Nader Tehrani | The Architecture of Installations | VASD Program RMCAD

NADER TEHRANI The Architecture of Installations Friday, January 24, 2014 Mary Harris Auditorium on the campus of Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design About the Lecture Nader Tehrani's lecture The Architecture of Installations discussed the intervention of material, spatial and formal experiments as details that then radicalize larger architectural projects. Through his extensive research of materials, Tehrani dove into the function of installations as fruitful arenas of examination, play and experimentation. By reflecting on how small details can shape, influence, and construct greater meaning, and even find balance amid freedom and constraint, Tehrani spoke to concepts relevant to all types of creative fields. About the Lecture Nader Tehrani is a Professor and Head of the Department of Architecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and also Principal of NADAAA, a Boston-based architecture and urban design firm. Notably, NADAAA is the recent winner of Architect Magazine's No. 1 architecture firm for design in the United States. Tehrani received a Master of Architecture in Urban Design degree in 1991 from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. The works of Nader Tehrani have been widely exhibited at MOMA, LA MOCA and ICA Boston. His work is also part of the permanent collection of the Canadian Center for Architecture and the Nasher Sculpture Center. Tehrani's work has been recognized with notable awards, including the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award in Architecture, the United States Artists Fellowship in Architecture and Design, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Architecture, among many others. Interventions Nader Tehrani is the third lecturer for the VASD Program's Interventions lecture series. This series examines the possibilities and types of interventions that exist in the cultural realm today. Interventions are ruptures in systems or moments of directional change that often create new perspectives -- like a New Year's resolution or a political revolt. Historically, art and design interventions have run concurrently and sometimes led new ways of seeing the world. Interventions Recap The Intervention series began in September 2013 with London-based artist/designer Daniel Eatock's lecture Subject to Change, and was followed by Micah White's lecture The Future of Protest. To see these and other past VASD lectures, please continue to explore the VASD playlist on RMCAD's YouTube channel. VASD Program The Visiting Artist, Scholar, and Designer Program is an interdisciplinary initiative that is culturally inclusive, intellectually expansive, and enriches the RMCAD experience and engages the larger Denver community. An integral part of the educational mission of RMCAD, the VASD Program fosters vision, creativity and innovation by bringing leading national and international artists, scholars and designers to campus each year. The Program provides direct access to contemporary art, design and culture and inspires appreciation and critical inquiry through diverse and challenging artistic visions. For more information or to be added to our mailing list please contact [email protected] Facebook: Visiting Artist, Scholar, and Designer Program at RMCAD Gretchen Marie Schaefer - VASD Program Coordinator Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design 1600 Pierce Street, Denver, CO 80214