About the Event
Albert Pope is the Gus Sessions Wortham Professor at the Rice School of Architecture. His work critically engages the urban implications of postwar development and the pressing challenges of climate change. His current research explores new models of density in response to the extraordinary demands of the climate emergency, aiming to reimagine the future of urban environments. Pope is the author of Ladders (Princeton Architectural Press, 1997), a pivotal study on the postwar American city, and Inverse Utopia (Birkhäuser Press, 2024), which examines urbanism’s essential role in confronting the climate crisis.
His design work has earned numerous accolades, including national and regional awards from the American Institute of Architects and a design citation from Progressive Architecture. His research has been supported by grants from institutions such as the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Science Foundation, and the Shell Center for Sustainability.
A dedicated educator and scholar, Pope continues to teach, write, and lecture on the necessity of advancing a contemporary urban project—one that addresses the critical intersections of urbanism, density, and environmental resilience.
