NEWSLETTER - February 23, 2024 |
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"PUBLICNESS" 2023-2024 LECTURE SERIES |
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Join us next week for the sixth event of our 2023-2024 lecture series titled, "Publicness."
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Publicness refers to the power of architecture and design to shape our built environment for the benefit of society at large. It celebrates conditions of interaction, adaptability, collaboration, spontaneity, and openness.
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Our next lecture, titled "CODES AND CONDUCTS: RETHINKING THE ARCHITECTURE OF INTERACTION," will be led by IMAN ANSARI, PhD, at 3:00 PM CST.
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This lecture has been approved for AIA/CES credit and AIA Lubbock (Not AIAS) will offer 1.5 LU|HSW to AIA members who attend. AIA members participating in the lecture will need to fill out and submit a form to receive the AIA/CES credit for attending. The form can be found by clicking here. Please email rachel.roe@ttu.edu with any additional questions.
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IMAN ANSARI, Ph.D., is an architectural and urban designer, historian, and educator, whose work explores the interplay between architecture, technology, and culture. He is Assistant Professor of Architecture at the Knowlton School at the Ohio State University, and Principal of AN.ONYMOUS. Ansari’s research focuses on architecture’s interactions with science, technology, and medicine in the modern era. Ansari holds a B.Arch from the City College of New York, a Master of Architecture in Urban Design from Harvard Graduate School of Design, and a Ph.D. in Architecture from UCLA. Read more on Iman Ansari...
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Ansari's lecture and Q&A will be held in the Gallery on the ground floor of the Huckabee College of Architecture. The event will also be streamed live via the Zoom information below.
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Students, teachers and research assistants from the Arch5334 Advanced Architectural Technology 1 course, instructed by Associate Professor Dr. Sina Mostafavi, alongside peers from the Arch5384 Community Design Development course, overseen by Assistant Professor Dr. Asma Mehan, are participating in a one-day field excursion that focuses on a key part of their curriculum. This activity, aimed at enriching their site analysis and design research projects, focuses on the theme of community engagement for the semester, and involves students in hands-on design-build projects. It has initiated a collaboration with the South Plains Food Bank Farm (SPFB) in South-East Lubbock.
In the Arch5354 Advanced Architectural Technology 1 course, students will leverage Robotic 3D printing technologies and augmented reality to design and create a prototype of a 3D-printed bread/pizza oven that will serve as a central gathering spot at the SPFB farm on 76th Street, mostly for the weekly workshops with K–12 students.
In the Arch5384 Community Design Development course, the curriculum will primarily explore urban studies, specifically examining food accessibility and urban farming on a broader scale. The course will encourage students to engage with individuals at the distribution center on MLK Boulevard and facilitate future collaborative research projects.
This field excursion aims to foster additional community and board engagement to explore more fundraising possibilities for both project aspects. Students will present their design and research to the board and community.
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Zachary S. Casey, M. Arch candidate, has been awarded a Spring 2024 Graduate Student Travel Grant from the Humanities Center at Texas Tech University. This grant funds Zachary’s travel expenses to the Petrocultures 2024: Los Angeles Conference, where he will serve as an invited panelist during the session titled "After Oil: Re-imagining a Post Fossil-fuel Future and Industrial Heritage," chaired by Assistant Professor Dr. Asma Mehan.
The Petrocultures Conference will be hosted in May 2024 by the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, California. The central theme for the conference is “Oil Cities and Post-Oil Cities.”
For further information about the conference, access the website here.
For further information about the grant, click the link here.
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Assistant Professor Dr. Ali Ghazvinian delivered a lecture at the Isfahan University of Art titled "Architecture and Culinary; Why do we (RE)search?". The lecture, held as a webinar on February 18th, 2024, marked the beginning of a series of colloquial programs to promote architectural research and the significance of higher education in this field. In his presentation, Dr. Ghazvinian delved into the fundamental similarities and differences between architecture and culinary arts. He highlighted how these two disciplines, seemingly distinct, share common grounds in creativity, precision, and the sensory experience they provide. By exploring their relationship, he emphasized the importance of interdisciplinary research and how insights from one field can inform and enrich the other. This lecture focused on the interconnectedness of architecture and culinary arts as well as the value of continuous research and education in nurturing innovative thinking and advancing the architectural domain.
