Join us on November 7th for a Gallery Talk with Maurice D. Cox and Antonio Fiol-Silva

Gallery Talk with Maurice D. Cox and Antonio Fiol-Silva

Saturday, November 7, 2026 / 2pm / at Taller Puertorriqueño's El Corazón Cultural Center located at 2600 N. 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19133 / This is a free event, registration is encouraged. Click here to register

EN SU SITIO / IN ITS PLACE exhibition will host a Gallery Talk on the 'Power of Place' featuring Maurice Cox, Emma Bloomberg Professor in Residence of Urban Planning and Design at Harvard University, in conversation with Antonio Fiol-Silva, Founding Principal of SITIO.

Join urbanists Maurice Cox and Antonio Fiol-Silva for a conversation on the ideas, partnerships, and perseverance behind successful civic projects. Drawing from careers that bridge design, planning, and public leadership, they will explore how ambitious projects move from vision to reality through community engagement, shared values, and collaboration.

Together, they will discuss how designers and civic leaders work within the realities of government, institutions, and capital to advance public visions. Reflecting on projects shaped by design, advocacy, and civic leadership, Cox and Fiol-Silva will discuss how architects and urbanists can expand their impact beyond buildings and help shape more equitable, vibrant, and enduring communities.

About the speakers:

Maurice D. Cox, Emma Bloomberg Professor in Residence of Urban Planning and Design

Maurice D. Cox is Emma Bloomberg Professor in Residence of Urban Planning and Design at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Prior to joining the GSD faculty, Cox was Director of Planning and Development for the City of Detroit between 2015-2019 and Commissioner of Planning and Development for the City of Chicago between 2019-2023, where he focused on the adaptive challenges facing contemporary urban revitalization.

Antonio Fiol-Silva, FAIA, Founding Principal of SITIO architecture + urbanism

Antonio's career has encompassed prominent roles in the shaping of cities and buildings through his work in both the public and private sectors – from his service as Director of Urbanism for the City of San Juan, to his current role as Founding Principal of the Philadelphia-based SITIO architecture + urbanism.