Now Announcing: UCLA AUD's 2026 Summer Lecture Series
Jun 22, 2026
UCLA Architecture and Urban Design is pleased to announce its 2026 Summer Lecture Series, part of the programming for AUD's two Summer Programs: TeenArch Studio and JumpStart. All lectures will be presented in-person in AUD's Perloff Hall Decafe, beginning at 12:30 pm, with Zoom available for live virtual viewing.
Led by Summer Programs Director Julia Koerner, both the JumpStart program and TeenArch Studio engage students in a wide range of activities, from intensive design exercises, individual feedback sessions, and small group discussions, to studio-wide presentations and reviews. The Summer Lecture Series offers programming and conversation that is both fundamental and complementary to Summer Programs pedagogy.
While accurate at the time of this posting, Summer Lecture Series details are subject to change; please bookmark this page for updates.
The 2026 Summer Lecture Series includes:
Monday, June 22
Morgane Copp (Assistant Professor in Teaching, College of Architecture and Planning, University of Colorado Denver, and Project Designer, Young & Ayata)
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Wednesday, June 24
Claire Glass (Undergraduate Studio Faculty, College of Architecture and Planning, University of Colorado Denver, and Founding Principal, Studio Glass)
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Friday, June 27
Khorshid Naderi-Azad (Lecturer, UCLA AUD, and Founding Principal, WallyWool) and Pooneh Erami (Lecturer, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture of Casablanca)
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Monday, June 29
Yara Feghali (Lecturer, UCLA AUD, and Founder, Folly Feast Lab)
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Thursday, July 2
Abel Maqueira and Chris Ezden Moras (both MSAUD '26)
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Monday, July 6
Kutan Ayata (Vice Chair and Associate Professor, UCLA AUD, and Co-Principal, Young & Ayata)
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Thursday, July 9
Leon Rost (Partner, Bjarke Ingels Group)
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- Learn more about Summer Programs at UCLA AUD