We’ll all say that people are what makes a university
great, but its facilities and physical setting are a
large part of its image and a large part of what
attracts people to the institution. As you know, there
is a master plan for improving and revitalizing the Case
Western Reserve University campus. The Weatherhead
School has already made a very bold statement. But Case
is hardly alone in looking to build the university in
part with new buildings and grounds.
A couple of hundred miles to the south, the University
of Cincinnati has been seeking to turn its campus into a
showpiece of modern architecture. What are they doing
and why, how is it going and what can we learn from it?
At a minimum we might expand our imaginations about what
a campus can be. So this Friday Steven Litt will give us
a look at “Rebuilding Cincy: The Architectural Makeover
of the University of Cincinnati Campus.”
Steve is the Art and Architecture Critic of the Plain
Dealer, known throughout the region as a cogent critic
and explainer of the choices about physical design
ranging from a new convention center to expansion of the
Cleveland Museum of Art. He visited with us a couple of
years ago to discuss turning the Cuyahoga River Valley
into far more of an amenity and attraction for the
region. Please join us for what is sure to be another
eye-opening discussion.
About Our Guest
Steven Litt, the art and architecture critic for the
Plain Dealer joined the Plain Dealer in
May 1991. He came to Cleveland from The News and
Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he was
the art and architecture critic. He currently is a
contributing editor for Architecture magazine.
His articles have appeared in such publications as
Progressive Architecture, Travel & Leisure, and
ARTnews.
Litt earned a bachelor's degree in art from Brown
University and his master's degree in journalism from
Columbia University. A Michigan Journalism Fellowship
from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor enabled him
to study architecture, while he explored museum studies
with a fellowship at the Whitney Museum of American Art
in New York City.
Spring 2005 Semester Schedule
February 18, Crawford Hall 14: Lee Fisher,
CEO,
Center for Families and Children and former Attorney
General, State of Ohio, “Life at the Intersection:
Perspectives and Lessons Learned From a Life Lived at
the Intersection of the Public, Private, and Nonprofit
Sectors.”
February 25, Crawford Hall 14: Zev Garber, Rosenthal
Visiting Professor of Judaic Studies, “Forty Years Since
Nostro Actate: Reappraising a Generation of
Catholic-Jewish Dialogue.”
March: 4: TBA
March 11: Spring Break
March
18, Crawford Hall 14: Dick Baznik, Director, Case
Western Reserve University Institute for the Study of
the University in Society, “Notes on the History of Case
Western Reserve University.”
March 25, Crawford Hall 14: Amos Guiora,
Visiting Professor of Law and Lt. Colonel, Israeli
Defense Forces, “Morality
in Armed Conflict."
April 1: Toepfer Room: Sharona Hoffman,
Associate Professor of Law, “Race and the Law.”
April 8: Toepfer Room: Robert Clarke Brown, Member of the
Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington
Airports Authority and Capital Markets Advisor at the
U.S. Department of Transportation: “The
Politics of Airports.”
April 15: TBA
April 22: TBA
April 29: TBA
Parking:
People who due to mobility concerns need to make special
arrangements for parking for the Public Affairs
Discussion Group Friday Lunch
Series can send their request for parking to,
patricia.cornacchione@case.edu or you can call
216-368-4440 and speak to Pat or Fay to make arrangements.