Lectures by architects on specific topics, often followed by a Q&A session

ArchiLectures

Video of Bill Lacy lecturing about his love of architectural drawings, the Pritzker Architecture Prize, and his book, "100 Contemporary Architects: Drawings and Sketches." Lacy spoke at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Michigan on December 3, 1992. An interview with Gretchen Maricak, faculty at Lawrence Tech, is also included.

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Bill Lacy: Studying Architectural Drawings

Video of Arthur Gensler's ArchiLecture presentation at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Michigan on November 10, 1994. In his lecture, Gensler spoke about his firm's various buildings, including the North Terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, and the Apple Store in London. An interview with Gretchen Maricak, faculty at Lawrence Tech, is also included.

Arthur Gensler: The Buildings of Gensler and Associates/Architects

Video of Arthur Dyson speaking about architecture in his presentation titled, "Poetics of Space." Dyson apprenticed with Frank Lloyd Wright and worked with Bruce Goff. He discussed his design philosophies, and lectures on some of his buildings, such as the Jaksha Residence, the Temperance-Kutner Elementary School Library, and the Tuxford-Barrett House. Dyson lectured at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Michigan, on September 26, 2002.

Arthur Dyson: Poetics of Space

Video of Alfred Willis speaking about three topics: Sid Grauman's Egyptian and Chinese theaters (Hollywood, Los Angeles, California), modernist architecture in southern and coastal Georgia, and modern architecture in Williamsburg, Virginia. Willis lectured at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Michigan, on October 7, 2004.

Alfred Willis: Sid Grauman's Theaters, and Modernist Architecture in coastal Georgia and Williamsburg, Virginia

Video of Brendan Gill's ArchiLecture presentation at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Michigan on December 2, 1993. In his lecture, Gill spoke about his interest in architecture as a hobbyist, his friendship with Frank Lloyd Wright, and his interest in architectural preservation. He also lectured at length about Thomas Jefferson as an architect. An interview with Gretchen Maricak, faculty at Lawrence Tech, is also included.

Brendan Gill: The Architecture of Thomas Jefferson

A retrospective of the works of Charles Moore at Lawrence Institute of Technology (now Lawrence Technological University) in Southfield, Michigan on January 29, 1987. Moore concludes this presentation with by stating the constant theme of his work is that all of these buildings derive from the energies of their site.

ArchiLectures

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Bill Lacy: Studying Architectural Drawings

Arthur Gensler: The Buildings of Gensler and Associates/Architects

Arthur Dyson: Poetics of Space

Alfred Willis: Sid Grauman's Theaters, and Modernist Architecture in coastal Georgia and Williamsburg, Virginia

Brendan Gill: The Architecture of Thomas Jefferson

Charles Moore : a retrospective

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Arthur Gensler: The Buildings of Gensler and Associates/Architects

Arthur Dyson: Poetics of Space

Alfred Willis: Sid Grauman's Theaters, and Modernist Architecture in coastal Georgia and Williamsburg, Virginia

Brendan Gill: The Architecture of Thomas Jefferson

Charles Moore : a retrospective

Items in this collection

Bill Lacy: Studying Architectural Drawings