The University of Texas at Austin 

School of Architecture 

Symposium: November 7, 2025    9am-6pm CST

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PROGRAM

Location: Mebane Gallery, Goldsmith Hall | GOL 3.120 (310 Inner Campus Drive, Austin, TX 78712)

 

9:00 AM–9:45 AM | Opening Remarks

Igor Siddiqui | Program Director for Interior Design, Symposium Committee Chair, School of Architecture, UT Austin

Allan Shearer | Associate Dean for Research and Technology, School of Architecture, UT Austin

Deborah Schneiderman | Co-Founder, Interior Provocations, School of Design, Pratt Institute

Clay Odom and Ria Bravo | Exhibition Co-Curators and Designers, School of Architecture, UT Austin

Eric Colleary | Cline Curator of Theatre & Performing Arts, Harry Ransom Center, UT Austin

 

9:45 AM–12:00 PM | Presentation Session 1           

Moderated by Tara Dudley | UT Austin and Anka Lasc | Pratt Institute

 

Paula Lupkin | University of North Texas

“Rethinking the Interior: Refrigerated Spaces, Lager Beer, and Climate Control in the Railroad Southwest”

 

Rebekah Radtke | University of Kentucky

“Interiors as Sites of Atmospheric Inscription”

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William Mangold | Drexel University

“Weathering, Care, and the Aesthetics of Use”

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Alice Friedman | Wellesley College

“I Can See Queerly Now”

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12:30 PM–1:15 PM | Lunchtime Roundtable Teaching Discussion 

Moderated by Allison Gaskins | UT Austin and Keena Suh | Pratt Institute

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Kevin Moore & Jennifer Pindyck | Auburn University

Steven Chodoriwsky | University of Utah

Hannah Dewhirst | University of Kentucky

Rana Abudayyeh | University of Tennessee – Knoxville

Stefan Di Leo | Pratt Institute

 

1:30 PM–3:45 PM | Presentation Session 2           

Moderated by Nerea Feliz | UT Austin and Karyn Zieve | Pratt Institute

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Aniel Guxholli | American University in Paris

“The Hôtel Tassel: Urban Life in the Glasshouse Atmosphere”

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Mili Kyropoulou | University of Houston

“The Interiority of the Semi-Outdoor: Atmosphere, Threshold, and Resilience”

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Alberto Martinez Garcia | Yale University 

“Modeling a Domestic Empire: Reconstructing Building Performances and Social Hierarchies in Cartagena Colonial Architecture”

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Viola Ago | Toronto Metropolitan University 

“’Your Eyes Resemble Mine’ and the Concept of Hauntology”

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4:00 PM–4:45 PM | “Weather: Selections from the Collection”

Presented by Eric Colleary | Cline Curator of Theatre & Performing Arts,

Location: Harry Ransom Center (300 W 21st St, Austin, TX 78712)

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5:00 PM–6:00 PM | Keynote Lecture

Philippe Rahm | Philippe Rahm Architectes, Paris, France

“The Anthropocene Style / Toward a Climatic Design”

Prothro Theater, Harry Ransom Center

 

Keynote speaker Philippe Rahm is a Paris-based Swiss architect, whose internationally acclaimed work in the context of sustainability spans from physiological to meteorological realms. His practice, Philippe Rahm Architectes, has completed numerous projects, including the Taichung Central Park in Taiwan, inaugurated in 2020, and has taken part in numerous biennials, including those in Venice (2025), Tbilisi (2024), Madrid (2024), Chicago (2023) and Tallinn (2022). Rahm is the author of the books Histoire naturelle de l'architecture, Climatic Architecture and The Anthropocene Style. In 2025, he co-curated the Île-de-France and Saint-Étienne biennials. He is a knight of the Monaco Order of Cultural Merit and has been awarded the Silver Medal of the French Academy of Architecture.

 

Exhibition

An exhibition of works by leading architects, designers, and artists in the field accompanies the symposium and is on view from Friday, November 7 to Friday, November 21, 2025 in Mebane Galley of Goldsmith Hall. Titled Meteorologic Imaginaries and designed and curated by Ria Bravo, Clay Odom, and Igor Siddiqui, the exhibition features thematically resonant contributions by Rana Abudayyeh, Alexandra Arènes, Daniel Barber, Natalie Boverman, Danelle Briscoe, Amy Campos, Chris Cornelius, Patrick Danahy, Nancy Diniz & Frank Melendez,  Anda & Jenny French, Marcelyn Gow, Michelle Boyoung Huh, Aleksandra Jaeschke, Lydia Kallipoliti & Areti Markopoulou, Brian Kelly, Karel Klein, Lindsey Krug, Perry Kulper, Sean Lally,  Elena Manferdini, Adam Marcus, Victoria McReynolds, Adam Miller, Kendra Ordia, Ryan Roark, Virginia San Fratello, Charles Sharpless, Anya Sirota, Andrea Sosa Fontaine, Martin Summers, Liz Teston & Catty Zhang,  Hans Tursack, Tania Ursomarzo, Barry Wark, Leah Wulfman, Liam Young, and others.

The symposium is organized by UT Austin School of Architecture faculty Ria Bravo, Tara Dudley, Nera Feliz, Allison Gaskins, Clay Odom, and Igor Siddiqui (symposium chair), in collaboration with Pratt Institute faculty Anca Lasc, Deborah Schneiderman, Keena Suh, and Karyn Zieve.

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This event will be live streamed from https://www.youtube.com/@TexasArchitecture

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Image credit: Yu-Hsuan Hsieh (BSID '24).