Kevin ALTER
Founder and Partner
alterstudio
The Frank Welch Memorial Lecture
29 January 2020
Wednesday, 7 pm, Reception starts at 6:15 pm
Horchow Auditorium, DMA
Free for Forum Members, $20 gen admission, $15 DMA Members, $5 Students; Tkts at Door, No reservations needed, Join us!
Kevin Alter, graduate of Harvard University, is the Sid W. Richardson Centennial Professor of Architecture and Associate Director of the Center for American Architecture and Design at The University of Texas at Austin, where he also served as Academic Director for Architecture Programs and Associate Dean for Graduate Programs. His professional practice, alterstudio architecture, has received more than one hundred design awards, including the 2019 National AIA Institute Honor Award for Interior Architecture, 2019 American Architecture Award, 2018 National AIA Housing Design Award, 2018 Architecture Master Prize, 2018 American Architecture Prize, 2017 American Architecture Award, 2017 American Architecture Prize, 2017 Residential Architecture Design Award, 2015 AIA Firm Achievement Award, 2013 National AIA Housing Award, and 2011 Residential Architecture Design Award. His work has also been widely published including the book, Alterstudio Architecture: 6 Houses, and he was inducted into the William S. Marvin Hall of Fame for Design Excellence in 2018.
Editor of twelve books, his writing has also appeared in Architecture and Architectural Design, among other journals and books. He has curated sixteen exhibitions that have been shown in numerous venues internationally and organized many symposia. He has been a visiting professor at Columbia University and was the Favrot Visiting Professor at Tulane University. Alter has also been a visiting critic, reviewer and lecturer at dozens of institutions around the world.
Alterstudio Architecture, LLP of Austin, Texas is an architecture and design firm known for its intellect in design, inventiveness, craftsmanship, and details. The work is rooted in deep-seated virtues of architecture – generous space making, shrewd manipulation of day-lighting, and meticulous attention to detail. The studio’s approach is client and site specific as they seek to uncover the inherent spirit of place and personality. The attention to all elements of design has been a constant in the firm’s philosophy. Since 2002, the firm has received over a hundred regional and national awards. The work has also been widely featured in national and international publications including Dwell, Architectural Record, Architect, Texas Architect, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The London Financial Times
Kevin ALTER
Founder and Partner
alterstudio
The Frank Welch Memorial Lecture
29 January 2020
Wednesday, 7 pm, Reception starts at 6:15 pm
Horchow Auditorium, DMA
Free for Forum Members, $20 gen admission, $15 DMA Members, $5 Students; Tkts at Door, No reservations needed, Join us!