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Our annual DeeDee and Herb Glimcher Lectures feature some of the world’s leading artists, architects, and designers, and this year is no exception with a talk from architect Kimberly Dowdell.
At this year's lecture, Dowdell considers the urgent issues of climate action and social equity and how architecture can maximize human potential while minimizing environmental impact. Drawing on local examples of environmental disparity as well as human-centered programs, Dowdell asks: how can we improve our futures through sustainability?
This talk will take place in person in our Film/Video Theater. A livestream will also be available on this page.
Kimberly Dowdell is a licensed architect, writer, and frequent speaker on architecture, diversity, sustainability, and the future of cities. In her role as 2019–20 national president of NOMA, she worked to increase opportunities for women and people of color in the building professions. She also more than doubled the organization’s membership and significantly raised NOMA’s public profile during her two-year presidency. Kimberly’s career aspirations are rooted in her Detroit upbringing, where she was initially driven to utilize architecture as a tool to revitalize cities. She earned her Bachelor of Architecture at Cornell University and her Master of Public Administration at Harvard University, where she was a Sheila C. Johnson Leadership Fellow. Her professional experience spans architecture, government, teaching, and real estate development. Kimberly is a principal in the Chicago studio of HOK, a leading global design firm. She cofounded the SEED Network in 2005 and has been a LEED accredited professional since 2007. Kimberly’s overarching mission is to improve people’s lives, by design.
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This lecture is made possible by the DeeDee and Herb Glimcher Program Fund, which supports presentations by distinguished speakers in the fields of art, architecture, and design, and cosponsored by Ohio State’s Knowlton School and the Wexner Center for the Arts.
LEARNING & PUBLIC PRACTICE PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY American Electric Power Foundation Huntington
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Ingram-White Castle Foundation Ohio Arts Council Martha Holden Jennings Foundation State Farm Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation Karen Bell and Ben Maiden Barb and Al Siemer Chalmers P. Wylie VA Ambulatory Care Center
WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY The Wexner Family Greater Columbus Arts Council The Columbus Foundation Ohio Arts Council American Electric Power Foundation L Brands Foundation Adam Flatto Mary and C. Robert Kidder Bill and Sheila Lambert Institute of Museum and Library Services Nationwide Foundation Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease Arlene and Michael Weiss
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Mike and Paige Crane Pete Scantland Axium Packaging Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams President Kristina M. Johnson and Mrs. Veronica Meinhard Nancy Kramer Huntington Lisa Barton Johanna DeStefano Russell and Joyce Gertmenian Liza Kessler and Greg Henchel Ron and Ann Pizzuti Joyce and Chuck Shenk Bruce and Joy Soll Clark and Sandra Swanson Jones Day
Kimberly Dowdell
