Conversation Series Spring 2022
https://baltimoresistercities.org/architecture-spring2022/
Each week this spring, two design groups, one from Baltimore (Maryland, USA) and one from Rotterdam (the Netherlands), pair up to discuss architecture, urban design, and how design and policy can improve the built environment for all residents. We will observe how different architecture offices operate, to design in the city and improve the inhabitants’ experience of space. This is a unique opportunity to hear how different types of architecture firms approach design in two cities with similar historical legacies (working class cities with port industries).
Designers have been paired up to reflect similarities in size, projects and methodology. Through presentations, moderated dialogues, and exchanges with the audience, we will explore if and how the environment (historical, political, economical, social, environmental, economies, …) is truly determinant to the fail or success of a project and what that really means for the city, its residents and their well-being.
This series is designed and coordinated by Cristina Murphy, Assistant Professor at Morgan State University School of Architecture + Planning (MSU SA+P) and Adjunct Professor at Virginia Tech School of Architecture + Design’s Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center.
Dates: Every Tuesday from February 15 to April 12, 2022
Time: 12-1:10pm ET (Maryland time) | 6-7:10pm CET (Netherlands time) except where noted in bold below.
Format: Online webinar; designers’ presentations followed by a moderated panel discussion and Q&A
Admission: Open to the public. Admission is free. Advance registration required. Use the registration links below each webinar below.
FEBRUARY 22
Evan Wivell EastWing Architects (Baltimore)
Felix Madrazo IND [Inter.National.Design] (Rotterdam)
Moderated by coleman a. jordan Assistant Professor at Morgan State University School of Architecture + Planning (MSU SA+P)
12-1:10pm ET (US) | 6-7:10pm CET (NL)
More info & register for Feb 22 webinar
MARCH 1
Pavlina Ilieva PI.KL Studio (Baltimore)
David ter Avest Lecturer, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (RUAS) and City Geographer for The Hague (Rotterdam)
Moderated by Thijs van Spaandonk Dean of Urban Design, Rotterdamse Academie van Bouwkunst (RAvB)
12-1:10pm ET (US) | 6-7:10pm CET (NL)
More info & register for Mar 1 webinar
MARCH 8
Megan Elcrat Present Company (Baltimore)
Elina Karanastasi EX.s Architecture (Rotterdam)
Moderated by Tonya Sanders, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Morgan State University School of Architecture + Planning (MSU SA+P)
12-1:10pm ET (US) | 6-7:10pm CET (NL)
More info & register for Mar 8 webinar
MARCH 15
Paul Riley & Utku Akbulut Marshall Craft Associates (MCA) (Baltimore)
Duzan Doepel DoepelStrijkers (Rotterdam)
Moderated by Matteo Bettoni Barcode Architects
12-1:10pm ET (US) | 5-6:10pm CET (NL)
More info & register for Mar 15 webinar
MARCH 22
Steve Ziger Ziger|Snead Architects (Baltimore)
Jan Knikker MVRDV (Rotterdam)
Moderated by Sinisha Brdar Professor, Université du Québec à Montréal
12-1:10pm ET (US) | 5-6:10pm CET (NL)
More info & register for Mar 22 webinar
MARCH 29
Taejun Kim Hord Coplan Macht (HCM) (Baltimore)
Maarten van Bremen GROUP A Architects (Rotterdam)
Moderated by Chris van Langen Program Manager for Spatial Design Action, Creative Industries Fund NL
12-1:10pm ET (US) | 6-7:10pm CET (NL)
More info & register for Mar 29 webinar
APRIL 5
Tyler Miller Gensler Baltimore (Baltimore)
Kees van Casteren Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) (Rotterdam)
Moderated by Marc Verheijen Rotterdam City Architect
12-1:10pm ET (US) | 6-7:10pm CET (NL)
More info & register for Apr 5 webinar
APRIL 12
Fiver Soraruf Design Collective (Baltimore)
Jan Jongert Superuse Studios (Rotterdam)
Moderated by Selina Abraham Doctoral Researcher, University of Amsterdam
12-1:10pm ET (US) | 6-7:10pm CET (NL)