AIABaltimore Committee page: Spring Lecture Series 2003

LECTURE SERIES COMMITTEE

AIABaltimore 2003 Spring Lecture Series

In addition to our other extensive public programming, for decades, AIABaltimore has sponsored the only local annual lecture series devoted to architecture and design. This program brings guest speakers from around the world, as a gift to the people of central Maryland, and has attracted hundreds of enthusiasts, sometimes standing-room-only crowds, and is open to the public.

Dates: March 12, 26 & April 9, 30 of 2003
Time: 6 p.m. with reception to follow each lecture
Location: Baltimore Museum of Art – 10 Art Museum Drive at Charles Street; March 26 – The Basilica

Tickets:
$35/series (all 4 lectures) for AIA, BAF, and Baltimore Museum of Art members
$45/series for non-members
$13/individual lecture tickets (available at the door)
$8/seniors and students with valid I.D.

To reserve advance tickets, please send payment to AIA Baltimore, 11 ½ West Chase Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. 1.5 AIA/CES(HSW) credits per lecture with registration.

	Robert E. Hull, FAIA March 12, 2003 http://www.millerhull.com The Miller/Hull Partnership, located in Seattle, Washington, has established a design reputation based on simple, innovative, and authentic designs. Since its inception in 1977, the firm has pursued a rigorous logic in its design approach in the belief that architectural programs are best solved directly and efficiently. Miller/Hull's design philosophy centers around two essential architectural ideas. One is to use a building's structure to create a significant place within a site, and the other is to be sensitive to climate, responding to environmental demands with the form of the building. These ideas evolve from an appreciation of the extraordinary beauty of the natural environment and have allowed Miller/Hull's projects to have an unusually clear fit to their surrounding context. Recently, The Miller/Hull Partnership was awarded the 2003 AIA Firm Award.
	John G. Waite, FAIA March 26, 2003 *Event Location: Basilica of the Assumption, 408 N. Charles St. in downtown Baltimore. John G. Waite Associates, Architects, PLLC, Albany and New York City, is a nationally-recognized firm specializing in preservation, restoration and renovation of historic buildings, ranging from adaptive re-use to the careful restoration of historic conditions. Waite is currently directing the restoration of the Basilica of the Assumption in downtown Baltimore, where our lecture will be held.
	Sheila Kennedy, AIA April 9, 2003 http://www.kvarch.net MATERIAL MIS-USE: Recent Work by KVA Sheila Kennedy, AIA is a founding principal of Kennedy & Violich Architecture (KVA), located in Boston, Massachusetts. KVA is an interdisciplinary practice that explores new relationships between architecture, technology, and emerging public needs in contemporary culture. Central to the work of KVA is the idea that infrastructure can be transformed by design and integrated into the activities of daily life.
	Rick Joy, AIA April 30, 2003 http://www.rickjoy.com Rick Joy builds with remarkable sensitivity, precision, and grace. The allure of his architecture is often quietly and seductively hidden in the sensual qualities of one’s experiences: the sounds, smells, tactile qualities and moods of his work. Granite crunching underfoot, the gentle trickle of water, and the lacy shadow of a mesquite tree all stir the viewer’s sensations. “The simplest things can evoke the deepest feelings,” Joy says. “The silence in great music is often more profound than the sounds.” Joy’s primary interest is in the quality of the spaces he makes. He shows us how efficient and environmentally-sensitive architecture can emerge as a by-product from a quest for the timeless qualities that are always associated with great architecture.