The third program in our AUD60 programming, “Transitioning Worlds” was a two-day conference celebrating sixty years of architectural experimentation at UCLA AUD, bringing together faculty, alumni and guests to explore how design responds to a world in flux. Organized by Natasha Sandmeier, Kutan Ayata, and Mariana Ibañez, the conference reflected on the changing global conditions that shape architecture and the evolving pedagogies, practices, and technologies through which AUD continues to engage them.

Day One of “Transitioning Worlds” offered four thematic sessions.

Session 4 | LA LABORATORY | Moderated Roundtable
Frances Anderton (moderator), with Annie Chu, Dana Cuff, Jeffrey Inaba, Elena Manferdini (MArch ‘00), Marc Norman

“Los Angeles has long been both subject and instrument of design research at AUD. This session explores the city as a site of inquiry where questions of infrastructure, ecology and collective futures converge.”

Learn more about the “Transitioning Worlds” Conference here.