The Museum of Latin American Art (MoLAA) will present a series of architecture and design lectures in April, July and August. Experts in these fields will speak about the various architectural and design styles present in Latin America, particularly Cuba, while providing a historical context for the different style movements which have influenced that country’s architecture.
The series will also include “Contagious Risk,” a lecture on risk-taking in contemporary architectural design, by renowned Mexican architect Michel Rojkind on Saturday, April 24. Rojkind was born in Mexico City and studied architecture and urban planning at the Universidad Iberoamericana. Rojkind Arquitectos, where he serves as principal architect, seeks new directions in architectural practice while evoking common identities through the exploration of uncharted geometries that address questions of space, function, technology, materials, structure and construction methods related directly to geography, climate and local urban experience. Their
work has made an impact on both the Mexican and international contemporary architectural scene and recently won a competition to design a new museum in Mexico City. Rojkind has served as the editor of the technology section “FWD” in the architecture journal Arquine International and has held teaching positions at several universities.
On Sunday, July 11, Rosa Lowinger will discuss Cuban Modernism. Lowinger is a recognized international expert in the conservation of built heritage, a term that encompasses art, architecture, museum collections and public spaces. She is also the author of Tropicana Nights: The Life and Times of the Legendary Cuban Nightclub. Her lecture will show how Cuban architecture of the 1940s and 1950s arose directly out of the international modernist style. Lowinger will take the audience on a visual tour of Cuba’s most well-known modernist buildings.
Mitzi March Mogul, president of the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles and a historic preservation consultant, will present a lecture on Cuban Art Deco on Sunday, August 22. She has worked for a number of organizations, including the Prince of Wales’ Foundation for Architecture and the Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department. She has also written for publications such as LA Architect and American Bungalow. Mogul will speak about Art Deco as a dominant style of Cuban architecture and examine its importance in a social, cultural and political context.
Series tickets are $25 for MOLAA members and $35 for non-members. Individual tickets are $10 for MOLAA members, students, and seniors and $15 for non-members. All lectures are from 2pm to 4pm.
More Information
molaa.org
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