Lecture: "Standing Out by Fitting In: A Study of Contrast & Coexistence"
Monday, February 24, 2025
6pm - 7pm
Freeman Auditorium in the Woldenburg Art Center,
Tulane's Uptown Campus
This lecture is open to the public.
This lecture "Standing Out by Fitting In: A Study of Contrast & Coexistence" is presented by Morris Adjmi, FAIA, Founder/Owner of Morris Adjmi Architects and TuSA Alumnus (A '83). The lecture is supported by the William Kay and Nancy Proctor Turner Lectureship.
About the lecture:
Renowned architect Morris Adjmi, FAIA, returns to his alma mater to present "Standing Out by Fitting In: A Study of Contrast & Coexistence." In this lecture, Adjmi will reflect on growing up in New Orleans, the city that first shaped his architectural perspective, and explore the lasting influence of his 13-year collaboration with Pritzker Prize-winning architect Aldo Rossi.
Adjmi will then introduce MA’s conversation-driven design ethos— an approach that engages deeply with history, context, art, and materiality to create buildings that feel both timeless and contemporary. Through a selection of case studies, he will illustrate how the firm’s rigorous research-based methodology translates into thoughtful, expressive architecture that enriches the urban fabric.
This lecture offers a rare opportunity to gain insight into MA’s distinctive approach to design and the dialogue between past and present, form and function, tradition and innovation. Students, faculty, and design professionals alike will leave with a deeper understanding of how architecture can honor history in creative ways while embracing the future.
About the speaker:
As the founder and principal of Morris Adjmi Architects (MA), Morris Adjmi, FAIA is dedicated to understanding the history and complex forces that shape cities to create buildings that are contextual but unmistakably contemporary.
Adjmi’s passion for contextual architecture was formed by the cast-iron French Quarter balconies and crumbling Creole cottages in his hometown of New Orleans and refined in New York and Milan during a 13-year collaboration with Pritzker Prize-winning architect, Aldo Rossi.
Morris established MA in 1997 following his collaboration with Rossi, and on that strong foundation, built a multidisciplinary design practice known for creating iconic buildings that “stand out by fitting in”—contemporary architecture, interiors, and environments inspired by art, history, and context. The firm’s rigorous, research-based approach and resulting work has become a favorite of both forward-thinking developers and history-minded preservationists.
Questions? Please reach out to Ben Neal, TuSA Executive Administrative Assistant, at bneal1@tulane.edu.
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