The Gibbs College of Architecture’s 2019 Rome Study Abroad Program is co-sponsoring a series of Architecture Talks in Rome. “Architecture Talks” is a series of design lectures, presented by Iowa State University, Temple University, the University of Oklahoma, University of North Carolina-Charlotte, and Academic Initiatives Abroad, in collaboration with MAXXI, the Italian national museum of contemporary art and architecture. “Architecture Talks” will a selection of international professionals and practices working on architecture, landscape and urban design, including AWP (London), Demogo (Trevise), Mass Design (Boston-Kigali) and Rica studio (Madrid-New York).
The first lecture was presented by Simone Gobbo, principal at DEMOGO, on Thursday, February 21st, 6pm at MAXXI. In 2019, Demogo won the Europan 10 Competition for the new town hall of Gembloux in Belgium. The building has also been awarded the IQU prize for Innovation and Urban Quality. In 2018 DEMOGO contributed to the 16th Venice Biennale of Architecture at the Italian Pavilion – Arcipelago Italia. DEMOGO won the 2018 Gold Medal of Italian Architecture, special section T Young De Albertis at the Triennale di Milano awards.
To learn more about MAXXI, click here.
The Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture announces John Harris as Associate Dean for Research ad interim, effective Aug. 25, 2026, until the permanent position is filled.
Gibbs College is pleased to announce the 2026 Gibbs College Faculty & Staff Awards recipients. These individuals were recognized by Dean Butzer during the Gibbs College Back to School Meeting and will be honored during the Celebration Banquet in October. They were nominated by their colleagues via an open nomination process.
Telesis, the Gibbs College of Architecture’s student journal, has been awarded a grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts to support its next two issues, “Pause” (Volume IX) and “React” (Volume X).
