Turkish Modernism has been extensively studied, particularly as part of a regime-building, top-down state project and in relation to émigré western European architects of the interwar period. Modern architecture narratives of the period along those lines have already...
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Architect-planners: Transnational and global perspectives
On Friday 4 September 2026, the Bartlett School of Architecture at UCL will host a major international symposium exploring the role of architect-planners in shaping cities, regions and societies. Sponsored by the journal Planning Perspectives, the leading...
Study Day: “The Urban Garden. Experimental Laboratory for New Imaginaries”
The call for papers “The Urban Garden. Experimental Laboratory for New Imaginaries” invites researchers and PhD candidates to investigate the garden as a critical device for rethinking the contemporary city. Historically positioned between nature and artifice, the...
The Status and Role of Humanities in Architectural Education Today
An Online Symposium – May 15, 2026 | 11:00-16:30 This symposium considers how history and theory are valued today, how they sit within evolving educational frameworks, how they function as independent fields of inquiry, and how they operate in relation to broader...
Nature Within: The Architecture of Toyo Ito
EVENT DETAILS March 27, 2026 (Friday) 6-7:30pm AEDT 45min presentation + 30min discussion + 15min Q&A Bookings not required Nature Within: In Conversation with Toyo Ito – Japan Foundation, Sydney EVENT DETAILS April 2, 2026 (Thursday) 6-7:30pm AEDT 1h presentation +...
Global – Neutral: Architecture from Austria in Africa and Asia 1955–1989
Exhibition Global – Neutral Architecture from Austria in Africa and Asia 1955–1989 Thu 16.04.2026 – Mon 05.10.2026 The exhibition Global – Neutral examines the era of global political upheaval between 1955 and 1989, when many countries achieved independence from...
Women Writing Architecture 1700-1900
Wednesday, 4 March to Friday, 8 May 2026 Opening: Tuesday, 3 March 2026, 6–8 pm gta exhibitions, ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg, HIL D 50.5 Foyer Book launch with roundtable discussion: Thursday, 7 May 2026 (time tba)...
Tendenzen at 50: Portrait of an Exhibition
ETH Zürich, Hönggerberg, HIL D 57.1, gta exhibitions 4 March–8 May 2026 Vernissage: 3 March 2026, 18:00–20:00 The 1975 exhibition Tendenzen – Neuere Architektur im Tessin at ETH Zurich marked a decisive moment in Swiss architecture. Curated by Martin Steinmann and...
Another Modernism: Home Economics and the Design of Domestic Space in the US, 1900-1960
Book presentation by its author, Anna Myjak-Pycia, in discussion with Olga Touloumi Date: Friday, 27 February 2026, 16:00 – 17:00 (CEST) A free virtual event open to all. Please register beforehand here: Link to registration https://forms.gle/LEg16CY6oaJmEn5x8 Event...
Reinventing Modern Architecture in Greece: From Sentimental Topography to Ekistics
A talk by Dr. Marianna Charitonidou 19.00-21.00 on 17 February 2026 at the Alan Baxter Associates Gallery 77 Cowcross St London EC1M 6EL and online. Docomomo members go free. To become a member see here. Tickets for attendance in person and online are available here....
SAH WiA AG Special Virtual Event celebrating International Women’s Day 2026
Conversations with the Authors: Architecture & Feminist Critical Theory followed by Bloomsbury Global Encyclopedia of Women in Architecture A free virtual event open to all. Please register beforehand here:...
Healthcare Architecture in Islamic Traditions/Translations
This panel will focus on hygienic design, tracing the development of healthcare from traditions to contemporary adaptations in Islamic societies that historically materialized and translated health-conscious architecture. The panelists will discuss whether Islamic...