The UB School of Architecture and Planning will host a distinguished lineup of designers, architects, authors, and artists through its Fall 2025 Public Programs series.
Free and open to the public, this series of lectures and conversations will explore a variety of thought-provoking topics from the role of art in a time of climate crisis, to explorations of race and place, to the role of public education in shaping public space.
We welcome you to join us either in person at UB’s South Campus or remotely through Zoom on the dates noted below.
Please click on the links below for more information and to RSVP.
Lukas Kirschnick – Round Timber in Construction: PhD researcher Lukas Kirschnick will use illustrative project examples to present the latest findings on the diverse uses of round timber in construction and design. September 10, 6:00 p.m.
Ludovico Centis Presents “Reyner Banham: A Set of Actual Tracks”: Centis – UB’s 2013-14 Peter Reyner Banham Fellow – will discuss his new book, which brings a contemporary critical lens to Banham’s work. September 17, 6:00 p.m.
Mary Mattingly – Sydney Gross Memorial Lecture: Mattingly will speak about her large-scale public art projects that explore collectivity, ecological interdependence, and the role of artists in imagining alternative futures. September 24, 6:00 p.m.
Marlene Shigekawa – Poston Live – Through the Lens of Race & Place: Shigekawa will examine the historical forces that shaped the creation of the Poston Incarceration Camp where she was born, revealing the cultural, political, and economic influences involved. A screening of her short film, The Blue Jay, will follow. October 6, 6:00 p.m.
McKenzie Funk – Building (and rebuilding) the MATRIX: Journalist and author McKenzie Funk will discuss the surveillance legacy of Hank Asher, the data broker featured in his 2023 book The Hank Show, whose work has compiled data on each one of us for use by law enforcement, corporate America, and the government. October 8, 6:00 p.m.
James Corner – Dean’s Lecture: Award-winning designer James Corner will deliver this year’s Dean’s Lecture. For the past 30 years, he has shaped landscape architecture and urbanism through major public projects such as Manhattan’s High Line, Chicago’s Navy Pier, and Seattle’s Waterfront. October 22, 6:00 p.m.
Dubravka Sekulić – Curatorial Design: A Place Between: A panel discussion between Dubravka Sekulić, Joyce Hwang, Erkin Özay, and Emmanuel Frimpong Boamah will center on public education and its role in assessing and shaping public space in our current political landscape. November 19, 6:00 p.m.