CALENDAR OF EVENTS

LECTURES, EXHIBITIONS AND SYMPOSIA

Map and directions to the School of Architecture

Spring 2008

January 7 through 11 – University of Miami “Engineering for the Americas” Conference.  Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall.  For registered students only.

January-May – Palm Beach Historic Preservation Studio conducted by faculty members Joanna Lombard, Catherine Lynn, and Veruska Vasconez with the cooperation of the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach. For registered students only.

January 14-February 22 – The Three Romes, an exhibition of student and faculty work, 1991-2007.  New gallery in Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

January 16-18 – School of Architecture Knight Program in Community Building National Charrette Institute (NCI) Charrette Planner Certificate Course, Celebration, Florida.  For more information, visit www.arc.miami.edu.

January 23 – Lecture co-sponsored with U.S. Green Building Council South Florida Chapter.  Tyler J. Krutzfeldt, Managing Director, Mont Vista Capital on “Carbon Cap and Trade – Will Cap Present an Opportunity for Green Developers.” Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6:00 p.m. refreshments, 6:30 p.m. lecture. (Additional Green Building Council lectures to be announced.)

January 23-25 – Congress for the New Urbanism Florida Chapter Statewide Meeting, Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida.  For more information, visit www.cnuflorida.org.

January 25 and 26 -- Bass Museum of Art /University of Miami School of Architecture Preservation Conference "Preserving the Modern: Buildings and Landscape Preservation -- A Contemporary Agenda."  January 25 -- Reception and keynote address at the Bass Museum of Art,  2121 Park Avenue, Miami Beach, 6:00 p.m. (for reservations call 305-673-7530, ext. 1015).  January 26 -- All day conference at the University of Miami School of Architecture from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 1215 Dickinson Drive, UM Coral Gables Campus, (for reservations, call 305-284-3438).  Seating is limited.

January 26 – South Miami Middle School Photography Exhibition.  School of Architecture Building 48E.  Time TBA.

February-March – Exhibition of student work from the School of Architecture Waterfront Study. Dates and venue to be announced.

February 7 – School of Architecture and the School of Arts and Sciences Urban Studies Program present a lecture by Saskia Sassen, Professor, Department of Sociology, Columbia University on “Reassembling the City.”  Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6:00 p.m. refreshments, 6:30 p.m. lecture.

February 13 – Lecture and book signing by Gwendolyn Wright, architectural historian, Columbia University on her book USA: Modern Architectures in History.  Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6:00 p.m. refreshments, 6:30 p.m. lecture.

February 14 – School of Arts and Sciences Urban Studies Program presents a lecture by Sako Musterd, Professor of Geography, University of Amsterdam. Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6:00 p.m. refreshments, 6:30 p.m. lecture.

February 21 – The University of Miami Citizens’ Board Architecture Lecture generously sponsored by the Citizens Board Select Projects Fund.  Amanda Burden, Chairman of the New York City Planning Commission and Director of the New York Department of City Planning.  Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6:00 p.m. refreshments, 6:30 p.m. lecture.

February 23 – University of Maryland Pre-Game Barbecue in Architecture Courtyard, 12 noon to 1:30 p.m.  By invitation only.

February 26 – Department of Art and Art History lecture by Edward J. Sullivan, Professor of Art History, New York University, on "Haiti at the Crossroads: Haitian Art in a Hemispheric Context."  Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 7:00 p.m. lecture.

February 27 – Lecture by Matthew J. Bell, Professor,  University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation. Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6:00 p.m. refreshments, 6:30 p.m. lecture.

February 28 – Miller School of Medicine lecture by Lawrence Frank, Ph.D. Professor in Sustainable Urban Transportation,  School of Community and Regional Planning at the University of British Columbia, co-sponsored with the School of Architecture. Miller School of Medicine Broad Bussel Auditorium, Clinical Research Building, 1120 N.W. 14^th Street, 3:30 p.m.

February 29-March 2 – American Institute of Architecture Students University of Miami Chapter host the annual South Quad Conference “Trends and Traditions.”  Various activities and tours for students from schools in the southeastern United States.  Sponsorships available.  Contact University of Miami AIAS president Danay Morales at yanad0886@msn.com.

March 17-April 18 – Exhibition.  Title to be announced.  Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Gallery, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

March 26 – School of Architecture Alumni Lecture by Alumna Maria Hernandez. Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6:00 p.m. refreshments, 6:30 p.m. lecture.

March 27-29 – University of Notre Dame presents the Driehaus Prize in Classical Architecture to Dean Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk and Andres Duany in Chicago.

April 1 – School of Architecture Career Fair, Hurricane 100 Room, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.  Firms interested in participating contact Julia Pizarro 305-284-3731. For graduating students.

April 9 – Lecture by Rahul Mehrotra, Architect and Urban Planner, Rahul Mehrotra & Associates, Mumbai, India.  Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6:00 p.m. refreshments, 6:30 p.m.lecture.

April 26 – Student Council Symposium. Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

May 8 – School of Architecture Awards Day, Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 9:00 a.m.

May 9 – Spring Commencement at Bank United Center at 12:30 p.m. followed by student/family reception and exhibition of graduating students’ work, School of Architecture Courtyard and Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Gallery.

All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. They are subject to change. Free parking is available in the Pavia Garage on Pavia Street one block from the University’s main entrance on Stanford Drive.   Events are endorsed by the Miami Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

Past Events -- Fall 2007

August  30 – October 5 – Exhibition of student work regarding the Miami Waterfront Study.  Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center New Gallery, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

September 5 – Denis Russ, Miami Beach Community Development Corporation, and Matt Greer, Carlyle Development Group. “Toward a More Humane Housing Industry,”  co-sponsored with the U.S. Green Building Council.  Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, Lecture 6:00 p.m.

September 19 – Jorge Garcia of Garcia Stromberg, Boca Raton (topic to be announced). Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6:00 p.m.

September 20 – Mark Jarzombek, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “The Pantheon in Rome and Its Modernity.” Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6:00 p.m.

September 26 – Alex Cooper, Cooper Robertson, New York. (To speak on waterfronts in both student and public sessions.)  Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall.  Public lecture at  6:00 p.m.

October 8 -- November 21 – Exhibition “Roma: MCMXCI-MMVII..” Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Opening reception and walking tour on Wednesday, October 10, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

October 13 – Symposium presented by the U.S. Green Building Council, Miami Chapter.  “The Ecology of Concrete: Environmental Best Practices for Design and Construction with Concrete.”  Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.  For information on fees and registration, email cmitchell@zyscovich.com. CEU/CEC credits available.

November 1 – Peter Richards, Deicke Richards, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. “Concepts of Regions, Settlements and Place: Australian New Urbanism in the Subtropics.” Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, 6:00 p.m.

November 2 – American Institute of Architects, Miami Chapter, exhibition of  the winning entries in the “Fourteenth Annual AIA Miami International Photography Competition.” Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center New Gallery, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

November 2 -- School of Architecture Annual Homecoming Reunion Barbecue. School of Architecture Courtyard, 7:00 to 10:00 p.m., $10 per person.  For reservations, call 305-284-5002.

November 14 – William Horgan and Nikolas Dando-Haenisch, Grimshaw Architects, London “Embedded Intelligence.”
Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Glasgow Hall, Lecture 6:00 p.m.

Reservations for Lecture, Event and Meeting Space

To reserve space for your lectures, events or meetings in the Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center, please contact the Director of Public Relations at cwhite@miami.edu or 305-284-5002.