Marsha Maytum to Present 'Architecture as a Catalyst for Change' Lecture on Oct. 27

Marion Brennar

Sweetwater Spectrum Community, in Sonoma, California.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Marsha Maytum will present a lecture at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, in Ken and Linda Sue Shollmier Hall, Room 250 of Vol Walker Hall, on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville, as part of the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design lecture series.

Maytum, FAIA, LEED AP, is a founding principal of Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects in San Francisco, California.

In her lecture, titled "Architecture as a Catalyst for Change," Maytum will discuss how architecture can promote a regenerative future and be a catalyst for positive social change. Since 2001, the firm has focused its practice on mission-driven projects that advance the integration of environmental sustainability and design excellence, support social equity and make positive contributions to the community.

The firm has 25 architects and designers who share a common belief in the transformative power of architecture to reach beyond property lines to help address some of the larger challenges in communities — affordable housing, innovative education, aging with dignity, homelessness, disability rights and climate change. The firm demonstrates the capacity of a small firm to make contributions to the profession's most pressing concerns: advanced sustainability, social equity and integrated practice — all woven within a consistent framework of design excellence.

The firm's proficiency in diverse building types, including innovative educational environments, affordable housing for disadvantaged populations and creative adaptive reuse of historic structures, has been recognized with more than 140 regional, national and international design awards. The firm has received eight AIA COTE Top 10 Green Projects in America, the 2014 ICC National Leadership in Sustainability Award and the National 2017 AIA Architecture Firm Award. It has been recognized by organizations that include the American Institute of Architects, Urban Land Institute, National Trust for Historic Preservation, U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Green Building Council.

For more than 35 years, Maytum has focused her career on community, cultural and socially-responsible projects that promote sustainable design. Her work has included the creation of new buildings, rehabilitation of historic buildings and adaptive reuse of existing structures.

Maytum is a frequently invited juror and critic and has lectured nationally on the topics of sustainable design and adaptive reuse. She has been the Pietro Belluschi Visiting Professor at the University of Oregon, the Howard A. Friedman Visiting Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and a visiting professor at the California College of the Arts. She is a current member of the National AIA Committee on the Environment Advisory Group.

This lecture has been approved for health, safety and welfare continuing education credits through the American Institute of Architects.

The public is invited to attend. Admission is free, with limited seating.

For more information, contact 479-575-4704 or fayjones.uark.edu.