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 Giulia Ricci (About:)

March 24, 2026 - Palazzo Vettori, Via Cavour 26, Florence

Giulia Ricci, architectural journalist and deputy editor of Italian architecture magazine "About:", will be joining us for a lecture on Tuesday, March 24th, at 5:00 pm. In her talk, titled New Ecologies of Architectural Publishing, Giulia explores how architecture circulates today. For more than a century, architectural magazines have shaped the discipline by selecting projects, [...]

Lecture by Jesús Granada

March 17, 2026 - Palazzo Vettori, Via Cavour 26, Florence

Jesús Granada, architect and architectural photographer from Spain, in-house photographer of renowned "El Croquis" magazine, will be joining us for a lecture on Tuesday, March 17th, at 5:00 pm. In his talk, titled Context, Construction, and Ideas, Jesús Granada will explore three major concepts around which most of his photographic practice orbits: context (where the [...]

Lecture by Pascal Flammer

February 3, 2026 - Palazzo Vettori, Via Cavour 26, Florence

Pascal Flammer, architect based in Zurich, Switzerland, will be joining us for a lecture on Tuesday, February 3rd, at 5:00 pm. His talk, titled Buildings, Mostly: Then and Now, will will trace a selection of projects developed over the past twenty years, reflecting the evolution of his architectural position. Pascal Flammer, House in Balsthal. Photo [...]

Lecture by Evangelos Kotsioris

November 11, 2025 - Palazzo Vettori, Via Cavour 26, FIrenze

Evangelos Kotsioris, Assistant Curator in Architecture and Design at The Museum of Modern Art in New York, will lecture on Tuesday 11 November at 5:30 pm. The lecture is part of the University by Design event series — coproduced by the Architecture Programs of the Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello Syracuse University in Florence, California State [...]

Lecture by Francesco Garofalo (Openfabric)

September 16, 2025 - Palazzo Vettori, Via Cavour 26, Florence

Francesco Garofalo, architect and founder of Openfabric in Rotterdam, Milan and Genoa, will be joining us for a lecture on Tuesday, September 16th, at 5:00 pm. His talk, titled Framed natures, will explore Openfabric’s work in landscape across different scales and geographies — from completed projects to large-scale research. The lecture reflects on how “frames” can [...]

Lecture by François Chas (NP2F)

March 25, 2025 - Palazzo Vettori, Via Cavour 26, Florence

François Chas, architect and partner at NP2F in Paris, will be joining us for a lecture on Tuesday, March 25th, at 5:00 pm. His talk, titled Common Architecture, will explore the growing importance of communal and shared spaces in architecture, a theme central to many of his firm’s projects. NP2F, Adidas Arena in Paris, France [...]

Lecture by Denise Costanzo

March 18, 2025 - MAD. Murate Art District

Denise Costanzo, Associate Professor of Architecture at Penn State University, will lecture on Tuesday 18 March at 5:30 pm. The lecture is part of the University by Design event series — coproduced by the Architecture Programs of the Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello Syracuse University in Florence, California State University International Programs Italy and Kent State [...]

Lecture by Annalisa Metta

February 11, 2025 - MAD. Murate Art District

Annalisa Metta, Full Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Roma Tre, will lecture on Tuesday 11 February at 5:30 pm. The lecture is part of the University by Design event series — coproduced by the Architecture Programs of the Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello Syracuse University in Florence, California State University International Programs Italy [...]

Lecture by Juan Elvira (MURADO&ELVIRA)

February 4, 2025 - Palazzo Vettori, Via Cavour 26, Florence

Juan Elvira, architect and co-founder of Madrid-based architecture studio MURADO&ELVIRA, will lecture on Tuesday 4 February 2025 at 3 pm at Kent State University Florence CAED. His lecture, titled Myspace: an Architectural Appropriation, will focus on the Teknobyen Student Housing in Trondheim, Norway—a project MURADO&ELVIRA completed a few years ago. As the architects describe, the project [...]

Lecture by Leopoldo Villardi (Architectural Record)

January 28, 2025 - Palazzo Vettori, Via Cavour 26, Florence

Leopoldo Villardi, architect and managing editor at Architectural Record magazine, will lecture on Tuesday 28 January 2025 at 5 pm at Kent State University Florence CAED. His lecture, titled On the Record, will be introduced by prof. Paola Giaconia. Architectural Record – 2016-09 – 125th AnniversaryArchitectural Record – 2016-09 – 125th Anniversary Leopoldo Villardi's lecture [...]