The 50th-anniversary symposium and gala will be held at Storrs Hall on UNC Charlotte’s main campus and the Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City on March 24-26, 2022.
This 2+ day event will feature presentations, exhibits, tours, dining, and informal gathering time. All alumni, faculty, staff, students, collaborators, guests, and friends of the SoA are invited. Take a look at the schedule overview below, and click here to register.
Thursday, March 24, 2022 (Dubois Center)
Dubois Center Address: 320 E 9th St, Charlotte, NC 28202
4:00-5:00 pm | Projective Eye Gallery
Exhibition: Close to the Edge: The Birth of Hip-Hop Architecture
Introduction by Curator Sekou Cooke, Director of the Master of Urban Design Program
10th Floor Tours
MUD and ARCH studios, CBL (by students)
5:00-6:00 pm | Auditorium
50th Anniversary Welcome (Hybrid format: Click here to join us via Zoom)
Director Blaine Brownell, Associate Director Emily Makas, and Book Muller, Dean of the College of Arts + Architecture
Keynote Address
Sharon Gaber, Chancellor of UNC Charlotte: "Past and Future of Architecture at an Urban Research University"
6:00-7:00 pm | Dubois Center Atrium
Reception / Hors d’oeuvres
7:00 -9:00 pm
Night Cap at the Trolley Barn
Open Invitation to the Trolley Barn Fermentory and Food Hall, 2104 South Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203
Friday, March 25, 2022 (Storrs Hall)
Address: 9115 Mary Alexander Rd, Charlotte, NC 28262
“Five in Five” - Alumni, Faculty, and Student Impressions of the SoA at 50 (Watch on Zoom)
3:30 Set 1: SoA City Foci: Histories, Communities, and Networks
- Intro: Blaine, Peter, Catty
- Melanie Reddrick, Sekou Cooke, Ming-Chun Lee, Nadia Anderson, Lee Gray, Jose Gamez, Dimitris Papanikolaou
- Student-led Panel: Jasir Mills, Hannah Guffey, Chia Omothosho-Patterson
4:30 Set 2: SoA Technical Arenas: Computational and Environmental Futures
- Liz McCormick, Kristina Held, Rachel Dickey, Jefferson Ellinger, Mona Azarbayjani, Kyoung-Hee Kim
- Student-led Panel: Josef Gordon, Eliot Ball, Ri Ghal, Jonathan Joles, Mohammad Fasahat
Saturday, March 26, 2022 (Storrs Hall)
Address: 9115 Mary Alexander Rd, Charlotte, NC 28262
Looking for accommodations for your visit?
The UNC Charlotte Marriott Hotel and Conference Center opened in March 2021 on the University’s main campus. The hotel has 226 guest rooms, a full-service restaurant and bar, and a parking deck situated along the LYNX Blue Line Light Rail with direct access to Uptown Charlotte and the city’s most popular neighborhoods.
Among its distinguishing features is a 490-piece art collection that features original work by faculty, staff, students, and alumni of the UNC Charlotte College of Arts + Architecture.