Arts & Culture

The School of Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis and the U.S. Green Building Council—St. Louis Chapter will present The Sustainable University Campus, a national colloquium on campus environmental design, March 28 and 30. The event will feature lectures, workshops and case study presentations by close to a dozen architects, engineers, landscape architects, campus facilities managers and environmental systems consultants from around the country. Schedules, Bios, Registration…

The School of Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis will present the international symposium Critical Praxis for the Emerging Culture: A Collaborative Investigation Into the Nature of Cultural Transformation Brought About by Technology and Media April 15, 16 and 17.

Washington University faculty and staff make news around the world. Following is a representative sampling of media coverage from clippings and electronic sources. For the most recent clips, see the Clips Index

Washington University faculty and staff make news around the world. Following is a representative sampling of media coverage from clippings and electronic sources.

Richard Howard, poetry editor of The Paris Review, will present a talk on the craft of poetry at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 16, for The Writing Program Reading Series at Washington University in St. Louis. In addition, Howard will read from his own work at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 18.

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, known for his pioneering use of low-cost materials such as paper and bamboo, will speak on Works and Humanitarian Activities at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 29.

Maki & Associates, ToykoReading room, Kenneth and Nancy Kranzberg Information Center. Museum Building, Sam Fox Arts Center at WUSTL.The Kresge Foundation has awarded a $1 million challenge grant to the Sam Fox Arts Center at Washington University in St. Louis. To receive the grant, which supports construction of two new buildings as well as renovations of existing facilities, the university must raise an additional $4.4 million in outright gifts and pledges.

Conservative political analyst, lawyer and best selling author Ann Coulter contends that America’s media landscape is strewn with examples of media abuse, liberal manipulation and Democratic conspiracies against Republicans.

The Tom Kennedy Group will perform for Washington University’s Jazz at Holmes Series from 8 to 10 p.m. Thursday, March 18.

The Brett Stamps Quartet will perform for Washington University’s Jazz at Holmes Series from 8 to 10 p.m. Thursday, March 25.