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Kent State University Florence | College of Architecture and Environmental Design

28/09/2026

On Thursday, October 1 at 4:30 pm, Kent State University Florence CAED KSUFCAED welcomes Simona Della Rocca, architect and co-founder with Alberto Bottero of BDR bureau BDR bureau, for a lecture titled “Trespassing.”

The lecture will explore BDR bureau’s architectural practice, with a focus on recently completed projects—including a preschool in Macerata and a secondary school in Turin—and the ongoing development of a school hub in Belgium.

Founded in Turin, Italy, BDR bureau works across architecture, urban transformation, and the design of spaces for education and the community. The practice received the Young Talent of Italian Architecture award in 2019 and was named an Emerging Finalist for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award in 2022.

📍 Palazzo Vettori
Via Cavour 26, Florence
🕓 Thursday, October 1 | 4:30 pm
The lecture is part of the Fall 2026 event series at Kent State University Florence CAED.
All are welcome.

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25/08/2026

A new semester begins! Our KSUFCAED Architecture students begin their work on site in San Frediano — observing the city, its buildings, streets, and everyday life as they embark on another semester of architectural exploration.

And, of course, no first day would be complete without our traditional start-of-semester photo.

Here’s to a new semester of exploring, observing, designing, and learning together. Welcome, everyone!

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24/04/2026

End-of-semester photo from the 3rd-year Architecture Studio led by Professor , with guest jurors , , and .
An inspiring semester in Florence comes to a close. Congratulations to this remarkable group, and best of luck with your remaining final exams!

23/03/2026

Join us tomorrow, Tuesday, March 24, at 5:00 PM at for our fourth lecture in the Spring 2026 event series. Giulia Ricci , architectural journalist and deputy editor of Italian architecture magazine “About:” .architecturalplatform, will be our guest. Her lecture is titled “New Ecologies of Architectural Publishing” and will be introduced by our coordinator Paola Giaconia.

The lecture, in English, is free and open to the public.

12/03/2026

will be our guest for a lecture this coming Tuesday March 17 at 5 PM at ! And we’re very much looking forward to welcoming him!

Jesús Granada is a Spanish architectural photographer based in Seville. Trained as an architect at the University of Seville, he has spent 25 years documenting architecture across more than 40 countries. Since 2018 he has served as the in-house photographer for , collaborating on monographs with architects including Álvaro Siza, David Chipperfield, Eduardo Souto de Moura, and RCR Arquitectes. His work has been published in over 50 countries.

The lecture, in English, is free and open to the public.

25/02/2026

A few moments from the field trip to Rome with Professors and , joined by architect Alessandra Barilaro ().

17/02/2026

Tonight we host a special conversation with Mark Linder
and Benjamin Gallegos Gabilondo (.eu), part of the University by Design series co-produced by , , and . Join us at 5:30 pm at Le Murate !

Linder and Gallegos Gabilondo will discuss the role of media in architectural design, using the launch of Linder’s new book, That’s Brutal, What’s Modern?, as a starting point for conversation.

09/02/2026

We are very much looking forward to our second lecture of the Spring 2026 event series at . Stephan Buerger, founding partner of , will be our guest tomorrow, Tuesday February 10 at 5 pm. His lecture, titled “Learning Landscapes,” will be introduced by Paola Giaconia .

The lecture, in English, is free and open to the public.

09/02/2026

Last Friday, our Architecture students enrolled in the Reading Cities course traveled to Lucca with professors Guido Incerti () and Jacopo Gresleri (), along with architect Alessandra Barilaro ().
It was their first field trip of the Spring 2026 semester... more to come!
Swipe through for a few snapshots from the trip 📸

03/02/2026

Pascal Flammer is kicking off the Spring 2026 lecture series at . His lecture, titled “Buildings, Mostly: Then and Now,” will trace a selection of projects developed over the past twenty years, reflecting the evolution of his architectural position.

The lecture will be in English and is free and open to the public.

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Via Cavour 26
Florence
50129

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