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Exhibition: "This was Tomorrow: Reinventing Architecture, 1953 – 1978" (Basel, 13 March – 8 May 2016)
This was Tomorrow: Reinventing Architecture, 1953 - 1978 The Swiss Architecture Museum, Basel, March 13 - May 8, 2016 An exhibition by the Drawing Matter collection about architectural imagination, and the power, processes and poetics of creation and invention....
CFP: “Ideal” Homes? A History of the Home (London, 6 May 2016)
“Ideal” homes? A history of the home, 6 May 2016 London Metropolitan Archives, London, UK Inspired by material from the Ideal Home Show found in the recently deposited Earls Court and Olympia Collection, this day of talks and document viewings will explore how the...
Exhibition: "Spettacolo barocco! Theatre's Triumph" (Vienna, 3 March 2016 – 30 January 2017)
"Spettacolo barocco! Theatre's Triumph" Theatermuseum, Vienna, 3 March 2016 - 30 January 2017 No other art form than theatre was more suitable to translate the spectacular show effects of the Baroque era. The sovereigns of the 17th and 18th century knew how to stage...
CFP: Islamic Art – Mudejar Art (Cordoba, 18-20 November 2016)
Artistic Dialogue during the Middle Ages. Islamic Art – Mudéjar Art Córdoba, Casa Arabe, November 18 - 20, 2016 Deadline: April 30, 2016 Organized by: Prof. Dr. Alberto León (Universidad de Córdoba), Prof. Dr. Francine Giese (Universität Zürich), Casa Arabe The...
CFP: Collections in the Habsburg Court (Madrid, 27-28 May 2016)
International Congress Display, Access to, and Contemplation of Collections in the Habsburg Court, 1516-1700 Museo Nacional del Prado, Auditorio Madrid, Spain, June 27 - 28, 2016 Deadline: May 1, 2016 Directed by: Miguel Falomir. Associate Director of Research and...
CFP: Preserving Transcultural Heritage (Lisbon, 5-8 July 2016)
Preserving Transcultural Heritage: Your way or my way? School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon (Portugal), July 5 - 08, 2016 Call for Sessions, Deadline: March 31, 2016 ABOUT THE CONGRESS At a time of generalized globalization, which generates more...
CONF: "Feminist Utopias" (Leipzig, 7 – 9 April 2016)
Frauenfrage und Architektur. Geschlechterutopien vom 19. Jahrhundert bis zur Gegenwart / Architecture and the Woman Question. Spaces for Gender Utopias from the Nineteenth Century to the Present Leipzig, Geisteswissenschaftliches Zentrum Geschichte und Kultur, 7 - 9...
Professor /Associate Professor of Architecture History (Monash University, Melbourne) Due 10 April 2016
The Department of Architecture at Monash University (Melbourne, Australia) seeks a Professor /Associate Professor of Architecture History. Reporting to the Head of Department, the Professor/Associate Professor will lead the development of history research themes and...
Professorship in Islamic Art and Architecture (Oxford, due 11 April 2016)
I.M. Pei Professorship in Islamic Art and Architecture in association with Wolfson College, Oxford Start date: 1 September 2016 or as soon as possible thereafter. The professor will join the thriving Faculty of Oriental Studies, which provides an excellent environment...
Call For Fellows: Gilded Age Art & Technology (Newport County, due 1 April 2016)
Application deadline extended to April 1, 2016 The Preservation Society of Newport County is now welcoming applications for one-year research fellowships, which will begin on September 1, 2016. Applications for six-month fellowships and sabbaticals will also be...
CFP: Artists' Critical Interventions (Coventry, 15-16 July 2016)
Artists' Critical Interventions into Architecture and Design, 1960 – 2016 University of Warwick, History of Art Department, July 15 - 16, 2016 Deadline: April 15, 2016 What happens when fine artists engage with architecture and design? What forms can such engagements...
CONF: Blickpunkt Moderne kontrovers (Augsburg, 15 March 2016)
Blickpunkt Moderne kontrovers Architektur 1960-1980 Kongress am Park, Gögginger Str. 10, 86159 Augsburg, Germany, 15.03.2016 Registration deadline: Mar 14, 2016 Die Architektur der ‚Nachkriegsmoderne’ steht seit Jahren in der Kritik. Nicht wenige Gebäude, die zwischen...