The Knowlton School is pleased to announce the Autumn 2023 Baumer Lecture Series. For autumn 2023, the series returns to Knowlton Hall’s Gui Auditorium for eight in-person lectures on the theme of  “Adapting to a Wicked World.” 

Adapting to a Wicked World

How can design and planning respond to an uncertain world? In a time of crisis, conflict, and disaster looming in all corners of the planet, can design not just react to urgent problems but also reaffirm our commitment to a peaceful and just shared future? This semester, the Knowlton School invites scholars and practitioners from architecture, landscape architecture, planning, and allied fields to discuss dynamic design in an era of shifting foundations.

Speakers

• Pamela Karimi
  September 6
• Paul Lewis
  September 20
• Rosetta Elkin
  September 27
• Jason Hackworth
  October 4
• Iñaki Echeverria
  October 18
• Frida Escobedo & Dominic Leong
  October 25
• Sai Balakrishnan
  November 1
• Emanuel Admassu
  November 15

All lectures are free and open to the public. All lectures are Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. ET.

The Baumer Series invites prominent researchers and practitioners of architecture, landscape architecture, and city and regional planning to present their work and to engage subjects both topical and enduring.