May 3 – June 30 Thomas A. Spain: A Retrospective (1980-2012) an exhibit with a variety of related public programs including architectural watercolor and chalk pastel classes for teens and adults. Select drawings by Professor Spain of the UM School of Architecture will be available for purchase in the Museum Gift Shop during this exhibit. Friday, May 3, 6-9 p.m. – Exhibit Opening; Friday, May 17, 6:00 p.m. – Exhibit lecture by UM Professor Jorge Hernandez on Tom Spain; Saturday, May 25, 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon – Chalk pastel adult workshop by Andrew Georgiadis, former student and current professor of painting and drawing at UM School of Architecture; Saturday, June 8, 2:00 p.m. – Two-hour teen workshop on the use of chalk pastels under the direction of Professor Georgiadis. For more information, visit the Coral Gables Museum website.
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August 1 – December 19 Several events are already scheduled for the fall semester. The evolving fall schedule will be available through this website’s homepage under EVENTS. Classes begin on August 26.

October 16 – 19 With the University of Miami School of Architecture as one of the sponsors, Florida Atlantic University’s Center for Environmental Studies will be hosting Sea Level Rise Summit 2013: Resilience in the Face of Change in partnership with the 2013 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) 4th Biennial Subtropical Cities Conference: Braving a New World: Design Interventions for Changing Climates. The Sea Level Rise Summit 2013 will be held October 16 and 17 in the City of Fort Lauderdale. On the evening of the 17th, a joint keynote speaker will officially open the Subtropical Cities and ACSA Conference which will continue through to October 19th. For more information visit the Sea Level Rise Summit Website and the ACSA.

October 18 School of Architecture Alumni Golf Tournament. For information, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

October 25 – 26 The second of the two-part East-West Dialogues: Modern Architectures in Florida symposium designed to investigate the multiple forms and meanings of mid-century architecture in Florida; Tampa Museum of Art. The symposium is inspired by the architectural legacy of Mark Hampton, FAIA, a critically-acclaimed Florida architect with work spanning the state from Tampa to Miami. It is sponsored by the James Deering Danielson Foundation, organized by the University of Miami School of Architecture and co-sponsored by DOCOMOMO Florida. Abstracts are due on July 8, 2013 (300-350 words) and should be sent in PDF format by email to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or visit the East-West Dialogues website. The first part of the East-West Dialogues: Modern Architectures in Florida symposium was held in Miami in November of 2012.

October 30 – November 1 ZEMCH 2013 International Conference, an interdisciplinary learning forum encompassing a variety of topics related to housing, taken from a holistic perspective, led by Assistant Professor John Onyango, University of Miami, School of Architecture. ZEMCH 2013 aims to establish an intellectual forum of interactive discussion on design, production and marketing issues surrounding the delivery of low to zero energy/CO2 emission mass-customized homes being built in developed and developing countries. The conference is open to any stake holders who are involved in housing research, business, teaching, and policy making. Conference Chairs include Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Dean of the University of Miami School of Architecture; Prof. Karim Hadjri, Professor of Architecture, University of Central Lancashire, UK; and Dr. Masa Noguchi, MEARU, the Glasgow School of Art, UK. To be held in the Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, University of Miami School of Architecture. For more information about the international conference and attendance process, email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), call 305.284.5187 or visit the ZEMCH 2013 International Conference website. For all specific inquiries, e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

November 8 School of Architecture Homecoming Reunion Barbecue, Architecture Courtyard, 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. Admission is $15 per person. Students $10 per person. Corporate tables are available for $125 including corporate name and ten tickets. Reservations are required by November 1st by calling 305-284-5002.

December 19 Fall Commencement Exercises for all degrees. Reception and Graduation Exhibition in the Irvin Korach Gallery, Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center after Commencement.

May 3 – 25 The Modern Palazzo, an exhibition of models of the contemporary apartment buildings of 1920’s Italy, 300 Aragon Avenue. This is the second of three exhibits curated by Carmen Guerrero that will open in Coral Gables during the “Year of Italian Culture.” Download Flyer

May 10 Spring Commencement for undergraduate Architecture degrees in the Bank United Center at 12:30 p.m.; followed by a reception featuring Graduating Student Exhibit in the School of Architecture Irvin Korach Gallery.

May 9 Spring Commencement for graduate Architecture degrees in the Bank United Center at 4:00 p.m.; followed by a reception featuring Graduating Student Exhibit in the School of Architecture Irvin Korach Gallery.

May 9 School of Architecture Honors Day presentation of awards and medals to graduating students; Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, followed by a reception featuring Graduate Student Exhibit in the Irvin Korach Gallery, 8:00 a.m.

May 6 – 10 Graduation exhibition of the work of spring 2013 graduates; Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Irvin Korach Gallery, open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

May 8 Student Conversation with the Dean: an informal gathering to discuss after graduation plans; Undergraduate Students from 2:30 to 3:30; Graduate Students from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center, Rinker Classroom.

May 6 Submission of Student Work for Graduating Student Exhibit by 6:00 p.m. Bring one drawing properly identified with your name to Julia Pizarro (Undergraduate) or Jude Alexander (Graduate) in Academic Services.

April 26 SoA hosted an end-of-semester all-school gathering with refreshments after studio at 5:30 pm. Bernardo Fort-Brescia, FAIA, presented new proposed studio building design.

March 1 – April 28 The Unexpected Italy exhibit is now open at the Coral Gables Museum on Aragon Avenue. This is the first of three exhibits curated by Carmen Guerrero that will open in Coral Gables during the “Year of Italian Culture.” This first exhibit displays the documentation of modern buildings in Italy by the students of the School of Architecture. Download Flyer

April 22 Lecture by Miquel Adria and Ruth Verde Zein, “Constructing Modernity: Mid-Century Architecture in Mexico and Brazil,” moderated by Professor Jose Gelabert-Navia; Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.