Fall 2026 Architecture Lecture Series Announced Across U.S. Schools
With the fall 2026 semester nearing, architecture schools across the U.S. have revealed their upcoming lecture series. UC Denver will kick off with Florencia Rodriguez on August 25, while Yale will welcome Fala Atelier on August 27. Washington University is set to begin with Jing Liu on August 31. Ohio State and Rice will both launch their series on September 2, featuring Ghida Anouti and SO-IL's Liu, respectively. On September 10, Cornell University will host Katie Swenson, and MIT will feature Sara Zewde and Najha Zigbi-Johnson. Harvard GSD will present discussions on Christo & Jeanne-Claude on September 10, followed by Gary Hilderbrand on September 22 and Sylvia Lavin on November 23. The University of Michigan will host Barbara Bestor on September 29, and UIC will feature Balsa Crosetto Piazzi on September 30. The University of Pennsylvania will begin with Clancy Moore on September 2, and Jeanne Gang will speak at Cornell on October 14, with Donald Greenberg on October 8.
Key facts
- Cornell: Katie Swenson (Sept 10), Donald Greenberg event (Oct 8), Jeanne Gang (Oct 14).
- Harvard GSD: Christo & Jeanne-Claude conversation (Sept 10), Gary Hilderbrand (Sept 22), Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu (Sept 24), Kashef Chowdhury (Sept 28), Sylvia Lavin (Nov 23).
- MIT: Sara Zewde and Najha Zigbi-Johnson (Sept 10), Studio Ossidiana (Oct 15), Meriem Chabani (Dec 3).
- Ohio State Knowlton: Ghida Anouti (Sept 2), Kwong Von Glinow (Nov 18).
- Rice: SO-IL's Liu (Sept 2), Troy Schaum (Sept 9), Reto Geiser with Nathan Friedman (Sept 15).
- Spitzer: 'Why Design Matters' (Sept 10), 'Reimagining the Archive' (Sept 17-19), Carlos Moreno (Sept 22).
- UC Denver: Florencia Rodriguez (Aug 25), Annabelle Selldorf (Nov 12).
- UIC: Balsa Crosetto Piazzi (Sept 30), Catty Dan Zhang (Oct 7).
- Michigan Taubman: Barbara Bestor (Sept 29), SO-IL's Idenburg and Liu (Oct 16), Sam Jacob (Nov 3).
- Penn Weitzman: Clancy Moore (Sept 2), Zoe Leonard (Sept 8), John Kerry (Sept 17).
- Sam Fox: Jing Liu (Aug 31), Julie Snow (Sept 9), M. Christine Boyer (Oct 12), Ana María León (Nov 5).
- Yale: Fala Atelier (Aug 27), Rosetta S. Elkin (Sept 10), Francis Kéré (Oct 1), Robert A. M. Stern symposium (Oct 17).
Entities
Artists
- Katie Swenson
- Donald Greenberg
- Jeanne Gang
- Christo
- Jeanne-Claude
- Gary Hilderbrand
- Lyndon Neri
- Rossana Hu
- Kashef Chowdhury
- Maria Claudia Clemente
- Francesco Isidori
- August Lehrecke
- Adrien Verschuere
- Dana Cuff
- Sylvia Lavin
- Sara Zewde
- Najha Zigbi-Johnson
- Valentina Grassl
- Mireia Luzárraga
- Carrie McKnelly
- Anooradha Iyer Siddiqi
- Rachel Lee
- Nick Axel
- Nikolaus Hirsch
- Gabriella Carrillo
- Carlos Facio
- Ruth Mandl
- Bobby Johnston
- Meriem Chabani
- Ghida Anouti
- Andrew Clancy
- Colm Moore
- Faranak Miraftab
- Gonzalo Cruz
- Greg Castillo
- Gavin Shatkin
- Max Creasy
- Bruno Carvalho
- Kwong Von Glinow
- Liu
- Troy Schaum
- Reto Geiser
- Nathan Friedman
- Rory Gardiner
- Jenny Jones
- Carlos Moreno
- Florencia Rodriguez
- Miranda Lash
- Nels Bjarke
- Javier Peña Ibáñez
- David Godshall
- Shin Bin Tan
- Liaohui Guo
- Annabelle Selldorf
- Juan Manuel Balsa
- Rocío Crosetto Brizzio
- Leandro Piazzi
- Thomas Kelley
- Catty Dan Zhang
- Antonio Torres
- Kelly Blair
- Alexander Eisenschmidt
- Robert Becker
- Aura Venckunaite
- Germane Barnes
- Barbara Bestor
- John Ronan
- Florian Idenburg
- Jing Liu
- Sam Jacob
- Zoe Leonard
- Benedetta Tagliabue
- John Kerry
- Mark Lee
- Thomas Woltz
- Amale Andraos
- Dan Wood
- Thomas Phifer
- Julie Snow
- M. Christine Boyer
- Ana María León
- Wafaa Bilal
- Natalia Brizuela
- Megan A. Sullivan
- Rosetta S. Elkin
- Francis Kéré
- Martin Finio
- Robert A. M. Stern
Institutions
- MASS Design Group
- Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning
- Harvard Graduate School of Design
- MIT School of Architecture
- Ohio State University Knowlton School of Architecture
- Rice University School of Architecture
- Spitzer School of Architecture
- UC Denver College of Architecture and Planning
- Chicago Architecture Biennale
- UIC School of Architecture
- University of Michigan Taubman College
- University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design
- Washington University Sam Fox School
- Yale School of Architecture
- SO-IL
- Reed Hilderbrand
- TAKK
- Studio Ossidiana
- Co-Adaptive
- Clancy Moore Architects
- Balsa Crosetto Piazzi
- Temporary Office
- John Ronan Architects
- Snow Kreilich
Locations
- United States
- Cornell
- Cambridge
- Columbus
- St. Louis
- Ann Arbor
- Philadelphia
- New Haven
- Dhaka