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ISA curates events, lectures and public conversations about our work as well as timely topics relevant to American cities. Check out the archive of past activities below and keep up with current news and events on Instagram at @isaphila.

2023

University of South Florida hosts Brian for a lecture on ISA’s recent work  October 17, 2023

Declaration Station ISA competes in a design competition hosted by Philadelphia250  October 12, 2023

ISA and MEANTIME host Velocities 2 at the Leader Theater  September 16, 2023

University of Memphis hosts Brian for a lecture about ISA’s Recent Work  March 21, 2023

2022

MEANTIME presents Velocities at the Blumenthal Chocolate Factory  November 12, 2022

Design Advocacy Group (DAG) invites Brian to lecture on MEANTIME: Dynamic Streetlife While You Wait!  November 3, 2022

ISA hosts a special event at The Grand Kimball Lodge in Chicago during AIA '22  June 22, 2022

2021

AIA Tri-State Conference invites Brian to join the Small Firms - Critical Practice Panel  December 10, 2021

Missing Middle Seminar invites Brian to join a panel on Smart Density  November 18, 2021

AIA Oklahoma Conference hosts Brian for keynote lecture on Free Range Typologies  October 1, 2021

UT Arlington hosts Brian for a lecture about ISA’s Recent Work  September 15, 2021

Temple University invites Brian to a Housing Justice Studio workshop  July 13, 2021

AIA Housing Awards includes Brian in Housing Awards Webinar  February 26, 2021

Myra Kraft Open Classroom hosts Advanced Housing for Wellbeing with Brian  February 16, 2021

2020

AIA East Central PA invites Brian to give fall lecture  September, 2020

Architectural Record invites Brian to join a panel on Multi-Family Housing  April 15, 2020

2019

A+ Homes Conference invites Brian to give keynote address  November 14, 2019

Architectural Record includes Brian on panel for Record on the Road in Philadelphia October 24, 2019

AIA PHL Forum on Architecture + Design asks Brian to join panel for Secrets of Success: Stories of recent AIA National Award Winners October 4, 2019

AIA PHL Forum on Architecture + Design hosts Brian for lecture on Leftovers: The Development and Design Potential of Odd Lots  October 3, 2019

AIA South Jersey invites Brian for a lecture about ISA’s Recent Work  February 20, 2019

2018

Rutgers University hosts Brian for their Society & Design Lab Workshop  November 2018

ISA participates in a workshop with Affordable Housing Design Leadership Institute July 16-18, 2018

ISA hosts AIA Open House: Informing the Informal May 17, 2018

JCHS Harvard invites Brian to join panel on Reframing Housing Development  April 13, 2018

AIANY invites Brian to join panel on Affordable Housing in North America  March 20, 2018

2017

ABX Boston invites Brian to Infill Housing: Finding Affordability in Unexpected Places Workshop  November 9, 2017

Parsons New School for Design invites Brian to panel on Housing: Left Right and Center October 12-13, 2017

BSA Housing Committee invites Brian to lecture on Housing Gone Rogue September 12, 2017

Oklahoma University invites Brian to join the American School Symposium  August 24-26, 2017

Causeway asks Brian to join panel on Reclaiming Civic Engagement in Chattanooga TN  June 28, 2017

2016

PennDesign invites Brian to Under Pressure urban Housing Symposium  October 28, 2016

DesignPhiladelphia asks Brian to join panel for Design Matters: At Home in a Rowhouse October 13, 2016

Greenbuild Expo invites Brian to panel on Expanding Capacity: An Outcomes-Based Approach October 4, 2016

Institute for Public Architecture asks Brian to join Q&A panel  July 13, 2016

FitCity invites Brian to 2016 panel: Promoting Healthy Living Through Design  June 8, 2016

AIA Convention invites Brian to join panel on Housing, Community Impact and Design: Case Studies from Phila   May 18, 2016

AIA Convention invites Brian to join panel on Social Impact: A Philadelphia Tradition   May 21, 2016

LawrenceTech invites Brian for a lecture on ISA’s Recent Work   March 31, 2016

2015

ABX Boston asks Brian to join panel on Crossing Over the Line: Energy Positive Green Buildings Now!  December, 2015

PennDesign Material Performances Exhibition November 18, 2015

AIA San Antonio hosts Brian as member of awards jury October 30, 2015

Infill Reinvention Conference invites Brian to join panel  October 13, 2015

AIANY opens ‘Designing Affordability’ exhibit October 1, 2015

Temple University hosts Brian for ‘Made in Philadelphia’ lecture  September 24, 2015

