“Ecologies of Excess” with Eva Franch, Wortham Fellow, Rice School of Architecture

Date: March 31, 2010
Time: 12:00 pm
Location: Farish Gallery, Anderson Hall
Admission: Free

“MASShape” with Troy Schaum, Wortham Fellow, Rice School of Architecture

Date: March 17, 2010
Time: 12:00 pm
Location: Farish Gallery, Anderson Hall, Rice University
Admission: Free

Date: March 24
Time: 12:00 pm
Location: Farish Gallery, Anderson Hall, Rice University
Admission: Free

“Gesamtkunstwha–?” with Juliet Koss, Professor and Chair of Art History, Scripps College, Claremont, California.

Date: March 15
Time: 5:30 pm
Location: Farish Gallery, Anderson Hall, Rice University
Admission: Free

“Immediate Gratification” with Neil Denari, architect and principal, Neil M. Denari Architects, Los Angeles.

Date: April 5, 2010
Time: 5:30 pm
Location: Farish Gallery, Anderson Hall, Rice University
Admission: Free

“Megaform: Symptoms, Histories, Projections” with
Neyran Turan, Assistant Professor, Rice School of Architecture.

Date: April 9, 2010
Time: 12:00 pm
Location: Farish Gallery, Anderson Hall, Rice University
Admission: Free

“Less-ity, More-ism” with R.E. Somol
Director, UIC School of Architecture, Chicago

Date: April 12
Time: 5:30 pm
Location: Farish Gallery, Anderson Hall, Rice University
Admission: Free

“Fluidity” with Nana Last, Associate Professor in Practice, Rice School of Architecture

Date: March 10
Time: 12:00 pm
Location: Farish Gallery, Anderson Hall, Rice University
Admission: Free

RDA, in collaboration with the Rice School of Architecture, the AIA Houston Chapter, and the Architecture Center Houston Foundation, welcome Luis Mansilla and Emilio Tuñón to present the annual Sally Walsh lecture on April 7, 2010, titled Making MUSAC.

Sally Walsh Lecture: Making MUSAC
Wednesday, 7 April 2010
7:00-8:00 p.m.
Brown Auditorium, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston 1001 Bissonnet.

The lecture is dedicated to the memory of distinguished Houston interior designer Sally Walsh, who is widely credited with bringing modern design to Houston. The lecture honors Walsh’s groundbreaking foray into modern design by bringing the freshest new design minds to Houston. This year’s lecturers are the namesakes of Spanish architecture firm Mansilla and Tuñón.

Mansilla and Tuñón may be best known in architectural circles for the MUSAC, the Contemporary Art Museum of Castilla and León (above), which was the recipient of the 2007 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture. MUSAC has become a landmark for the city of León, and an emblem of the new 21st century Spanish architecture. The firm also won the public competitions to build the C.I.C.C.M. New Convention Palace in Madrid, as well as the Museo de las Colecciones Reales (Spanish Royal Collections Museum), also in Madrid.

Emilio Tuñón and Luis Mansilla are professors in the architectural design department of the Architecture School of Madrid, and have been visiting professors at several prestigious universities. Their long list of accolades includes the AD Architectural Digest Award, FAD award, Saloni Award, VIA award, Spanish Architecture Award, and the COACV Award. The pair recently completed a stint as curators for the X Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism, and caught the attention of the Wall Street Journal in this feature article.

“Luis and Emilio’s Sally Walsh lecture provides the ideal intersection between the RDA and the RSA (Rice School of Architecture). It ties into the RSA’s spring lecture series, entitled “What’s the Matter with Architecture,” for they are absolutely committed to putting architecture front and center as a way of engaging contemporary cultural issues. Seamlessly joining theory and practice, academia and the profession, their office produces some of the most engaging and exciting projects being built today,” said Sarah Whiting, dean of the Rice University School of Architecture.

This event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 6 pm the evening of the lecture. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early.

Additional parking is available until 7 pm for $3 in the museum garage located at the corner of Binz and Fannin Streets.

RDA will gladly make special accommodations for anyone needing assistance to attend the lecture. Please contact RDA directly. A minimum of two week’s notice is appreciated. Call RDA at 713-348-4876.

This lecture is supported by an endowed fund of the Houston Architecture Foundation and coordinated by the Rice Design Alliance.

The Rice Design Alliance is an AIA/CES Registered Provider of quality educational programs. For each lecture, attendees will earn one Learning Unit, which will be reported to CES Records on the member’s behalf. Registration at the lecture is required. Non-AIA members may request a Certificate of Completion to fulfill state MCE requirements.

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Pronounced “peh-chak-cha”, a mix of show-and-tell, open-mike night and happy hour, it has become the forum for ideas on design, culture and a lot more that has swept the world in just four years now having taken place in over 200 cities globally.

Each presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds each – enjoying 6 minutes 40 seconds of fame before the next presenter is up. This keeps presentations concise, the interest level up, and gives more people the chance to show.

What is lined up for PK Vol 2? Neuroscientists, Graphic Designers, Artists, Architects and Industrial Designers. And thats only half the roster!

Seating is limited so get there early.

Speakers
Joshua Gowin – Neuroscientist
Andrea Grover – Curator/Artist
Brenden Macaluso – Industrial Designer
David Morris – Programmer/ Artist
Zach Moser – Workshop Houston
Derek Rankins – Photographer
Brittanie Shey – Writer/Journalist
Judith Uzcategui – Designer/Illustrator
Abram VanElswyk – Designer
Tito Vargas – Architect/Student
Andrew Vrana – Architect

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DIRECTIONS TO THIS BUILDING FROM I-45 SOUTH (DOWNTOWN)
- exit Cullen
- turn right on Cullen
- turn left at 1st light, Elgin St.
- turn right into UH Entrance 18
- the Architecture Building is straight ahead
- to park, turn right at stop sign
- turn right into parking lot 16B

PARKING INFORMATION
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