CEUs
1 LU/HSW
Cost
$5
Students
$10
Members of AIA, 2030 District, ACI, APA, ASCE, ASHRE, ASID, ASLA, ASPE, Boyer Guild, CNU, CSI, Design LAB, Green Umbrella, IIDA, NAIOP, NAWIC, NOMA, SAME, SEGD, SMPS, ULI, or USGBC
$25
Non-Members
Location
Contemporary Arts Center, followed by Nicholson’s
Program Overview
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Contemporary Arts Center’s building, designed by Zaha Hadid; the first museum designed by a woman in the United States, and Hadid’s first U.S. commission. This significant structure, and Hadid’s legacy, will be celebrated in a special exhibition - A Permanent Nostalgia for Departure: A rehearsal on legacy with Zaha Hadid - at the CAC from September 22, 2023 through January 28, 2024 curated by Maite Borjabad Lopez-Pastor of the Guggenheim Bilbao Museum.
This tour will include the architecture of Hadid’s building and its challenge to traditional design as well as the special exhibition featuring her early work and artists responding to her legacy.
The exhibition plans to deconstruct and revive Hadid’s craft through two lenses: a showcase of her paintings and early career practice; and a selection of new site-specific responses to the CAC building itself and Zaha’s complex legacy commissioned from current artists, performers, and architects. The participating artists are creating new, site-specific works ranging in a diverse set of media that crosses sculpture, installation, textiles, sound, video, or performance and with multiple cultural backgrounds and practices.
The tour and the works featured will provoke discussion, challenge perceptions, and delight the eye. After the tour, we may adjourn to the lobby or nearby establishment to continue the conversation.
Presented by AIA Cincinnati’s Early Professionals.
RSVP is REQUIRED as the number of participants is limited. Please arrive at the CAC between 5:15 and 5:25 to check in so that the tour can start promptly at 5:30. Registration fee (less credit card charges) will be donated to the CAC in appreciation for their work on this exhibit and tour.
IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND, PLEASE CONTACT US ASAP! This tour can only accommodate a limited number of people so if you are not coming, please let us include someone else by updating your RSVP.
Learning Objectives
Understand how Hadid's revolutionary design, specifically the "urban carpet," encourages equitable access and social interactions for museum visitors and pedestrians
Understand how sculptural and acoustic interventions can transform the relationship between architectural elements and affect the navigation and experience of an architectural space by occupants
Understand how architectural theories like deconstructivism led to a more radical approach to architectural expression and pushed the limits of structural possibility
Appreciate the complex role of architecture in addressing social reform through a legacy of colonialism and imperialism
Understand the role of art in encouraging viewers to more deeply consider an architect’s gestural, formal, and functional choices.
Continuing Education Details
Course Number: G2023.b
Instructional Delivery Method: live
AIA CES Program Approval Expiration Date: 7.6.2026
Prerequisites: none
Program Level: beginner
Advance Learner Preparation: none
AIA CES Provider Statement
AIA Cincinnati is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number 088. All registered AIA CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider or this learning program may be sent to AIA CES (cessupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3).
This learning program is registered with AIA CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product.
AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.