Lecture

Torben Ostergaard is a partner of 3XN, one of the leading architectural firms in Denmark. Operating at the forefront of architectural practice in northern Europe, 3XN is known for the creation of innovative buildings operating at the nexus between design, program, technology and context. The work at 3XN is highly collaborative and is dedicated to producing works that expand culture and shape the behaviour of its inhabitants in ways that encourage them to become more active and engaged with each other, as well as with architecture, the city and the surrounding environment.

Challenges for Water Security in the Poor's World:

Speaker

George Gross, Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Gregg Pasquarelli
SHoP
New York

Gregg Pasquarelli is the founding partner of SHoP, a New York based architectural firm with projects completed or underway on all four continents.  

SHoP has set the standard for creative exploration in the field of architecture and modeled a new way forward with its unconventional approach to design. 

At the heart of the firm's method is a willingness to question accepted patterns of practice, coupled with the courage to expand, where necessary, 

Marc Fornes
theverymany
New York

Aaron Betsky
Curator, 2015 Shenzhen Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism

Lecture: Hunting and Gathering: Tactical Urbanism, Collage Architecture

“Exercise Training in Adverse Cardiac Remodeling”

Dirk J. Duncker, PhD
Professor of Experimental Cardiology at Erasmus University, Netherlands

In this second Water Institute Lecture in the month of March, the Water Institute is pleased to host Dr. Charles Vörösmarty, Department of Civil Engineering, Director, CUNY Environmental CrossRoads Initiative, City University of New York; Distinguished Scientist, NOAA-CREST.

Dr. Vörösmarty's lecture is titled:Water in the 21st Century: Sources of Pessimism, Sources of Optimism
This lecture will be available via webcast.

The Water Institute is pleased to host a lecture by Dr. Sheila Olmstead, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin and Visiting Fellow, Resources for the Future

Dr. Olmstead's lecture is titled: Water resources and climate change adaptation: An economist’s perspective

Abstract

ALISSA NORTH
University of Toronto