UTSA College of Architecture, Construction and Planning Speaker Series

03/02/2020

"Aspirational approaches at community and city-building have served as the parallel to the political efforts to establish a republic dedicated to 'life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.' That post-revolutionary America expanded the frontiers of social and political institutions is widely acknowledged. That the reevaluation of old-world institutions and values would extend to how better to gather spatially in communities is less commonly understood. Each of the chapters explores an effort, cultural trend, or belief about what makes a good neighborhood, a better town, a more humane city, and about some longer consequences of proceeding to build such places." — Alex Krieger, on his book "City on a Hill: Urban Idealism in America from the Puritans to the Present"

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Join us for UTSA CACP Speaker Series: Alex Krieger at 6pm TONIGHT, March 2 in McNay Art Museum's Chiego Lecture Hall. Alex Krieger, FAIA, a Professor at the and a Principal at global architecture and planning firm , will sign copies of his book immediately following the lecture.

03/01/2020

Join us for UTSA CACP Speaker Series: Alex Krieger at 6pm Monday, March 2 in McNay Art Museum's Chiego Lecture Hall.

"A beautifully illustrated book that comes out of more than three decades of teaching and writing about the American city, Alex Krieger’s City on a Hill: Urban Idealism in America from the Puritans to the Present (Harvard University Press, 2019) displays that rare integration of practicing architect and planner with scholar that Alex embodies. To a surprising and pleasurable degree, the chapters of City on a Hill capture the experience of sitting in on lectures that are stand-alone but interrelated gems where Alex “reads” a vast variety of American landscapes and cityscapes over four centuries." — Lizabeth Cohen

Alex Krieger, FAIA, a Professor at the and a Principal at global architecture and planning firm , will sign copies of his book immediately following the lecture.

A beautifully illustrated book that comes out of more than three decades of teaching and writing about the American city, Alex Krieger’s City on a Hill: Urban Idealism in America from the Puritans to the Present (Harvard University Press, 2019) displays that rare integration of practicing architec...

02/24/2020

Join us for a talk with Alex Krieger, FAIA, a Professor at the and a Principal at global architecture and planning firm , which focuses primarily on educational, institutional, healthcare, and public projects in complex urban settings. His talk, “City on a Hill: Urban Idealism in America from the Puritans to the Present,” sponsored by Lucifer Lighting Company and presented in conjunction with AIA San Antonio, is free and open to the public and will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, March 2 in the McNay Art Museum's Chiego Lecture Hall (6000 North New Braunfels Avenue).

One of America’s leading urban planners and scholars, Mr. Krieger is published widely on American urbanization, including his most recent book, "City on a Hill: Urban Idealism in America from the Puritans to the Present", a sweeping history of American cities and towns and the aspirations that shaped them. As he argues in the compelling and richly illustrated narrative, any attempt at deep understanding of how the country has developed must recognize the persistent and dramatic consequences of utopian dreaming. Mr. Krieger will sign copies of his book immediately following the lecture. Attendees are encouraged to purchase books prior to the event through the following online outlets and bring their books to be signed at the lecture.

Harvard University Press: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674987999

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/City-Hill-Idealism-America-Puritans/dp/0674987993

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12/11/2019

CACP's Ian Caine, the director of the UTSA Center for Research and an associate professor of , will give a talk, “What Would a Look Like?” as part of UTSA - The University of Texas at San Antonio' 50th Anniversary Scholars Speaker Series. The event is free and open to the public and will take place at 6:30pm Tuesday, December 17 in the Feik Family Rotunda at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 115 Auditorium Circle. Doors open at 6pm with light refreshments and a cash bar available.

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11/11/2019

Join us for a talk tonight, November 11, with Kevin Alter, the Sid W. Richardson Centennial Professor of Architecture and Associate Director of the Center for American Architecture and Design at the University of Texas at Austin. In his talk, “Looking for Trouble,” Professor Alter will primarily speak about built work from his professional practice, alterstudio architecture, llp. The event is free and open to the public and will take place at 5:30pm on Monday, November 11 in the Buena Vista Building’s Aula Canaria Auditorium (BV 1.328) on the UTSA Downtown Campus .

alterstudio architecture, llp, has received more than one hundred design awards, including the 2019 National AIA Institute Honor Award for Interior Architecture, 2019 American Architecture Award, 2018 National AIA Housing Design Award, 2018 Architecture Master Prize, 2018 American Architecture Prize, 2017 American Architecture Award, 2017 American Architecture Prize, 2017 Residential Architecture Design Award, 2015 AIA Firm Achievement Award, 2013 National AIA Housing Award, and 2011 Residential Architecture Design Award.

