The Evening Lecture Series

The Evening Lecture Series brings nationally and internationally recognized architects, academics, and allied professionals to NJIT to discuss their current work and developments in the professions of architecture and design.

FALL 2020 LECTURES

RESPONSIBILITY 
How does architecture/design respond and what is the architect/designer’s responsibility? The world is facing unprecedented challenges: an ongoing pandemic, structural racism, global warming, political instability, and increasing economic inequality. The Fall 2020 Lecture Series will probe how architecture and design has contributed to these conditions, question architectures’ and designs’ ability to respond, and explore different models of professional responsibility. The invited speakers represent a global set of perspectives that will engage our audience with a variety of conditions and contexts.

September 14, 5pm
South America
Barclay & Crousse in conversation with Felipe Correa
What can the building culture in developing countries teach us about resilience in the era of climate change?

September 21, 5pm
North America
Ronald Rael in conversation with Ersela Kripa ‘02
How can we leverage technology to strengthen indigenous and traditional material practices?

September 28, 5pm 
Africa / Europe
Diébédo Francis Kéré in conversation with Andres Lepik
How can design contribute to community building?

Thursday, October 8, 5pm 
North Amreica, Design Showcase
Bryan C. Lee, Jr. ‘08, Founder Colloqate Design
What is justice in the built environment?

October 26, 5pm 
Oceania
Daliana Suryawinata & Florian Heinzelmann in conversation with David Neustein
How can architects create contemporary buildings that simultaneously reflect local construction practices?

November 2, 2020 @ 7:30 pm
Asia
Liu Jiakun in conversation with Doreen Heng Liu
What is the architect’s role in rebuilding after disaster?

November 9, 5pm 
Europe Christoph Schäfer & Renée Tribble in conversation with Anh-Linh Ngo
Can design change society?

All lectures (except for the Design Showcase and Jiakun + Heng Liu) are on Mondays at 5:00 pm EST via webex. 

The Lecture Series is currently organized by a committee consisting of Georgeen Theodore, Ana Penalba Estebanez, and Mat Schwartz and continues to bring noted guests. Among previous guests are Thom Mayne, FAIA; Stephen Kieran, FAIA; William Mitchell, Bernard Tschumi, FAIA, Preston Scott Cohen, and Stan Allen, AIA. Since 2007, an endowment established with the American Institute of Architects New Jersey Chapter (AIANJ) has increased the breadth of the lecture series by allowing for the establishment of the AIANJ Endowed Lecture each April and a symposium​ each fall. 

Lectures are held on Mondays at 5:00 p.m. via Webex events - see below for details, unless otherwise noted, and are free and open to the public. For more information or reservations please call (973) 596-3080. The Hillier College Evening Lecture Series is registered with the AIA Continuing Education System (AIA/CES) and offers learning units which may be self-reported. The New Jersey School of Architecture (NJSOA) is accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) and is in compliance with all criteria standards.