School is back in session for the spring 2025 semester. That means more hours spent in studio, more crits, and a stacked calendar of lectures and talks. Architects will speak about thematic topics, including resiliency, housing, and issues related to race and equity. Yale School of ArchitectureAt Yale School of Architecture this spring a number of leading professionals in architecture are scheduled to speak about their work and practice. Among the speakers are Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari who will discuss her work. Billie Faircloth, who recently parted ways with KieranTimberlake, will talk about equity in supply chains.Harvard Graduate School of DesignThis semester at Harvard GSD prominent architects from firms such as Dorte Mandrup and Kengo Kuma will speak about their work and its connection to place and nature. Other lectures on the docket include thematic explorations of social housing in New England and the intersection of justice and architecture. Also tune in to a lecture about the ReefLine, a project in Miami that will deliver an underwater sculpture park.Rice School of ArchitectureAt Rice University this spring the lessons from lectures extend outside the classrooms. An all-day symposium at Chianti in Marfa explores the relationship between art, architecture, and land. In Houston, programming includes a talk from Mexican architect Ludwig Godefroy; and Vanessa Grossman will discuss the work of Portuguese architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha. University of Southern California School of ArchitectureAt University of Southern California the spring lecture series kicks off with a discussion about a local project underway, the Accelerated Housing and Transit Development (AHTD) Project. Later in the semester students and the public can tune in to listen to LEVERs Thomas Robinson speak about the firms practice with timber and Shalini Vajjhala discuss climate resiliency.University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of DesignThe Weitzman School of Design at University of Pennsylvania has a stacked lineup of speakers on its calendar. Those scheduled to speak include Bjarke Ingels, Michelle Delk of Snhetta, SANAAs Kazuyo Sejima, Billie Tsien of Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects. Aaron Betsky, author of Dont Build, Rebuild: The Case for Imaginative Reuse in Architecture, will give a talk about his new title. University of Texas at Austin School of ArchitectureAt University of Texas at Austin this spring more than just architects will take the stage. Multidisciplinary artist and designer Yinka Ilori, known for his colorful installations, will discuss his work. On the architecture beat, Stephen Cassell of Architecture Research Office and Eric Bunge of nARCHITECTS will present.University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and PlanningThis spring Taubman College will host a series of fireside chats and films to coincide with Black History Month in February. Other scheduled talks will look at wood as a material and delve into strategies for designing place-based communities.