EVENT: SAHGB Student Lightning Rounds: Visual Representation in Architectural History. Online, Friday 7 & 21 May 2021

EVENT: SAHGB Student Lightning Rounds: Visual Representation in Architectural History. Online, Friday 7 & 21 May 2021

Join the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain for an afternoon exploring architectural history through alternative media and methodologies. From Minecraft to cartography and film, four post-graduate researchers will share their work in short presentations followed by discussion with a panel of critics including Neil Jackson, Alan Dunlop and David Nicholson-Cole.

Media:
The 7 May, 16:00-18:00 lightning round session seeks to explore research presentation and the ways in which varying technologies and modes of representation can themselves be the product of research. Our speakers will explore logistical media, collage and minecraft as new media for architectural research. Sign up on the website here.

Methodology:
The 21 May, 16:00-18:00 session explores unconventional architectural history research methodologies, from digital cartography and photogrammetry to oral histories, literary sources and film, researchers will share their work in short sessions followed by discussion with the panel and guests. Sign up for this session here.

Share this post

News from the field

gta papers #13: Toys

Architectural or spatial toys are anything but innocent entertainment items. Toys occupy a central role in the development of social behaviors and intellectual capacities. From abstract construction systems to figurative items, they embody gendered, racialized, and...

Clara #14 | Call for its Position(s) section

Clara is launching a call for papers for its Position(s) section, to be published in issue 14. Clara is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal in architecture dedicated to topics, research methods and tools specific to the field. Each issue comprises a main thematic...