Architecture Lecture Series

The Architecture Lecture Series welcomes architectural and experiential design leaders from around the country to the University of Kansas to illuminate new ideas and inspire purpose-driven design practice. Lecturers bring a wide range of expertise in areas such as sustainable building, digital environments, public interest design, historic preservation, health and wellness design, and more. 

Fall 2026 Schedule

Fall 2026 Architecture Lecture Series, Re-Generations: Current Architecture Practices in Mexico, lectures take place in The John C. Gaunt Forum in Marvin Hall and are free and open to the public.

September 18, 1:00 pm

Alejandro Aptilon, faculty spotlight

Alejandro Aptilon is an assistant teaching professor of architecture at the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design and principal of an award-winning architectural practice founded in Mexico City in 1998. His firm has completed projects in Mexico, Israel and the United States and has been recognized for its contributions to contemporary Mexican architecture. Aptilon holds degrees from the Israel Institute of Technology and Columbia University. His work has been widely exhibited and published, and he is co-author of the influential book Las Casas del Pedregal 1947-1968.

October 23, 1:00 pm

Enrique Norten, TEN Arquitectos

Enrique Norten is founder and director of TEN Arquitectos, an internationally recognized architecture and urban design practice established in Mexico City in 1986. A graduate of Universidad Iberoamericana and Cornell University, Norten has led projects throughout the Americas while maintaining an active role in architectural education. He has held faculty appointments at the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, Yale University and the University of Michigan. His work has received numerous international honors, including the Premio Luis Barragán, Medalla Bellas Artes and the Richard J. Neutra Award for Professional Excellence.

November 6, 2:00 pm

Estudio Macías Peredo

Estudio Macías Peredo is an award-winning architecture practice based in Guadalajara, Mexico, known for work that explores the relationship among architecture, landscape, art and place. The lecture will be presented by founding partners Salvador Macías and Magui Peredo, along with partner Diego Quirarte. In addition to their professional practice, Macías and Peredo serve on the faculty at ITESO. The firm's work has been exhibited internationally at institutions including the Palacio de Bellas Artes, the Illinois Institute of Technology and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and has received numerous professional awards and recognitions.

November 13, 1:00 pm

Javier Sánchez Corral, Hon. FAIA

Javier Sánchez Corral, Hon. FAIA, is founding partner and director of JSa Arquitectura, a Mexico City-based practice established in 1996. Known for his "micro-urbanism" approach, Sánchez has led projects that contribute to the revitalization of urban neighborhoods through housing, cultural, hospitality and mixed-use developments. A graduate of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Columbia University, he has received more than 120 national and international honors, including the Golden Lion for Best Urban Project at the Venice Architecture Biennale and the Gold Medal of the National Biennial of Mexican Architecture.