Previous Events

Urban DesignTheatre-Fall 1995

Faculty, students, and design professionals periodically participate in marathon design sessions known as "charettes." A charette was held in January over a 55-hour period to redesign selected corridors in downtown Las Vegas. Six teams suggested designs, drew sketches, created models and planned what the area could look like in the future.

"Sustainable Development in the Desert" LA Charette-March 1996

Ian McHarg - keynote speaker.

Hosted with southern Nevada, American Society of Landscape Architects and Design Workshop of Phoenix, AZ. A landscape architecture charette was held to study the desert environment and water-related issues. the charette was a three-day event held at the Las Vegas Water district.

Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Region 2 Student Design Charette - February9-10, 1997

Participating Schools include: UNLV, UC Davis, Cal Polytechnical University, San Luis Obispo Project: "Las Vegas: the City of the Future"

Robert Munrose, l.a., Portland Oregon - November 1997

Klai::Juba Lecture Series - 1997/98

Antoin Predock
Martha Schwartz

Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Region 2 Student Design Charette - February 4-6, 1998

Participating Schools include: UNLV, UC Davis, Cal Polytechnical University, San Luis Obispo, Utah State University. Projects included CLV Historical District Plan, CLV Arts District Plan, Decatur/Vegas Ctr. Plan

James Howard Kunstler - LectureApril 13th, 1998
Mr. Kunstler delivered both interesting and provacative insights into architecture, and Las Vegas's adaptation of it, through his eyes.

Landscape Architecture Program Review - May 3rd-6th, 1998

The Landscape Architecture Program hosted an LAAP team review by the LAAB. The Panel will vote on the team report at the July meeting.

Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown - May 16th, 1998

Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown were awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters at the thirty-fifth annual Commencement, ceremony. The evening before included a wonderful reception for the recipientsin our new Architecture building.

Fall 1998 Lectures

Friday, Sept. 11, 3:30p

Paul V. Turner

Professor, Dept. of Art History, Stanford University

"American Campuses: Should they be planned?"

Thursday, Sept. 17, 7:30p

In cooperation with the Dept. of History, UNLV

Norman Klein

Professor, School of Critical Studies, California Institute of the Arts, and SCI-ARC

"Scripted Spaces: Urban Planning, Cinema, Digital Culture"

Thursday, Oct. 15, 7:30p

Edgar Reinhard

Commercial Exhibition Designer, Zurich, Switzerland

"Nomadic Architecture: Recent Large-scale Exhibition Design"

Thursday, Oct. 29, 7:30p

Klai:Juba Lecture:

Stanley Abercrombie

Editor, Interior Design

"A Philosophy of Interior Design"

Monday, Nov. 16, 7:30p

Klai:Juba Lecture:

Michael Sorkin

Architect, Urbanist, and Critic, New York

Wednesday, Nov. 18, 7:30p

Reed Kroloff

Editor, Architecture

All lectures will take place in the Paul B. Sogg Architecture Building.
All are free of charge and open to the public.

For more information, call 702-895-3031

Fall 1998 Exhibitions

Architecture Studies Library

Sept. 1-Oct. 1

"Between You and a Hideous Monstrosity: The Architecture of George F. Barber and Co."

Oct. 4-10

AIA Built Environment Photo Show

Oct. 11-Nov. 30

AIA Regional Awards

Previous Events

Spring 1999
Speaker/Event	Type/Date
Mark Treib , Architect and Historian, UC Berkeley	Lecture
Jeff Miekle, Design Historian, UT Austin	Lecture
Architecture of Wayne McAlister	Jan 15 - Feb 14
Great Site works: A Selection of American Outdoor Theaters	Feb 15 - March 14
Design Commons: Design in the Commonplace	March 15 - April 15
Design Commons	Exhibition
UNLV Campus Plans	Exhibition
Great Site Works	Exhibition
Keep posted for Events as they are confirmed.