ACADEMIA

PETER COOK LECTURE AT LOUISIANA MUSEUM OF MODERN ART

Posted by maparchitects in ACADEMIA, LECTURES, NEWS on March 24, 2022

Delighted for the invitation of the LOUISIANA MUSEUM OF MODERN ART to lecture on Sir Peter Cook’s work and impact in architecture. April 30th at 19:30. Peter Cook’s production spans beyond drawings and speculation. As an architect who builds and educates, his impact is broad and spans geographies, generations of architects and educational institutions. This […]

UIA LECTURE

Posted by maparchitects in ACADEMIA, LECTURES, NEWS on March 24, 2022

Join us for the Great Green Wall Initiative Webinar on Saturday 26 March 2022 from 14.00 to 16.45 Paris time. The event will review contemporary African cultural transformation in extreme environments such as that of the Sahara-Sahel region. It will be part of a series of webinars that will explore opportunities and approaches to design […]

PLANNING FOR UNCERTAINTY

Posted by maparchitects in ACADEMIA, NEWS on October 11, 2021

A conversation between moderator Kristoffer Weiss and architect and associate professor David Garcia about his work with Extreme Environments, which has attracted international attention for his consistent study of the impact of climate change on our everyday lives, and his activistic working methods onsite. Wednesday 16:00 at SPACE 10. https://www.cafx.dk/event/planning-for-uncertainty

DANISH NATIONAL RADIO INTERVIEW

Posted by maparchitects in ACADEMIA, EDUCATION, NEWS on March 1, 2021

Delighted to be invited to talk about Architecture and Extreme Environments master program on Danish National Radio, DR, KULTUREN på P1

RECIPIENT OF THE UIA INTERANTIONAL PRIZE FOR INNOVATION AND EDUCATION

Posted by maparchitects in ACADEMIA, EDUCATION, NEWS on February 15, 2021

The Master Program, Architecture and Extreme Environments, at the The Royal Danish Academy, School of Architecture, Copenhagen (Denmark), directed by Associate Professor David A. Garcia, has received the international prize for the most innovative architecture educational program. “In close collaboration with local communities who are situated in extreme environments globally, this programme impressively engages with […]

EXHIBIT AND KEYNOTE AT THE ARCTIC CIRCLE ASSEMBLY

Posted by maparchitects in ACADEMIA, EDUCATION, LECTURES, NEWS on October 9, 2019

Invited to lecture and exhibit our KADK work and reserach in the polar regions at the international Arctic Circle Assembly, by invitation and collaboration with the Danish Embassy in Reykjavik. I will be presenting our student work exhibit after the introduction by Danish Minister of Exterior, and partaking in a discussion platform on Arctic Architecture. […]

LECTURE AND WORKSHOP IN BANGLADESH

Posted by maparchitects in ACADEMIA, LECTURES, NEWS on April 8, 2019

The Institute of Architects of Bangladesh together with KADK and the School of Architecture in Dhaka, BUET, have invited David Garcia to lecture and curate a workshop dealing with the challenges of refugee camps in the region. We will be visiting some of the 29 Rohingya camps in Bangladesh, housing more than 1.2 million refugees. The […]

LECTURE AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERISTY

Posted by maparchitects in ACADEMIA, LECTURES, NEWS on March 8, 2019

David Garcia will be lecturing at Arizona State University School of Architecture in Tempe, the 20. of March at 6 pm. The lecture will focus on experimentation in architecture both in the scientific and artistic realm.

LECTURE IN SVALBARD

Posted by maparchitects in ACADEMIA, NEWS on January 17, 2018

David Garcia will be lecturing in Svalbard, Longyearbyen, on Thursday 25th at the Extreme Islands International Seminar on the educational works imparted at KADK and his design initiative in Greenland via MAP Architects.