KWK Promes / Anna Szewczyk
Thu Feb-13 6pm @ EMPAC: THE IDEA OF ARCHITECTURE / KWK PROMES This Thursday starts the Spring Lectures Series with a presentation by Anna Szewczyk from KWK Promes. The firm, founded by Robert Konieczny in Katowice, has become one of the most successful and recognizable Polish architectural studios. Nominated for the Mies Van Der Rohe […]
Climate Visualization & Environ. Performance [BldgSci Workshop]
Wed Nov-20, 4pm @ BldgSci Studio: CLIMATE VISUALIZATION & ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP / DR. MOHAMED ALY ETMAN. Mohamed Aly Etman is a building science researcher and Post-Doctoral Associate at the Yale Center for Ecosystems in Architecture (CEA) in New York City and New Haven. His research focuses on the development of SEVA, the Socio-Ecological Visual […]
Francis Kere [recent lecture]
Wed Nov-13 6pm @ EMPAC: WORK REPORT / FRANCIS KERE. Rensselaer School of Architecture will close its Fall 2019 Lecture Series this Wednesday November 13th, 6 pm at EMPAC, with the lecture “Work Report” by internationally-acclaimed architect Francis Kéré. Francis Kéré garnered critical praise from the beginning of his architectural practice when awarded the prestigious Aga Khan […]
Ed May / bldgtyp [BldgSci Lecture]
Thu Nov-14 1pm @ GR 101: ED MAY / bldgtyp. The 2019 Building Science Lecture Series exploring building sciences in the 21st Century continues on Thursday, November 14th at 1pm in the Greene 101 with the lecture by Ed May from bldgtyp. This lecture is open to the whole school. Mr. May will be running […]
Roth of Azulik [recent lecture]
Wed Nov-06 6pm @ EMPAC: ARCHITECTURE IN RELATION TO INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, NATURE AND ART / ROTH OF AZULIK. Screenwriter, film director, painter, entrepreneur and philanthropist, Eduardo Neira, better known as Roth, has created AZULIK, a brand that develops initiatives in the fields of hospitality, architecture, sustainability, wellness, gastronomy, art, fashion, luxury, design, creativity and innovation. […]
LOT-EK [Recent Lecture]
Tue Oct-29 6pm @ EMPAC: STACK / CUT: LOT-EK. LOT-EK is an award-winning architectural design studio based in New York and Naples, Italy. Founded in 1993 by Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano, LOT-EK has been involved with commercial, institutional and residential projects globally. In addition, LOT-EK has conceived and executed exhibition design and site-specific installations […]
Karlheinz Brandenburg [Acoustics Lecture]
Lecture: Architectural Acoustics Program – Mon Oct-21 10am @ Studio Beta / EMPAC: Karlheinz Brandenburg, founding director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media technology IDMT at Technische Universitat Ilmenau in Germany, will be the guest speaker. The title of the talk is “Perfect Auditory Illusion over Loudspeakers and Headphones: How to use the Properties […]
Reiser + Umemoto [Recent Lecture]
Wed Oct-16 6pm @ EMPAC: BUILDING BEYOND PLACE / REISER + UMEMOTO. Reiser + Umemoto’s work is best understood not as a series of standalone projects, but rather as connected to a set of sustained inquiries across built and unbuilt proposals, which address a wider set of generational concerns ranging from multiple definitions of site […]
Energy Modeling by Cramer Silkworth / Baukraft [BldgSci Workshop]
Wed Oct-16, 4:30pm @ Bldg Science Studio: ENERGY MODELING WORKSHOP BY CRAMER SILKWORTH / BAUKRAFT. The fifth event for 2019 Building Science Lecture and Workshop Series exploring building sciences in the 21st Century will be on Wednesday, October 16th at 4.30-6.00pm in the Building Science Studio, with a Energy Modeling Workshop by Cramer Silkworth of […]
John Hardy [Recent Lecture]
Thu Sep-05 6PM @ EMPAC: “RETIREMENT”: JOHN HARDY_ Rensselaer School of Architecture launches its Fall 2019 Lecture Series this Thursday September 5th, 6 pm at EMPAC, with the lecture “Retirement” by Bali-based architect John Hardy. Reception to follow in Evelyn’s Café. John Hardy and his daughter Elora have created and incredible bamboo world in Bali, Indonesia, composed […]