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The Spring 2009 Lecture Series is sponsored by Professional Members of the William and Catherine Bauer Wurster Society. All lectures are held Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. in 112 Wurster Hall (*unless otherwise noted). See Current Exhibitions for shows of work related to the lecture series. Lecture Series: Spring 2009 | Fall 2008 | Spring 2008 | Fall 2007 | Spring 2007 | Fall 2006
Natalia Echeverri | Luke Perry | Asa Prentice 3 Lectures: A Celebration of the 2008 Branner Traveling Fellowships
A related exhibition of work is on display from February 4–20, 2009, in the Wurster Gallery (108 Wurster Hall); gallery hours are 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The opening reception takes place Wednesday, February 4, at 8 p.m. (following the lecture). See the Branner Traveling Fellowship webpage for full information on the prize and current/past fellows. Christine Killory & René Davids | Ronald Rael | Andrew Shanken 3 Books | 3 Faculty
Friday, February 20, 2009* Eyal + Ines Weizman Eyal Weizman is an architect based in London. He studied architecture at the Architectural Association in London and completed his Ph.D. at the London Consortium, Birkbeck College. He is the director of the Center for Research Architecture at Goldsmiths College, University of London. Before this role, Weizman was Professor of Architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. Since 2008 he has been a member of B'Tselem managing board. Weizman has taught, lectured, curated, and organized conferences in many institutions worldwide. His books include Hollow Land (Verso Books, 2007), A Civilian Occupation (Verso Books, 2003), the series Territories 1, 2 and 3, Yellow Rhythms and many articles in journals, magazines and edited books. Weizman is a member of editorial advisory board to inflexion journal and is an editor-at-large for Cabinet Magazine (New York). Weizman is the recipient of the James Stirling Memorial Lecture Prize for 2006-2007. Ines Weizman, Diploma in Architecture (Bauhaus University Weimar), M.Phil. (Cantab.), Ph.D. (Architectural Association), is an architect and critic based in London. She taught design and architectural history and theory at the Architectural Association. In 2005 she was guest professor at the Berlage Institute of Architecture in Rotterdam and taught politics at Goldsmiths College, London. In recent years she researched utopian visions within the context of urbanism after the collapse of the Iron Curtain, particularly about the architectural transformation of former East German cities since the reunification. She published articles on the political and ideological spectacles enacted by Soviet-era architecture, on the urban historiography of former East German cities, as well as on the phenomena of 'shrinking cities.'
Stefan Behnisch Ecology . Design . Synergy A related exhibition of work is on display from February 25–March 20, 2009, in the Wurster Gallery (108 Wurster Hall); gallery hours are 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday through Friday. An opening reception takes place Wednesday, February 25, at 8 p.m. (following the lecture).
James Carpenter The 2009 Richard Keating Lecture | Constructing the Ephemeral James Carpenter is principal of James Carpenter Design Associates, New York; Carpenter/Lowings, Architecture and Design, London; and Carpenter Norris Consulting, New York.
Scott Johnson & William Fain Building City | City Building Scott Johnson and William Fain are 2009 Friedman Visiting Professors of Architecture at the College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley.
Claudio Vekstein Public Demonstration Architecture (pda) Claudio Vekstein is an Architect and Professor in the Masters of Architecture Program, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Arizona State University, USA (since 2002), and has run his architecture practice specializing in the Architecture of Public Works, both in Buenos Aires Argentina (since 1996), and in Phoenix Arizona (since 2002). His built works include the Extension for the Fine Arts School and Access to the Ernesto de la Cárcova Museum (1996-02), the Monument Homage to Amancio Williams (1999), River Coast Park and Amphitheater (2000-01), Institute for Rehabilitation of the Disabled (2001-04), Emergency Room for Vicente López Hospital (2004-05), all in Buenos Aires; other projects are on the way to construction in Arizona. [Read his full ASU Faculty Bio.]
