In-Class Lecture | Jimenez Lai, Timotheus Vermeulen and Irena Haiduk: Monsters Beyond the Screens (A Post Zoom Meditation)

Wednesday, February 21, 2024, 3:30 - 5pm

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Roundtable Participants Irena and Timotheus

This event will be conducted in-person in room 315F and through Zoom. 

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This roundtable discussion is part of Jimenez Lai's ARCH 141B Design IV Studio Course.

This roundtable featuring Jimenez Lai, Irena Haiduk, and Timotheus Vermeulen starts at 3:30PM with a brief introduction by Jimenez Lai. Lai will introduce the event and give a short overview of his own work. Following him, at 3:40, Timotheus Vermeulen will delve into an exploration of screens, zoom, monsters, and other intriguing -isms in a 15-minute presentation. Continuing the intellectual thread, Irena Haiduk will take the floor offering insights into her work and presenting her own 10-minute reflection on screens, zoom, monsters, or other -onomies.

A roundtable discussion and Q&A moderated by Jimenez Lai will follow the presentations.

The in-person event is open to current Cooper Union Students, Faculty, and Staff only. The Public may attend this event through Zoom.

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