February 16 | 1:00 p.m.
Caleb McWhorter | 2025 Aydelott Travel Award Recipient
“Jo” Aguilar | 2025 Trussell Travel Award Recipient
Under the guidance of his faculty mentor Assistant Professor Duane McLemore, McWhorter's research focused on how the planning, design and infrastructure of affordable housing affects the health of a community and the autonomy of residents in their housing decisions.
His itinerary included studies of architect Walter Segal’s Walter’s Way Houses in London, England; Alejandro Aravena’s Quinta Monroy Housing in Iquique, Tarapacá, Chile; Prasanna Desai’s Slum Upgrade Project in Pune, Maharashtra, India; and Alvaro Siza’s Qunita da Malagueira in Evora, Portugal.
Aguilar’s research was inspired by Juhani Pallasmaa’s “The Eyes of the Skin.” Through her travel and research, she had a goal of developing and improving the definition of accessible design in America. She explored several buildings in Mexico, including la Centro de Invidentes y Débiles Visuales (The Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired) and la Biblioteca para Ciegos y Débiles Visuales (the Library for the Blind and Visually Impaired).
Read more about these award recipients.
March 2 | 1:30 p.m.
Jeffrey Huber, FAIA, ASLA, NCARB, LEED AP, WEDG
Principal - BROOKS SCARPA HUBER
Jeffrey Huber, FAIA, ASLA, NCARB, LEED AP, WEDG, is a principal of Brooks Scarpa Huber and manages the firm’s South Florida studio. He also serves as director of Landscape Architecture, Urban Design and Planning. In addition to practice, he is a professor in the School of Architecture at Florida Atlantic University in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Huber holds master’s degrees and professional licenses in both architecture and landscape architecture, and his work spans
the intersection of ecological systems, public space, urban design and resilient architectural strategies. A distinguished architect and landscape architect, Huber specializes in public realm projects that integrate environmental performance with design excellence. His work advances sustainability through initiatives in soft cities, agricultural urbanism, green school design, missing-middle housing, transit-oriented development, low-impact development/green infrastructure and adaptation and transformation methodologies responding to emerging climate disruptions.
March 20 | 1:30 p.m.
SHoP
Cathy Jones (Project Director) and Daniel Smith (Architect and MSU alumnus) - New York, NY
"Our work is in the future. We are architects and innovators, craftspeople and problem solvers, highly-trained specialists and proud generalists who share global expertise in anticipating and designing for what’s ahead." -SHoP architects
April 17 | 1:30 p.m.
Distinguished Alumnus Lecture
David Corban
David Corban Architects is a Naples, FL-based firm providing services to the public and private sectors. The firm’s work is marked by thoughtful detailing and a careful response to the Florida environment. With a twenty-first century take on Florida Architecture, DCa provides clients in Southwest Florida with an architecture unique to its environment. DCa has been recognized internationally for its dedication to the missions of non-profit clients. DCa has been an industry leader in Southwest Florida in sustainable and resilient design. Grace Place for Children and Families is SW Florida’s first LEED campus and includes two LEED Gold Buildings. The Lutgert professional Center is one of Collier County’s only LEED certified commercial structures. DCa’s work at Audubon Corkscrew Sanctuary is slated for Living Building Challenge Certification and Net Zero. DCa has a staff of seven professionals including four Architects licensed in Florida.
Recognition
- AIA National Award for Justice Facilities - The Shelly Stayer Shelter in Immokalee
- AIA National Small Projects Award for Small Projects – Celebration Park
- Top 100 buildings in Florida in the past 100 years – Haldeman Creek House
- Projects Featured in Archello and Architizer
- 5 AIA Florida Awards
- 25 AIA Florida Southwest Awards
- AIA Florida Southwest Firm of the year
- Gulfshore Life Magazine’s Men and Women of the Year for the firm’s work for non-profits and dedication to sustainability.
- WR Frizzell medal - AIA Florida Southwest. This is the highest individual award given by the chapter. Winners are selected by past recipients and only periodically.
- Audrey Nelson Community Development Award from the National Community Development Association in Washington, DC for our design of the Immokalee Zocalo
April 29 | 3:30 p.m.
ERIC HÖWELER, FAIA, LEED AP
Co-Founding Partner - Howeler + Yoon - Boston, MA
Eric Höweler, FAIA, LEED AP, is an architect, designer and educator. He is co-founding partner of Höweler + Yoon and professor in architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, where he is the program director for the Masters of Architecture Program. Höweler’s design work and research focuses on building technology integration and material systems. His projects range from cultural buildings and mixed-use residential buildings, to public spaces and interactive environments. Recently completed projects include Living Village at the Yale Divinity School, the MIT Museum at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at the University of Virginia, and the Coolidge Corner Theatre expansion. Höweler's work has been exhibited widely, including at the Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum in New York City, and the Venice Biennale. He is the co-author of Expanded Practice (Princeton Architectural Press 2009), Verify In Field: Projects and Conversations Höweler + Yoon (Park Books, 2021), and author of Design for Construction: The Tectonic Imagination in Contemporary Architecture (Routledge 2025).
All lectures will be held in the Harrison Auditorium in Giles Hall at the School of Architecture on Mississippi State University's main campus in Starkville. Public seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Overflow seating is available in the Jury Room, Giles 122. For more information, contact the School of Architecture at 662.325.2202.
The Harrison Lecture Series is made possible through the generous gift of Freda Wallace Harrison and Dr. Robert V.M. Harrison, FAIA, FCSI.