Events Lectures

Lectures

Every semester, the College of Architecture & Environmental Design at Kent State University Florence offers a lecture series whose aim is to offer students an overview as wide and complete as possible of the current state-of-the-art in Italy and Europe. The lectures are fine-tuned with the programs developed in the studios and in the theory classes.

Lecture by Christina Seilern.

November 12, 2019 - Palazzo Vettori, Via Cavour 26, Florence

Christina Seilern (principal at Studio Seilern Architects in London) will lecture on Tuesday November 12 at 7 pm at Palazzo Vettori. Her lecture, titled “Light as a Building Material”, will be introduced by prof. Paola Giaconia, Kent State University Florence CAED coordinator. Studio Seilern Architects – Andermatt Concert Hall in Switzerland (2019) – photo by [...]

Lecture by Ila Bêka.

October 22, 2019 - Palazzo Vettori, Via Cavour 26, Florence

Ila Bêka, founding partner at Beka & Lemoine, will lecture on Tuesday 22 October at 7 pm at Palazzo Vettori, His lecture, titled “The Experience of Space”, will be introduced by prof. Marco Brizzi. Beka & Lemoine – Koolhaas Houselife – poster Beka & Lemoine – Gehry’s Vertigo – poster Beka & Lemoine – The Infinite [...]

Lecture by Jeannette Kuo.

October 1, 2019 - Palazzo Vettori, Via Cavour 26, Florence

Jeannette Kuo (co-founding partner of Zurich-based Karamuk Kuo Architects and Assistant Professor-in-Practice of Architecture at Harvard Graduate School of Design) will lecture on Tuesday October 1 at 7 pm at Palazzo Vettori. Her lecture, titled “Possible Futures”, will be introduced by prof. Paola Giaconia, Kent State University Florence CAED coordinator. Fall 2019, lecture by Jeannette [...]

Lecture by Alberto Iacovoni.

September 24, 2019 - Palazzo Vettori, Via Cavour 26, Florence

Alberto Iacovoni, founding partners at ma0 (www.ma0.it), an inter-disciplinary design practice based in Rome, Italy, will lecture on Tuesday 24 September at 2:30 pm at Palazzo Vettori. His lecture, titled "Open Forms. Architectures for the Public Realm", will be introduced by prof. Paola Giaconia, Kent State University Florence CAED coordinator. Fall 2019, lecture by Alberto Iacovoni.ma0 – [...]

Lecture by Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu.

April 16, 2019 - Palazzo Vettori, Via Cavour 26, Florence

Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, founding partners at Neri&Hu (www.neriandhu.com), an inter-disciplinary design practice based in Shanghai, China with an additional office in London, will lecture on Tuesday April 16 at 7 pm at Palazzo Vettori. Their lecture will be introduced by prof. Paola Giaconia. Spring 2019, lecture by Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu.Neri&Hu – [...]

Lecture by Bernard Khoury.

April 2, 2019 - Palazzo Vettori, Via Cavour 26, Florence

Bernard Khoury of DW5 / Bernard Khoury, based in Beirut, Lebanon, will be at Palazzo Vettori presenting recent works by his office on Tuesday April 9 at 7 pm. His lecture, titled “Toxic Grounds”, will be introduced by prof. Marco Brizzi. Spring 2019, lecture by Bernard Khoury.Bernard Khoury / DW5, B018 (© DW5 Bernard Khoury). Spring [...]

Lecture by Casper Mork-Ulnes.

February 26, 2019 - Palazzo Vettori, Via Cavour 26, Florence

Casper Mork-Ulnes, principal at Mork-Ulnes Architects with offices in San Francisco and in Oslo, will lecture on Tuesday February 26 at Palazzo Vettori. His lecture, titled “Eight Houses in the Landscape”, will be introduced by prof. Andrea Ponsi. With offices in San Francisco and Oslo, Mork-Ulnes Architects approaches projects with both Scandinavian practicality and Northern California’s [...]

Lecture by Clara Murado.

February 19, 2019 - Palazzo Vettori, Via Cavour 26, Florence

Clara Murado, founding partner at Murado & Elvira in Madrid, Spain, will lecture on Tuesday February 19 at Palazzo Vettori. Her lecture, titled “Reading Spaces”, will be introduced by prof. Andrea Ponsi. Murado & Elvira is a Madrid-based multidisciplinary office founded by Juan Elvira and Clara Murado in 2003 dedicated to innovative architecture and interior [...]

Lecture by Adolfo Natalini.

January 29, 2019 - palazzo Vettori, Via Cavour 26, Florence

Adolfo Natalini will lecture on Tuesday January 29 at Palazzo Vettori. Marco Brizzi will introduce him. Adolfo Natalini is an Italian architect, author and designer, who was born in Pistoia, in 1941. After his experience as a painter, Natalini graduated in architecture in Florence in 1966 and founded Superstudio (with Cristiano Toraldo di Francia, Gian […]

Lecture by Adrian Blanchard.

January 24, 2019 - palazzo Vettori, Via Cavour 26, Florence

Adrian Blanchard, architect at Natalini Architetti in Florence, will be at Palazzo Vettori on Thursday January 24, 2019 offering a special lecture, part of the program of the Architecture studios. The lecture is titled “A Brief History of Touching the Earth Lightly”. Born in Pontefract, England in 1954, he has been with Natalini Architects in […]