Topic: Books and Bytes with Reto Geiser
Date: Sept 17, 2020 04:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)https://uofh-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/cwessing_cougarnet_uh_edu/Ea6b5dUk0TpGrsPo21tcaNwBC2gHtw4Hg5jB5d8rBdRLIw?e=dUgdZV (University of Houston only)
Topic: Books and Bytes with Ronnie Self
Date: Oct 23, 2020 01:45 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
https://zoom.us/rec/share/ZY8fWHHRksUs50XDVLU3-28BwzgtfnWmrUKmEc990_8OQo-q-LVvgmsFhiQFTIOB.-WGDyLPqv6b4t080 Passcode: 61&M%UAr
Topic: Books and Bytes with Gail Peter Borden
Date: Nov 19, 2020 04:46 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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Topic: Books and Bytes with Natilee Harren
Date: Dec 4, 2020 04:39 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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The Architecture, Design, and Art Library presents Books + Bytes with guest speaker Natilee Harren at December 4, 2020, at 5pm.
Natilee Harren is an Assistant Professor of Art History at the Katherine G. McGovern College of the Arts. She will discuss her experience researching, writing and publishing Fluxus Forms: Scores, Multiples and the Eternal Network. A discussion will follow, moderated by Bruce Webb, Professor Emeritus of the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/92123074889?pwd=OFAvOFZhTlBqenFsSW9RRnZXeWJ3dz09
Meeting ID: 921 2307 4889
Passcode: 865726
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The Architecture, Design, and Art Library will open by appointment starting December 5th until further notice.
Requests
The library staff will continue taking requests from UH patrons and distribute any physical material by appointment, mail or send scans via email. Please submit all your requests (book pick-up, scanning, or mailing) using our library request form. Only items from our collection are eligible. Items from other libraries, please visit here. Shipments will continue to be made weekly with limited staffing. We appreciate your patience.
Appointment Hours
Weekdays: 9am-3pm
Saturdays: 11am-5pm
Sundays: 9am-1pm
***Please create an appointment with 24 hours in advanced. Short notices will be taken into consideration, but not guaranteed.***
Holiday Hours
November 26th-29th: Closed
December 24th- January 3rd: Closed
January 18th-Closed
For questions or concerns, please email us at archlib@uh.edu.
The Architecture, Design, and Art Library presents Books + Bytes with guest speaker Gail Peter Borden at November 19, 2020, at 5pm.
Gail Peter Borden is the Director of Graduate Studies at the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design. He will discuss his experience researching, writing and publishing monographs. He is the author of New Essentialism: Material Architecture, Material Precedent: the Typology of Modern Tectonics, Process: Material and Representation in Architecture, and others. A discussion will follow, moderated by Director of Undergraduate Studies Rafael Beneytez-Duran.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/96238691435?pwd=QTNBN2dibjgycEx0VTZTcURCcXEwQT09
Meeting ID: 962 3869 1435
Passcode: 498932
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The Architecture, Design, and Art Library presents Books + Bytes with guest speaker Ronnie Self October 23, 2020 at 2pm.
Ronnie Self is a professor of architecture at the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design. He will discuss his experience researching, writing and publishing his book, The Architecture of Art Museums. A discussion will follow, moderated by UH Coordinator of Art History Sandra Zalman.
Pick a Date, Take a Buddy” is a UH Get Out the Vote Initiative to help voters with a weekly informational guide to register and vote in the November 2020 election. This initiative includes a weekly update of steps for voters to participate in to check their registration, register to vote, research their ballot online, pick an early voting date, and take a friend to vote on that early voting date.
This initiative began with a Live Virtual Informational Town Hall hosted by KGMCOTA on Friday, September 18, 2020. The second event an on campus Voter Registration on September 25, 2020, 9AM-5PM. A Voter Registration table will be set up outside of the Lindall Finley Wortham Theatre. Anyone is welcome to come register to vote, change your address status, or check if you are registered.
Contact Karen Stokes or Toni Valle in the School of Theatre & Dance for more information.
The Architecture, Design, and Art Library presents Books + Bytes with guest speaker Reto Geiser Sept 17th, 2020 at 5pm.
Reto Geiser is the Director of Undergraduate Studies at Rice University and will be discussing his experience researching, writing and publishing his book Giedion and America: Repositioning the History of Modern Architecture.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/97151463593?pwd=TTMzTE1QcGRSVUM3eS95Vmw3WGFTQT09
Meeting ID: 971 5146 3593
Upcoming Books+Bytes
October 16, 2 pm
Ronnie Self, Professor of Architecture, College of Architecture and Design, University of Houston
Author of The Architecture of Art Museums
Nov 13, 2 pm
Gail Peter Borden, Director of Graduate Studies, College of Architecture and Design, University of Houston
Author of New Essentialism: Material Architecture
Dec 4, 1 pm
Natilee Harren, Assistant Professor of Art History, College of the Arts, University of Houston
Author of Fluxus Forms: Scores, Multiples, and the Eternal Network
A new Arts & Antiracism libguide is now available.
The guide has key information & resources in support of antiracism initiatives by Katherine G. McGovern College of the Arts.
Thanks to the contributions of Madelyn S. Washington (Music Library) and Catherine Essinger (Architecture, Design & Art Library).
Reach out directly if you wish to contribute.
Dean Andrew Davis from the McGovern College of the Arts just announced that he will be hosting a virtual town hall Friday, September 18th at 4 pm. This in order to promote the Get out the Vote efforts to all the UH community.
This information and action campaign is kindly coordinated by Professors Karen Stokes and Toni Valle of the Dance Program in the School of Theater & Dance.
To learn more, what the college is facilitating to support these efforts click here.
