Classes and campus operations return to normal schedule, Tuesday, January 27.

Exhibition: Theoharis David: From Drawing to Building

February 2 – February 27, 2026 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Higgins Hall, Leo J. Kuhn Lobby Gallery, 61 St. James Place, Brooklyn, NY 11238

Black-and-white photograph of a modernist building with a curved roof and extended cantilevered canopy. The structure features circular cutouts along the roof edge and smooth, light-colored exterior walls. A metal railing runs along a walkway in the foreground, which is elevated above a stone retaining wall composed of irregularly shaped rocks. Trees and open sky appear in the background.

Opening Reception: Monday, Feb. 2
6:15 – 8 PM

AN INTRODUCTION

This Micro Exhibit of primarily realized designs, ranging in scale from a “House for my Mother” to a stadium built to Olympic standards, posits the position that architecture is conceived by ideas that are developed through theoretical investigations, inquisitiveness, and freedom of thought, and that an act of architecture achieves its full potential once built. The exhibit itself attempts to demonstrate how and to what degree the design process leading to built and proposed works was informed by the reality of four subjectively chosen and often interwoven themes:

Art
Precedent
Ground
Symbolism

Black-and-white panoramic photograph of a low-profile modern building with a long, flat roof and horizontal emphasis. The structure sits behind a broad, open paved or grassy foreground, creating strong linear separation between ground and building. The sky is clear and expansive, with minimal surrounding elements, emphasizing the building’s silhouette and scale.

The visitor is challenged to evaluate how well the architect has succeeded in reflecting one or more of the chosen themes in the architecture. The drawings themselves are not meant to be viewed as complete or as works of art. They are meant to serve as evidence of a personal design process.

The message this exhibit is meant to send to students and fellow architects is that it is possible to realize one’s ideas regardless of fame or with limited resources and budgets at your disposal; in other words, a message of optimism at a difficult time for our profession.