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Wednesday, January 22, 2025

School of Architecture announces Spring 2025 visiting critics program

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Chancellor Kent Syverud | Syracuse University

Chancellor Kent Syverud | Syracuse University

The School of Architecture has announced its Spring 2025 visiting critics, bringing prominent architects and scholars to guide upper-level students through four unique studio courses.

Erin Cuevas, a Boghosian Fellow for 2024-2025, will lead the "Leotard 2.0: Redefining Performance" studio. This course explores the intersection of body and space through wearable architecture. Students will start with a traditional ballet leotard pattern and transform it into an extension of the dancer's body. The studio emphasizes themes of embodiment and social discourse through collaborative efforts with experts from various fields such as fashion design, dance, computational design, and film. Cuevas' fellowship research will culminate in a participatory public performance in Fall 2025.

Sekou Cooke from sekou cooke STUDIO will teach "Community Collaborations: Urban Farms, Collaborative Design, and Prototyping." This course focuses on collaboration between community partners and designers, particularly with urban farms around Syracuse. Students will work with the Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ's community garden to develop designs addressing local needs like storage and water collection. The Lender Center for Social Justice at Syracuse University partially funds this initiative.

Alex Sheft and John Farrace from Sheft Farrace will instruct "Brick Lust," focusing on designing a brick-and-mortar flagship store for digitally native brands in Los Angeles' Arts District. The studio involves phases such as brand research dossier creation and concept design pitch deck development to translate digital identities into physical retail spaces. Farrace is scheduled to give a public lecture on March 25 at Slocum Hall.

Pablo Sequero from salazarsequeromedina will conduct "Rural Assemblies: Climate, Affordability and Adaptation." This studio examines climate adaptation and affordability by designing small-scale additions to existing vernacular structures in Spain's rural areas known as "Emptied Spain." Students will explore these regions' historic value while addressing challenges like depopulation and climate vulnerability exacerbated by extreme weather events in 2024.

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