Eero Saarinen, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (Gateway Arch) under construction, 1965. Photo by Arthur Witman. Arthur Witman Photograph Collection, State Historical Society of Missouri. Open in Lightbox

Join community leaders, municipal leaders, and scholars in dialogue around topics related to the Design Agendas exhibition. Organized by WashU’s Kemper Art Museum, College of Architecture, and the Office for Socially Engaged Practice, the panels embrace the pluralistic ideas of the exhibition to explore the impact of past and present design agendas through lived, professional, and civic stories, as well as strategies for participatory futures that embed identity, culture, and memory in the built environment.

This event is free and open to the public. Space is limited; registration is required. 

The symposium aims to be a space to:

• Embrace multiple perspectives including lived, experienced, professional, and civic administrative
• Engage the St. Louis community in dialogue on the impact of and vision for the built environment of the St. Louis region
• Share the collective depth of research and expertise of the Sam Fox School and community leaders within the St. Louis region

Program | Saturday, Oct 26

Full program and list of speakers to come. All programming will take place in Weil Hall located on WashU's Danforth Campus.

8:30 –9 am | Check-in + Coffee & snacks

9–10:30 am | Panel 1: Municipal Agendas: What's Happening Now

11 am–12:30 pm | Panel 2: Civic Architecture: Roles and Presence of Public Architecture in St. Louis

12:30–1:30 pm | Lunch (provided with registration)

1:30–3 pm | Panel 3: Preservations: Centering Culture, Memory, and Identity

3:30–5 pm | Panel 4: Participatory Futures: Movements Toward Collective Design Agendas

5–5:30 pm | Closing reflections

Free and open to the public. Space is limited; registration is requested. 

Keynote Address | Friday, Oct 25 

Learn more about the symposium keynote address by Toni L. Griffin, professor of practice in urban planning at Harvard University Graduate School of Design.

ASL Interpretation

American Sign Language interpretation can be arranged for public events upon request. This service is free, but we ask for two weeks’ notice. Requests can be made by contacting kempereducation@wustl.edu

Parking & Location

Free parking is available in the East End Garage after 5 pm and on the weekends. Enter at the intersection of Forsyth Blvd and Wrighton Way. View a map and complete parking information here.

Support

Generous support provided by WashU’s Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Equity (CRE2), and WashU’s ten-year strategic vision, Here and Next, designed to mobilize research, education, and patient care to establish WashU and St. Louis as a global hub for transformative solutions to the deepest societal challenges.