Current Events Exhibition Graduation Exhibition - Architecture and Planning Tuesday 21 May - Friday 24 May 2013, 9:00-5:00 pm Exhibition Room, 5410 Spring Garden Road This exhibition features thesis design projects and end-of-year projects by architecture and planning students. Event Convocation for Architecture and Planning Wednesday 22 May 2013, 9:30 am Dalhousie Arts Centre, University Avenue at Seymour Street Convocation web site Event Convocation Tea Wednesday 22 May 2013 Exhibition Room, 5410 Spring Garden Road 2:00-3:30 - Convocation Tea for Architecture 4:00-5:30 - Convocation Tea for Planning This event includes presentations of awards and prizes. It is open to graduates, their families, faculty, staff, and alumni. Download invitation Exhibition Susan Fitzgerald Architecture productive . urban . landscapes . cities . cultivation . context Monday 27 May - Wednesday 12 June 2013, 9:00-5:30 pm Exhibition Room, 5410 Spring Garden Road Opening: Monday 27 May, 7:00 pm This exhibition of writing, drawing, and photography presents studies of urban agriculture in Central and South American cities. The firm and their project were awarded the 2011 Professional Prix de Rome from the Canada Council for the Arts. Download invitation Newsletter The Faculty's Fall 2012 newsletter is now posted on the Newsletter page. It includes a profile of MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects, an interview with School of Architecture director Diogo Burnay, updates on student life, plus faculty news and alumni news. Dalhousie events this week Past Events (2012-2013) Event Share the Road Wednesday 15 May, 6:30-8:30 pm The School of Planning is hosting a community event for cyclists, motorcyclists, and pedestrians in Halifax. See the Share the Road web site. Exhibition Emma FitzGerald, in Collaboration with Women of Lesotho "Peace Rain Prosperity" Tuesday 7 May - Saturday 11 May 2013, 12:00-5:30 pm This exhibition is sponsored by Arts Nova Scotia. Lecture Lola Sheppard Lateral Office, Toronto "Arctic Adaptations" Friday 10 May 2013, 1:00 pm Lecture Chris Allen Allen + Maurer Architects, Penticton, BC "Generating Architecture from Place" Thursday 9 May 2013, 7:30 pm Lecture John Patkau Patkau Architects, Vancouver "Escape To/From Architecture" Tuesday 9 April 2013, 7:00 pm Lecture David Bowick Structural engineer, Blackwell Bowick, Toronto "Recent Work" Monday 8 April 2013, 7:00 pm Lecture Peter van Tiesenhausen Artist/sculptor, Demmitt, Alberta "Recent Work" Thursday 4 April 2013, 7:00 pm Lecture Jorge Spencer Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal "Architecture In Situ: A Critical Approach Through Drawing" Friday 22 March 2013, 1:00 pm Alumni event Architecture and Planning Reception in Toronto Thursday 21 March 2013, 6:00-8:00 pm Art Gallery of Ontario Lecture Wendell Burnette Wendell Burnette Architects, Phoenix "Recent Work" Tuesday 12 March 2013, 7:00 pm The DASA Lecture Series is made possible by the generous support of Dalhousie's Office of VP Student Services through a donation by David and Leslie Bissett, and the Faculty of Architecture and Planning annual alumni donors. Conference Shift 2013: Density Wednesday 6 March - Saturday 9 March 2013 The School of Planning presents the annual student-run conference. Admission is free. This year the conference explores the possibilities and limitations of a denser city. Speakers include Gil Panalosa, Larry Beasley, Rollin Stanley, and Matthew Blackett. For details, see the Shift 2013 web site. Alumni event Architecture and Planning Reception in Vancouver Thursday 7 February 2013, 6:00-8:00 pm Lecture David Jameson David Jameson Architect, Washington, DC Tuesday 5 February 2013, 7:00 pm Prerecorded lecture Gerard Lynch Milton Keynes, UK "Re-positioning Craft Education to Re-connect Artisans to Designers" Tuesday 5 February 2013, 1:00 pm Sponsored by the Atlantic Canada chapter of the Association of Preservation Technology. Biography of Dr. Gerard Lynch Lecture Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam Textiles and Fashion Division, NSCAD University, Halifax "Shaping Mind" (article in Archdaily) Thursday 31 January 2013, 7:00 pm Lecture Barry Johns Barry Johns (Architecture), Edmonton "Blatchford Redevelopment: A Carbon-Neutral Community in Edmonton" (article in Canadian Architect) Wednesday 30 January 2013, 12:30 pm Lecture Barry Johns Barry Johns (Architecture), Edmonton "Beyond Green: Previous and Current Work" Tuesday 29 January 2013, 7:00 pm Lecture Jamie Maslyn Larson Principal, West 8, New York Thursday 24 January 2013, 7:00 pm Lecture Simon Allford Director, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, London Wednesday 23 January 2013, 7:00 pm Lecture Joel Breaux Architect, Breaux Bridge, Louisiana Tuesday 22 January 2013, 7:00 pm Lecture Mark Patterson Vice President, SmithGroupJJR Health Studio, Phoenix Monday 21 January 2013, 7:00 pm Lecture Tim Eliassen Founding partner, TriPyramid, Westford, MA "Ever More Transparent Structures: 25 Years of Progress" Thursday 29 November 2012, 7:00 pm Lecture Cory Brugger Head of Technology, Morphosis, New York "Morphosis: Technology and Practice" Wednesday 28 November 2012, 7:00 pm Lecture Frédéric Bonnet Landscape architect, Agence Obras, Paris Monday 26 November 2012, 7:00 pm This lecture is part of the Vis-à-Vis Architecture Series, sponsored by the Embassy of France in Canada. Lecture François Migeon Lighting designer, Grandeur Nature, Paris Wednesday 14 November 2012, 7:00 pm This lecture is part of the Vis-à-Vis Architecture Series, sponsored by the Embassy of France in Canada. Book launch Stephen Parcell, Four Historical Definitions of Architecture Tuesday 23 October 2012, 5:30 pm This introduction and reception is sponsored by McGill-Queen's University Press. Event Open House for Architecture and Planning Friday 12 October 2012 Lecture Elin and Carmen Corneil Elin + Carmen Corneil Architects, Trondheim, Norway "The Sketch and the Camp" Tuesday 9 October 2012, 7:00 pm Lecture Maria Arquero de Alarcón MAde Studio; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor "Drawing Out: Representation as Focus" Tuesday 9 October 2012, 12:00 pm Lecture Chris Magwood Endeavour Centre, Peterborough, Ontario "Building Better - Better Buildings" Thursday 4 October 2012, 7:00 pm Exhibition "Orthographic Views" Friday 21 September - Friday 28 September 2012 This exhibition of drawings by Roger Mullin uses plan, section, and elevation projections to represent sites in Canada, Norway, Turkey, Croatia, and North Africa. Alumni Event Wine Tasting Friday 28 September 2012, 6:00-8:00 pm Past events (2006-2012)