Panel Discussion: Sustainable and Functional Design

RAMSA Partner Grant F. Marani hosted a lecture hosted at the Brickworks New York Design Studio, where he discussed brickwork traditions that have influenced his practice as an architect as well as two of his projects—the Immanuel Chapel at Virginia Theological Seminary and the International Quilt Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska. By pairing a chapel evoking ecclesiastical forms with a museum featuring a modern patchwork of texture and color, Marani will posit that brick’s materiality is inherently liberating rather than limiting; brick is beyond style.

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at the threshold of a new era

Alec addresses the evolution of Australian culture, shows the prescience of the work of art at the Federation Pavilion, and touches on Aboriginal heritage, and more.

About the Speaker

Alec Tzannes is the founding Director of TZANNES, an architecture and urban design practice. He has served as Dean of UNSW Built Environment and is now an Emeritus Professor.