海角社区
The 海角社区 at 海角社区 State University and the hosted the Dan and Gemma Camp Lecture in Classical Architectural Design on April 1 in the Robert and Freda Harrison Auditorium in Giles Hall.
F.L. Crane Professor and Director of the 海角社区 Michael Berk welcomed guests 鈥 including students, alumni, S|ARC Advisory Board members, as well as the lecture sponsors 鈥 Dan and Gemma Camp.
, a 1987 graduate of the 海角社区, introduced the lecture. A registered architect and architectural historian as well as chairman of the , Ward discussed the national nonprofit group that focuses on promoting the classical arts.
Emeritus Professor of Architecture Michael W. Fazio, Ph.D., then presented the main lecture on 鈥淭he Works of Benjamin Latrobe.鈥
Fazio is an architect and architectural historian. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Auburn University, a Master of Architecture degree from The Ohio State University and a Ph.D. in the history of architecture and urban development from Cornell University. He practices architecture in the southeast region, most often as a preservation and restoration consultant preparing historic structure reports. He is also an actively publishing scholar whose articles have appeared in the Society of Architectural Historians Journal, Arris (the journal of the Southeast Society of Architectural Historians), and the Journal of Architectural Education. An accomplished author, his books include Buildings Across Time: An Introduction to World Architecture, The Domestic Architecture of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, and Landscape of Transformations: Architecture and Birmingham, Alabama. Fazio was a professor at 海角社区 State University from 1974 until 2005.
The Dan and Gemma Camp Lecture in Classical Architectural Design is sponsored by Dan and Gemma Camp (founder and developer of the Cotton District in Starkville) along with a generous gift by Briar (S|ARC Class of 1994) and Michelle Jones.
The lecture is also a part of the 2015-2016 lineup.
Upcoming lectures include:
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April 8, 4 p.m.
James Cathcart
Author, Pamphlet Architecture 25: Gravity Project
Project Director, Ralph Appelbaum Associates -
April 15, 4 p.m.
Gregory Walker and Benjamin Wiemeyer
Principals, Wow Atelier -
May 6, 1 p.m., S|ARC Recognition Day
(Dr. William and Jean Giles Memorial Lecture)
Malcolm White
Author, Little Stories
Owner, Hal & Mal鈥檚 Restaurant
The Harrison Lecture Series is sponsored through a generous gift by Freda Wallace Harrison and Dr. Robert V.M. Harrison, FAIA, FCSI.