Conversation at the loft
Conversation at the Loft aims to create an open forum for in-depth discussion on topics encompassing our spheres of learning, creating, and living. Each installment revolves around a changing topic with a guest moderator and an active participatory group (that's you!) that collectively question, examine, and imagine terrains of thought and thought-making. Join to lead, propose, or simply partake in a conversation session today!
no.1 dialogue
feb 28, 2018
What is the role of dialogue in design-learning? How does discussion shape, propel, and advance design and design-making processes?
With Yoonjee Koh, Faculty & Director of Intermediate Architecture Studios
no.2 responsible liberty
apr 4, 2018
Why is it important to take responsible liberty in making design decisions? How can we responsibly yet creatively engage in design-making?
With Joe Porter, Adjunct Faculty, Boston Architectural College
no.3 geNder & inclusion
apr 13, 2018
Why is it important to recognize diversity in design environments? What does it mean to, and how do we collectively engage in a culture of inclusion?
With Rahel Shawl, 2018 Cascieri Speaker & Women in Design Group
No.4 feedback
apr 25, 2018
Approaching finals week, what forms of feedback do we engage in? What does it mean to take a position? How do we engage in critical feedback?
With Yoonjee Koh & Diana Ramirez-Jasso, Provost and Academic Vice President
nO.7 Design narratives
sept 5, 2018
What is the significance of narratives in generating and framing design? How do we construct meaningful narratives in our own design?
With Anastasia Lyons, Adjunct Faculty in School of Architecture
nO.10 Cultivating creativity
nov 7, 2018
Why is it important to cultivate creativity in design? How can we truly engage in activities of creativity?
With Susan Dunton, Interim VP for Academic Affairs
nO.13 DESIGN, PRACTICE, AND PROFESSIONALISM
mARCH 13, 2019
What is the significance of practice and professionalism in design learning today?
With Mark Rukamathu, Director of Special Projects
nO.16 CLIMATE RESILIENCE
OCTOBER 30, 2019
What is the significance of climate resilience today? How did students from Arch 3 Amsterdam Travel studio learn from the Dutch this September 2019?
With Arlen Stawasz, Tyler Hinckley, & Rob Adams
nO.19 beyond the profession
november, 2020
How does the study of architecture go beyond training emerging architects? What are skills and personalities that architectural education empower to breed professionals in diverse fields? Please view the conversation at:
https://the-bac.zoom.us/rec/share/HKgb2yzpmJeGZK_Wuo0oonrGXkF1CkEzLF8HqTpOfqPNbgU9lq7ADUcYETtCAuoJ.dbtNQNXuruvkW7_P
With Anthony Morey, Executive Director and Curator at A+D Museum
nO.22 LIFEAFTER series - with hamze machmouchi
december 20, 2021
We start a new series called LifeAfter, which invites recent BAC alumni to talk about their career experiences after graduation. Please join the conversation with Hamze (B.Arch’19), Ames Scholar and designer at Zaha Hadid Architects, via Instagram Live.
nO.25 LIFEAFTER series - with daniel clarke
May TBD, 2022
LifeAfter invites recent BAC alumni to talk about their career experiences after graduation. Please join the conversation with Daniel (BSArch’20), Multidisciplinary Artist and Creative Digital Fabricator, via Instagram Live.
nO.5 DISCIPLINE
Jun 27, 2018
What is the value of discipline? How do we engage in production and reproduction of knowledge through different disciplines?
With Benjamin Peterson, Director of Practice and Student Support
nO.8 tucked away
oct 10, 2018
What is the significance of diverse communities in design today? How do we engage with all communities, including LGBTQ ?
With Studio Q and Scott Harrison, Adjunct Faculty in Liberal Studies
nO.11 b-orders
dec 4, 2018
What is the significance of social urbanism? How can we learn from cases that create, extend, or confine borders?
With Maria Bellalta, Dean of School of Landscape Architecture
nO.14 meaning of making
april 16, 2019
Why do we make things? What does it mean to make - within the field of Architecture? as a human gesture?
With the Zoo, BAC student organization
nO.17 launching the journal
december 13, 2019
Please join in celebrating the launch of the first BAC student journal. Copies will be distributed at the McCormick Gallery for students!
With Yoonjee Koh
nO.20 ground-up
december, 2020
How do you take an idea from thesis to realize it by building your own practice? We discuss issues of diversity, social awareness, and youth education with BAC alumna and the founder of Chicago Mobile-Makers. Please view the conversation at:
https://the-bac.zoom.us/rec/share/xw30lHTuz9ijdHsWTdOTk7RFq_IIbXHY0gyY7iaYJwK6NNHiu21loUvRL_gBoV_I.RDCXrqsaZfRXxanp
With Maya Bird-Murphy, BAC Alumna & Founder of Chicago Mobile-Makers
nO.23 LIFEAFTER series - with stephen hopkins
January 25, 2022
LifeAfter invites recent BAC alumni to talk about their career experiences after graduation. Please join the conversation with Stephen (B.Arch’19), founder of Part/Whole, via Instagram Live.
I THINK...
nO.6 publication as practice
july 24, 2018
What is the significance of publications? How do we engage in practice through the medium of a publication?
With Florencia Rodriguez, Editorial Director of PLOT & NESS
nO.9 housing, justice, and the city
oct 23, 2018
What is the significance of economic and social equity? What can we learn from red-lining?
With Katie Swenson, VP of Design and Sustainability at Enterprise Community Partners & April de Simone, Co-Founder of Designing the We
nO.12 SHAKING (UP) FOUNDATIONS
february 28, 2019
What does it mean to engage in Architecture? Related to Art? What is the boundary between Art and Architecture?
With Zenovia Toloudi, Founder of Studio Z
nO.15 LAYERS OF PRACTICE
October 9 , 2019
How do we work to learn, learn to work? What diverse areas do BAC students engage in practice?
Student Panel Discussion
nO.18 the developer
October 9, 2020
What is the meaning of practice across fields of architecture, real estate, and planning?
With Jennifer Grosso, Senior Project Manager at Alloy
nO.21 Diverse perspectives on the architectural profession beyond the us
April 6, 2021
How do cultural perspectives shape architectural learning? What can we learn from diverse contexts of practicing architecture beyond practices in the US? Please view the conversation at:
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With Gabriela Baierle, Mark Rukamathu, and Yoonjee Koh
nO.24 LIFEAFTER series - with Christian Borger
April 12, 2022
LifeAfter invites recent BAC alumni to talk about their career experiences after graduation. Please join the conversation with Christian (B.Arch’19), Fabricator at Highland Park Technologies, via Instagram Live.