Spring 2013 Lecture Series: Now 

This lecture series is made possible through the generous support of the Betty R. and George F. Pierce Jr., FAIA, Fund. All lectures in Farish Gallery, Anderson Hall, Rice University, are free and open to the public. For ticket information about the lectures at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), 1001 Bissonnet Street, please click here.
6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas, 77005-1892 (713) 348-4864 / www.arch.rice.edu 

Pedro Gadanho

Towards a New Commons: Architects Changing Roles

Curator of Contemporary Architecture, MoMA, New York
Wednesday, January 16; 6pm reception, 7pm lecture; MFAH
RSA/RDA LECTURE SERIES: New Commons, curated by neyran turan

Luis Callejas 

Unsolicited Public Space

Principal, LCLAOFFICE, Medellín, Colombia, and Cambridge, USA
Wednesday, January 23; 6pm reception, 7pm lecture; MFAH
RSA/RDA LECTURE SERIES: New Commons, CURATED BY NEYRAN TURAN

David Gissen

Recent Histories

Associate Professor, California College of the Arts, San Francisco
Wednesday, February 6; 6pm reception, 7pm lecture; MFAH
RSA/RDA LECTURE SERIES: New Commons, CURATED BY NEYRAN TURAN

Sébastien Marot

The Present Environmental Predicament:
Design and the Limits to Growth

École d’Architecture, Marne-la-Vallée, France
Wednesday, February 13; 5:30pm; Farish gallery

Xaveer de Geyter

Principal, XDGA Architects, Brussels, Belgium
Tuesday, February 19; 6pm reception, 7pm lecture; MFAH
RSA/RDA LECTURE SERIES: New Commons, CURATED BY NEYRAN TURAN

Gregg Pasquarelli

Out of Practice

Partner, SHoP Architects, New York
Tuesday, March 5; 5:30pm; farish gallery
RSA LLEWELYN-DAVIES SAHNI INNOVATIVE PRACTICE LECTURE