This fall, architecture schools across the southern half of the U.S. will host architects, landscape designers, curators, and architectural photographers as part of their semester-long lecture series. These types of events often see hundreds of students scrambling to get a front row seat to hear from the greatest minds in design. But the public is invited too, meaning architecture enthusiasts, veteran designers, and aspiring city planners alike can learn from these influential talks.
While several universities have yet to publish their fall schedules, we’ve gathered some highlights from a few top-notch schools in the list below. Mark your calendars before September sneaks up on us this weekend!

Rice University School of Architecture
Martino Stierli, The Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design, MoMA
“Toward a Concrete Utopia: Yugoslav Architecture at the Crossroads of International Exchange in the Cold War”
Thursday, September 27
Ellen van Loon, Partner at OMA
“Was it Just a Dream? Architecture and Social Inclusion”
Monday, October 15

Virginia Tech School of Architecture and Design
Marlon Blackwell, founder of Marlon Blackwell Architects
Wednesday, September 26
Christian Bailey, founding principal at ODA
Thursday, October 25
University of Miami School of Architecture
Meejin Yoon, dean of Cornell APP and co-founder of Howeler + Yoon
Technoglass Lecture
Wednesday, September 19
Livia Tani, architect and project manager at Atelier Jean Nouvel
Technoglass Lecture
Wednesday, October 3
Georgia Tech School of Architecture
Michael Murphy, cofounder and director of MASS Design Group
“Architecture That’s Built to Heal” in collaboration with Museum of Design Atlanta
Thursday, October 18
Nader Tehrani, Principal at NADAAA
“The Tectonic Grain”
Wednesday, October 24

NC State University College of Design
Neil Denari, principal of Neil M. Denari Architects
Monday, September 10
Hagy Belzberg, FAIA, founding principal of Belzberg Architects
Monday, September 24
Louisiana State University College of Art + Design
Robb Williamson, photographer
Wednesday, September 26
Kate Orff, founder & principal of SCAPE
Wednesday, October 24