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Spotlight on Design is an ongoing lecture series featuring architects and designers of distinction from around the world. Since its inception in 1997, the series has presented many of the world's premier design voices in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning and design.  Past Speakers include Pritzker Prize Laureates Tadao Ando, Zaha Hadid, and Rem Koolhaas; American Institute of Architects' Gold Medalists Antoine Predock, Santiago Calatrava, and Frank Gehry; and the American Society of Landscape Architects' Medal recipients Richard Haag and Joseph E. Brown.  Spotlight on Design also highlights the innovative work of such firms as Asymptote, field operations, and Snøhetta.

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Spotlight on Design is sponsored by Lafarge, the world leader in construction materials, with additional support from the American Institute of Architects.

 

 

Upcoming Programs


Spotlight on Design: Mia Lehrer Associates
April 6, 2010
Hear landscape planner Mia Lehrer, FASLA discuss the power of landscape to both enhance the livability of a city and heal the environment. Presented in celebration of National Landscape Architecure Month. Registration for this program starts on February 2.

Past Programs




Spotlight on Design: Leon Krier
October 27, 2009
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Tom Kundig
July 23, 2009
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Spotlight on Design: Tom Kundig
July 23, 2009
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Deborah Berke
June 1, 2009
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OLIN
January 13, 2009
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David Adjaye
October 2, 2008
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David Adjaye
October 2, 2008
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Weiss/Manfredi
September 15, 2008
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Michael Maltzan
July 17, 2008
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Jean Nouvel
June 3, 2008
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Mario Botta
April 29, 2008
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Thomas Phifer
March 7, 2008
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KieranTimberlake Associates
February 23, 2008
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STUDIOS Architecture
September 24, 2007
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Joshua Prince Ramus
July 19, 2007
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David Rockwell Spotlight Interview
June 25, 2007
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David Rockwell
June 21, 2007
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Brenda Levin
May 7, 2007
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James Corner
April 3, 2007
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Jane Werner and Julie Eizenberg
February 22, 2007
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Penny Bonda
January 23, 2007
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Paulo Mendes da Rocha
October 27, 2006
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Paolo Soleri
October 23, 2006
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Valerio Olgiati
October 5, 2006
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Shigeru Ban
March 27, 2006
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Antoine Predock
February 11, 2006
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James Eyre
September 19, 2005
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Walter Hood
April 25, 2005
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Natalie DeVries
April 5, 2005
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Kathryn Gustafson: Moving Horizons
March 26, 2005
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Steven Holl
March 9, 2005
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Steven Holl
March 9, 2005
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Polshek Partnership Architects
February 25, 2005
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Charles Gwathmey
February 1, 2005
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Tod Williams & Billie Tsien
January 11, 2005
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Enrique Norten
November 18, 2004
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Ken Smith: No Bushes
November 3, 2004
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Jones & Jones
October 14, 2004
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Hariri & Hariri—Architecture
October 12, 2004
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Shim + Sitcliffe Architects
September 9, 2004
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Vincent James
August 24, 2004
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Miller/Hull Partnership
July 16, 2003
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Adamstein & Demetriou Architects
March 31, 2003
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Santiago Calatrava
March 2, 2003
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James Eyre, RIBA
February 6, 2003
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Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
January 27, 2003
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Laurie Olin
January 13, 2003
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Lehman-Smith + McLeish
December 3, 2002
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Glenn Murcutt
November 9, 2002
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Zaha Hadid
November 6, 2002
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Thom Mayne
September 12, 2002
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Thierry Despont
August 7, 2002
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Mark McInturff
April 2, 2002
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Tadao Ando
March 2, 2002
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Weiss/Manfredi Architects
February 20, 2002
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Asymptote
February 6, 2002
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Clodagh
January 22, 2002
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William Rawn
January 16, 2002
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Michael van Valkenburg
January 7, 2002
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Martha Schwartz
November 16, 2001
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Cesar Pelli
November 3, 2001
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SHoP/Sharples Holden Pasquarelli
October 2, 2001
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James van Sweden
May 30, 2001
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Richard Haag
April 12, 2001
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Peter Bohlin
January 30, 2001
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James Polshek
November 28, 2000
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Robert J. Frasca
November 13, 2000
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Rafael Viñoly
October 22, 2000
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Reiser + Umemoto
September 12, 2000
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Hardy, Holzman, Pfeiffer Associates
February 10, 2000
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Samuel Mockbee
January 20, 2000
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John Jerde
December 1, 1999
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Adam Tihany
November 22, 1999
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Charles Correa
September 27, 1999
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Allen Greenberg
July 15, 1999
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Piero Sartogo
April 8, 1999
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Steven Ehrlich
March 1, 1999
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Douglas Cardinal
February 11, 1999
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James Ingo Freed, the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
April 18, 1998
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