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BAC Lecture Series

All lectures are open to the public, and we hope you join us to learn from these incredible speakers.

Benedetta Tagliabue, Hon'25, Co-founder and Principal architect of EMBT Architects. Photo Credit: Sergi Alcazar.

Cascieri Lectureship in the Humanities

The Cascieri Lecture takes place as part of the Spring Lecture Series.

Cascieri Hall filled with people waiting a presentation.

Student Lecture Series

Join us for the 2026 Spring Lecture Series!

Kongjian Yu (left), Dean and Professor, Peking University, Founder and Design Principal, Turenscape. Photo by Turenscape; and Charles Waldheim (right), John E. Irving Professor of Landscape Architecture, Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Photo by: Francois Robert.

Maurice F. Childs Memorial Lectureship

The Child's Memorial Lecture takes place as part of the Fall Lecture Series.

2026 Spring Lecture Series: Just Narratives

Dr. Tatjana Crossley, Assistant Professor, School of Architecture and Design, Wentworth Institute of Technology.

Virtual Reality, the Body, and the Architecture of Experience

Speaker: Dr. Tatjana Crossley

Dr. Tatjana Crossley, Assistant Professor, School of Architecture and Design, Wentworth Institute of Technology.

Healing Spaces

34th Cascieri Speaker:
Benedetta Tagliabue, Hon'25

Antonio DiMambro, FAIA.

Parco San Giuliano: Reknitting Mestre-Venice and Its Lagoon

Speaker: Antonio DiMambro

Eric Höweler, FAIA, of Höweler and Yoon Architecture, LLP. Photo Credit: Conor Doherty.

ScreenTime: Architecture, Attention, and Atmosphere

Speaker: Eric Höweler

Dana McKinney White, Assistant Professor of Urban Design, Harvard University Graduate School of Design; Co-Founder, enFOLD Collective; Founder, Studio KINN. Photo Credit: Maggie Janik.

Listening as Practice: Building Justice through Community-Informed Design

Speaker: Dana McKinney White

2025 Fall Lecture Series: Just Narratives

Hannah Wong, Founder of Remarcation and Adjunct Faculty at the BAC. Photo by Covie Goh.

Mismatch: How Bodies and Spaces Come Together

Speaker: Hannah Wong

Michael Spicher, Philosopher and Consultant. Photo by: Hannah Spicher.

Blueprints for Belonging: Creating Environments for Human Flourishing

Speaker: Michael Spicher

Kongjian Yu, Dean and Professor, Peking University College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture; Turenscape Founder and Design Principal. Photo by: Turenscape. With Charles Waldheim, John E. Irving Professor of Landscape Architecture, Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Photo by: Francois Robert.

Landscapes for Adaptation: Evidence from China in the Work of Kongjian Yu

Childs Memorial Lecture Speaker:
Charles Waldheim
with Yufan Gao

Imen Ameur, Professor of Practice in Innovation and Management, Hult International Business School; Technology Governance and Policy Expert.

Leaving AI in the World of Design: Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Innovation

Speaker: Imen Ameur

Estello Raganit, BSLA DEI Chair and Senior Public Space Planner at City of Somerville.

Community as Method, Engagement as Lesson

Speaker: Estello Raganit