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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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. To be held in the Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall. For more information about the international conference and attendance process, email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call 305.284.5187. For all specific inquiries, e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

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.