Fabio Gramazio & Matthias Kohler Digital Materiality in Architecture "In our research we examine the changes in architectural production requirements that result from introducing digital manufacturing techniques. Our special interest lies in combining data and material and the resulting implications this has on the architectural design. The possibility of directly fabricating building components described on the computer expands not only the spectrum of possibilities for construction, but, by the direct implementation of material and production logic into the design process, it establishes a unique architectural expression and a new aesthetic."
Walter Hood Public Sculpture: Models + Paintings + Fabrications A related exhibition of work is on display from April 8–30, 2009, in the Wurster Gallery (108 Wurster Hall); gallery hours are 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday through Friday. An opening reception takes place Wednesday, April 8, at 8 p.m. (following the lecture). Saturday, April 11, 2009* Toyo Ito
Considering how compatible Ito’s interests are with the art world’s own engagement with the ephemeral, it is surprising that he is only now designing his first art museum as he nears the end of his seventh decade. BAM/PFA’s new building will also be Ito’s first work in North America. (For information on the building project, visit bampfa.berkeley.edu/newbuilding.) In this special event, Toyo Ito will engage the audience with his observations on Japanese architecture today and explore the implications of his own most innovative works. Tickets will be available on a first-come-first-served basis at the Wheeler Auditorium box office starting at 6 p.m.; doors open at 6:30. Seating is limited, so please arrive early. Cosponsored by the Center for Japanese Studies, the Department of Architecture at UC Berkeley, and the UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.
Round and Round the Block WRT is a collaborative practice of city & regional planners, urban designers, landscape architects and architects who create vibrant, imaginative, and sustainable places at many scales. Daniel Solomon, FAIA, is an architect and urban designer whose 40-year career combines achievements in professional practice with academic pursuits of teaching and writing. He is the founder of Solomon E.T.C., which merged with WRT in 2001, and the principal author of its many award-winning projects. [See his full professional bio.] Thursday, April 23, 2009*
The Brower Center website The Brower Symposium : Building Green :: Who Learned What From Whom? 6:30–9:30 p.m. Symposium/Discussion What does ‘green building’ mean to the profession of architecture and architectural education? Are collaboration and multi-disciplinarity teachable? What is the architect’s role in a big, green collaboration? What can we say about greenness, urbanism, contextuality and the legacy of modern architecture? 6:30-8 p.m. Part I: The Story of The David Brower Center: Conception, Design, Performance Peter Buckley, Chair: The David Brower Center 8:15-9:30 p.m. Part II: Lessons From the David Brower Center: Teaching Green Susan Ubbelohde, UC Berkeley, Architecture 9:30 p.m. Reception
Charles Renfro The New Black Diller Scofidio + Renfro is an interdisciplinary studio at the crossroads of architecture, the visual arts and the performing arts. Our work encompasses architectural design, master planning, temporary and permanent multi-media installations, experimental theater and dance, furniture, digital media, and print. |
Detail in Process (Princeton Architectural Press, 2008). Christine Killory, Architect, and René Davids, Architect and Professor of Architecture, UC Berkeley.
EARTH ARCHITECTURE (Princeton Architectural Press, 2008). Ronald Rael, Assistant Professor of Architecture, UC Berkeley.
194X: Architecture, Planning, and Consumer Culture on the American Homefront (University of Minnesota Press, 2009). Andrew Shanken, Assistant Professor of Architecture, UC Berkeley.
Berkeley, a place of playful philosophers and poets, is an ideal environment for Toyo Ito, the architect of the planned new BAM/PFA facility in downtown Berkeley. Ito grapples with modernity and its meaning and struggles with the implications of the ephemeral in architecture and the impact of the unseen spaces of information technology. Yet his work is sensual and supple. His architecture is unpretentious about its most important achievement: being almost impossible. He’s way ahead of the curve, applying innovative approaches with a light touch that appears simple.
Dan Solomon
