Behind the Scenes: The Hidden Mechanisms of Design and Architectural Cultures
Canterbury, 10 – 11 June 2015
This symposium questions conventional narratives of ‘greatness’, ‘genius’ and ‘the extra-ordinary’, by focusing on the commonplace and ordinary – the things behind the big names, well known faces and places of architectural and design history and practice. Full program and free registration available at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/behind-the-scenes-the-hidden-mechanisms-of-design-and-architectural-culture-symposium-tickets-17133730449
Tools of the Trade. Architecture’s Critical Instruments
Architects have always created or borrowed practical, conceptual, and discursive means to imagine, communicate, and achieve their work. Such means are neither neutral, nor are they mere technicalities. From the draftsman's pencil and the ephemeral logic of formwork to...