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Graduate Thesis Lecture Series
Graduate thesis at SCI-Arc is an opportunity for M.Arch students to explore a set of relevant disciplinary issues as they complete their programs of study and research with a presentation and public exhibition of an individual disciplinary position that expands the boundaries of contemporary architectural practice.
The Form@ series of discussions focus on on topics relevant to graduate students working on their thesis projects.
Aimi Hamraie & Kelly Fritsch : Form@ lecture / Crip techno-science (August 2, 2021)
01:08:16Aimi Hamraie and Kelly Fritsch arguefor a crip technoscience as acritical project that centers the experiences of disabled people as designers.
Alexander Galloway: Form@ lecture (July 1, 2022)
01:06:27Alexander Galloway discusses the diagonal line as a technology.
Bryony Roberts: Form@ lecture (June 1, 2022)
01:06:06Bryony Roberts discusses her research and design practice, focusing on spatial conditions of the public realm, and the social and cultural conditions that inform them.
Justine Poulin, Richard Mapes, Liang Yu, Irvin Shaifa : Form@ lecture / Gehry league (July 26, 2021)
58:36Past winners of the Gehry Prize for best graduate thesis project share their experiences of thesis with the current class.
Barry Wark : Form@ lecture / Ancientness & future forms of coexistence (July 12, 2021)
01:07:06Barry Wark discusses the possibilities of an eco-centric architecture.
John Carpenter : Form@ lecture / New ways of seeing the pattern (July 7, 2021)
59:11Carpenter discusses the critical need for new tools and techniques to visualize, filter, interpret, and share high-dimensional datasets.
LeRonn P. Brooks : Form@ lecture / Poetics of sanctuary & place : Paul R. Williams (June 28, 2021)
01:00:36LeRonn P. Brooks discusses the work of Paul R. Williams in the context of Los Angeles.
Mimi Zeiger : Form@ lecture / New middles (June 21, 2021)
01:11:56Mimi Zeiger discusses the modernist legacy of Columbus, Ohio.
Matt Checkowski : Form@ lecture / Making moments on a changing landscape (June 7, 2021)
01:00:41Matt Checkowski discusses his work at the intersection of storytelling, design, and technology.
Kristy Balliet & John Cooper : Form@ lecture / Planet thesis (May 26, 2021)
02:12:01Kristy Balliet and John Cooper moderate a discussion on graduate thesis at SCI-Arc.
Karel Klein & David Ruy : Form@ lecture / Automatic aesthetic (August 3, 2020)
01:22:41Klein and Ruy discuss AI in the field of architecture.
Daniel Birnbaum : Form@ lecture / Continuous simulations (July 20, 2020)
01:23:42Daniel Birnbaum discusses challenges facing the production and display of art today.
Mario Carpo : Form@ lecture / Coronavirus, or the revival of the Internet (July 13, 2020)
01:01:53How the coronavirus crisis has transformed our relationship to technology.
Andrew Kovacs : Form@ lecture / Collage unplugged (June 22, 2020)
01:32:55Freestyle model making and 3-dimensional assemblage.
Lev Manovich : Form@ lecture / The aesthetic society (June 15, 2020)
01:53:38Lev Manovich analyzes the visual aesthetics of Instagram.
Jasmine Benyamin : Form@ lecture / Space trafficking (June 8, 2020)
01:05:16A discussion of current museological conditions of display and dissemination.
Graduate thesis faculty & students live chat (June 5, 2020)
51:23Graduate thesis students and faculty meet as a group via Zoom and discuss logistics, schedules, and goals.
Florencia Pita : Form@ lecture / Miniatures (June 1, 2020)
34:56A lecture about portable art, music boxes, dollhouses and tiny models.
Kristy Balliet & Casey Rehm: Form@: Sketch (June 16, 2017)
51:57
Elena Manferdini & Florencia Pita: Form@ Color (June 2, 2017)
01:02:11
David Ruy & Peter Trummer: Form@: Collage (May 31, 2017)
43:24