AIA Indiana hosts Brian for ‘Made in Philadelphia’ lecture   August 13, 2015

Philadelphia Art Alliance opens exhibit of ISA’s RE: Rowhouse   May 28, 2015

Virginia Tech invites Brian to speak at IDEAS Lecture Series   March 27, 2015

ALNY Emerging Voices invites ISA to speak  March 12, 2015

Record on the Road invites ISA to speak  March 12, 2015

University of Oklahoma invites Brian to speak on R&D  January, 2015

2014

University of Memphis invites Brian to speak on Existing Conditions  September, 2014

2013

Dwell Magazine asks Brian and Postgreen Homes to present at Design in LA: LEED Platinum on a Budget  June, 2013

Architalx invites Brian to kick off 25th Anniversary Lecture Series  April, 2013

2012

ISA joins panel at Reinvention Conference in Washington, D.C.   October, 2012

Tecnologico de Monterrey invites Brian for a lecture on ISA’s Recent Work  October, 2012

University of Miami invites Brian for a lecture on ISA’s Recent Work  March, 2012

ISA lectures at World of Modular in Orlando FL  March, 2012

ISA attends Design Access, Public Architecture Conference in San Francisco  March, 2012

Philly U hosts Brian for a panel about 100K HOUSE  February, 2012

2011

ISA joins ‘Gritty + Groundbreaking: Green + Affordable Housing’ workshop at ACD Conference in Philadelphia, PA   October, 2011

ACD Conference invites Brian to host panel ‘Contributing from a Distance: PennDesign Haiti Studio.’ Philadelphia, PA  October, 2011

ACD Conference invites Brian to host panel ‘Sewing Community Education into Practice.’ Philadelphia, PA  October, 2011

ISA curates ‘GRAY AREA: Provocations on the Future of Historic Preservation.’ Philadelphia, PA  October, 2011

Temple University’s Fox School of Business invites Brian to join Designweek Panel in Philadelphia, PA   March, 2011

2010

Philadelphia Designweek invites ISA to join panel ‘A Short, Natural History of Six Creative Ideas’ Philadelphia, PA   October, 2010

Urban Green Expo invites Brian to join a panel New York City, NY  September, 2010

Penn Design invites Brian to host a panel at ‘Unspoken Borders Conference’ Philadelphia, PA  April, 2010

The Franklin Institute asks Brian to join an Earth Day panel in Philadelphia, PA   April, 2010

2009

Temple University invites Brian to lecture on Work in Process. Philadelphia, PA   October, 2009

Brown University asks ISA to join panel ‘Affordable Housing / A Better World By Design’ in Providence, RI  October, 2009

First Person Arts Salon invites Brian to join a panel in Philadelphia, PA  October, 2009

ISA designs ‘FERTILE GROUND’ exhibition in the Crane Arts Building. Philadelphia, PA  October, 2009

Center for Architecture invites Brian to lecture on recent work. Philadelphia, PA   February, 2009

Technological de Monterrey invites ISA to a workshop in Queretaro, MX   February, 2009

2008

Design on the Delaware Conference invites ISA to ‘Small Green’ panel. Philadelphia, PA   October, 2008

Emerging Architecture Prize Exhibition asks Brian to give lecture in Philadelphia, PA  October, 2008

ISA curates Philadelphia Emerging Architecture Prize Exhibition. Philadelphia, PA  November, 2008

ISA invited panel ‘What Does Green Really Mean?’ Philadelphia, PA  October, 2008

Philadelphia University invites ISA to join panel ‘Being green By Being Small’. Philadelphia, PA   March, 2008

2007

Build Boston - Boston AIA Annual Conference invites ISA to panel. Boston, MA   November, 2007

Institute for Urban Design - City University of NY Graduate Center invites Brian to panel. New York City, NY  May, 2007

American Planning Association Annual Conference invites ISA to panel Philadelphia, PA  April, 2007

Drexel University asks Brian to give lecture at ‘Green Affordable Building Conference’. Philadelphia, PA   February, 2007

2006

Technological De Monterrey invites ISA to give lecture. Queretaro, MX   April, 2006

2005

Urban Interfaces invites ISA to lecture at Balkan City Workshop. Florence, IT   February, 2005

2004

TU-Delft invites ISA to lecture at Urban Interfaces’ Inaugural conference School of Design. Delft, NL   June, 2004

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