Call for Papers: Scaffolds. Open Encounters With Society, Art And Architecture. International Symposium. Brussels, 22-23 November 2018 — EXTENDED DEADLINE
Please note the extended abstract submission deadline for Scaffolds. Open Encounters with Society, Art and Architecture International Symposium.
Abstracts can be submitted until 5 October 2018, 12:00 PM.
In addition to the parallel sessions corresponding to the three open tracks, the Symposium will feature panels curated by researchers at Metrolab Brussels, KU Leuven, TU Delft and The Berlage. These will touch upon a diverse set of topics relevant to the scope of the symposium, from the role of third places in the making of city fabric or embodied practices and the poetics of value, to the relevance of new approaches to infrastructure projects.
More details on the website: https://scaffolds2018.epfl.ch/
Keynote lectures will be delivered by Luc Deleu (T.O.P. Office) and Vera Bühlmann (ATTP, TU Vienna).
Architecture and the Power of Bureaucracy
The term "bureaucracy" refers to the organisation of people, processes, and to paperwork. Bureaucracy is often used as a synonym for inefficiency and disinterest, as the so-called "fifth form of rule by irresponsible officials who are not at risk" (Männle 2023)....