Lecture Series Archive : Rensselaer

Nic Goldsmith F24

Monday, October 21 “Structural Poetics”

Anton Garcia-Abril F24

Wednesday, October 09 “Architecture of the Earth”

Ferda Kolatan F24

Wednesday, September 11 “Misfits & Hybrids: Architectural Artifacts for the 21st Century”

Jaron Lubin S24

April 17, 2024, EMPAC “The Shape of Things to Come”

Manuel Aires Mateus, S24

Monday, April 01, EMPAC “On the Question”

Anupama Kundoo, S24

March 13, 2024, EMPAC “Rethinking Materiality. Human resourcefulness and Natural resources”

Jan Vondrák + Jan Mach, S24

February 28, 2024, EMPAC “Freedom Generation”

Tsuyoshi Tane, S24

February 21, 2024, EMPAC “Archaeology of the Future”

Bjarke Ingels (S24 lecture)

January 31, 2024, @ EMPAC “PLAN FOR PLANET”

Mariam Issoufou Kamara (F23 lecture)

Wed Oct-25, @ EMPAC: MARIAM ISSOUFOU KAMARA “ARCHITECTURE AND INTERSECTIONAL SUSTAINABILITY”

Kutan Ayata (F23 lecture)

Wed Oct-04, @ EMPAC: KUTAN AYATA “NOT FOR NOW”

Lucas ter Hall (F23 lecture)

Wed Sep-27, @ EMPAC: LUCAS TER HALL “DIGITAL CRAFTSMANSHIP IN ARCHITECTURE”

Gabriela Carillo (F23 lecture)

Wed Sep-13, @ EMPAC: TALLER GABRIELA CARILLO “OTHER EYES”

Steven Holl (S23 lecture)

Wed Apr-05, 2023 @ EMPAC: STEVEN HOLL “QUESTIONS OF PERCEPTION”

Beals Lyon Arquitectos (S23 lecture)

Wed Mar-29, 2023 @ EMPAC: ALEJANDRO BEALS + LORETO LYON “LOOSE SPACES, PUBLIC STAGES”

Studio Zhu Pei (S23 lecture)

Wed Mar-01, 2023 @ EMPAC: ZHU PEI “ROOTS AND INNOVATION”

ĒTER (S23 lecture)

Mon Feb-13, 2023 @ EMPAC: DAGNIJA SMILGA + NIKLAVS PAEGLE “SENSORY SPACES & NEW AWARENESS”

ecoLogicStudio (S23 lecture)

Wed Feb-08, 2023 @ EMPAC: CLAUDIA PASQUERO “DEEPGREEN: BIODESIGN IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE”

Rafaello D’Andrea (S23 lecture)

Mon Jan-30, 2023 @ EMPAC: RAFAELLO D’ANDREA “DYNAMICS & THE DEMONS”

Tosin Oshinowo (F22 lecture)

Mon Nov-14, 2022 @ EMPAC: TOSIN OSHINOWO “A CONTEXTUAL MODERNITY: AN AFRO-MINIMALIST APPROACH TO ARCHITECTURE”

Xu Tiantian (F22 lecture)

Mon Nov-07, 2022 @ EMPAC: XU TIANTIAN “DIALOGUE WITH NATURE”

Federico Diaz (F22 lecture)

Wed Nov-02, 2022 @ EMPAC: FEDERICO DIAZ “ROBOTIC FABRICATION IN ARCHITECTURE & THE ART OF SCULPTURE”

Manuel Jimenez García (F22 lecture)

Mon Oct-03, 2022 @ EMPAC: MANUEL JIMENEZ GARCIA “ARCHITECTURE IN THE AGE OF 3D PRINTING”

Tomoaki Uno (S22 lecture)

Thurs Mar-24, 2022 Live Stream: TOMOAKI UNO “IN SEARCH OF UNPRECEDENTED AND ORDINARY ARCHITECTURE”

SEArch+ (S22 lecture)

Mon Mar-21, 2022 Live Stream: CIARDULLO, MORRIS & PAILES-FRIEDMAN “BEING HUMAN (-) EARTH”

Marjan van Aubel (S22 lecture)

Mon Mar-14, 2022 Live Stream: MARJAN VAN AUBEL “SOLAR DESIGN”

