Past events

The Dominion of Flowers: North American Book Launch by Mark Laird. A provocative new book—part art history, part polemic—weaves fine art, botanical illustration, gender studies, and previously unpublished archival material into a political and ethical account of Britain’s heritage.

Symposium organized by Aziza Chaouni and Robert Levit (Daniels Faculty, University of Toronto). Day One: Keynotes and Discussion

Where the Wild Things Are chronicles the journey of a small architecture studio based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Gain insight into the power of collaboration and public consultation as the studio looks ahead to the future of both the profession of architecture and their own growing practice.

Born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria and now based in Toronto, Okoro produces multidisciplinary work inspired by her identity and the diverse community of creators from the global diaspora of which she is a part. Recent projects include the video installation it’s real, i watched it happen, exhibited during Nuit Blanche in Toronto, and the exhibition Constructing Eternity at FÁBRICA in Mexico City. As an artist whose work sits comfortably on the line of reality and imagination, world-building is Okoro’s preferred method of storytelling. She has spent the last three years developing the visual universe Eternity.

Keynote presentations and a conversation between Holly Jean Buck and David Keith to establish the socio-political and technical dimensions of solar geoengineering.

This lecture will focus on how the work of MERGE has evolved from small-scale material explorations to transforming Housing typologies in Boston, Detroit, and throughout the US.

During the book launch, the author, Alfredo Thiermann, in his book, Radio-Activities, he interrogates the status and agency of buildings during a period — not unlike today’s — of increasingly hyperconnected, ubiquitous, and apparently invisible modes of coexistence.

A past Fellow of the Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics, Diana explores the ethics of built space related to design for aging.