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Session 1

Creativity on Display: Architecture and Planning at the University of Iowa

Mondays, February 1, 8, 15, 22
2:30–4:20 p.m.
Room 125, Trowbridge Hall
Registration Deadline: January 18
Class Limit: 70

From the traditional stone buildings of the Pentacrest to examples with a modern flair, each University of Iowa building tells a story, and collectively they tell a story about the university. While the University of Iowa does not have a School of Architecture, the campus offers one of the nation’s richest collections of modern architecture, and students and faculty alike are immersed in an environment representing the creativity that sets this university apart. This course introduces us to the world of higher education architecture and campus planning. The class will explore the campus master plan, its eclectic architecture, and how the university survived and recovered from the 2008 flood.

INSTRUCTOR: Rodney Lehnertz is director of planning, design, and construction at the University of Iowa, with responsibility for campus master planning, capital project, and space management. In addition to more than $100 million in project work each year, Rod’s department is central to recovery and replacement projects resulting from the 2008 flood. A native Iowa Citian, Rod earned his B.S. degree in architecture at the University of Kansas and an executive M.B.A. at Iowa. He is co-author of the University of Iowa Guide to Campus Architecture, a book celebrating the many notable building designs on the UI campus.

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