United States

From November 7 to December 19, Friedman Benda presents "Adam Pendleton: Who Owns Geometry Anyway?", marking the gallery’s first collaboration with the artist and Pendleton’s inaugural exploration of furniture typologies. Pendleton’s works, stemming from the seeds of simple geometric figures, explore themes of the historical avant-garde that influenced modern and contemporary aesthetics.

Organized by ASF with Susan Chin of DesignConnects, in collaboration with the American Institute of Architects New York, and American Institute of Architects Continental Europe, Nordic American Connections: Conversations on Architecture and Design is a 4-part series that presents prominent architects, critics and scholars to reflect on Scandinavian and Nordic design's enduring impact in shaping modern American design since the 19th century.

FIU Department of Architecture
Exhibition:
- When: December 2nd to December 12th 2025
- Opening: Tuesday December 2nd 2025.
- Where: Washington Gallery
Miami Beach Urban Studios
420 Lincoln Road.
Miami Beach, FL 33139

OUT OF CONTEXT
Projects from Armenia, Bangladesh, China, Finland, Poland, Switzerland, and Vietnam

The Paul L. Cejas Lecture Series.
Fall 2025
Weaving the Narrative
A Conversation Between Thomas Coldefy & Adrien Gardère
Thursday, November 13, 2025 · 2:00 PM · PCA 135

What is risk worth? Architecture is inseparable from uncertainty—sometimes embraced, sometimes resisted, but always present. We invent bold forms that may fail. We propose brighter futures that may falter. To practice architecture is to take on risk—with capital, with reputation, with the city, with the lives shaped inside it. For the innovator, risk is agency, progress, recognition, and the chance to improve lives. For those who mitigate risk, it’s value is inseparable from the scaffold that protects progress from catastrophe. For those outside the conventional practice, such as architect-developers, design-builders, and others, risk is currency, the price of control. Each stance reveals a different measure of what risk means and what makes it worth taking. These tensions will enliven the conversations at the heart of this event.