Harn hosts School of Architecture lecture series

September 17, 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Harn Museum of Art is again hosting the fall 2007 UF School of Architecture lecture series. The series now has been held at the museum for more than five years.

Dan Rockhill, founder of Rockhill and Associates and professor of architecture at the University of Kansas, will begin the series by speaking from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 17. Rockhill also is the founder and director of Studio 804, a graduate program that compresses the design-build process into a five-month period. During that time, Studio 804 students bring a housing design to fruition, from design to construction to open house on graduation weekend. Rockhill received a bachelor’s degree from Notre Dame and a graduate degree in architecture from SUNY Buffalo. He has been teaching for 37 years.

From 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 15, the series will feature Saija Hollmen, Jenni Reuter and Helena Sandman of Hollmen Reuter Sandman Architects in Helsinki, Finland. They designed, with the local community, the Rufisque Women’s Center in rural Senegal, a cooperative center used by more than 50 women’s groups that has become a catalyst for change in the community. The project respects design and cultural values, and converts the city’s poverty into strength, creating low-cost sustainable architecture.

David Leatherbarrow will speak from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 22. Leatherbarrow is chair of the Graduate Group in Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania where he teaches theory and design. He previously taught at the Polytechnic of Central London and Cambridge University and was a Fellow at the Canadian Center of Architecture. Leatherbarrow is the author of several books, “Topographical Stories, Uncommon Ground, Roots of Architectural Invention,” “Masterpieces of Architectural Drawing,” and with writing partner Mohsen Mostafavi, “On Weathering: The Life of Buildings in Time, and Surface Architecture.” He studied architecture at the University of Kentucky and received his doctorate in art at the University of Essex.

From 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 5, the series will feature Juan Miro and Miguel Rivera, principals of Miro Rivera Architects in Austin, Texas. Miro previously founded Juan Miro Architects in Austin in 1997 and worked at Gwathmey Siegel and Associates in New York. He obtained his professional degree at the Escuela de Arquitectura of the Universidad Politcnica de Madrid, and earned a Fulbright Scholarship to complete a post professional Master’s degree at Yale. He is currently an associate professor at the School of Architecture of the University of Texas at Austin. Originally from Puerto Rico, Rivera was one of five recipients of the 2005 AIA Young Architects Award.

The series will conclude by featuring Anna Klingmann from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 19. Klingmann is the principal of Klingmann Architectural Brand Development in New York City. The architect and educator, who transplanted herself to New York City from Germany many years ago, formally started her company in 2004 with clients including European-German-based Robinson Resorts; the City of Halle, Germany; and competitions for clients such as Adidas and the City of Prague. She is the author of “Brandscapes: Architecture in the Experience Economy,” and her work also has been published in “AD Magazine,” “Daidalos,” Architectural Record,” “Architecture d’Aujourd’hui ” and other periodicals.

The 2007 fall lecture series is co-sponsored by the UF School of Architecture; Guy Peterson OFA, Inc.; Gresham, Smith and Partners; HHCP Architects and Alfonso Architects. Contributors also include the Harn Museum of Art and Rink Design Partnership. Admission is free. For information visit http://www.dcp.ufl.edu/arch/main/events_lectures.htm.