Lunchtime Conversation Series: Landscape & Urbanism

Thursday, March 1, 2018 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

In conjunction with Waterloo Architecture’s 50th Anniversary lecture series and exhibition, several student initiatives will be hosting a lunchtime conversation series at the Design at Riverside gallery.

Following the theme of Questioning the Canon, this conversation series invites alumni and guests to address the overarching question: In a world of unprecedented possibilities and unforeseen brutalities, what can architectural education do?

On March 1, Politecnico di Milano professor Luca Maria Francesco Fabris will be in conversation with galt.publication on landscape & urbanism.

The event will be held at Design at Riverside gallery beginning at 12:30pm. Coffee and snacks will be available.

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Dr. Luca Maria Francesco Fabris

Journalist and architect Luca Maria Francesco Fabris is an associate professor of architectural technology at the Department of Architecture & Urban Studies and the School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano, where he has been teaching since 1997. He has also taught as a visiting professor at several European, American, and Asian universities. He holds a PhD in Architectural & Environmental Technology and a Masters in Urban Planning & Environment.

Fabris’ research focuses on contemporary built environments, sustainability, and landscape. He is a regular contributor to the architectural review The Plan, the Editorial Director of the Italian technical architectural magazine YouBuild, the Scientific Director of the Environscapes book series, and was a coordinator of the architectural magazine Costruire.

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