Established in 2008, The Maurice F. Childs Endowed Lectureship honors the memory of Maurice F. Childs—a dedicated preservationist and celebrated architect who co-founded the Boston-based firm CBT Architects. The BAC and CBT have a long professional and personal history: CBT co-founders Maurice F. Childs, Richard Bertman, and Charles Tseckares taught at the BAC, along with other firm employees. CBT continues to employ and mentor many students and alumni. CBT principal, Kishore Varanasi AICP, serves on the BAC Board of Trustees.
The Maurice F. Childs Memorial Lectureship Series
2023 Childs Memorial Lecture
Pascale Sablan, FAIA, NOMA
I Was Asked to Stand
Thursday, October 5, 2023
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2022 Childs Memorial Lecture
Patricia Anahory, B.Arch'95
"Errant Praxis: Practicing Architecture Otherwise"
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
This lecture was approved by AIA to grant 1 HSW CEU for attendees.
To learn more about this special lecture, please contact Karen Nelson.
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Past Childs Memorial Lectures
View the recordings of past Childs Lectures
Yung Ho Chang | Founding Principal of Atelier FCJZ
Architecture, More or Less
2021 Lecturer
Juan Miró | Founding Principal of Miró Rivera Architects
Building a New Arcadia: Reflecting on 20 Years of Work
2020 Lecturer
Craig Scott | Principal of IwamotoScott Architecture
Three Avenues
2019 Lecturer
Merrill Elam and Mack Scogin | Principals of Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architecture
Square Clouds
2018 Lecturers
Thom Mayne | Founder of Morphosis
Multiple Agendas
2017 Lecturer
Blair Kamin | Architecture Critic at The Chicago Tribune
The Gates of Harvard
2016 Lecturer