IN PERSON | Current Work: Andrew Freear and Rusty Smith, Rural Studio

7 East 7th Street,New York NY 10003

19 January, 2022

Description

Current Work lecture with Andrew Freear and Rusty Smith of Rural Studio. THIS REGISTRATION LINK IS FOR THE IN-PERSON EVENT. If would like to attend the lecture virtually, please register via Zoom at this link. Current Work is a lecture series featuring leading figures in the worlds of architecture, urbanism, design, and art. This fall and early winter, Current Work spotlights influential and innovative design practices that bring widely varying perspectives to contemporary housing challenges. Andrew Freear and Rusty Smith direct Auburn University Rural Studio, a context-based service-learning program that questions the conventional education and role of architects. To date, Rural Studio has built more than 200 projects and educated more than 1,200 students in the Black Belt region of Alabama and Mississippi. The organization’s current research focuses on housing access and affordability, efficient timber use, small-scale farming, and access to resources like clean water. Working with partners throughout the Southeast, Rural Studio is building homes to address rural America’s silent housing crisis. Please note that in-person lecture attendees are required to show ID and proof of vaccination and wear a facial covering indoors at all times. The Architectural League of New York nurtures excellence in architecture, design, and urbanism, and stimulates thinking and debate about the critical design and building issues of our time. As a vital, independent forum for architecture and its allied disciplines, the League helps create a more beautiful, vibrant, innovative, and sustainable future.