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 Davide Rapp (-orama).

March 8, 2022 - Palazzo Vettori, Via Cavour 26, Florence

Davide Rapp, architect and video artist, will lecture on Tuesday March 8 at 5 pm at Kent State University Florence CAED. Davide Rapp (1980) is a Video Artist. Architect and Ph.D in Interior Design at Politecnico di Milano, he works across the fields of architecture and cinema producing mixed-media installations, movie montages and video-essays. In 2014 [...]

Lecture by Simone Gobbo (DEMOGO).

March 1, 2022 - Palazzo Vettori, Via Cavour 26, Florence

Simone Gobbo (founding partner at DEMOGO) will lecture on Tuesday March 1 at 5 pm at Kent State University Florence CAED. DEMOGO, Gembloux Town Hall in Belgium (2015) – photo by Pietro Savorelli DEMOGO, Gembloux Town Hall in Belgium (2015) – photo by Pietro Savorelli DEMOGO, Gembloux Town Hall in Belgium (2015) – photo by [...]

Lecture by Erika Gaggia (act_romegialli).

February 15, 2022 - Palazzo Vettori, Via Cavour 26, Florence

Erika Gaggia (partner at act_romegialli) will lecture on Tuesday February 15 at 5 pm at Kent State University Florence CAED. Her lecture, titled “do here do elsewhere / do there and not elsewhere”, will be introduced by prof. Federico Grazzini. act_romegialli, Padiglione Canottieri Moto Guzzi in Mandello Lario (2010) – photo by Marcello Mariana act_romegialli, [...]

Lecture by Alessandra Rampazzo (AMAA).

February 8, 2022 - Palazzo Vettori, Via Cavour 26, Florence

Alessandra Rampazzo (co-director at AMAA) will lecture on Tuesday February 8 at 5 pm at Kent State University Florence CAED. Her lecture, titled “WHAT’S ALREADY THERE? Designing in-between old and new”, will be introduced by prof. Paola Giaconia, Kent State University Florence CAED coordinator. AMAA, FINAL OUTCOME – AMAA workshop in Arzignano (2019) – model [...]

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 (Bêka & Lemoine).

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 (Karamuk Kuo Architects).

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 (ma0).

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 (Neri&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 [...]