Marcelo Spina (S22 lecture)

Thurs Feb-24, 2022 Live Stream: MARCELO SPINA “MUTE ICONS AND OTHER DICHOTOMIES OF THE REAL IN ARCHITECTURE”

Lina Ghotmeh (S22 lecture)

Mon Feb-14, 2022 Live Stream: LINA GHOTMEH “ARCHEOLOGY OF THE FUTURE: MATERIAL MEMORY”

D U S T (S22 lecture)

Thurs Feb-03, 2022 Live Stream: D U S T “ORIGINS”

BairBalliet (F21 lecture)

Mon Nov-01, 2021 Live Stream: KELLY BAIR + KRISTY BALLIET “CORE WORK”

Jeanette Hansen + Jens Holm (F21 lecture)

Mon Oct-25, 2021 Live Stream: JEANETTE HANSEN + JENS HOLM “3XN / PROCESS AND PROJECTS”

Gonzalo Diez + Felipe Muller (F21 lecture)

Thurs Sep-30, 2021 Live Stream: DIEZ + MULLER “ARCHITECTURE AS A COHERENT ACT”

Vivien Sansour (F21 lecture)

Mon Sep-27, 2021 Live Stream: VIVIEN SANSOUR “SEED CONSERVATION: CREATING NEW WORLDS”

Shaina Anand + Ashok Sukumaran (F21 lecture)

Mon Sep-20, 2021 Live Stream: SHAINA ANAND + ASHOK SUKUMARAN “PRIVILEGE ESCALATION: POST-NETWORK SPATIAL RELATIONS”

Chen Xi (F21 lecture)

Mon Sep-13, 2021 Live Stream: CHEN XI “INTUITIVE GROUND”

Anne Schopf (S21 lecture)

Thurs Mar-18, 2021 Live Stream: ANNE SCHOPF “QUIET ACTIVISM”

Daniel Widrig (S21 lecture)

Thurs March-11, 2021 Live Stream: DANIEL WIDRIG “MATERIAL ARCHITECTURE”

Teddy Cruz + Fonna Forman (S21 lecture)

Wed Mar-3, 2021 Live Stream: TEDDY CRUZ + FONNA FORMAN “UNWALLING CITIZENSHIP”

Sarah Oppenheimer (S21 lecture)

Mon Feb-22, 2021 Live Stream: SARAH OPPENHEIMER “FE_20200222: INSTRUMENT CALIBRATION”

Rune Grasdal / Snøhetta (S21 lecture)

Wed Feb-17, 2021 Live Stream: RUNE GRASDAL “UNDER”

Martha Schwartz (S21 lecture)

Thurs Feb-11, 2021 Live Stream: MARTHA SCHWARTZ “CLIMATE CHANGE AND WHY WE WILL NEED GEOENGINEERING”

Jim Jennings (S21 lecture)

Mon Feb-8, 2021 Live Stream: JIM JENNINGS “WORK”

Maurice Cox (F20 lecture)

Mon Nov-9, 2020 Live Stream: MAURICE COX “DESIGNING EQUITY”

Patrick Quinn (F20 lecture)

Thurs Oct-15, 2020 Live Stream: PATRICK QUINN “CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE UNLIKELY”

Tatiana Bilbao (F20 lecture)

Thurs Oct-08, 2020 Live Stream: TATIANA BILBAO “FROM PRIVATE TO COMMONS”

Takaharu + Yui Tezuka (F20 lecture)

Mon Oct-5, 2020 Live Stream: TAKAHARU + YUI TEZUKA “NOSTALGIC FUTURE”

Yung Ho Chan (F20 lecture)

Thurs Oct-1, 2020 Live Stream: YUNG HO CHAN “BUILDING”

Gilles Retsin (F20 lecture)

Mon Sep-14, 2020 Live Stream: GILLES RETSIN “DISCRETE ARCHITECTURE”

Thom Mayne (S20 lecture)

Thurs Apr-15, 2020 Live Stream: THOM MAYNE “MULTIPLE AGENDAS (DETATCHED ENGAGEMENT)”

ANNA SZEWZYK (S20 lecture)

Thur Feb-13, 2020 @ EMPAC: KWK Promes / ANNA SZEWCZYK: “THE IDEA OF ARCHITECTURE”

