Lectures

Carol Franklin
principal, Andropogon Associates, Ltd.
Woodland Landscape: History and Perspective
Russel Wright's home
February 11

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David Dove
principal, Perkins + Will
Sustainable Design: Moving from Buildings to Communities
February 18

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Liska Clemence Chan
associate professor of landscape architecture, University of Oregon
TRAVERSE: Shifted Waterways and Urban Life
H.W.S. Cleveland Lecture
February 25

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Bob Close, FASLA (BLA '76)
president and founding principal, Close Landscape Architecture+
Human Settlement: Lessons Learned
H.W.S. Cleveland Lecture
March 3

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Alice Friedman
Grace Slack McNeil Professor of American Art, Wellesley College
New Light on New Canaan: Philip Johnson's Glass House/Guest House
Cass Gilbert Lecture
March 10

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Nezar Al Sayyad
professor of architecture, city planning, urban design, and urban history, College of Environmental Design, University of California, Berkeley
Consuming Heritage and the End of Tradition
March 24

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Ria Van Dijk
urban designer, Municipality of Almere (The Netherlands) and visiting professor, School of Architecture, College of Design
Floating Cities
March 31

Rip Rapson
president and CEO, The Kresge Foundation
The Fifth Sector: Philanthropy's Role in Community Change
Mertie Buckman Lecture in Leadership and Philanthropy
April 7

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Eric Rodenbeck
founder and creative director, Stamen Design, San Francisco
Visualizing Urban Data Streams
April 14

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Shashi Caan
interior designer and architect, Parsons, The New School of Design, New York
Interiors Parlance: Inside Out
April 28

All lectures are at 5:45 p.m. in 100 Rapson Hall

All lectures and exhibitions are free and open to the public

Exhibitions

Abandon Your Threads: Senior clothing design runway exhibition
February 2, two shows -- 5 and 8 p.m.
Alumni and friends reception 6:45-7:45 p.m.
McNamara Alumni Center

Russel Wright: Living With Good Design
February 8-April 20, 2008
Goldstein Museum of Design, McNeal Hall
Russel Wright's (1904-76) prolific output -- ranging from the interior space of house wares, furniture, and fabrics to the exterior environment of landscape design -- made lasting contributions to shaping the lifestyle of the American middle-class.
Curator: Robert Stearns, Arts Midwest
National tour sponsored by Target

Fall 2007 School of Architecture Design Excellence Awards
March 10-21, 2008
HGA Gallery, Rapson Hall

College of Design Culminating Degree Exhibition
Graduating seniors and capstone honor students; MArch thesis award winners and MLA capstone winners
May 5-18, 2008
HGA Gallery, Rapson Hall

Inner Space to Outer Space: High Tech Textiles Today
May 17-July 27, 2008
Goldstein Museum of Design, McNeal Hall
New developments in extreme textile engineering and sophisticated fabric uses that extend human capabilities in the smallest and largest arenas. The exhibition will include an outdoor installation of fabric structures.
Curators:
Bruce Wright, editor, Fabric Architecture and design minor teaching fellow
Karen LaBat, professor of clothing design, College of Design

Sacred Sites | Sacred Sights: Architecture, Ethics, and Spiritual Geography
March 28-April 30, 2008
HGA Gallery, Rapson Hall
Presented in conjunction with the Sacred Sites symposium, this exhibition provides a look at a number of notable sacred structures and sites from Minnesota and around the world.

Rapson Hall is located at 89 Church St. S.E., Minneapolis 55455 (East Bank)
Parking in Church St. Garage, 80 Church St. S.E.

McNeal Hall is located at 1985 Buford Ave., St. Paul 55108
Parking in Gortner Ave. Ramp, 1395 Gortner Ave.

612-696-9068 design.umn.edu

For disability accommodations, please call 612-626-9068.

The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.

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