Elisa Iturbe

Thank you, @michaelabeldeng I will have to write a reply! Reposting @dearopenletters : Issue #104 Michael Abel Deng writes to Elisa Iturbe “Your concept of carbon form did something rare in architectural discourse, in that it named a condition that had been structuring the discipline for two centuries without the majority noticing.” @michaelabeldeng @it_urbe Pick up a copy at the donut or read at openletters-online.com

Thrilled to be part of this event at Syracuse's NYC campus today! The details, from organizer @kylejamesmiller : Today, architectural knowledge is no longer advanced by heroic figures nor by institutions organized around singular agendas. Instead, it emerges through sustained exchange among distinct critical practices—through the collective construction of conceptual, methodological, and representational frameworks grounded in carefully developed design techniques, curated lineages of reference, and explicitly articulated aesthetic positions. Prototypes: Architecture Practices and Projects convenes a focused group of architects to interrogate how the formation of their practices and the deliberate production of intellectually driven projects reconstitutes architecture as a disciplinary project that is continually renegotiated in relation to contemporary cultural conditions, economic opportunities, social issues, and political realities. Participants: Almost Studio Abel Nile New York FORMA Mattaforma New Affiliates operadora Outside Development salazarsequeromedina stock-a-studio Moderated by Kyle Miller. Format: Each office/individual will deliver a 15-minute visual and verbal presentation articulating an explicit intellectual agenda. The presentations will move decisively beyond the instrumental imperatives of professional practice—beyond the logistics of sustaining an office or producing buildings—to address the underlying Project that animates the work. What questions, commitments, or propositions persist across commissions and exceed the limits of any single project? What conceptual, material, political, or representational concerns are being cultivated as a sustained inquiry, and how do they compel continued engagement with architecture as a discipline rather than merely a profession? Each presentation will be followed by 25-minutes of open discussion among the participants.

Delighted to make the trip to San Diego for this, thanks to Manuel Shvartzberg Carrió for the invitation! Reposting @designlabucsd : 📆Join us for Design@Large ! When: Wednesday, May 21 What: “Confronting Carbon Form” by Elisa Iturbe of @harvardgsd The adoption of fossil fuels changed the spatial organization of human society, from the new building typologies invented to structure an emerging working class to the new urban archetypes that developed to meet the demands of circulation and consumption. These are the material building blocks of the fossil economy and the spatial roots of the climate crisis. This lecture will discuss the history of this phenomenon while theorizing, speculating, and imagining where an alternative may be found. 🎟️ Register now through the link in our bio! #design #ucsd #energy #climate #climatechange

Reposting photos from @uicsoa : Photographs from the Lecture, “Confronting Carbon Form,” presented by Elisa Iturbe (@it_urbe ) was followed by a conversation with Associate Professor Judith De Jong (@dejongurbanprojects ) on Monday, March 3, 2025. #uic #uisoarch #elisaiturbe @uicsoa @dejongurbanprojects

Thanks to @charleswaldheim and @gsdoffice for the opportunity to be part of this amazing line up! Check out the episode (and the whole podcast!) at fotac.gsd.harvard.edu. #carbonform #confrontingcarbonform @harvardgsd

A few more Miesian delights #miesvanderrohe

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Very excited to be part of this amazing line up! Reposting @uicsoa : Mark your calendars for our Spring 2025 Public Program! Wednesday 02.05 We@UIC : Thomas Kelley 1:00pm, Room 1100 Wednesday 02.12 Lecture: Tosin Oshinowo Respondent: David Brown 5:30pm, Room 1100 Monday 03.03 Lecture: Elisa Iturbe Respondent: Judith De Jong 5:30pm, Room 1100 Wednesday 03.05 We@UIC : Professional Portfolio Panel 1:00pm, Room 1100 Wednesday 03.12 We@UIC : Norman Teague 1:00pm, Room 1100 Thursday 03.20 Lecture: Jia Yi Gu & Kate Yeh Chiu Respondent: Antonio Torres 5:30pm, Room 1100 Friday 04.04 Lecture: Cristóbal Palma Respondent: Pablo Gerson 5:30pm, Room 1100 Thursday 04.10 Symposium: Arabia Interrota Curated and Organized by Zehra Ahmed External speakers: Amale Andraos, Hussam Dakkak, Ali Karimi, Ahmad Al-Jallad, Pascal Ménoret, Faysal Tabbarah, among others 10:30am-5pm, Room 1100 Monday 04.14 Lecture: Anne Mooney Student Choice Lecture Respondent: Student Advisory Board 5:30pm, Room 1100 Wednesday 04.23 We@UIC : Florencia Rodriguez 1:00pm, Room 1100 Thursday 05.01 Lecture: Zehra Ahmed Garofalo Fellow 2024-25 Graham Foundation 4 West Burton Place. Chicago, Illinois. 60610 6pm Friday 05.09 Exhibition: YES: Year End Show 5-8pm See you there! Architecture + Design Studios 845 West Harrison Street. Chicago, Illinois. 60607 #UICSoArch #UICSoA #WEatUIC #UICSoArchLectureSeries #carbonform #overcomingcarbonform #confrontingcarbonform

Posting an incredible post-doctoral research opportunity at Harvard to be an Environmental Fellow through HUCE (Harvard University Center for the Environment). I am now a Faculty Fellow at HUCE, so you can apply to work with me and I would be your host through the GSD. ⭐️ I would LOVE to have someone to help me continue building my body of work on carbon form, both the theoretical and design aspects.⭐️ Ideally, I would support the application of someone with a PhD in architecture or architectural history, but I would also be open to someone in the energy humanities or related fields. Please message me if you are interested. Deadline on Jan 13. See https://www.environment.harvard.edu/environmental-fellows-program for more details. #carbonform #confrontingcarbonform #postdoc #architectureandclimate #climate #climateresearch @harvardgsd @hucenvironment

Reposting Valerio Franzone @v.franzone , who organized this powerful interview, “Intergenerational Pedagogies and Practices” A conversation with Tatiana Bilbao @tabilbaoestudio , Elisa Iturbe @it_urbe , and Ayesha Ghosh @asgho @studioghosh on the tools of pedagogy and professional practice in architecture, from collective acts to mentorship. This conversation is part of KoozArch’s Issue #03 | New Rules for School. Read on @koozarch /interviews/intergenerational-pedagogies-and-practices

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Confronting Carbon Form has traveled to Ithaca! Thanks to @cornellaap for the opportunity to exhibit in the gorgeous Bibliowizc Family gallery. Thanks also to @grahamfoundation @nyscouncilonthearts @thecooperunion @schoolofarchitecture , whose support made this work possible. @alican_taylan #carbonform #confrontingcarbonform #climatechange #outsidedevelopment