JOHN HARDY (F19 lecture)

Thu Sep-05, 2019: JOHN HARDY “RETIREMENT”

REISER + UMEMOTO (F19 lecture)

Wed Oct-16, 2019 @ EMPAC: REISER + UMEMOTO “BUILDING BEYOND PLACE”

LOT-EK (F19 lecture)

Tue Oct-29, 2019 @ EMPAC: LOT-EK “STACK / CUT”

ROTH / EDUARDO NEIRA (F19 lecture)

Wed Nov-06, 2019 @ EMPAC: ROTH (EDUARDO NEIRA) “AZULIK”

FRANCIS KÉRÉ (F19 lecture)

Wed Nov-13, 2019 @ EMPAC: FRANCIS KERE “A WORK REPORT”.

MARK JENSEN (S19 lecture)

Mon Feb-25, 2019 @ EMPAC: MARK JENSEN FAIA “ATTENTION!”.

MILTON BRAGA (S19 lecture)

Wed March-18, 2019 @ EMPAC: MILTON BRAGA “ARCHITECTURE & INFRASTRUCTURE”.

HARESH LALVANI (S19 lecture)

Tue April-2, 2019 @ EMPAC: HARESH LALVANI “SHAPING, SELF-SHAPING, META-SHAPING”

SEUNG H-SANG (S19 lecture)

Wed April-3, 2019 @ EMPAC: SEUNG H-SANG “LANDSCRIPT”.

ÁNGELA GARCÍA DE PAREDES (S19 lecture)

Wed April-10, 2019 @ EMPAC: ÁNGELA GARCÍA DE PAREDES “THE DREAM OF SPACE PRODUCES FORMS”.

MAURICIO ROCHA (F18 lecture)

Thur Sept-6, 2018 @ EMPAC: MAURICIO ROCHA “PROCESSES”.

CHRISTOPHER O. WARD (F18 lecture)

Tue Oct-30, 2018 @ EMPAC: CHRISTOPHER O. WARD “A NEW URBAN PARADIGM FOR THE FUTURE”.

ERIK FRANDSEN (F18 lecture)

Mon Nov-5, 2018 @ EMPAC: ERIK FRANDSEN “CONNECTIONS”.

ROLAND SNOOKS (F18 lecture)

Wed Nov-7, 2018 @ EMPAC: ROLAND SNOOKS “BEHAVIORAL PROTOTYPES”.

DANIEL LIBESKIND (F18 lecture)

Mon Nov-12, 2018 @ EMPAC: DANIEL LIBESKIND “EDGE OF ORDER”.

CAZÚ ZEGERS (S18 lecture)

Mon March-5, 2018 @ EMPAC: CAZÚ ZEGERS “POETIC TERRITORIES”.

CIRO NAJLE (S18 lecture)

Wed March-21, 2018 @ EMPAC: CIRO NAJLE “THE GENERIC SUBLIME”.

THOMAS PHIFER (S18 lecture)

Wed March-28, 2018 @ EMPAC: THOMAS PHIFER “GLENSTONE MUSEUM”.

EMRE AROLAT (S18 lecture)

Wed April-18, 2018 @ EMPAC: EMRE AROLAT “SCENT OF THE TRACE”.

MICHAEL WEBB (S18 lecture)

Mon April-23, 2018 @ EMPAC: MICHAEL WEBB “TRUE GREEN, ICE CORES, AND THE REPRESENTATION OF INFINITY”.

SO – IL (F17 lecture)

Wed Sept-20, 2017 @ EMPAC: SO – IL “ORDER, EDGE, AURA”.

LTL ARCHITECTS (F17 lecture)

Wed Sept-27, 2017 @ EMPAC: LTL ARCHITECTS “ARCHITECTURE IN SECTION”.

QINGYUN MA (F17 lecture)

Wed Oct-4, 2017 @ EMPAC: QINGYUN MA “C.A.N. PROJECT – PROF. KENNETH L. WARRINER MEMORIAL LECTURE”.

ROZANA MONTIEL (F17 lecture)

Mon Oct-30, 2017 @ EMPAC: ROZANA MONTIEL “INHABITING DIFFERENT SPECIES OF SPACES”.

