CONSTRUCTIONS AND LOCATIONS

Department of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design

CONSTRUCTIONS AND LOCATIONS: Festschrift in honor of David Leatherbarrow

Fisher Fine Arts Library

Visitors to Penn’s campus are required to complete <a href="https://pennopen.med.upenn.edu/campus" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">PennOpen Campus</a> on the day of their visit and present a Green Pass for entry to events. While masking is still strongly encouraged in indoor public settings, it is not currently mandated by the City of Philadelphia.Presented by the Stuart Weitzman School of Design of the University of Pennsylvania, the Department of Architecture, and the PhD Program in Architecture on May 19 and May 20, 2022.In-person event to be held at the Fisher Fine Arts Library, 4th Floor - Kleinman Center Apse, Philadelphia, PA 19104. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/WeitzmanSchoolofDesignatPenn" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Livestream on Weitzman's YouTube channel</a>.It is with much pleasure that the Weitzman School of Design invites you to a Festschrift in honor of Professor David Leatherbarrow, our colleague, teacher, and ACSA TOPAZ Medal winner (2020). Over two days, Constructions and Locations will celebrate the many highlights of an illustrious career dedicated to architectural education. It will offer its participants many opportunities to share in each other’s company and to engage in spirited dialogue on the practice of architectural theory. Invited speakers include Joseph Rykwert, Carlos Eduardo Comas, John Dixon Hunt, Marion Weiss, James Corner, Billie Tsien, Grace La and others. Thursday May 19, 20229:30am: Coffee ReceptionJoin us for coffee in the Apse of the Fisher Fine Arts Library Building, 4th Floor (Forum of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy)10:00am: WelcomesWelcomes by Weitzman School of Design Dean Fritz Steiner, Architecture Chair Winka Dubbeldam, and Graduate Group Chair Franca Trubiano10:30am: BeginningsPresentations and conversation featuring the early years in London, by Juan Manuel Heredia, Homa Farjadi and Joseph Rykwert.Juan Manuel Heredia will speak on “Essex School and its Relocation”11:30am: Locations And Constructions Today And Tomorrow 1Readings and interpretations of texts by Leatherbarrow offered by his colleagues and former students1:00pm: Lunch2:00pm: Book Discussions - ConstructionsReadings and interpretations of texts by Leatherbarrow offered by his colleagues and mentors4:15pm: Round Table Conversation - Constructions5:00pm: Reception in the Architectural Archives6:00pm: Keynote Addresses and Conversation: Locating Constructions with Marion Weiss and James CornerFriday May 20, 20229:30am: Coffee ReceptionJoin us for coffee in the Apse of the Fisher Fine Arts Library Building, 4th Floor (Forum of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy)10:00am: The Wandering Eye: Presentation by Billie Tsien11:00am: Locations And Constructions Today and Tomorrow 2Readings and interpretations of texts by Leatherbarrow offered by his colleagues and former students12:30pm: Lunch1:30pm: Book Discussions - LocationsReadings and interpretations of texts by Leatherbarrow offered by his colleagues and mentors3:45pm: Round Table Conversation - Locations4:30pm: Coffee Break5:00pm: Closing Address by David Leatherbarrow6:00pm: Closing Reception<a href="https://constructionsandlocations.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://constructionsandlocations.org/</a>

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