The New Normal: Neil Denari Opening Keynote

Featuring an opening keynote by Neil Denari of Neil M. Denari Architects, The New Normal investigated how the role of experimentation can continue to contribute to architecture education, design research and practice, theory, and fabrication. The focus of the symposium was to assess the current state of technology and how researchers, practitioners, and theoreticians incorporate rigorous modes of speculation into their work. More >>>

by PennDesign

Neil Denari (b. Fort Worth, Texas September 3, 1957) is an American architect, professor, and author. Based since 1988 in Los Angeles, Denari emerged in New York during the 1980s with a series of theoretical projects and texts based on the collapse of the machine aesthetic of Modernism. His office, Neil M. Denari Architects (NMDA) is dedicated to exploring the realms of architecture, design, urbanism, and all aspects of contemporary life. As a teacher for more than 20 years, Denari has held visiting professorships at UC Berkeley, Columbia, Princeton and the University of Texas at Arlington. He has taught since 2002 at UCLA where he is a tenured professor. More >>>