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Explore the 2025 Architalx lecture series and connect with the world’s leading voices in design and architecture.
April 7
Jennifer Dempsey
In Short
Jennifer Dempsey of Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects will present a project she has been working on for the last seven years - the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago Illinois. This talk will focus on the role of architects as translators through the lens of coordinating and realizing a single project.

April 14
Deborah Berke
Life and Work
Deborah Berke is an architect, educator, and the founder of New York-based architecture firm TenBerke, a collaborative studio especially known for design excellence in repurposing architecture, building and growing communities across a wide variety of building types.

April 21
Ross Altheimer
Constructing a Universe
TEN x TEN is a transdisciplinary landscape architecture and urban design practice grounded by a shared curiosity and passion for experimentation, storytelling, and agency. As a values and mission-driven practice, we co-create compassionate, immersive, and resilient spaces that confront the issues of our time.

April 28
Laura Stein
A Space Becomes a Place
Laura provides overall creative and strategic direction for Bruce Mau Design's brand and design output. She has led some of BMD’s highest profile and most awarded initiatives including ASICS Tiger, OCAD University, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Waterloo Greenway, Project for Public Spaces, Hutchins Center at Harvard, and the Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi.
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May 6
Moshe Safdie
Architecture of Belonging
Moshe Safdie is an architect, urban planner, educator, theorist, and author. Over a celebrated 50-year career, Safdie has explored the essential principles of socially responsible design through a comprehensive and humane design philosophy. His wide range of completed projects include cultural, educational, and civic institutions; neighborhoods and public parks; housing; mixed-use urban centers and airports; and master plans for existing communities and entirely new cities. Safdie’s projects can be found in North and South America, the Middle East and throughout Asia.

Architalx's speakers over the years.
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Each year Architalx is delighted to shape the lecture series themes and programming. Our past speakers includes key figures from across the built environment and beyond, and you can view their talks by searching below.