Sights and Sounds from the 2024 Architalx Lecture Series

The annual program brings progressive ideas and provocative dialogue to Maine’s design and architecture community

July, 2024 | Photography: Jack Haskell

For over 30 years, architects and designers from around the world have been traveling to Portland to present at Architalx. Held at Aura in Portland’s Old Port, the spring 2024 lecture series, sponsored by Marvin Design Gallery by Eldredge Lumber, featured a well-rounded collection of speakers from both the architecture and landscape architecture communities. Audiences learned about the urban landscape and its role in climate change from Martha Schwartz of Martha Schwartz Partners, discovered how unconventional practices can shape culture with Hilary Sample of MOS Architects, reconsidered site specificity with Jeffrey Day of Actual Architecture Company, and heard from Lindsay Wikstrom of Mattaforma on improving the health of the forest, building occupants, and everyone in between.

Martha Schwartz, founding principal of Martha Schwartz Partners; Julien Jalbert, Architalx treasurer and design studio leader at Knickerbocker Group
Martha Schwartz, founding principal of Martha Schwartz Partners; Julien Jalbert, Architalx treasurer and design studio leader at Knickerbocker Group
Hilary Sample, co-founder and principal of MOS Architects
Guests mingle during the reception at Aura
Lindsay Wikstrom, founding partner of Mattaforma, gives her lecture virtually while Matthew Tonello, project executive with Consigli Construction Co., sits on stage
Jeffrey Day, founding principal of Actual Architecture Company
An audience member participates in the Q&A session at the end of the evening’s lecture
Steve Mansfield, Architalx board member and senior associate at Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design
The Architalx board celebrates another successful year of design lectures

“Coinciding with the lunar eclipse and book-ended by Martha Schwartz’s call to vigorously address climate change and Lindsey Wikstrom’s advocacy for the adoption of mass timber construction, the 36th season of Architalx was notable for reaching new benchmarks in attendance and for an unparalleled growth in financial support from our generous community sponsors. We are already looking forward to next season with another slate of dynamic and diverse speakers.”

—Steve Hoffman, president of Architalx

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