Crossing boundaries. Rethinking European architecture beyond Europe

International Conference, Palermo, 13-16 April 2014
The International network “European Architecture beyond Europe: Sharing Research and Knowledge on Dissemination Processes, Historical Data and Material Legacy (19th-20th centuries)”, chaired by Mercedes Volait and Johan Lagae, and supported by EC funding through the COST Action IS0904 (2010-2014), is helding its final conference in Palermo (Rettorato dell’Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palazzo Chiaramonte Steri ), 13-16 April, 2014.

The keynote speech will be delivered by Dr. Sibel Zandi-Sayek, The College of William and Mary,
Williamsburg, Virginia, USA, Remapping the Geographies of Industrial Enterprise: Ottoman-British Networks and the Architectural Canon
An invited lecture will be delivered by Dr. Lukasz Stanek, Manchester Architecture Research Centre, School of Environment & Development, University of Manchester, UK, Architects from Socialist Countries in Ghana (1957-1967): Architecture and Mondialization
The official launch of the new dedicated electronic journal, ABE – European Architecture beyond Europe, will take place at the conference.
For the detailed program of the conference, check www.architecturebeyond.eu
 

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