Steve Wiesenthal to Present Lecture on April 29 in Little Rock

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Steve Wiesenthal, senior associate vice president for facilities and a university srchitect for the University of Chicago, will present a lecture Tuesday evening at the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Steve Wiesenthal will present a lecture titled “Architectural Heritage and Innovation at the University of Chicago” on Tuesday, April 29, at the Arkansas Arts Center, 501 E. 9th St., in Little Rock. The lecture will begin at 6 p.m. in the center’s Lecture Hall, following a 5:30 p.m. reception.

Wiesenthal is the senior associate vice president for facilities and a university architect for the University of Chicago.

This lecture is part of the Architecture and Design Network’s 2013-14 Art of Architecture lecture series.

The University of Chicago campus, rooted in the tradition of grey stone Collegiate Gothic and taking inspiration from the forward looking spirit of America’s premier city of architectural innovation, is in the midst of a historic transformation. In the first part of the 21st century, the campus has undergone more change than it has at any other time in its 110-year history. Guided by principle and overarching planning themes, the campus has added buildings designed by a number of architectural luminaries, including Helmut Jahn, Tod Williams, Billie Tsien, Jeanne Gang, Ann Beha, Jamie Carpenter and Michael Van Walkenberg. In spite of transformative physical changes to its campus, the University remains committed to its core values.

Before coming to the University of Chicago in 2008, Wiesenthal oversaw the development of the University of California San Francisco’s Mission Bay research and academic campus. He previously worked for six years as an architect with Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, the internationally acclaimed architectural firm. Wiesenthal received undergraduate degrees in architecture and urban studies at the University of Maryland and a Master of Liberal Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

The 2013-14 Art of Architecture lecture series is sponsored by the Architecture and Design Network, a non-profit organization, with support from the Central Arkansas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, the Arkansas Arts Center and the Fay Jones School of Architecture.

The lecture is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact ardenetwork@icloud.com.