Exhibit Columbus 2021 Design Presentations

Event Date: Mar 19, 2021; Event City: 2021 Design Presentations - March 19 & March 26 The 2020-21 cycle of Exhibit Columbus is exploring the theme New Middles with curators Mimi Zeiger and Iker Gil. Building upon the ideas presented in the 2020 Symposium, the cycle continues with the 2021 Design Presentations during which design concepts for the 2021 Exhibition will be unveiled. During the four, two-hour sessions attendees will hear exhibition participants discuss their design concepts with community stakeholders, curators, and design experts. Event attendees will hear from New Middles curators about the 2021 Exhibition’s core themes and sites; meet the 2020–2021 J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize recipients, University Design Research Fellows, and High School Design Team; and view design concepts for the thirteen installations. The event is a rare opportunity to experience design as a process and see how special guests respond to the presentations.  Please register for the free sessions and learn more below; each will allow AIA architects to earn 2 LUs View the exhibit schedule below: ECOLOGIES: Friday, March 19 10:00 am – 12:00 pm EST (2 AIA LUs)Registration Link click here Presentations Derek Hoeferlin, Washington University at St. Louis, Columbus Pump House  Dream the Combine, Mill Race Park  Joyce Hwang, University of Buffalo, Mill Race Park Special Guests David Brown, 2021 Artistic Director, Chicago Architecture Biennial  Mark Jones, Director, Columbus Parks Department  Gavin Kroeber, Curator and Writer  Tony Moravec, Owner, Columbus Pump House  Rhiannon Sinclair, Senior Urban Planner, Agency Landscape + Planning --- GEOGRAPHIES: Friday, March 19 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST (2 AIA LUs) Registration Link click here Presentations Jei Jeeyea Kim, Indiana University, First Christian Church  Natalie Yates, Ball State University, Franklin Square  Ersela Kripa and Stephen Mueller, Texas Tech University, Crump Theatre Special Guests Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher, Helen Hilton Raiser Curator of Architecture and Design, SFMOMA  Rick Herman, Facilities Director, First Christian Church  Hutch Schumaker, Site Representative, Crump Theatre  Tracy Souza, Executive Director, Heritage Fund of Bartholomew County  Irene Sunwoo, John H. Bryan Chair of Architecture and Design, Art Institute of Chicago  Enrique Ramirez, Architectural Historian --- VISIBILITIES:  Friday, March 26 10:00 am – 12:00 pm EST (2 AIA LUs) Registration Link click here Presentations Sam Jacob Studio, Washington Street  Lola Sheppard and Mason White, University of Toronto and Waterloo University, 600 Block of Washington Street  Ang Li, Northeastern University, The Commons Entrance  Future Firm, Sears Building Plaza Special Guests Maite Borjabad, Neville Bryan Assistant Curator in the Department of Architecture and Design, Art Institute of Chicago  Jia Gu, Director, MAK Center for Art and Architecture  Dave Hayward, Executive Director of Public Works, City of Columbus  Shanda Sasse, Manager, The Commons  Dave Wissman, Director of Facilities, Cummins Inc --- POSSIBILITIES: Friday, March 26 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST (2 AIA LUs) Registration Link click here Presentations High School Design Team, Central Middle School  Ecosistema Urbano, Central Middle School  Olalekan Jeyifous, Cleo Rogers Memorial Library Plaza Special Guests Jason Hatton, Library Director, Bartholomew County Public Library  Jay Payne, Principal, Central Middle School To learn more about Exhibit Columbus click here Read the full post on Bustler