Events

Richard F. Hansen Lecture in Architecture: Comunal

Kocimski Auditorium (101 Design) 715 Bissell Road, Ames, IA, United States

Architects Mariana Ordóñez Grajales and Jesica Amescua Carrera, partners in Mexico City-based Comunal, a community-driven multidisciplinary design practice, will present the 2024 Richard F. Hansen Lecture in Architecture at Iowa State University. Part of the Department of Architecture’s 2023-2024 Public Programs series, “Of the Land,” their free lecture will be at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, in Kocimski Auditorium, room 101 College of Design. […]

Homelessness is a Housing Problem – Gregg Colburn

Kocimski Auditorium (101 Design) 715 Bissell Road, Ames, IA, United States

2024 Iowa State University Homelessness Symposium Keynote Address Gregg Colburn is an associate professor in the Runstad Department of Real Estate in the University of Washington’s College of Built Environments. He publishes on topics related to housing and homelessness and is the co-author of Homelessness is a Housing Problem: How Structural Factors Explain U.S. Patterns […]

Substance Design Forum Lecture: Wade Scaramucci

Kocimski Auditorium (101 Design) 715 Bissell Road, Ames, IA, United States

Wade Scaramucci, director at Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) in Oklahoma City, will present the 2024 Substance Design Forum Lecture at Iowa State University. Read more in our news release Part of the Department of Architecture’s 2023-2024 Public Programs series, his free presentation, “Ordinary... Extraordinary,” will be at 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 12, in Kocimski […]

Curt F. Dale Lecture Guest Lecture in Architecture: Traumnovelle

Kocimski Auditorium (101 Design) 715 Bissell Road, Ames, IA, United States

Curt F. Dale Guest Lecture in Architecture Traumnovelle Traumnovelle was founded by Belgian architects Léone Drapeaud, Manuel León Fanjul and Johnny Leya, who use architecture as analytical and critical tools to emphasize contemporary issues and dissect their resolutions. They champion a multidisciplinary approach with architecture at the crossroads. Leya will present the Curt F. Dale […]

P. H. Elwood Lecture in Landscape Architecture

Kocimski Auditorium (101 Design) 715 Bissell Road, Ames, IA, United States

TEN x TEN landscape architects Erica Christenson, PLA, ASLA, and Satoko Muratake, PLA, ASLA, will present the 2024 P. H. Elwood Lecture in Landscape Architecture at Iowa State University. Their free talk, “Optimism + Exploration + Truth: How We Practice Matters,” will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, in Kocimski Auditorium. A reception will […]

Charles E. “Chick” Herbert Lecture in Architecture: Aaron Betsky

Kocimski Auditorium (101 Design) 715 Bissell Road, Ames, IA, United States

Virginia Tech architecture professor and author Aaron Betsky will present the Charles E. "Chick" Herbert Lecture in Architecture at 4 p.m. Friday, March 22, in Kocimski Auditorium. His free talk, “The Monster Leviathan: Anarchitecture,” is part of the Department of Architecture’s 2023-2024 Public Programs series, "Of the Land." A reception with refreshments will follow. About […]

Joshua Stein Lecture

Kocimski Auditorium (101 Design) 715 Bissell Road, Ames, IA, United States

Joshua G. Stein, a professor of architecture at Woodbury University and founder of Radical Craft, will speak about the sustainability of architecture practices in a lecture hosted by the Iowa State University Department of Architecture. The Los Angeles-based architect and designer will present “Slow Motion Materiality” at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, in Kocimski Auditorium, room […]

Fall 2023 College of Design Graduation Convocation

Kocimski Auditorium (101 Design) 715 Bissell Road, Ames, IA, United States

What is Convocation?  The College of Design convocation is a separate event from the official Iowa State University commencement ceremonies. Convocation includes only students from the College of Design and allows for a shorter, more individualized celebration of their achievements. Convocation will include greetings from Design administration and individual recognition of each graduating student in […]

1:1 – Design as a Social Practice – Tatiana Gómez and José R. Menéndez

Kocimski Auditorium (101 Design) 715 Bissell Road, Ames, IA, United States

Tatiana Gómez and José R. Menéndez, founders of Buena Gráfica Social Studio in Providence, Rhode Island, will speak about their community-centered design work in this free public lecture, part of the 2023-2024 College of Design Lecture Series. Read more in the news release.

Informality and Landscapes of Care Lecture

Kocimski Auditorium (101 Design) 715 Bissell Road, Ames, IA, United States

Architecture and design researchers and educators from Peru whose focus is informal building practices, participatory design processes and the role of underrepresented populations in constructing communities will deliver the keynote lecture for the College of Design Dean’s Charrette 2023: "Lobitos for Care: Landscapes of Collective Repair in the Deserts of Northern Peru." Cristina Dreifuss-Serrano, dean […]

Void Is Not Exactly Empty – Simone Capra

Kocimski Auditorium (101 Design) 715 Bissell Road, Ames, IA, United States

Simone Capra, a founding partner of STARTT (Studio di Architettura e Trasformazioni Territoriali) and an architecture instructor for the College of Design Rome Program, will present "Void Is Not Exactly Empty" as part of the Department of Architecture's 2023-2024 Public Programs series, "Of the Land." "A void lot is not just a portion of land; […]

The Art of the Poster – Michael Braley

Kocimski Auditorium (101 Design) 715 Bissell Road, Ames, IA, United States

Iowa State alumnus Michael Braley (BFA 1993 Graphic Design), creative director of Braley Design, will share his influences and insights from three decades as a graphic designer, revealing the key elements that make an effective poster and what he believes is the true "art" of the poster. His free public lecture follows the opening reception […]

Jason Fitzroy Jeffers Lecture

Kocimski Auditorium (101 Design) 715 Bissell Road, Ames, IA, United States

Filmmaker Jason Fitzroy Jeffers will host a lecture as a part of the From Land Grab to LandBack: Architecture and Positions on Land symposium.

Maria Parazo Rose Lecture

Kocimski Auditorium (101 Design) 715 Bissell Road, Ames, IA, United States

Maria Parazo Rose, spatial data analyst and Indigenous affairs, climate migration and conservation journalist, will host a lecture as a part of the From Land Grab to LandBack: Architecture and Positions on Land symposium. The lecture will be available via Zoom, register to receive the link.