Engaging Pluralism: fall edition

When ideologies and cultures collide, new ways of working with and living in the world emerge. As a form of political philosophy, pluralism draws upon this dynamic condition, promoting the coexistence of multiple approaches and worldviews. Yet in the context of compounding crises and unchecked inequality, this is far from a neutral position: it becomes a commitment to struggle and discourse. Drawing from a broad-ranging group of speakers, Rice Architecture’s annual lecture series, Engaging Pluralism, explores how architects and designers can work with friction, contradiction, and multiplicity to effect broader social, cultural, and environmental change. It is an all-school platform for reflecting on the possibilities and challenges of designing for a pluralistic society.

Mónica Rivera and Emiliano López
Washington University in St. Louis/Emiliano López Mónica Rivera Arquitectos
Wednesday, September 7, 2022, 5:30pm

Rana Begum
Visual artist, London. Conversation with Frauke Josenhans, Moody Center for the Arts, and Maggie Tsang, Rice Architecture. In conjunction with the Moody Center for the Arts exhibition Urban Impressions.
Friday, September 16, 2022, 12pm

Faculty talk: Adam Frampton and Karolina Czeczek
Rice Architecture/Only If—Architecture
Wednesday, September 21, 2022, 5:30pm

Rania Ghosn
Massachusetts Institute of Technology/DESIGN EARTH
Wednesday, September 28, 2022, 5:30pm

Faculty book launch: Dawn Finley and Mark Wamble, System of Novelties
Rice Architecture/Interloop—Architecture
Monday, October 3, 2022, 5:30pm

Faculty talk: Jim Njoo
Rice Architecture Paris/ENSA Paris–La Villette
Friday, October 7, 2022, 12pm

Walter Benn Michaels
University of Illinois at Chicago. Conversation with Scott Colman, Rice Architecture. In conjunction with the Moody Center for the Arts exhibition Urban Impressions.
Friday, October 14, 2022, 5:30pm

Scientia Institute Lecture Series: Betterment of the World with Shantel Blakely, Andrew Colopy, Reto Geiser, and Igor Marjanović
Rice Architecture
Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 4pm

Rozana Montiel
Principal, Rozana Montiel Architecture Studio
Wednesday, October 19, 2022, 5:30pm

Faculty book launch: Jesús Vassallo and Sebastián López Cardozo, Nueva Vivienda—New Housing Paradigms in Mexico
Rice Architecture
Wednesday, October 26, 2022, 5:30pm

Margarita Jover
Tulane University/aldayjover arquitectura y paisaje
Wednesday, November 2, 2022, 5:30pm

PLAT 11: Soft Launch & roundtable discussion—online 
Confirmed speakers: Irénée Scalbert, Maggie Tsang
Rice Architecture
Friday, November 4, 2022, 12pm

David Gissen
Parsons School of Design
Wednesday, November 9, 2022, 5:30pm

Rice Design Alliance fall civic forum: Texas Is Urban—panel conversation
Liz, Galvez, Yale University; Kathryn Holliday, University of Texas at Arlington; Michael Kubo, University of Houston; Jeffrey Lieber, Texas State University, San Marcos. Moderated by Troy Schaum, Rice Architecture.
Thursday, November 10, 2022, 5:30pm

Houston-NOLA Gulf Coast Connections
Rice Architecture/Rice Humanities/Center for Environmental Studies
Friday–Saturday, November 18–November 19, 2022
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All lectures are free and open to the public and, unless noted otherwise, will be held in person in Farish Gallery, MD Anderson Hall, with a livestream component. In the event that COVID-19 circumstances prohibit in-person lectures, the series will be held virtually via Zoom. Each lecture has been submitted for AIA CES approval. For more information and to access the livestream links, visit here.

This lecture series is made possible through the generous support of the Betty R. and George F. Pierce Jr., FAIA, Fund; the William B. Coleman Jr. Colloquium Fund for Architecture; the Wm. W. Caudill Lecture Series Fund; and Rice Design Alliance (RDA), the public programs and outreach arm of Rice Architecture, which includes the generous support of its members and RDA Underwriters: Harvey / Harvey-Cleary; Tellepsen Family; Big State Electric; Brochsteins; CED Houston; MAREK; Turner Construction; and Walter P. Moore. Additional support is provided by the Texas Commission on the Arts.