Kent State University, Florence Program | College of Architecture & Environmental Design
Mathias Brockdorff (architect and partner at PAX architects, based in Aarhus, Denmark) will be joining us as a guest speaker on Tuesday 2 April at 5:00 pm at Kent State University Florence CAED. His lecture, titled Meaningful Spaces: Culture as Catalyst for Informal Dialogue, will be introduced by prof. Paola Giaconia. It will showcase recent…
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Marianna Rentzou (architect and founding partner at Point Supreme, based in Athens) will lecture on Tuesday 12 March at 5:00 pm at Kent State University Florence CAED. Her lecture, titled “The Way We Live,” will be introduced by prof. Paola Giaconia. It will delve into Point Supreme’s research on Greek architecture and the exploration of…
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Arto Ollila (architect and founding partner at AOR Architects in Helsinki, Finland) will offer us a lecture on Tuesday 5 March at 5:00 pm. His lecture is titled “Crafting the Odds: Public Buildings by AOR Architects” and will be introduced by prof. Marco Brizzi. Arto’s presentation will delve into AOR’s expertise in designing public buildings,…
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Mario Carpo, architectural historian and critic, will lecture on Tuesday 27 February at 5 pm. His lecture is part of the Spring 2024 University by Design event series, co-produced by the Architecture Programs of the Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello Syracuse University in Florence, California State University International Programs Italy and Kent State University Florence. It…
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Federica Vannucchi, Academic Director of the Pratt Rome Program, is kicking off the Spring 2024 University by Design event series, co-produced by the Architecture Programs of the Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello Syracuse University in Florence, California State University International Programs Italy and Kent State University Florence. Her lecture, titled Rome as a Pedagogical Project, will…
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Marcello Galiotto (architect and founding partner at AMAA) will lecture on Tuesday 13 February at 5:00 pm at Kent State University Florence CAED. His lecture, titled “Seemingly Simple”, will be introduced by prof. Paola Giaconia. Marcello’s lecture will explore the seemingly simple nature of AMAA’s projects, revealing an underlying complexity that may initially deceive the…
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Francesco Zuddas, Unit Master and history and theory of architecture lecturer at the Architectural Association School of Architecture, will lecture on Monday 6 November at 5 pm. His lecture, titled Here, There and Everywhere: Contested Grounds for Higher Education, is part of the University by Design event series — coproduced by the Architecture Programs of…
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Sylvia Lavin, professor of history and theory of architecture at Princeton University, School of Architecture, will lecture on Tuesday 17 October at 5 pm. Her lecture, titled Pomological peculiarities: disarranging the domestic, is part of the University by Design event series — coproduced by the Architecture Programs of the Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello Syracuse University…
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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 University Florence — focuses on the topic of studying architecture abroad. This collaborative forum will consist of two public lectures aimed at reimagining the…
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Massimo Alvisi (architect and founding partner at Rome-based Alvisi Kirimoto) will lecture on Tuesday 3 October at 5:00 pm at Kent State University Florence CAED. His lecture, titled “Tension and Release”, will be introduced by prof. Paola Giaconia. It will center on his and Junko Kirimoto’s approach to architectural design. In a recent interview, Philip…
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