12:30PM

Lunch with Architecture table

Join our symposium guests, faculty, and members of Architecture Table (Middlebury College’s architecture club) for an informal discussion over lunch.

4:30PM

Susan RODRIGUEZ “Architecture for All: Designing at the Intersection of Place, Purpose, History, and Community Culture” Presentation and q&A

Welcome by Pieter Broucke, Director of Architectural Studies
Introduction and Q&A by Ben Allred, Visiting Assistant Professor of Architecture

Susan Rodriguez will discuss designing in the public realm and the creation of buildings and spaces that distill the essence of cultures and communities. She will share a series of projects that serve a diverse range of communities from off-the-grid rural locations to dense urban neighborhoods of New York City.

5:45PM

marlon blackwell presentation AND Q&A

Welcome by Pieter Broucke, Director of Architectural Studies
Introduction and Q&A by John McLeod, Associate Professor of Architecture

Marlon will discuss his architecture and design process through the lens of “radical practice.” The richness of the work, its methods, and its consequences suggest an open-endedness, at once generous and provocative, to the practice’s trajectory and interest in what a “radical practice” can be in the contemporary moment. A core principle at the heart of the practice, radical in its fundamental simplicity, is the assertion of the making of buildings and places as a constant, authentic focus…an architecture in the place, of the place and for the place for anywhere and for anyone with dignity, wonder and joy… 

12:30PM

Lunch with students

Join our symposium guests, faculty, and Middlebury College students for an informal discussion over lunch.

4:30PM

Turner Brooks “memories, obsessions, preoccupations with space” Presentation and

Welcome by Pieter Broucke, Director of Architectural Studies
Introduction and Q&A by Misty Kaplan, Visiting Instructor in Architecture

This talk will focus on the issue of space as it relates to the human body. I have always felt that the very issue of space, that seems at the very core of what architecture is about, is not adequately talked about or understood. So I will attempt to talk about this elusive topic from my own early experiences in life, to becoming an architect, and finally to designing a project for those on the autistic spectrum whose sensibilities are so much related to the issue of space.

5:45PM

Billie Tsien “OPen” presentation and Q&A

Welcome by Pieter Broucke, Director of Architectural Studies
Introduction and Q&A by John McLeod, Associate Professor of Architecture

As a practice, we are committed to the idea that a building represents a belief system. This is exemplified by the way it contains and nurtures the events and people inside. Through projects including the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall in New York City and the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, Billie Tsien will illustrate how architecture has the ability to open those institutions that have traditionally felt closed, creating an architecture for all.

4:30PM

Vermont integrated architecture “Designing for a collective future” presentation and Q&A

Welcome by Pieter Broucke, Director of Architectural Studies
Introduction and Q&A by Sam Ostrow, Visiting Assistant Professor of Architecture

As our planet warms, change is happening at an alarming rate. Natural disasters occur more frequently, endangering the health and resiliency of many species, including humanity. Natural systems and processes race to adapt as human activity and exploitation of resources challenge thebalance and capacity of our planet.  What does this mean for architecture? Architects operate comfortably in future tense. We are trained to think about, imagine, instruct, and plan for acollective and sustainable future. In their presentation, Andrea and Megan will share information about VIA’s proactive and forward-thinking design and construction processes. They will share several projects that carefully consider resilience, equity, accessibility, carbon, and (of course!) delight.

5:45PM

John McLeod “Architecture for all” presentation and faculty panel discussion

Welcome and Introduction by Pieter Broucke, Director of Architectural Studies
Post-presentation panel discussion, Architectural Studies Faculty

John will discuss three examples from his practice and teaching that demonstrate his belief in architecture’s ability to serve anyone and anywhere: the recent renovation of Johnson Memorial Building; the Architectural Studies/Habitat for Humanity Housing Design program at Middlebury; and “Design Assembly”—his firm’s summer community design-build program. The projects he will present range in scale from small to large, and in duration from eight days to several years. Whether designed and built by students or professionals, all of the projects demonstrate an attempt at community engagement through the process and product of architecture.

4:30PM

Renovation Tour

A guided visit through the renovated Johnson Building and a visit to the Architecture for All exhibition in the Johnson Gallery.

8:00PM

beaux-arts ball

Architecture Table, Middlebury College’s academic interest club centered on all things architecture, cordially invite all Middlebury College Students, Faculty, and Staff to a festive Beaux-Arts Ball in the Johnson Atrium. Formal attire encouraged but not required.