CAUSA: 1998/99

Unless otherwise noted, all lectures are held at 7:30pm in the Rosza Centre at The University of Calgary and are followed by a cash bar reception at which time the audience will have the oportunity to speak with the lecturers personally.

Tickets are five dollars and are only available at the door.

THURSDAY
NOVEMBER 5, 1998 JUHANI PALLASMAA

Juhani Pallasmaa, architect and Professor of Architecture at Helsinki Universiy of Technology has been engaged in architectural practice and town planning for 35 years. During this time he has lectured and taught architecture internationally and has been the director of the Museum of Finnish Architecture.
An internationally acclaimed contributor to contemporary philosophy, Juhani Pallasmaaa has authored numerous books including the 1996 publication The Eyes of the Skin. He is currently researchin a book on architectural imagery in cinema entitled Architecture of Image

THURSDAY
DECEMBER 17, 1998 RANDY COHEN/
ATELIER BIG CITY

Formed in 1987, the group's name demonstrates their interest in the urban environment and a concern for the public dimension of architecture. Their work combines metaphorical/interpretative themes with innovative material use and construciton. The projects are structured on a strong conceptual approach based on the interpretation of programme and siting strategies.
Of particular interest to the gorup is the notion of public space in buildings and the importance of the architectural promenade, a spatial journey animated by relations between elements of the programme, and between the built project and its environment. Their work has received national recongintion in the form of a Canadian Architect Award, and most recently Atelier Big City has been awarded the Pris de Rome.

TUESDAY
JANUARY 5, 1999 ROGER RIEWE

Roger Riewe is a principal in the Austrian architectural office of Architekturburo Reigler Riewe. Founded in 1987 with Florian Riegler, the office has built a strong design reputation as New Minimalists; a design philosophy based on spatial fluidity and a conceptual reinvestment in material and lighting strategies. A series of successful competition submissions and award-winning built work has defined this architectural trajectory; nost notably the airport in Graz, Austria. Their work has been exhibited internationally and widely published in architectural periodicals and books. Roger Riewe has lectured internationally and participated as a guest professor/tutor at institutions such as the Berlage Institute and in the IAAS Workshops throughout Europe.

THURSDAY
FEBRUARY 11, 1999 CARMEN CORNEIL
DOUGLAS GILLMOR LECTURE

As both an architect and educator, Carmen Corneil has defined a provocative and reflecive dimension within Canadian architecture. Professor Emeritus in the Programme of Architecture at the University of Toronto where he has taught since 1967, Carmen Corneil has also lecured and taught internationally, most notably at M.I.T. and at N.T.H., Trondheim, Norway.
In Practice since 1965, Carmen and Elin Corneil's work demonstrates the influence of Dutch Structuralist thought. Later projects such as OPSSEU Offices (1989-91) have been characterized by experimentaion in juxtaposition resulting in original manipulations of space and scale, while McMullen House (1988-92) has exploited the opposition between site-specific conditions and the use of standardized materials. Their award-winning word has been exhibited and published internationally.

THURSDAY
MARCH 4, 1999 GEORGE BAIRD
DALE TAYLOR LECTURE

The contributions of George Baird to the field of architecture have come as an architect, urban designer, author and educator. Beginning his architectural practice in 1968, he formed Baird/Sampson Architects in 1982 and Baird Sampson Neuert Architects Inc. in 1988. Throughout its history the firm has executed architectural and urban design projects that have been recognized with numerous national awards. In 1992, George Baird was the recipient of the Toronto Foundation Award for Architecture and Design.
He has taught architecture at major educational institutions in Canada, the United States and England, and is currently the director of the Master in Architecture Programme at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

THURSDAY
APRIL 22, 1999 BRIAN MACKAY-LYONS

Founded in 1985, the office of Brian Mackay-Lyons Architecture Urban Design is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The firm has developed a consistent body of work based on a modern regionalist architectural language which combines the use of archetypal forms with local building practices. The work has gained both a local and international audience and has been widely published. The buildings which he has designed have received over forty awards for design, including four Governaor General's Awards--Canada's highest award for architectural excellence.
Brian Mackay-Lyons is a Professor at Dalhousie University's Faculty of Architecture. He has lectured and taught internationally and in 1996 was a visiting Progessor at Harvard Graduate School of Design.

An overview of the 1997/98 calendar is available.