2026 Sovern Lecture On Design: Marion Weiss & Michael Manfredi

Michael I. and Patricia M. Sovern Lecture on Design will be presented by Marion Weiss & Michael Manfredi

Join us Wednesday, April 29 for the 2026 Michael I. and Patricia M. Sovern Lecture on Design, as Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi present "Drifting Symmetries: Projects and Provocations."

Weiss and Manfredi's award-winning firm WEISS/MANFREDI Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism, is a New York City–based multidisciplinary practice. Notable projects include the Olympic Sculpture Park at the Seattle Art Museum, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center, and Hunter’s Point South Waterfront Park.

In an era when the dual challenges of climate change and social isolation loom large, the lecture explores architecture's role in shaping a sustainable and connected future. The lecture introduces their new book, Drifting Symmetries, and will include WEISS/MANFREDI’s recent work which blurs the boundaries between architecture, landscape, infrastructure in response to environmental and social challenges. Additionally, Drifting Symmetries: Projects, Provocations, and Other Enduring Models will be available for purchase.