Category Archives: Lecture Series
March Lecture: Living Environments and Human Existence
Marko Peljhan is an internationally-active artist who deals with questions of art, science and technology. He has introduced his work in museum displays, exhibitions and festivals around the world. Peljhan established the art and technology organization “Zavod Projekt Atol” in … More
February Lecture: Clear Thinking, Bold Design from Norway
Oslo-based Reiulf Ramstad and his firm RRA (Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter) have been accumulating architectural awards for their iconic design in Norway and other northern locations. Ramstad’s work seeks to expose the tension between the local and global, the natural and … More
Time Change for Fairbanks – Wendell Burnette
The Wendell Burnette lecture in Fairbanks on January 17th has been moved to 7:30pm.
January Lecture: The Art of Place Making
The work of Wendell Burnette Architects has been presented in more than 100 publications worldwide, including The Burnette Studio/Residence, a single building monograph published by Rockport Press and each Phaidon Atlas of World Architecture in 2004 and 2008. Wendell Burnette … More
December Lecture: The Interplay of People, Code, Design and Art
Brendan Dawes is an artist, programmer, product designer & tinkerer who applies the “boil, simmer, reduce” approach to his wide array of projects. He has exhibited at MoMA, and has lectured at HOW Design Conference Chicago, South by Southwest Austin, … More
November Lecture: Artist Explorers of the Natural World
Joe Gerhardt and Ruth Jarman of Semiconductor were recently interviewed on SmithsonianMag.com regarding their fellowship at the Natural History Museum. Joe Gerhardt will give three lectures in Alaska on November 7-9. These lectures are presented by the Alaska Design Forum, … More
The 20th ADF Season: Changing Landscapes
The schedule for CHANGING LANDSCAPES, our 2011-2012 lecture series, has been set. Our first lecture will be November 7-9th. See you there!
Perspectives on Urban Transformation
Our UN/COMMON lecture series continues with Ana Džokić and Marc Neelen, principals in the design collaborative STEALTH.unlimited. STEALTH works in a space where shifts in perspectives – from urban research, visual arts, spatial intervention, to cultural activism – affect the … More
January Event: Faythe Levine and Handmade Nation
The Rise of DIY, Art, Craft, and Design Breaking from our traditional lecture format, our next event will be a screening of Faythe Levine’s Handmade Nation. The film follows Levine as she logs 19,000 miles across the U.S., documenting the … More
November Lecture: James Victore
Graphic designer pushes boundaries Of his work, James Victore says “the fact that I don’t make any distinction between beautiful and ugly always keeps me pushing to get somewhere new and surprise myself”. His work is represented in the permanent … More
The Alaska Design Forum is supported, in part, by the Alaska State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, and the Municipality of Anchorage.