The University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning presents the Spring 2008 Lecture Series, held for the first time in George Pearl Hall, the school’s new home, located at 2410 Central NE. All lectures are at 5 p.m. and are free and open to the public.
Friday, Jan. 25 – Architectural Design and Ethics: Tools for Survival by Thomas Fisher, professor and dean of the College of Design at the University of Minnesota. He also served as the Editorial Director of “Progressive Architecture” (John Gaw Meem Series)
Monday, Jan. 28 – Designers as Policy Makers, A Panel Discussion with Community Development Consultant Bernadette Miera, Albuquerque City Councilor Ike Benton, Minnesota State Representative Jeremy Kalin and Albuquerque EPC member Jonathan Siegel (John Gaw Meem Series)
Monday, Feb. 4 – Rules of Engagement by Mary Miss, sculptor and designer (John Gaw Meem Series)
Monday, Feb. 11 – Aldo Leopold in the Southwest by Curt Meine, Senior Leopold Fellow at the Aldo Leopold Foundation (John Gaw Meem Series)
Monday, Feb. 18 – Defiant Gardens with Kenny Helphand, FASLA, professor at the University of Oregon and author of “Defiant Gardens” (JB Jackson Series)
Friday, Feb. 22 – MOD, TOD, TND, Another Look at Sprawl and Its Alternatives by Doug Kelbaugh, Dean of the University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning (George Pearl Fellow Lecture Series)
Monday, March 3 – Tectonic Still Lifes with Carlos Jimenez, professor from Rice University (Offered in conjunction with the Santa Fe AIA)
Monday, March 31 – World Showcases in Urban Development and Cultural Heritage by Dr. Jamie Vargas, professor from Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo (John Gaw Meem Series)
Monday, April 7 – Indigenous Planning in Canada: First Nations and Urban Aboriginal Experiences with Ian Skelton, Department of City Planning with the University of Manitoba, and Ryan Walker from the University of Saskatchewan’s Department of Geography (John Gaw Meem Series)
Monday, April 14 – When Being Sustainable is a Matter of Survival by Cameron Sinclair, co-founder of Architecture for Humanity (John Gaw Meem Series)
Monday, April 21 – Elemental Architecture: The New Sustainable by Robert Livesey professor from The Ohio State University (Annual Donald Schiegal Series)
Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu