McClurkan Presents ‘Threads: Ennead Architects’ Recent Works’ Lecture on April 16 in Little Rock

Kevin McClurkan will present a lecture titled “Threads: Ennead Architects’ Recent Works” on Tuesday, April 16, at the Arkansas Arts Center, 501 E. Ninth St., in Little Rock. The lecture will begin at 6 p.m. in the center’s Lecture Hall, following a 5:30 p.m. reception.

This lecture is part of the Architecture and Design Network’s 2012-13 Art of Architecture lecture series.

McClurkan, a founding partner and management principal of Ennead Architects in New York, has Arkansas roots and continuing connections. An alumnus of Pine Bluff High School, McClurkan earned his Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, where he received the Edward Durell Stone Award for Excellence in Design in 1983.

McClurkan has continued to earn awards – a prestigious national American Institute of Architects Honor Award, among them. His commitment to design excellence, supported by technical innovation, is the hallmark of his work. The William J. Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock; the Newseum/Freedom Forum Foundation headquarters in Washington, D.C.; Tisch School of the Arts at New York University; and the Dickinson School of Law at Pennsylvania State University are among the firm’s recent award-winning projects.

Ennead is the name of the firm formerly known as Polshek Partnership Architects. The firm’s 2010 renaming emphasizes its identity as a group of architects rather than that of a single design leader. The new name, which means a group of nine, reflects the democratic and collaborative culture of the partnership.

McClurkan is currently working with Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects in Little Rock on the renovation and expansion of that city’s Robinson Center.

He is also a member of the Fay Jones School of Architecture’s Professional Advisory Board.

The 2012-13 Art of Architecture lecture series is sponsored by the Architecture and Design Network, with support from the Central Arkansas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, the Arkansas Arts Center and the Fay Jones School of Architecture.

The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, email ardenetwork@icloud.com.