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Les Cahiers de la recherche architectural 20: Questioning Technology in a Time of Global Upheaval
With contributions across a range of disciplines, this thematic dossier puts forward the hypothesis
that technology today represents a space of differentiation and a place for negotiating plural and
conflicting interests, with a direct impact on material production, the organisation of work and
labour, and the definition of space.
Beyond Vision: Pansensory architectural perception in Stuart England and its moral arguments
This panel invites papers that investigate a ‘moving beyond’ ocularcentric perceptions of architecture within Britain.
Monuments and Sites de-colonial! Methods and Strategies of Dealing with the Architectural Heritage of the German Colonial Era
The focus of interest will primarily be on the political, civic and architectural / artistic forms of appropriation on site and the strategies of dealing with them in terms of scientific methodology and monument conservation.
Celebrations at Court: Ephemeral objects, Materials, and Machineries in the Early Modern Period
This international conference will explore the appearances and functions of ephemeral objects, materials, and machineries used at court festivities, as well as their relations to spectacles and performances in general.
Listening In: Conversations on Architectures, Cities and Landscapes 1700-1900
This conference is envisaged as a listening exercise. The organizers regard a conversation as both codified practice as well as a specific act of verbal exchange, spoken or written, on a particular subject – here architectures, cities, and landscapes – occurring in a specific site, from street to salon, kitchen to court, construction site to theatre, field to church, or book to newspaper, to name but a few.
Women Making Space in South America, c.1400-1900
This session hopes to facilitate a pivotal change to how we look at the formation of architectural cultures in the past through the eyes of women and their lived experiences, considering questions of race, class, or religion, besides those of gender.
Vitruvio vol. 8 iss. 2: Digitalization processes for the built environment
The editors are seeking contributions that investigate informative and computational modelling, as well as theories, methods, and technologies for the coordination and control of design, construction, transformation, and maintenance of buildings and infrastructures, as well as related product and process innovation for the improvement of economic, social, and environmental sustainability in the construction and infrastructure sector.
Vesper No. 10 Progetto Eden | Eden Project
Following the tradition of Italian paper journals, Vesper revives it by hosting a wide spectrum of narratives, welcoming
different writings and styles, privileging the visual intelligence of design, of graphic expression, of images and
contaminations between different languages.
Histories of Grangegorman Site and Society, 1770-2012
This research will draw on visual, architectural, and archival sources to provide material evidence of the lived experience of the institutional site and its environs.
Materiality in History of Architecture and Urban Planning: Evolutions of Techniques, Perceptions, and Analyzes
This session is intended for historians of Architecture and Urbanism, as well as building recording technicians: photographers, draftsmen, surveyors, geomaticians, etc.
Building Identity: Architecture’s Material Significations
This panel considers building materials as elements that participate in the shaping and representation of such identities from the early modern period to the 20th–century.
Kay Fisker Symposium – Appraisals and Reappraisals
The organizers particularly seek scholarly and didactic contributions which will contribute to mapping the international state of the art of interpretations, investigations, and insights into Fisker’s production.