Leila Hamidi

310.206.6098 leila.hamidi@aud.ucla.edu

Extreme IDEAS: Architecture at the Intersection

UCLA Architecture and Urban Design (A.UD) will carry the narrative of modern architecture in L.A. forward from its influential past to the future with Extreme IDEAS: Architecture at the Intersection, a series of programs that chart a dynamic new future for architecture. The programs will look beyond the field's traditional boundaries and explore topics arising from unexpected quarters in film, automotive, aerospace, and tech industries in order to explore rapidly emerging new technologies, possibilities for interdisciplinary growth, and the role of Los Angeles in the evolution of architecture. Major support for Extreme IDEAS has been provided by the Getty Foundation.

WED 05/22/13 7:30pm

Extreme Intelligence: The Future of Thinking Environments Creative Artists Agency UCLA A.UD Professor and Vice Chair, Neil Denari leads a panel on the implications of emerging “intelligent environments” and their corollary in transportation, manufacturing and urbanism. Panelists include Joseph Kosinski, director of Oblivion and Tron: Legacy, and Greg Lindsay, contributing writer to Fast Company and author of Aerotropolis: The Way We’ll Live Next.

WED 05/29/13 7:30pm

Extreme Culture: The Intermix of Real and Virtual Realities Clark Memorial Library Sylvia Lavin, Director of Critical Studies at UCLA A.UD leads a panel discussion on the new interconnections within high culture, commercialism, art, media, and design. Panelists include Scott Trowbridge, VP Creative, Walt Disney Imagineering R&D, and Thomas Krens, founder and CEO of Global Cultural Asset Management and Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation from 1988 to 2008.

WED 06/05/13 7:30pm

Extreme Environments: Design for Unfamiliar Terrain Griffith Observatory UCLA A.UD Professor Greg Lynn leads a panel discussion to explore new frontiers for architecture in extreme environments from the arctic to the desert to outer space. Panelists include Steve Yahata, Director of Structures Technology at Boeing Research & Technology, Jeff Linnell, Director of Autofuss and Bot & Dolly, and Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides, former astrobiologist and director of flights at Zero Gravity.

FRI 06/21/13 9:30am

Extreme IDEAS: Brain Trust All day session with leading thinkers in architecture and allied fields to discuss cross-discipline problem solving and the expanding boundaries for architecture. This session will be closed to the public, with video and additional content posted online following the event.

FRI 06/28/13 7:00pm

Extreme IDEAS: Runway Hercules Campus This celebration marks the culmination of the Pacific Standard Time Presents initiative's "L.A. Architecture Month." Noted architects, designers and thinkers will share their thoughts on the future through a series of fast paced, back-to-back presentations. The event also includes music, food and installations.

Please check pacificstandardtimepresents.org for the most up-to-date program information and reservation instructions.

About Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A. Extreme IDEAS: Architecture at the Intersection is part of Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A. This collaboration, initiated by the Getty, brings together several local arts institutions for a wide-ranging look at the postwar built environment of the city as a whole, from its famous residential architecture to its vast freeway network, revealing the city’s development and ongoing impact in new ways. About UCLA Architecture and Urban Design (A.UD) UCLA Architecture and Urban Design, part of UCLA's School of the Arts and Architecture, pursues issues confronting contemporary architecture and urbanism through its Bachelor of Arts program and its four advanced degree programs: the M.Arch. I, M.Arch. II, M.A. in Architecture and Ph.D. in Architecture. The programs' primary focus on advanced design is complemented by concentrations in technology and critical studies of architectural culture.