Spring 2026 All School Assembly

Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 1:30 - 4:30pm

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Spring 2026 All School Assembly

Convocation | School of Architecture Deans, Faculty and Staff: Spring 2021 All School Assembly

To welcome the School of Architecture's new and returning faculty, staff and students and to launch the new academic year, there will be a School of Architecture Assembly on Tuesday 20 January (the first day of classes).

The convocation will begin at 1:30PM with an introduction by Acting Dean Benjamin Aranda followed by respective faculty and staff presentations on the Spring 2026 semester public programming, design studios and elective courses.

This is an in-person event with Zoom participation by faculty whose availability may not permit attendance otherwise.

Registration is required. You may register here.

 

ALL SCHOOL ASSEMBLY SCHEDULE 

Welcome by Acting Dean Benjamin Aranda (1:30PM-1:45PM)

Upcoming lectures and exhibitions: Professors Ted Baab and Kayla Montes de Oca (1:46PM - 1:51PM; Steven Hillyer, Director of the Architecture Archive (1:52PM - 1:57PM)

Student Lecture Series update by Asialy Bracey-Gardella and Belinda Lin (1:58PM - 2:03PM)

Remarks on Studio Safety: Ilea Wunder (2:04PM - 2:09PM)

Architectonics: presented by Julian Palacio, Andy Kim, Elizabeth O'Donnell, Michael Young (2:10PM - 2:15PM)

Electives: Stan Allen (2:16PM - 2:21PM), Ben Aranda / Sam Keene (2:22PM - 2:27PM), Sue Gussow (2:28PM - 2:33PM)

Design II: presented by James Lowder, Stan Allen, Katie Lau, Nader Tehrani (2:40PM - 2:45PM)

Electives: Lila Lee-Morrison (2:34PM - 2:39PM), Jonathan Penroze (2:46PM - 2:51PM), Owen Nichols/Clara Syme (2:52PM - 2:57PM)

Design III: presented by Kayla Montes de Oca, Mersiha Veledar, Sam Anderson, Pamela Cabrera, Lauren Kogod, Tommy Schaperkotter, Lindsey Wikstrom, Michael Maltzan (2:58PM - 3:03PM)

Electives: Yoona Hur (3:04PM - 3:09PM),  Shiori Sasaki (3:10PM - 3:15PM), Joan Ockman (3:16PM - 3:21PM)

Design IV: Option Studios presented by Brennan Buck (3:22PM - 3:27PM) and Adrian Phiffer (3:28PM - 3:33PM)

Electives: Tommy Schaperkotter & Melody Baglione (3:34PM - 3:39PM), Khaled Malas (3:40PM - 3:45PM), Matt Shaw (3:46PM - 3:51PM)

Thesis: presented by Ted Baab, Hayley Eber, Brad Samuels, Clara Syme (3:52PM - 3:57PM)

Electives: Matt Shaw (3:58PM - 4:03PM)

Graduate Design: Guido Zuliani (4:04PM - 4:09PM)

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