NEWSLETTER - September 12, 2025

"IM/MATERIAL" 2025-2026 LECTURE SERIES

Join us on Monday, September 22^nd, for the next event of our 2025-2026 lecture series titled "Im/Material."

Im/Material explores architecture’s capacity to engage both the tangible—matter, construction, tectonics—and the intangible—atmosphere, perception, memory, and cultural resonance.

Our next lecture, titled "RESILIENCE X," will be presented by CHRIS WARREN at 3:30 PM CT in the GALLERY on the ground floor of the HCOA.

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.

CHRIS WARREN, AIA, is the founding principal and design director of WORD. Named a Design Vanguard by Architectural Record and an Emerging Talent by the Monterey Design Conference, Chris has experience with award-winning projects from large-scale urban districts to adaptive reuse and intimate community spaces. Before founding WORD, Chris began his career as a design leader at Morphosis in Los Angeles. He has since taught at USC, in international programs in Shanghai, Rome, and Como, and as a visiting professor of urban design at Washington University in St. Louis. He is currently involved in recovery and rebuilding efforts in areas affected by the recent California wildfires, reinforcing his belief that architecture is a generative act—one with the capacity to heal, connect, and shape more resilient futures. Read more on Chris Warren...

Warren'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:

You are invited to a Zoom webinar.

When: September 22, 2025 (3:30 PM CT)

Topic: Im/Material

Please click the link below to join the webinar:

https://texastech.zoom.us/j/98440030102?pwd=MlZhVHBIKzRMdkpEemdBZmI4RHdjUT09 

Passcode: 665526

For any further inquiries, please contact Sr. Event Coordinator Rachel Roe at rachel.roe@ttu.edu.

Assistant Professor Dr. Asma Mehan, director of the Architectural Humanities & Urbanism Lab (AHU_Lab), recently presented a paper at the international workshop “Beyond the Western Gaze: Decolonizing Iranian Women’s Activisms and Resistance,” held at the University of Amsterdam on August 18-20, 2025. The workshop brought together scholars, activists, and artists to engage with feminist, decolonial, and intersectional approaches to Iranian women’s activism.

Dr. Mehan’s presentation, “Beyond the Veil: Spatial Dimensions of Women’s Resistance in Iran,” examines the spatial dynamics of women’s resistance, analyzing how both public and private spaces serve as arenas for oppression and empowerment. Her work highlights how architectural humanities and urban studies can illuminate new perspectives on feminist struggles and socio-spatial justice in Iran.

This event was supported by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR).

Assistant Professor Dr. Asma Mehan, director of the Architectural Humanities & Urbanism Lab, has published an article in plaNext, a Scopus indexed international open access peer reviewed journal for which she is editor-in-chief.

Next Generation Planning: "plaNext in transition: A decade of young academic publishing in planning (2015–2025) – Insights and futures” reflects on the journal’s ten-year anniversary, its role in advancing inclusive and innovative planning research, and the exciting directions ahead for young scholars worldwide.

To read the full article, click here.

Associate Professor Dr. Sina Mostafavi has been awarded a C-Faculty grant by the Texas Tech Innovation Hub to take on a role as Faculty Ambassador at the Innovation Hub at Research Park. He is one of eight faculty members selected across the entire TTU System for the 2025 Faculty Ambassador Cohort.

This role and award were created to strengthen the connection between research, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Dr. Mostafavi will integrate elements of Innovation Hub programming into upcoming HCOA courses, including the progression from ideation to prototyping and examining how design research can inform entrepreneurial approaches to startup development. Students will engage with external experts as part of this coursework.

For more information, click here.

October 11^th, 2025

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For additional assistance related to this event, please contact Sr. Event Coordinator Rachel Roe at rachel.roe@ttu.edu for more information.

CALLING ALL STUDENTS, ALUMNI, FACULTY, AND FORMER DEANS:
As we look forward to celebrating the 100th anniversary of Texas Tech’s architecture program in 2027, we’re calling on the HCOA community to share their memories and experiences with the program. YOUR STORIES are a vital part of the shared history of our College. Our upcoming book, Limitless Horizons: The First 100 Years of Texas Tech’s Architecture Program, will highlight this rich legacy.

We invite YOU to help us fully capture the impact and influence of Texas Tech’s architecture program—stories that reflect the experiences we all remember, share, and celebrate!

All contributors will be recognized in the book.

To share your story, please reach out to 1972 alumni, Noel Barrick at nbarrick@hksinc.com, Gary Lindsey at gary.lindsey@lcu.edu, or email architecture.limitlesshorizons@ttu.edu.

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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