2016FALLLECTURES

Lectures are held in the Gin D. Wong, faia Conference Center, Harris Hall, 6pm

Wed, Nov 16 Martha Schwartz, fasla, Principal, Martha Schwartz & Partners, London, NYC & Shanghai

Martha Schwartz is a landscape architect and artist with major interests in cities, communi-ties and the urban landscape. As principal of Martha Schwartz Partners, she has over 35 years of experience as a landscape architect, urbanist and artist on a wide variety of projects located around the world with a variety of world-renowned architects. She is the recipient of numerous awards and prizes including the Honorary Royal Designer for Industry Award from the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce for her outstanding contribution to UK design; the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award; the Women in Design Award for Excellence from the Boston Society of Architects; a Doctor of Science from the University of Ulster in Belfast, Ireland; a fellowship from the Urban Design Institute; visiting residencies at Radcliffe College and the American Academy in Rome; an Honorary Fellowship from the Royal Institute of British Architects; and most recently a Council of Fellows Award by the American Society of Landscape Architects. Martha Schwartz is a tenured Professor in Practice of Landscape Architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and a founding member of the Working Group of Sustainable Cities at Harvard University. She has lectured both nationally and internationally about sustainable cities and the urban landscape, and her work has been featured widely in publications as well as gallery exhibitions.

Wed, Nov 2 Amale Andraos, Dean, Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation; Co-Founder, WorkAC, NYC

Amale Andraos is the dean of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. She has taught at numerous institutions including the Princeton University School of Architecture, the Harvard Graduate School of Design, the University of Pennsylvania Design School, and the American University in Beirut. Andraos is committed to research and publications. Her work has recently explored the question of representation by re-examining the concept of the ‘Arab City.’ Andraos was born in Beirut, Lebanon. She has lived in Saudi Arabia, France, Canada, and the Netherlands prior to moving to New York in 2002. She serves on the board of the Architectural League of New York, the Advisory Board of the Arab Center for Architecture in Beirut and is a member of the faculty steering committee for the Columbia Global Centers | Middle East.

Wed, Sep 21 Ma Yansong, Founder & Partner, MAD Architects, Beijing & Santa Monica

Beijing-born architect Ma Yansong is recognized as an important voice in the new generation of architects. As founder and principal of MAD Architects, Ma leads design across various scales. Many of Ma’s designs follow his conception of the “Shanshui City” his vision to create a new balance among society, the city and the environment through architecture. At MAD, Ma has created a series of imagi-native works, including Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, Absolute Towers, Harbin Opera House, Hutong Bubble 32, Ordos Museum, China Wood Sculpture Museum, Fake Hills, etc. Parallel to his design practice, he has been exploring the cultural values of cities and architecture through domestic and international solo exhibitions, publications and art works. Ma has received numerous awards and recognition, including the Architectural League of New York’s “Young Architects Award” (2016), the World Economic Forum’s “Young Global Leaders” (2014), as well as being the first Chinese architect to receive a RIBA fellowship. Ma graduated from the Beijing Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture and holds a Master’s Degree in Architecture from Yale University. He is currently a professor in Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, as well as an adjunct professor in Tsinghua University.

Wed, Sep 14 Mutsuro Sasaki, Principal, Sasaki & Partners, Tokyo Nabih Youssef Lecture on Structural Design Innovation

Mutsuro Sasaki, Prof. Dr. Eng., is a professor at Hosei University in Tokyo. He founded Sasaki Structural Consultants in 1980 and SAPS / Sasaki and Partners in 2002. Sasaki is an expert on shell structures and a pioneer in the field of computational morphogenesis in structural engineering. His research focuses on the development of design techniques using structural optimizations and form findings based on the mathematical principles of structural mechanics. He has developed the sensitivity analysis method for free-curved shell structures that defines optimum structural solutions within complex design criteria. Recently completed works apply-ing this method includes Meiso-no-Mori Crematorium (2006), Rolex Learning Center (2008), and Teshima Art Museum (2010). His research-based practice extends the analytical works of Antonio Gaudi, Heinz Isler, and Frei Otto into the field of computational designs that has helped shape the contemporary architectural scene in Japan and abroad. Sasaki is a long-term collaborator of Toyo Ito, Sejima and Nishizawa of SANAA, and Arata Isozaki. He has received numerous awards for both theories and practices, including AIJ Prize in 2003 for Sendai Mediateque (2000) and IASS Tuboi Prize for Extended ESO Method in 2004.

ARCHITECTURE IN ITALY,

BRAZIL & ASIA10/24 – 10/28

Exhibit of Works from the Global Studies Program

Mon, Oct 24 – Fri, Oct 28Rosendin Atrium, Watt Hall

Reception: Wed, Oct 26, 7 pm

FAÇADE TECTONICS

2016 WORLD CONGRESS

10/09 – 10/11Sun, Oct 9 – Tue, Oct 11

Sheraton Grand Los Angeles, DTLAFor info: https://facadetectonics.org/

EXPO ’16 EXHIBITION8/22 – 9/02

Mon, Aug 22 – Fri, Sep 2Watt Hall 2nd Floor

WELCOME BACK8/22

All School BBQ Mon, Aug 22, 12 pm

Froehlich Grove, South Lawn

MIDTERM PRESENTATIONS

& REVIEWS9/26 – 10/14

Mon, Sep 26 – Fri, Oct 14Watt One, Helen Lindhurst

& Verle Annis Galleries

FINAL PRESENTATIONS

& REVIEWS11/28 – 12/14Monday, Nov 28–Wed, Dec 14Watt One, Helen Lindhurst &

Verle Annis Galleries

GRADUATE PROGRAMS

OPEN HOUSE10/17

Mon, Oct 17, 5 pm–7 pmUSC School of ArchitectureFor info: archgrad@usc.edu

USC TROJAN FAMILY

WEEKEND10/06 – 10/09

Thu, Oct 6 – Sun, Oct 9For info: http://sait.usc.edu/parent/tfw/

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AS NECESSITY

9/22 – 9/24Thu, Sep 22 – Sat, Sep 24

USC School of Architecture, Los AngelesFor info: http://landscapeasnecessity.uscarch.

com/wordpress/

2016 Fall Events

DISCOVER USC FOR

PROSPECTIVE FRESHMEN

10/30Sun, Oct 30, 10 am – 4 pm

Gin D. Wong, FAIA Conference Center, Harris Hall

Information & RSVP: www.usc.edu/visitusc

EVENTS REQUIRING RESERVATIONS AND/OR ADMISSION FEES ARE INDICATED WITH RSVP. ALL OTHER EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

USC ARCHITECTURE GALLERIES ARE OPEN MON THROUGH FRI, 10 AM TO 5 PM

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT THE USC SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AT 213 740 2723 OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT HTTP://ARCH.USC.EDU

Poster design: Omnivore, Inc. Images courtesy: Sasaki & Partners; MAD Architects USCArchitecture