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MOBIUS is AIA (American Institute of Architects) Los Angeles’ Design Conference. Méndez lectures and is in the panel discussion of the Saturday, June 27 session: ‘Whose Art is it Anyways?’ with Michael B. Lehrer, FAIA – Lehrer Architects LA, Merry Norris, Hon. AIA/LA – Merry Norris Contemporary Art, Michael Palladino, FAIA – Richard Meier & Partners Architects, LLP, and Laura Zucker – Los Angeles County Arts Commission.

The event focuses on presentations and discussions around the question: ‘What are the challenges and opportunities of adding meaning, delight and economy when artists and architects collaborate?’

Session Description: Addressing the poetics, possibilities, turf issues and logistics of incorporating/synthesizing art and architecture, this panel will look at four case studies: the Los Angeles County Registrar Recorder / County Clerk Elections Operations Center, the University of Cincinnati Student Recreation Center, the Andaz West Hollywood, and the Getty Center as examples of the harmonious integration of art and architecture. Each panelist will offer a distinct perspective on the benefits and challenges of merging and architecture. How does art and design give palpable expression to the meaning of an enterprise/institution? Who gets credit for what? Who pays? Who chooses? And how are the client, the users and the public most fully and meaningfully engaged?