Date

Lecture Title

Speaker

Profession

September 20, 2025

Celebrating 40 Years of Designing the San Diego Region

Gary London, Megan Groth, Michael Cintron, Howard Blackson

Economists, Architects, Designers

October 18, 2025

The Civic Center – A Vibrant Vision for Downtown

Betsy Brennan and Michael Stepner

CEO

November 15, 2025

The Role of the Community College Campus in Building a Community

Lance Lareau

Associate Vice Chancellor for Planning, Design and Architecture

January 17, 2026

San Diego’s Bicycle Challenge

Nathan Blair

AIA Architect

February 21, 2026

Design Across the Border

Lawrence A. Herzog, Ph.D.

Design Scholar-in-Residence, UCSD Design Lab

March 21, 2026

San Diego Takes Center Stage

Ben Dalton

Bennet Peji

President, AIA San Diego

Executive Director, AIA, San Diego

April 18, 2026

Gill to Gill – Expanding the Oceanside Museum of Art

Ricardo Rabines and Taal Safdie

Architects

May 16, 2026

“I’ve never met a woman architect before….”
The Power of Women in Architecture

Michele Grace Hottel,  Margit Whitlock, Kristi Byers, and Liz Carmichael

Architects

Meetings begin at 9:30 a.m at the NewSchool of Achitecture & Design / 1249 F Street / San Diego, CA 92101 (view map) unless otherwise noted