Lecture: Marlon Blackwell

Marlon Blackwell, founder and principal architect at Marlon Blackwell architects, will present a lecture at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6, in Ken and Linda Sue Shollmier Hall, Room 250 of Vol Walker Hall, on the U of A campus as part of the fall 2025 lecture series in the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design.

In this lecture, “Out of Place: Architecture Betwixt and Between,” Blackwell will reflect on his practice’s philosophy and approach, framing its creative work through the enduring lens of the porch, one of several typological elements that are integral to the work.

Emphasizing projects in the public and civic realm, often emerging from outside the established centers of architectural culture, the distinct and original voice of Marlon Blackwell Architects is captured in Radical Practice: The Work of Marlon Blackwell Architects, a monograph published by Princeton Architectural Press in 2022.

For more information, go to https://fayjones.uark.edu/news-and-events/lectures/2025-2026/marlon-blackwell.php

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