About this Event
The George Baird Lecture
Jonathan Tate is principal of OJT (Office of Jonathan Tate), an architecture and urban design practice in New Orleans whose work spans architecture, applied research, planning, and strategic development. The recipient of the Award in Architecture from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Tate has earned national recognition for projects that address housing, urban development, and community revitalization.
In this lecture, Tate explores several recurring themes in the practice's work, including speculative development, housing as a catalyst for community change, and design at the scale of the town. Drawing on projects ranging from self-developed infill housing and housing guidebooks developed with NGOs and municipalities to community health initiatives and small-town revitalization efforts in the rural American South, Tate examines how architects can expand their influence beyond individual buildings to shape broader social, economic, and urban outcomes. Featuring work that is both realized and in progress, and spanning a range of scales, the lecture considers architecture's role in shaping the urban environment.
Speaker Bio:
Jonathan Tate is a professor of practice at the Tulane School of Architecture and Built Environment and the principal of OJT (Office of Jonathan Tate), an architecture and urban design practice in New Orleans. Along with their conventional architectural practice, the office engages in numerous design-related activities, including applied research, opportunistic planning, and strategic development. Their work has received numerous awards, including National AIA Housing Awards and the National AIA Honor Award in Architecture. The office has been recognized as Emerging Voices by the Architectural League of New York, a Next Progressive by Architect Magazine, and a finalist for the international Architecture Review Emerging Architect Award. Tate is the recipient of the Award in Architecture from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Image Credits: 1-2 — Will Crocker. 3 — Leonid Furmansky.
Event venue & nearby stays
John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design, 1 Spadina Crescent, Toronto, Canada
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