The Dallas Architecture Forum, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing public education about architecture, design, public space and the urban environment, begins its 2025-2026 Lecture Series on October 8, 2025. The Forum is pleased to present acclaimed architects Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu of Neri&Hu Design and Research Office. This lecture will be held at the Angelika Film Center at Mockingbird Station. Forum members may attend for free. Tickets for non-members will be available at the door – $5 for Students (with student ID), $25 General Admission. Check-in and pre-Lecture Reception will begin at 6:15 pm in the lobby of the Angelika.
Lyndon Neri, Hon. FAIA, and Rossana Hu are Founding Partners of Neri&Hu Design and Research Office. They utilize an interdisciplinary design approach that enriches contemporary life while showing respect for China’s cultural heritage. Alongside their design practice, Lyndon and Rossana have been deeply committed to architectural education and have lectured across the globe in various universities and professional forums. Rossana is the Chair of the Department of Architecture at Penn, and Lyndon is a visiting Professor at Princeton’s School of Architecture. They co-authored Persistence of Vision: Shanghai Architects in Dialogue and have published two monographs, Neri&Hu Design and Research Office and Thresholds: Space, Time and Practice.
Neri&Hu Design and Research Office is an international design studio based in Shanghai. The practice’s burgeoning global portfolio includes commissions ranging from master planning and architecture to interior design, installation, furniture, product, branding, and graphic works. Currently working on projects in many countries, Neri&Hu is composed of multi-cultural staff who speak over thirty different languages. The diversity of the team reinforces a core vision for the practice: to respond to a global worldview, incorporating overlapping design disciplines for a new paradigm in architecture. Their designs have been recognized by a number of prestigious international awards spanning the fields of interior, product, and graphic design; as well as architecture. These accolades include American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Architecture; Architizer A+ Awards Best Adaptive Reuse and Renovation Firm; Architizer A+ Awards Firm of the Year; Dezeen Awards Architecture Studio of the Year; ELLE Decor International Design Awards Designers of the Year; Wallpaper* Design Awards Designers of the Year; Interior Design Hall of Fame Induction and Architectural Record Design Vanguard.
Season Sponsors for this Lecture are Eggersmann Kitchens, Maharger Development, SMINK, Inc. and SoundImage.
Series Sponsors are Bodron/Fruit, Bonick Landscaping, Droese Raney, HDR Architecture, Jackson Walker, O’Brien Architects, Scott + Cooner, and Perkins&Will.