UMD MAPP Fall 2026 Lecture Series
Architecture Building Auditorium
Free

Description:

Craig & Mimi Spangler Architecture Lecture

This talk will interrogate how learning spaces impact our positionality as architects, ultimately impacting how and what we design. It compares the loges of the École des Beaux Arts with Indigenous learning spaces, offering insight into a contemporary shift in architectural discourse towards Critical Relationalism and prioritizing closer relations with the environment. Professional and academic projects exploring these topics will be shared. This is the second lecture in the 2026 University of Maryland's Fall Architecture Lecture series.

AIA credits are provided courtesy of AIA Potomac Valley.

Credits:
1.5 LU/HSW

Learning Objectives:

Speaker:
David Fortin, Professor at University of Waterloo and Principal Architect at David T Fortin Architect - David Fortin is a Professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Waterloo and a registered architect in the provinces of Ontario, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Alberta. He completed his doctoral studies at the University of Edinburgh in 2009 and has since taught undergraduate and graduate courses in architectural design, history and theory in the UK, USA, and Canada. David is of Red River Métis heritage and a citizen of the Manitoba Métis Federation, as well as a founding member of the RAIC Indigenous Task Force. His research and practice focus on questions surrounding speculative futures, Métis architecture and design, Critical Relationalism, and the role of design in reconciliation. 

AIA Provider: AIA Potomac Valley (A183); Course #PV101426

Location:
Architecture Building Auditorium
University of Maryland
School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
3835 Campus Drive
College Park, MD 20742

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UMD Fall 2026 Lecture Series