Richard Saivetz '69 Memorial Architectural Lecture

Dear colleagues,

I am delighted to invite you to the upcoming Richard Saivetz ‘69 Memorial Architectural Lecture, featuring Didem Ekici from the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Her lecture, "Fashioning Style: Gottfried Semper and Nineteenth-Century Textile Embellishments," will explore Semper’s theories on textile and ornamentation, shedding light on the relationship between architecture, materiality, and design in the 19th century.

📅 Date: Thursday, March 20, 2025
🕑 Time: 2:20–3:40 PM
📍 Location: Mandel Center for the Humanities, Room 303
🔹 Free and Open to the Public

I hope you can join us for this engaging discussion on architectural history and theory. Please feel free to share this invitation with others who may be interested.

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Best,

Muna

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Muna Güvenç

Assistant Professor of Architectural History

Advising Head for Architectural Studies

At-Large Senate Member, Faculty Senate

Brandeis University