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.

— Federica Vannucchi (Academic Director of the Pratt Rome Program) will lecture on Tuesday 20 February at 5 pm.

— Mario Carpo (architectural historian and critic, Reyner Banham Professor of Architectural History and Theory at the Bartlett, University College London) will lecture on Tuesday 27 February at 5 pm.

Both lectures will be hosted at MAD Murate Art District in Piazza delle Murate in Florence.