SKYLAR TIBBITS (F17 lecture)

Wed Nov-29, 2017 @ EMPAC: SKYLAR TIBBITS “SELF ASSEMBLY AND PROGRAMMABLE MATERIALS”.

ERIC HÖWELER (S17 lecture)

Mon Feb-06, 2017 @ EMPAC: ERIC HÖWELER “SIGNAL OF NOISE WITH ERIC HÖWELER”

MARCELO SPINA (S17 lecture)

Tue Mar-28, 2017 @ EMPAC: MARCELO SPINA “MUTE ICONS & OTHER DICHOTOMIES OF THE REAL”

KATE ORFF (F16 lecture)

Wed Nov-2, 2016 @ EMPAC: KATE ORFF “TOWARD AN URBAN ECOLOGY”.

KOOIJ / LIBERTINY / MARKUNPOIKA / VAN DER WEIL (F16 lecture)

Tue Nov-8, 2016 @ EMPAC: DIRK VANDER KOOIJ, TOMAS LIBERTINY, TUOMAS MARKUNPOIKA, JOLAN VAN DER WEIL “CONTEMPORARY DESIGN CONFERENCE – DARK MATTER AND THE SECRET LIVES OF OBJECTS”.

MARLON BLACKWELL (F16 lecture)

Mon Nov-14, 2016 @ EMPAC: MARLON BLACKWELL “FIGURES AND TYPES”.

MAURICE COX (S16 lecture)

Mon Feb-1, 2016 @ EMPAC: MAURICE COX “PORTRAITS OF RESILIENCE: NEW ORLEANS / DETROIT”.

CRISTIAN NANZER (S16 lecture)

Mon Feb-22, 2016 @ EMPAC: CRISTIAN NANZER “INHABITED TERRITORIES: FROM INTIMATE TO PUBLIC”.

RÓISÍN HENEGHAN / SHIH-FU PENG (S16 lecture)

Wed March-2, 2016 @ EMPAC: RÓISÍN HENEGHAN / SHIH-FU PENG “SETTING OUT”.

ANNABELLE SELLDORF (S16 lecture)

Mon March-28, 2016 @ EMPAC: ANNABELLE SELLDORF “COMMON GROUND”.

MITCHELL JOACHIM (S16 lecture)

Mon April-18, 2016 @ EMPAC: MITCHELL JOACHIM “BIO-HACKING AND URBAN ARCHITECTURE”.

STELIOS ARCADIOU (S16 lecture)

Mon May-2, 2016 @ EMPAC: STELIOS ARCADIOU “THE INVOLUNTARY, THE AUTOMATED AND THE UNCANNY: ZOMBIES, CYBORGS, AND CHIMERAS”.

THEODORE SPYROPOULOS (F15 lecture)

Wed Sep-16, 2015 @ EMPAC: THEODORE SPYROPOULOS “BEHAVIOURAL FRAMEWORKS”

JENNY SABIN (F15 lecture)

Wed Oct-14, 2015 @ EMPAC: JENNY E. SABIN “MATTER DESIGN COMPUTATION: CELLS, BITS AND ATOMS”

STEVEN EHRLICH (F15 lecture)

Mon Oct-26, 2015 @ EMPAC: STEVEN EHRLICH “EVOLVING MULTICULTURAL MODERNISM”

MARIE-ANGE BRAYER (F15 lecture)

Thu Oct-29, 2015 @ EMPAC: MARIE-ANGE BRAYER “NATURALIZING ARCHITECTURE”

WEISER / TESTA (F15 lecture)

Mon Nov-16, 2015 @ EMPAC: DEVYN WEISER, PETER TESTA “SUPERPOSITIONS”

RHETT RUSSO (S15 lecture)

Mon Feb-09, 2015 @ EMPAC: RHETT RUSSO “ARCHITECTURE IN SURPLUS”

JAMES COLLINS (S15 lecture)

Wed Mar-11, 2015 @ EMPAC: JAMES H. COLLINS “THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE IN AN ERA OF RESISTANCE”

SCHWITTER / DANZIGER / STEIN / LAUFS (S15 lecture)

Mon Apr-06, 2015 @ EMPAC: CRAIG SCHWITTER, BRUCE E. DANZIGER, MICHAEL STEIN, WILL LAUFS “INTEGRATED IDEATION: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF EXTRAORDINARY STRUCTURES”