Texas Tech’s College of Architecture Announces 30 Minutes and a Room
April 22, 2009
Texas Tech University's College of Architecture presents 30 Minutes and a Room, a
cultural event that combines architecture, music and art at 5:30 p.m. May 2 at the
Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts.
Written by: Jessica Behnham
Texas Tech University's College of Architecture presents 30 Minutes and a Room, a
cultural event that combines architecture, music and art at 5:30 p.m. May 2 at the
Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts.
The event combines three venues with three architects and three musicians. The event
begins at the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts (LHUCA); guests will be
transported by bus to the three different venues and will return to the center at
the conclusion of the night's event. Hors d'oeuvres, coffee and desserts will be served
at the different locations.
"This is a cultural building event for the College of Architecture," said David Driskill,
associate dean for external programs in the College of Architecture. "The concept
is that we put a musician with an architect at a significant venue to create 'environmental
art.'"
Venues for the event are:
- Bruno's Steel House at Lake Ransom Canyon with musician Bob Livingston of Austin and
architect Gary Cunningham, a fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA)
from Dallas.
- The grove at the Lubbock Lake Landmark with musicians David Halley and Jo Carol Pierce
of Austin and Texas Tech alumnus and architect Mark Gunderson of Fort Worth.
- The Sustainable Cabin, which is a research project funded by the Three Rivers Foundation
in Cromwell and currently is housed in a local warehouse, with musician Andy Wilkinson
of Lubbock and Urs Peter Flueckiger, associate professor of architecture at Texas
Tech.
Tickets are $100 and are limited. Tickets are available for purchase from Select-A-Seat,
www.ticketstage.com/_lubbock/.
The event is funded in part by Civic Lubbock in association with the Lubbock Arts
Festival.
CONTACT: David Driskill, associate academic dean, College of Architecture, Texas Tech
University, (806) 742- 3136 or
david.driskill@ttu.edu.