“How’s the Revolution Going?” Rethinking Architectural Education from ‘68 to Today

Grimshaw Architects
637 W 27th St, New York, NY

As the social movements and protests swept the country in the 1960s, architecture students played their part, and demanded that the walls of the academy be broken down to let the city in. In June of 1968, the National Institute of Architectural Education hosted an event asking how architects and architecture schools should respond to the urgent problems of the cities around them, and how to reform both architectural practice and architectural education. The issues they raised seem familiar to us today: Open storefront schools to engage neighbors, focus on multi-disciplinary approaches to social and ecological challenges, and use design thinking to address problems of every scale. Were the changes they fought for enough? What are the relevant issues architectural education needs to focus on today?

Moderator: Anne Guiney, Director of Research, Van Alen Institute
Participants: Peggy Deamer, Yale University and The Architecture Lobby; Quilian Riano, DSGN AGNC; Ron Shiffman, Pratt Institute; Kazys Varnelis, Columbia University GSAPP and AUDC

Drinks will be served. This event is presented as part of Celebrating 120 Years of Design at Van Alen, a series of public events based on the people, movements, and ideas that make up the rich and varied history of Van Alen Institute.











When: Tue., Oct. 28, 2014 at 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Grimshaw Architects
637 W 27th St, New York, NY

As the social movements and protests swept the country in the 1960s, architecture students played their part, and demanded that the walls of the academy be broken down to let the city in. In June of 1968, the National Institute of Architectural Education hosted an event asking how architects and architecture schools should respond to the urgent problems of the cities around them, and how to reform both architectural practice and architectural education. The issues they raised seem familiar to us today: Open storefront schools to engage neighbors, focus on multi-disciplinary approaches to social and ecological challenges, and use design thinking to address problems of every scale. Were the changes they fought for enough? What are the relevant issues architectural education needs to focus on today?

Moderator: Anne Guiney, Director of Research, Van Alen Institute
Participants: Peggy Deamer, Yale University and The Architecture Lobby; Quilian Riano, DSGN AGNC; Ron Shiffman, Pratt Institute; Kazys Varnelis, Columbia University GSAPP and AUDC

Drinks will be served. This event is presented as part of Celebrating 120 Years of Design at Van Alen, a series of public events based on the people, movements, and ideas that make up the rich and varied history of Van Alen Institute.

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