The stories that defined October, 2020, in architecture

While the news cycle in October was mostly dominated by the upcoming elections and ongoing pandemic, other aspects of life continued. In the world of architecture, these were the stories that captured our collective attention... The Challenges of Academia Lesley Lokko resigns as Dean of CCNY's Spitzer School of Architecture After less than a year of her appointment as dean of CCNY's architecture school, Lesley Lokko surprised us all with her announcement of resignation. Work environment and systemic racism played a role, as we learned in our panel discussion with Lesley and other leaders of the architectural academy... What will the future of architectural education look like? As part of our panel discussion series for Parade, an exciting new initiative started by Archinect and Designer Pages, we spoke with a number of leaders in the world in architectural academia to address the bigger issues affecting the current and future state of education.  Get Lectured, Fall 2020 series One o...