GEORGE BAIRD: A QUESTION OF INFLUENCE

Date: March 9 & 10

Registration for the Friday sessions is now full. 

PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE A RUSH LINE AT THE TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX FOR THOSE WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO OBTAIN A TICKET.

If you do have a ticket, please arrive early to secure your seat. If you have not arrived by 6:20 PM, your reservation may be filled by guests waiting in the rush line.

To register for the Saturday sessions at 230 College Street, please visit: http://georgebaird-daniels.eventbrite.com

Prof. Emeritus George Baird retired in 2010 from the University of Toronto, following a term as Dean of the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design and crowning a remarkable career as an educator that began in London in 1965. In 1993 he was named the George Travelstead Professor at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University where he taught until 2003.  

George’s continuing contribution to the field has inspired us to organize a two-day symposium to celebrate his ideas and projects over the past five decades, including the questions they raise in three arenas: theory, the city, and design practice.The keynote event “Questions of Influence” will feature a discussion between George Baird and Kenneth Frampton, moderated by K. Michael Hays, concentrating on George Baird’s career, contribution, and influence. The discussion will focus on what lies ahead, as well as reflect on the first fifty years of his career.

The conference is convened by Dean Richard Sommer, Professor of Architecture and Urbanism, at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design; Francesco Garofalo, professor and curator in Rome; and Bruce Kuwabara founding partner of KPMB Architects. 

A parallel exhibition “George Baird: Meanings in Architecture, 1957-1993” will be held at the Eric Arthur Gallery at the Daniels Faculty, and is curated by Michael Prokopow, Professor at Ontario College of Art and Design University.

Presented with the generous support of:

architectsAlliance, Baird Sampson Neuert Architects Inc., Brookfield Properties Ltd., DIALOG, Diamond Schmitt Architects, Tye and Eileen Farrow / Farrow Partnership, Great Gulf Homes, Hariri Pontarini Architects, John van Nostrand Architect / regionalArchitects, Kohn Shnier Architects, KPMB Architects, Montgomery Sisam Architects, Jeremy Sturgess, and the Canada Council for the Arts

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Schedule

To download a PDF of the program, please click here.

FRIDAY MARCH 9th

TIFF Bell Lightbox 350 King Street West

To register for the Friday sessions, please visit: http://georgebaird.eventbrite.com

Introduction by Dean Richard Sommer

Session 1: 2:00-4:00 p.m.

“Debates  over  Modern  Architecture and  Instrumentality”

Moderator - Rodolphe El-Khoury, Daniels Faculty

Amy Kulper, University of Michigan

Louis Martin, Université du Québec à Montréal 

Pier Vittorio Aureli, Berlage Institute

Respondent - Joan Ockman, Columbia University 

Keynote event: 5:30-7:00 p.m.

“Question  of  Influence”A dialogue between George Baird and Kenneth Frampton, introduced and moderated by K. Michael Hays

SATURDAY MARCH 10th

John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design

230 College Street, Room 103

To register for the Saturday sessions, please visit: http://georgebaird-daniels.eventbrite.com

Seating is limited for this portion of the symposium and will be available on a first come first served basis. Please arrive early to secure a seat. A simulcast will be set up in room 106 to accommodate all attendees.

Session 2: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 Noon

“Agent in the  City:  Toronto in Theory  and  Practice”

Moderator - Brigitte Shim, Daniels Faculty

Ken Greenberg, Greenberg Consultants

Barry Sampson, Daniels Faculty

John van Nostrand, regionalArchitects / planningAlliance

Respondent - Robert Levit, Daniels Faculty

Session 3: 1:30-3:30 p.m.

“The  Challenge  of  Research  in  the Realm  of  Practice” 

Moderator - Mason White, Daniels Faculty

Jamie Fobert, Jamie Fobert Architects

Yoshiharu Tsukamoto, Atelier Bow-Wow

Preston Scott Cohen, Harvard Graduate School of Design

Respondent - Mirko Zardini, Canadian Centre for Architecture 

Session 4: 4:00-5:30 p.m.

George Baird Roundtable

Moderator - Richard Sommer, Daniels Faculty

Kenneth Frampton, Columbia University

Francesco Garofalo, Pescara Faculty of Architecture

Bruce Kuwabara, KPMB Architects

K. Michael Hays, Harvard Graduate School of Design

Phyllis Lambert, Canadian Centre for Architecture