Speaker Series · 2021–2022
On the Spiritual in Contemporary Architecture
Co-sponsored by the Architecture, Culture, and Spirituality Forum, the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University, the Institute for Public Knowledge at New York University, and the Center on Modernity in Transition.
About the Series
This series explores how the material medium of architecture facilitates transcendent experiences. Each event features a virtual talk and visual presentation by a distinguished working architect, followed by a panel discussion.
Events in this Series
Joan Soranno: Lakewood Cemetery Mausoleum in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Karla Britton, Thomas Fisher, Frances Halsband, and Jay M. Price
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Siamak Hariri: Baha’i House of Worship in Santiago, Chile
Hossein Amanat, Roberto Chiotti, Susan Jones, and Phillip Tabb
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Brigitte Shim: Congregation Bet Ha’am Synagogue in South Portland, Maine
Vanessa Avery, Michael Benedikt, and David Leatherbarrow
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Nader Ardalan: Shams-i-Tabrizi Mausoleum in Khoy, Iran
Gary J. Coates, Maryam Eskandari, Tammy Gaber, and Bruce Lawrence
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