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CONF: Planen und Bauen im Berlin der 1960er-Jahre (Berlin 26 June 2015)
Planen und Bauen im Berlin der 1960er-Jahre Symposium am Freitag 26. Juni 2015 10.00-17.00 Uhr in der Berlinischen Galerie Herausragende Architekturen, die in ihren Detail- und Großstrukturen die Ankunft in einer hochtechnisierten Zivilisation veranschaulichen: Dafür...
CFP: Housed by Choice, Housed by Force – Homes, Conflict and Conflicting Interests (Cyprus 21-22 January 2016)
Housed by Choice, Housed by Force – Homes, Conflict and Conflicting Interests Interdisciplinary – International Conference Location: University of Cyprus, The Cyprus Institute Submission deadline: 1 October 2015 Conference dates: 21 -22 January 2016...
CONF: Italien und die wandernde Hauptstadt (Innsbruck, 19-20 June 2015)
Italien und die wandernde Hauptstadt (Innsbruck, 19-20 June 2015) Universität Innsbruck Arbeitsbereich Baugeschichte und Denkmalpflege, Technikerstraße 21, 6020 Innsbruck "Italien und die wandernde Hauptstadt - L'Italia e la Capitale Itinerante. Torino / Firenze /...
CFP: Inside/Outside in Islamic Art & Architecture – AAH Annual Conference (Edinburgh, 7-9 April 2016)
Call for Abstracts: Inside/Outside in Islamic Art & Architecture Association of Art Historians (Edinburgh, 7-9 April 2016) As an offshoot of Orientalist fantasies about the absolute interior, the harem, earlier scholarship on the domestic architecture of the...
CONF: Das Konzept in der Architektur (Hamburg, 2 July 2015)
Hamburg, 2 July 2015 Das Konzept in der Architektur Zur Analyse kreativer Prozesse Symposium des Fachbereichs Design (AMD) der Hochschule Fresenius University of applied sciences, Studiengang Raumkonzept und Design (B.A.) Donnerstag 02.07.2015 Hochschule Fresenius,...
CFP: CLARA Architecture/Recherche Journal
Call for thematic issue: CLARA Architecture/Recherche Journal An editorial initiative of the Centre des Laboratoires Associés pour la Recherche en Architecture (C.L.A.R.A.) at the Faculty of architecture La Cambre Horta - Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB). The...
MORE – Museum for Dutch Modern Realism
New Museum MORE wins rave reviews for Hans van Heeswijk Architects’ less-is-more approach New Museum MORE, designed by Hans van Heeswijk Architects to showcase the Netherlands’ biggest collection of modern realist art, opened on 2 June 2015 to enthusiastic reviews,...
Conferences: MoA at the London Festival of Architecture (1-30 June 2015)
The London Festival of Architecture (LFA) is made of public projects selected through an open call, alongside projects delivered by LFA partners, RIBA London Open Studios and events and activities in conjunction with leading cultural and academic institutions. It is...
Symposium: Housing as Revolutionary Architecture (Technion City, Haifa, 23 -2 4 June 2015)
HOUSING AS REVOLUTIONARY ARCHITECTURE Date: 23-24 June, 2015 Venue: Faculty of Architecture, Technion IIT Housing as Revolutionary Architecture examines housing architecture at the intersection of two re-emerging processes: demand for housing as socio-political...
CFP: From "soft" to "hard" power? Changing visions of diplomacy by design from 1945 onward (Brighton, 27 November 2015)
FROM ‘SOFT’ TO ‘HARD’ POWER? CHANGING VISIONS OF DIPLOMACY BY DESIGN FROM 1945 ONWARDS Brighton, 27 November 2015 The deadline for paper abstracts: 20 July 2015 This one-day symposium considers design, in its broadest definition, as a tool of government diplomacy from...
CONF: Behind the Scenes: The Hidden Mechanisms of Design and Architectural Cultures (Canterbury, 10 – 11 June 2015)
Behind the Scenes: The Hidden Mechanisms of Design and Architectural Cultures Canterbury, 10 – 11 June 2015 This symposium questions conventional narratives of ‘greatness’, ‘genius’ and ‘the extra-ordinary’, by focusing on the commonplace and ordinary – the things...
CFP: The Power of Symbols. The Alhambra in a Global Context (Zürich, September 16 – 17, 2016)
Call for Papers Deadline for submission: September 1, 2015 The Power of Symbols. The Alhambra in a Global Context (Zürich, September 16 - 17, 2016) International Conference Prof. Dr. Francine Giese / Dr. Ariane Varela Braga (University of Zurich) Keynote Speakers:...