The University by Design event series — coproduced by the Architecture Programs of the Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello Syracuse University in Florence, California State University International Programs Italy and Kent State University Florence — focuses on the topic of studying architecture abroad. This collaborative forum will consist of two public lectures aimed at reimagining the collective educational space and proposing innovative models for contemporary practice.

— Mia Fuller (cultural anthropologist and urban-architectural historian at UC Berkeley) will lecture on Tuesday 15 October at 5 pm.

— Aaron Betsky (American critic of art, architecture, and design, former Director of Virginia Tech’s School of Architecture + Design, of the Cincinnati Art Museum and of the Netherlands Architecture Institute) will lecture on Monday 11 November at 5 pm.

The first lecture will be hosted at MAD Murate Art District in Piazza delle Murate in Florence, the second one at Palazzo Vettori, Kent State University’s building in the city center of Florence.