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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.

Tatiana Bilbao, Hon'24, Architect and Founding Partner, Tatiana Bilbao ESTUDIO. Photo by Fernando Sánchez.

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 2025 Fall 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.

Upcoming Fall 2025 Lectures

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

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

2025 Fall Lecture Series: Just Communities

Philippe Saad, Principal, and Jovi Cruces, Senior Associate, at DiMella Shaffer.

Creating Home and Community: The Pryde – LGBTQ Affirming Senior Housing

Speakers: Philippe Saad and Jovi Cruces

Kelly Harris Smith, Textile and Product Designer, entrepreneur, and author. Photo by Somerby Jones.

Creative Impact: Designing a Just Future

Speaker: Kelly Harris Smith

Glen Valentine

Whose Park?

Speaker: Glen Valentine

Tatiana Bilbao, Hon'24, Architect and Founding Partner, Tatiana Bilbao ESTUDIO. Copyright Ana Hop.

Commonalities

Cascieri's 33rd Speaker:
Tatiana Bilbao, Hon'24

Kevin Alter.

Frame

Speaker: Kevin Alter

2024 Fall Lecture Series: Just Futures

Erika Eitland.

Design is a Public Health Intervention

Speaker: Erika Eitland

Alejandro Saldarriaga.

The Architectures of Magical Realism

Speaker: Alejandro Saldarriaga

Elisa Ngan.

Data: Between Fact and Fiction

Speaker: Elisa Ngan

Felice L. Silverman. Photo by Paige McWhorter.

The Power of Interior Design to Impact Positive Futures for People and Communities

Speaker: Felice L. Silverman, MID'14

Walter J. Hood. Photo by Adrienne Eberhardt.

The Phillips Community and the International African American Museum: Exploring the Landscape of the Low Country

Childs Memorial Lecture Speaker:
Walter J. Hood

2024 Spring Lecture Series: Just Communities

Bethany Lundell Garver.

Where Shall I Go? Practices of an Architectural Advocate

Speaker: Bethany Lundell Garver

Janet Echelman, Artist and Principal, Studio Echelman. Photo by Roser Brothers.

Taking Imagination Seriously

Cascieri's 32nd Speaker: Janet Echelman

Alexandre Champagne, Yufan Gao, and Adam Molinski.

Landscape Dialogues at the BAC

Speakers: Alexandre Champagne, Yufan Gao, and Adam Molinski.

Mahesh Daas and Andrew John Wit.

Is AI the End of Architecture?

Speakers: Mahesh Daas and Andrew John Wit

Tiffany Chu.

Tiffany Chu Fireside Chat with President Mahesh Daas

Speakers: Tiffany Chu

Lucca Townsend, M.Arch'12, and Ruthie Kuhlman, M.Arch'14

Parkitecture and Building as Sculpture

Speakers: Lucca Townsend, M.Arch'12, and Ruthie Kuhlman, M.Arch'14