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11/04/2019

Join us for a talk with Aaron Betsky, President of the School of Architecture at Taliesin West, the 620-acre Arizona compound designed by renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright. In his talk, “Beyond Buildings: Reimagining Architecture,” Mr. Betsky will discuss the need to reuse the structures we already have. The event is free and open to the public and will take place at 5:30pm on Monday, November 4 in the Buena Vista Building’s Aula Canaria Auditorium (BV 1.328) on the UTSA Downtown Campus.

Mr. Betsky argues that architecture should not be a question of building, but of questioning, opening up, and unbuilding. He reasons that, from an environmental standpoint, non-renewable resources and land cannot be wasted to create new buildings. In his opinion, what makes us at home in the modern world is no longer structures that imprison us, but rather the images, forms, and spaces that let us play active and critical roles in our society. His talk will illustrate recent attempts to make sense of our modern world and to offer responses that either come out of the discipline and knowledge that is proper to architecture, or that address those issues proper to architecture.

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10/08/2019

09/30/2019

Join us at 5:30pm TONIGHT September 30 for UTSA CACP Speaker Series: Urs Peter Flueckiger to be held in the Buena Vista Building’s Aula Canaria Auditorium (BV 1.328) on the UTSA Downtown Campus. Flueckiger is a Professor at the Texas Tech University College of Architecture in Lubbock, Texas. After his talk, Flueckiger will sign copies of his latest book, "How Much House? Thoreau, Le Corbusier and the Sustainable Cabin" (Birkhauser, October 2016) which will be on sale after the lecture, for $30 (English version) and $25 (Spanish version). In the book, Flueckiger writes about living, the Cabin he designed and built with his students at Texas Tech University, and its inspirations by and Henry David .

The concept: a prefabricated, sustainable design-build project by the College of Architecture, the College of Visual and Performing Arts, and the...

09/29/2019

Join us for UTSA CACP Speaker Series: Urs Peter Flueckiger at 5:30pm Monday, September 30 in the Buena Vista Building's Aula Canaria Auditorium (BV 1.328) at the UTSA Downtown Campus. Flueckiger is a Professor at the Texas Tech University College of Architecture in Lubbock, Texas, where he maintains his eponymous architectural practice.

After his talk, “HOW MUCH HOUSE (or how to design in an ecologically challenged world),” Flueckiger will sign copies of his latest book, which will be on sale after the lecture, $30 for the English version and $25 for the Spanish version. In "How Much House? Thoreau, Le Corbusier and the Sustainable Cabin" (Birkhauser, October 2016), Flueckiger writes about minimalist living, the Sustainable Cabin he designed and built with his students at Texas Tech University and its inspirations by and Henry David . In 2019, the Spanish edition of How Much House? entitled ¿Cuánta casa necesitamos? Thoreau, Le Corbusier y la cabaña sostenible was published (Gustavo Gili, September 2019).

09/16/2019

09/16/2019

, join us at 5:30pm TONIGHT, September 16 to kick off the UTSA CACP Speaker Series: James Davis of Garza/Bomberger Architects. His talk, “Maintaining Consistency of Purpose in a Changing Profession,” is free and open to the public and will take place in the Buena Vista Building’s Aula Canaria Auditorium (BV 1.328) on the UTSA Downtown Campus. For this event, free parking is available in UTSA parking lot D-3 under I-35, unmarked spaces only.

One of the oldest architectural firms in the state, GBA Architects has impacted and influenced Central and Southern Texas since 1919. James Davis, AIA, will discuss GBA’s relationship with the practice of architecture, speaking from an era when architecture was an expression of craftsmanship in contrast to the current regulated corporate practice. Davis is best known for his expertise in the design of public education facilities, and is also experienced in light commercial, financial institutions, federal government contracts, and projects such as modular retail and oceanfront condominiums. His work history includes contracts with the Texas State University System and over a dozen public school districts across Texas, as well as participation in projects for the Trammell Crow Corporation, the Army and Air Force Exchange, and the U.S. General Services Administration.