This event is part of the Forum Lecture Series presented by the Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism at Carleton University. 

Date: Wednesday, March 6, 6:00 PM

Venue: Ottawa Art Gallery, 10 Daly Ave.

Speaker: Billie Tsien

About Billie Tsien:
Billie Tsien is a founding partner of the New York-based practice Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners. Their practice is committed to reflecting the values of non-profit, cultural, and academic institutions toward an architecture of enduring vision.

A sense of rootedness, light, texture, detail, and most of all, experience, are at the heart of what they design. Their dedication to this work has garnered numerous awards and citations including the National Medal of Arts from President Obama, the 2013 AIA Architecture Firm Award, and the 2019 Praemium Imperiale presented by the Japan Art Association.

Some of their notable projects include The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, the Asia Society Hong Kong Center in Hong Kong, and the renovations of the public spaces in David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City. Currently in construction are the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City and the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park, Chicago.

Tsien also teaches at Yale University, and is a devoted participant in the broader cultural community. Tsien currently serves as the first woman and Asian-American Chair of the Commission of Fine Arts, appointed by President Biden in 2021. As an educator and practitioner, Tsien is steadfast in her mission to create a better world through architecture.

This lecture is free and open to the public.