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2025 Childs Lecture: Reflections on Kongjian Yu with Charles Waldheim and Yufan Gao Oct 20

10/20/2025 - 6:00 p.m.

Over the past thirty years, Kongjian Yu led a counter-current movement in landscape architecture, resisting the destructive forces of industrial urbanization by rooting design in traditional wisdom, ecological science, and nature’s resilience. Join us Monday, October 20, 2025, at 6PM EST for the 2025 Childs Lecture featuring Charles Waldheim, North American architect and urbanist, presenting alongside the BAC’s Landscape Architecture faculty, Yufan Gao as they reflect on Professor Yu’s life, work, and legacy, in person at the BAC or virtually!
2025 Fall Lecture Series: Imen Ameur Nov 5

11/05/2025 - 6:00 p.m.

Join us on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at 6PM EST in person at the BAC or virtually as Imen Ameur explores how artificial intelligence reshapes creativity, design, and critical thinking. In this lecture, she introduces original frameworks connecting AI with innovation and critical inquiry, showing how technology can serve as both a creative partner and a tool for cultivating deeper human insight. The session emphasizes balancing human-centered design with responsible AI to ensure that creativity and critical thinking remain at the core of innovation.
2025 Fall Lecture Series: Estello Raganit Nov 12

11/12/2025 - 6:00 p.m.

On Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at 6PM EST in person at the BAC or virtually, join us for the final 2025 Fall Lecture Series speaker, Estello Raganit. Thinking beyond the constraints of a traditional public meeting, how can designers prioritize community engagement as a method for building trust, sharing power, and strengthening a sense of belonging? This talk presents case studies of community engagement as critical to the design process, exploring the inherent tension between outside input and local knowledge.
2026 Spring Lecture Series: Dr. Tatjana Crossley

01/13/2026 - 6:00 p.m.

Join us on Tuesday, January 13 at 6PM EST in Cascieri Hall or virtually for the first lecture of Spring 2026 with Dr. Tatjana Crossley. Tatjana's presentation explores how virtual reality reshapes the design and experience of space by functioning not just as a contemporary technical tool but as a cultural and psychological environment with a long historical lineage that influences perception, identity, and embodiment.