Calendar - College of Architecture and Designhttps://calendar.utk.edu/department/architecture_and_design/calendarCalendar - College of Architecture and DesignMon, 16 Mar 2026 05:23:20 -040060en-usLocalistMar 16, 2026: From Fallow: Past, Present, and Future of Abandonment with Jill Desimini at Art and Architecture BuildingAs cities evolve and resources shift with time, spaces within those cities are often left fallow and abandoned. This talk posits a fundamental role for spatial design practice in transforming abandoned urban landscapes over time. It argues for approaches that promote the specific affordances of the land itself (hydrology, vegetation, topography, geology, infrastructural capacity, occupation potential); the importance of cyclical and reciprocal change; and the particularities of the cultural, political, and physical context. Through the lens of specific cities and sites, it is possible to consider what a landscape-driven design approach can bring to cities under attack, how design practice can be more inclusive in a context of economic, social, and political failure, how abandoned landscapes can support well-being, and how we can transcend barriers collectively.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5188706171809835.952525-83.929589Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:30:00 -04002026-03-16T17:30:00-04:00https://calendar.utk.edu/event/from-fallow-past-present-and-future-of-abandonment-with-jill-desiminiLectures & PresentationsApr 6, 2026: S.W.I.M. or Someone Who Isn't Me with Timothy Arment at Art and Architecture BuildingWe are all the authors of artificial intelligence. We contributed, often unknowingly, our ideas, opinions, knowledge, and experience with every post and interaction we shared with our network. We collectively taught A.I. to see, hear, and speak. In spite of this multitude of input, A.I. remains an opaque black box, and the questions of consciousness and sentience remain looming. Through games, books, and code, this lecture and accompanying body of work explores the absurdity of reverse-engineering the human mind, how collaborative input can create singular output, how contemporary online technology melds the minds of its users, and the nature of the “being” that results from this amalgamation.

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5188664230103335.952525-83.929589Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:30:00 -04002026-04-06T17:30:00-04:00https://calendar.utk.edu/event/swim-or-someone-who-isnt-me-with-timothy-armentLectures & Presentations