Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara will present a lecture at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, at the Anthony Timberlands Center in the University of Arkansas’ Art and Design District. The event is part of the fall lecture series of the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design and will also coincide with dedication day activities for the Anthony Timberlands Center as the inaugural lecture at the center.

Farrell and McNamara are co-founders of Grafton Architects in Dublin, Ireland. They are the recipients of the 2020 Pritzker Architecture Prize, which is known internationally as architecture’s highest honor. Grafton Architects designed the new Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Materials Innovation, in collaboration with Modus Studio of Fayetteville.

In their lecture, “A Story of Timber,” they will discuss the journey of the Anthony Timberlands Center from concept to reality, highlighting the vital connection between making and thinking in architectural education. The talk also will emphasize the importance of trees as part of the beauty of the natural environment.

This lecture is open to the public. Admission is free, with limited seating.