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Emeritus Professors Jim and John White,
were recently featured in an article from Texas Tech Now. The piece highlights the twin brother's lives from early childhood into adulthood and touches on the pivotal role they two have had in shaping the future of architecture education at Texas Tech University.
The full article can be read by clicking here.
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The Huckabee College of Architecture and the Design Leadership Alliance will be hosting the Annual Spring Alumni Celebration on Saturday, March 23rd, from 1:00 - 4:00 PM CDT. The event will be held at the House of Blues in Dallas, Texas.
For any further inquiries, please contact Assistant Director Deirdre Odell at deirdre.odell@ttu.edu.
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The Land Arts 2023 Exhibition opening reception is TODAY from 6:00 - 8:00 PM CST at the Museum of Texas Tech University, located at 3301 4th Street in Lubbock, Texas. (Please enter from the North.) This exhibition will be on view through April 21st, 2024. Admission is free.
The exhibition culminates the semester-long transdisciplinary field program Land Arts of the American West presenting works by students Tatsuki Hoshihara, Lorri Kershner, Rohan Khanna, Maeve Kirk, Heidi Landau, Stirling Lemme, Laurel McLaughlin, Stinne Storm, and 2023 field resident artist Dionne Lee.
Land Arts of the American West is a “semester abroad in our own backyard” where architects, artists, historians, and writers camp for fifty-three nights while traveling 5,576 miles overland to experience major land art monuments while also visiting sites expanding their understanding of what land art might be. Land Arts hinges on the primacy of first-person experience and the realization that human-land relationships are rarely singular.
To learn more about Land Arts of the American West, click here.
For further information, please contact Chris Taylor at chris.taylor@ttu.edu.
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Current HCOA 3rd year students,
The Fall 2024 Seville Study Abroad program is now accepting applications until March 18, 2024. This program is an exciting opportunity to broaden your horizons and immerse yourself in a unique academic and cultural experience in Seville, Spain.
The last required group advising Zoom session to learn more about this opportunity is on March 14th, 2024, at 11:00 AM CTD.
To start your application and learn more about the Zoom group advising session, click the link here.
For any inquiries or assistance, contact Administrator of the TTU Center in Seville Lanna Sheldon at lanna.sheldon@ttu.edu.
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Did you know that new books arrive at the Architecture Library every month? You can find the latest arrivals shelved in the 'New Books' area on the 9th floor and/or on display within the Library space.
To access the list of January arrivals in the Architecture Library, click the link here.
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HCOA advising is hiring upper-class students to assist with Red Raider Orientation (RRO) during the summer. As an HCOA RRO assistant, you will help new students, lead guided tours, answer questions about the program, and share your own experience as an HCOA student. RRO assistants will earn a competitive wage and gain leadership experience and job skills.
Join us for one of our information sessions, Thursday, February 29th, and/or Tuesday, March 5th from 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM in the Gallery. During these sessions, you will learn more about the open positions and how to apply. Don't miss this opportunity to become more involved with the Huckabee College of Architecture and make an impact on new students' college experience.
For more information, contact our undergraduate advisor, Vondee Langehennig at vondee.langehennig@ttu.edu.
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Donations are critical to the advancement of our program. With your contributions, we can fund our merit-based scholarships, recruit extraordinary faculty, fund research endeavors and improve our facilities. No gift is too small to make an impact on our students, faculty, and staff. If you're interested in giving, the Texas Tech University Office of Institutional Advancement has a convenient web portal for making secure, online donations to one of the established Huckabee College of Architecture funds. Click here to donate.
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