NEWSLETTER - October 4, 2024

Join us on Monday, October 7th, for the second event of our 2024-2025 lecture series titled "M U L T I V A L E N T."

M U L T I V A L E N T  refers to the ability of architecture to address a multitude of values and meanings from climates, cultures, ecologies, and design intents.

Monday's lecture, titled "HYBRID URBAN FACTORY," will be presented by NINA RAPPAPORT at 3:30 PM CT and held in the GALLERY on the ground floor of the HCOA.

NINA RAPPAPORT is an urbanist, architectural historian, and educator, currently serving as the coordinator of the history/theory program at the School of Public Architecture. As the director of Vertical Urban Factory, a think tank and consultancy, she explores the intersection of production spaces, architecture, and the role of the factory worker. Rappaport is the author of Vertical Urban Factory (Actar 2015, paperback 2020) and curator of the traveling exhibition of the same name (2011-2022). Additionally, she is the Publications Director at the Yale School of Architecture, where she edits the magazine Constructs, a book series, and exhibition catalogs. Read more on Nina Rappaport...

This lecture has been approved for AIA/CES credits and AIA Lubbock (not AIAS) will offer 1.5 LU|Elective to AIA members who attend. AIA members participating in Monday's 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.

Monday'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: October 7, 2024 (3:30 PM CT)
Topic: M U L T I V A L E N T

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.

Second-year graduate students traveled to Houston, Texas, for a site visit related to their Sci-Fi House project for the ARCH5603 studio, led by H. Deane Pierce Visiting Assistant Professor Jes Deaver, AIA, and Co-Instructor Steven Roop, AIA.

Their itinerary included visits to Gravel Silos in East Houston, the XO House designed by LOJO Architects, and underground cisterns. As part of their study of futurism and residential design, the students also explored the intersection of environment and industry through a guided boat tour led by Susan Rogers, Associate Professor, and Director of the Community Design Resource Center at the University of Houston's Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design. 

Photo courtesy of Jes Deaver

The Huckabee College of Architecture hosted its inaugural 'Alumni & Family Weekend' in conjunction with Texas Tech Family Weekend on September 27th and 28th.  

DLA Day and Family Day took place Friday, September 27th, and featured a variety of events throughout the building, including guided tours, rotating mock reviews, and studio walkthroughs. On Saturday the 28th, the college hosted its second annual Alumni Tailgate, where over 120 friends, family, and alumni of the HCOA gathered in the courtyard to share food, laughs, and memories!

We extend a heartfelt thank you to all of the HCOA alumni, Design Leadership Alliance (DLA), and family members from across the United States who made the journey to join us this past weekend to support students and help cheer on Texas Tech to another victory!

We'd also like to express our appreciation to the dedicated faculty and staff members whose hard work helped make these events possible.  

We look forward to hosting you again next year and hope to see you at our future events!

Thank you for your continued support of the Huckabee College of Architecture and its students.

Assistant Professor Dr. Asma Mehan's book, The Affective Agency of Public Space: Social Inclusion and Community Cohesion, has been published by De Gruyter Brill (Berlin and Boston) as part of its Contemporary Social Sciences series (Volume 22).

This work contributes to the academic discussion on the intersections of architecture, social sciences, and urban policy, exploring public space as a platform for social inclusion and community cohesion.

To read the full announcement on Dr. Mehan's newly released book, click here.

HKS has been named a recipient of the TxA 2024 Design Awards for its work on SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park, a project led by Distinguished Alumnus Lance Evans. Evans, who is Venues Design Director and Principal at HKS in Los Angeles, was the lead architect and designer of the venue.

The firm's project, featured in the September/October 2024 edition of Texas Architect magazine, is credited as the largest indoor-outdoor stadium ever constructed, showcasing three state-of-the-art venues beneath a single translucent canopy and is located in Inglewood, California.

To read more on the project and the 2024 Design Awards, you can access the Texas Architect magazine website by clicking here. 

 Photo by Nic Lehoux

A project designed by alumnus Daniel Pruske was recently featured on Archinect, Archdaily, and media outlets across Texas, with the opening of a new location for the Crow Museum of Asian Art at The University of Texas at Dallas. Pruske, Senior Associate and Senior Designer with Morphosis Architects, was the lead Project Designer for the building, which represents Phase I of the Edith and Peter O'Donnell Jr. Athenaeum, a new cultural district on the UT Dallas campus.

The article on the Crow Art Museum project and opening can be viewed on Archinect's website by clicking here.

Photo: © Mauricio Rojas, Courtesy of UT Dallas

Ibañez Shaw Architecture, a firm co-founded by alumnus Bart Shaw, FAIA, has been named as a recipient of the TxA 2024 Design Awards for their work with Chroma, an optometry practice and provider of modern eyewear based in Fort Worth, Texas.

The project, designed by alumnus Bart Shaw, FAIA, and Katy Dunaway, Assoc. AIA, features a 'glass curtain' entryway marked by steel angle frames along an elevated footpath.

To read more on the project and the 2024 Design Awards, you can access the Texas Architect magazine website by clicking here.

 Photo by Dror Baldinger, FAIA

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