2019-2020 Lecture Series

The College of Architecture and Design will host internationally renowned guest lecturers in its public lecture series during the 2019-2020 school year: Sept. 9: Ricardo de Ostos , University College London Bartlett School of Architecture , Naja & deOstos Sept. 23: Margaret Griffin , Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arch) , Griffin  Enright Architects Oct 7: Germane Barnes , University of Miami Oct. 14: Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu , Neri&Hu Oct. 21: Pierre Belanger, Open Systems Nov. 11: Jennifer Akerman , University of Tennessee College of Architecture and Design Feb. 10: Esther Choi , independent artist, writer and theorist Feb. 24: James Merle Thomas , Temple University (McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture) Mar. 9: Richard Barnes , photographer CANCELLED _ Mar. 23: Elizabeth Ranieri and Byron Kuth , Kuth Ranieri Architects Mar. 30: Katie MacDonald + Kyle Schumann , Tennessee Architecture Fellows Apr. 17: Cheryl Durst , CEO, International Interior Design Association April: General Shale Lecture Additional lectures: Jan. 23: Allie Mounce , designer, illustrator (Knoxville Entrepreneur Center) Feb. 5: Mitchell Squire , 2020 BarberMcMurry Endowed Professor Feb. 26: Jordan Goldstein, Gensler Lectures begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Art and Architecture Building, located at 1715 Volunteer Boulevard, in McCarty Auditorium Room 109, unless otherwise noted. All lectures are free and open to the public, and parking is available in Circle Park. For 45 years, the College of Architecture and Design has hosted leading architects and design professionals through its Robert B. Church Memorial Lectures and more recently the Governor’s Chair Lecture Series and General Shale Lectures to enrich the education of its students and elevate the profession in the community. For details, visit archdesign.utk.edu/lecture-series/ .