"Foundations and Futures," the inaugural symposium of Exhibit Columbus

"Foundations and Futures," the 2016 inaugural symposium for Exhibit Columbus, will be held September 29 to October 1. In addition to a keynote session featuring the return of some Columbus legends, Deborah Berke, Will Miller, Robert A. M. Stern, and Michael Van Valkenburgh, you will get to hear from experts in architectural history, community members that built and maintain many of the landmarks around the city, manufacturing and fabrication leaders, and discussions with all ten of the finalists in the J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize Competition.

COST

Symposium Sessions: $60 for both days or $35 per day (University students: $10.00 per day)

Keynote Session: Free, ticket required 

Gallery Exhibition: Free, no ticket required

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm (free and opent to the public) Gallery Exhibition Opening for the J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize Competition (open to public)

Benjamin Aranda and Chris Lasch of Aranda\Lasch (New York, Tucson)

Herwig Baumgartner and Scott Uriu of Baumgartner + Uriu (Los Angeles)

Benjamin Ball and Gaston Nogues of Ball-Nogues Studio (Los Angeles)

Rachel Hayes of Rachel Hayes (Tulsa)

Eric Höweler and Meejin Yoon of Höweler+Yoon (Boston)

Yugon Kim of IKD (Boston)

Sharon Johnston, Mark Lee, and Jonathan Olivares of Johnston Marklee and Jonathan Olivares Design Research (Los Angeles)

Dwayne Oyler and Jenny Wu of Oyler Wu Collaborative (Los Angeles)

Joyce Hsiang and Bimal Mendis of Plan B Architecture & Urbanism (New Haven, CT)

Chris Cornelius of studio:indigenous (Milwaukee)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 8:30 am - 4:45 pm Symposium Sessions

"Modern Art and Life" session chaired by Michelangelo Sabatino (Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture)

Jochen Eisenbrand (Vitra Design Museum) 

Ron Henderson (Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture) 

Alexandra Lange (Indpenedent) 

Marleen Newman (Indiana University Center for Art+Design) 

Eeva-­Liisa Pelkonen (Yale School of Architecture)

 "Miller Prize Panel Discussion" moderated by T. Kelly Wilson (Indiana University Center for Art+Design) with designers competing for Miller Prize

Lunch (on your own)

"Making and Maintaining" session chaired by Tricia Gilson (Columbus Indiana Architectural Archives)

Jeff Brown (The Republic)

Mary Chandler (Cummins Foundation)

Steve Forster (Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation)

Ben Wever (Miller House and Garden)

"Miller Prize Panel Discussion" moderated by T. Kelly Wilson (Indiana University Center for Art+Design) with designers competing for Miller Prize

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 5:00 pm - 7:45 pm (free, ticket required) Keynote Session

"Architecture for Everyday Life" session chaired by Michelangelo Sabatino (Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture) with three conversations moderated by Will Miller.

Deborah Berke in conversation with stakeholders from Hope Library 

Robert A.M. Stern in conversation with stakeholders from Columbus Regional Hospital 

Michael Van Valkenburgh in conversation with stakeholders from Mill Race Park

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Symposium Sessions

"Architecture + Industry in the Future -> of Cities" session chaired by Kevin Klinger (Ball State University Institute for Digital Fabrication)

Mark Burry (Melbourne School of Design)

Matthias Kohler and Fabio Gramazio (Gramazio Kohler Architects)

William Kreysler (Kreysler & Associates) 

Jennifer Rumsey (Cummins Inc.)

L. William Zahner (A. Zahner Company)

"Miller Prize Panel Discussion" moderated by T. Kelly Wilson (Indiana University Center for Art+Design) with designers competing for Miller Prize

Lunch (on your own)

"Future of Design in Columbus" session led by the Exhibit Columbus Curatorial Team.

Presentations on design education in primary and secondary Columbus schools and a conversation with the Exhibit Columbus Curatorial Team

More info here.