University of Miami School of Architecture 

Events

January 23 – February 29 New Palladians, an exhibition on one of the world’s most influential architects Andrea Palladio (1508-1580) and his influence on the architecture of today, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday in the Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Irvin Korach Gallery. In conjunction with the exhibit, a lecture “New Traditional Architecture & Urbanism and the 21st Century” will be presented on Wednesday, February 8 by Professor Lucien Steil of the University of Notre Dame; followed by a tour of the New Palladians exhibition and a reception. Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall and Irvin Korach Gallery, 6 to 8 p.m. Free and open to the public.

February 15 – 24 School of Architecture Spring Symposia. See symposia dates and descriptions on February 15, 16, 22, 23 and 24. Also see series of four “Cinema of Cities” films on January 27 and February 3, 24, and March 2.

February 15 “Beyond Post-Modernism: The Work of Aldo Rossi and Venturi-Scott Brown,” symposium on reassessing texts and architecture by Aldo Rossi & Robert Venturi.

  • “Post-Modernism: A Timely Reappraisal,” Dr. Richard John, University of Miami School of Architecture
  • “Aldo Rossi and the Architecture of the City,” Prof. Luca Ortelli, Ecole Polytechnique Federale School of Architecture, Lausanne, Switzerland
  • “Venturi-Scott Brown and Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture,” Prof. Dr.Stanislaus von Moos, Professor Emeritus of the History of Modern Art at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, currently teaching at Yale University
  • Roundtable Discussion with Questions and Answers: Dean Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, School of Architecture; Professor Roberto Behar, School of Architecture; Dr. Richard John; Stanislaus von Moos; Luca Ortelli

Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Free and open to students and the public.

February 16 “The Reconstruction and Invention of Cities,” urban transformation strategies including two case studies — Warsaw and Lisbon.

  • “Lisbon: The Pombal Plan after the 1755 Earthquake,” Prof. Luca Ortelli, Ecole Polytechnique Federale School of Architecture, Lausanne, Switzerland
  • “Warsaw: The Urban Plan after WWII,” Prof. Dr. Stanislaus von Moos, Professor Emeritus of the History of Modern Art at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, currently teaching at Yale
  • Roundtable Discussion with Questions and Answers

For faculty and graduate students only. 12:15 to 3:00 p.m. Rinker Classroom.

February 17 “The High Line – New York’s Park in the Sky: Lessons for Miami Marine Stadium,” a lecture by Robert Hammond, co-founder of the High Line, and Philip Aarons, founding chair. The event is co-sponsored by Friends of the Marine Stadium, the Miami Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, and Cliff and Petsy Mezey. Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6 p.m.; followed by a reception in the Irvin Korach Gallery. Free and open to the public.

February 20 “Equity in Housing,” a lecture by Dr. Craig L. Wilkins, Director, Detroit Community Design Center and Senior Lecturer, Architecture and Urban Planning University of Michigan. Presented by the University of Miami’s Office of Civic & Community Engagement. Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6 p.m. Free and open to the public. Please visit http://www.miami.edu/civic for more information.

February 22 “Latin American Architecture Now & Then, Part One” XX Century and Contemporary Architecture in Latin America

  • “Traits of Modern Architecture in Latin America: Six Themes, Four Moments, Twenty-four Examples,” Arq. Jorge Francisco Liernur, Dean, Escuela de Arquitectura y Estudios Urbanos Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • “Livin’ La Vida Buena: Baudelaire, Bradbury, Niemeyer and the Modern Villa,” Dr. Arq. Carlos Eduardo Comas, Director, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
  • “Emerging Young Architecture in Latin America,” Dr. Arq. Fernando Diez, Director SUMMA+Revista de Arquitectura & Urbanismo, Buenos Aires, Argentina and Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Roundtable Discussion with Questions and Answers

Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Open to students, faculty and the public.

February 23 “Three Architectural Journals from South America”

  • ARQTEXTO: An Architecture & Urban Design Journal, Dr. Arq. Carlos Eduardo Comas, Coordinator, Porto Alegre, Brazil
  • SUMMA+Revista de Arquitectura & Urbanismo, Dr. Arq. Fernando Diez, Director, Buenos Aires, Argentina and Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • BLOCK: A Journal on Architecture, City & Territorial Culture, Arq. Jorge Francisco Liernur, Director, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Open to faculty only, 12:15 to 2:30 p.m., Rinker Classroom.

February 24 “Latin American Architecture Now and Then, Part Two”

  • “Austral Group: A CIAM Brigade in the Far South (1937-1948),“ Arq. Jorge Francisco Liernur, Decano, Escuela de Arquitectura y Estudios Urbanos Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • “Mario Roberto Alvarez and Clorido Testa: Two Architects from Buenos Aires,” Dr. Arq. Fernando Diez, Director, SUMMA+Revista de Arquitectura & Ubanismo,” Buenos Aires, Argentina and Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • “The Architecture of Lina Bo Bardi,” Dr. Arq Carlos Eduardo Comas, Director, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
  • Roundtable with Questions and Answers: Dean Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, School of Architecture; Jorge Francisco Liernur, Carlos Eduardo Comas, Fernando Diez

Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Open to students and the public.

