What Language Leaves Behind: Integrating Graphics and Architecture
Thursday, February 19, 2026
5:30pm – 8:00pm

What Language Leaves Behind: Integrating Graphics and Architecture
Thursday, February 19, 5:30–8 pm
303 Bond Street, Brooklyn
Join us for an evening of conversation and discourse on interdisciplinary design practice with Studio Loutsis, REX, and Snøhetta.
Moderated by journalist Diana Budds, panelists will discuss how shared values around community, integration, and cross-disciplinary partnership are central to their successful collaborative projects.
This event is curated by the Van Alen Vanguard, a dynamic network of emerging design leaders. Diana Budds and Taylor Loutsis are among the inaugural cohort developing public programs and exhibitions that reimagine designers’ roles in civic life and center equity, resilience, and local knowledge.
Event schedule
5:30 pm: Doors open
6 pm: Presentation
6:45 pm: Q&A moderated by Diana Budds
7:15 pm: Cocktail reception
Speakers
Diana Budds
Journalist
Craig Dykers
Founding Partner, Snøhetta
Taylor Loutsis
Creative Director and Founder, Studio Loutsis
Joshua Ramus
Founding Principal, REX





