auditorium

    Branko Kolarevic (University of Calgary) presents "Exploring Architecture of Change".

    Tim Keane giving a lecture presentation to students.

    Tim Keane

    Feb 3, 2016

    Atlanta Planning Commissioner, Tim Keane, presents "The Kind of a City Atlanta Is".