February 24 Cinema of Cities: Third in a Series TBA. Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6 p.m. Free and open to the public.

February 29 “African Architects Design Multiple Modernities and Continuities,” lecture by Carolyn Armenta Davis, architecture lecturer, curator, critic, writer and jurist. Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6 p.m. Free and open to the public.

March 2 Cinema of Cities: Fourth in a Series TBA. This is the final film in the School’s Spring Symposia. Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6 p.m. Free and open to the public.

March 7 “Tomorrow’s Houses: New England Modernism,” lecture by Alexander Gorlin, New York City architect and principal of the firm Alexander Gorlin Architects. Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6 p.m. Please visit http://www.arc.miami.edu for more information.

March 19 – April 13 Architecture in Perspective 25: An International Juried Exhibition of Architectural Illustration, the American Society of Architectural Illustrators, including the Hugh Ferriss Memorial Prize and Awards of Excellence. The official opening and reception will be on Friday, March 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibit will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday in the Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Irvin Korach Gallery. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.

March 21 United States Green Building Council Miami Chapter (USGBC) lecture and meeting. Light supper served. Free to students and $10 per person for non-members. Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6 to 9 p.m.

March 26 “Designing for Diversity: Affordable Housing for America’s Changing Demographic,” panel discussion addressing need for new design and planning models that reflect changing life styles among seniors. Presented by the University of Miami’s Office of Civic & Community Engagement, Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6 p.m. Free and open to the public. Visit http://www.miami.edu/civic for more information.

March 28 “Crossover: Architecture, Urbanism, Technology,” lecture by Visiting Critic Brian Phillips, founder of Interface Studio Architects LLC in Philadelphia. Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6 p.m. Free and open to the public.

April 2 Career Fair from 5:00 to 7:00 pm in Hurricane 100 room of Bank United Center.

April 3 “Southern Vernacular Architecture,” lecture by Andrew Cogar, partner in the Atlanta firm Historical Concepts. Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6 p.m. Free and open to the public.

April 16 – 20 School of Architecture Student Art Show, organized and presented by the School of Architecture student body and juried by architecture and art faculty. Open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information or to submit entries, students should contact

April 18 United States Green Building Council Miami Chapter (USGBC) lecture and meeting. Light supper served. Free to students and $10 per person for non-members. Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6 to 9 p.m.

May 7 – May 11 Graduation Exhibition, Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Irvin Korach Gallery, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Free and open to the public.

May 10 Honors Day Ceremony for graduating students and award recipients. Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall.

May 10 – 11 Commencement ceremonies for graduate and undergraduate students.

May 16 United States Green Building Council Miami Chapter (USGBC) lecture and meeting. Light supper served. Free to students and $10 per person for non-members. Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6 to 9 p.m.



Past Events

February 6 The Pruitt-Igoe Myth, a documentary film about the transformation of the American city in the decades after World War II through the lens of the infamous Pruitt-Igoe housing development in St Louis and its residents, who were among the hardest hit by the national urban renewal program of the 1950s and 1960s. Presented by the University of Miami’s Office of Civic & Community Engagement. Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6 p.m. Free and open to the public. Please visit http://www.miami.edu/civic for more information.

February 3 Cinema of Cities: Second in a Series. La Dolce Vita (1960) by Federico Fellini, a series of stories following a week in the life of a philandering paparazzo journalist living in Rome. Second film in the School’s Spring Symposia. Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6 p.m. Free and open to the public.

January 30 “Periphery: Architecture and Urban Design in the Caribbean,” a lecture by Dr. Roberto Segre, Architectural Historian, Rio de Janeiro. Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6 p.m. Free and open to the public.

January 27 Cinema of Cities: First in a Series. Saboteur (1942) by Alfred Hitchcock, filmed in stunning locations throughout the United States. First film in the School’s Spring Symposia. Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6 p.m. Free and open to the public.

January 25 Visiting Critic and Spanish Architect Manuel Clavel Rojo of Clavel Arquitectos, Murcia, Spain will present a lecture with title to be determined. Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6 p.m. Free and open to the public.

January 18 United States Green Building Council Miami Chapter (USGBC) lecture and meeting. Light supper served. $10 per person for non-members and students free. Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6 to 9 p.m.

January 17 Classes Begin

January 11 – 13 Register now thru December 5 for NCI Charrette Training and receive a $50 Early Bird Discount.

December 21 United States Green Building Council (USGBC), Miami/Keys Chapter, monthly meeting and lecture, Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6 p.m. Members and students are free; all others are $10 per person. Light dinner served. For more information, visit http://www.usgbc.org.

December 12 – 16 Graduation Exhibition, Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Irvin Korach Gallery, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Free and open to the public.

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