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Visiting Assistant Professor of Asian Art & Architectural History
The Department of Art and Architectural History at the College of Charleston invites applications for a two-year visiting assistant professor position in the history of Asian art and architecture, beginning August 16, 2022.
Para-colonial – Colonial – Post-colonial: Influences and Transactions in the Architecture of Oceania (1840–1990)
Extended Deadline: 10 January 2022. Knowledge on colonial architecture in the South Pacific is still sparse. Connections with pre-colonial settings and the post-colonial afterlife of this built legacy are often missing.
Erich-Mendelsohn Symposium
In identifying the potential of the Oeuvre of Erich Mendelsohn (1887-1953) for a transnational serial nomination as UNESCO World Heritage, organizers invite papers that offer new perspectives on his life, his architecture, and their influence, and on strategies for such a nomination
Ngā Pūtahitanga / Crossings: A Joint Conference of SAHANZ and the Australasian UHPH Group
With long-shared disciplinary interests in the design of cities and urban areas, architects and planners have an intersecting (crossing) lineage through numerous historical figures, movements and events.
A.J. Lode Janssens – A Balloon Home
A. J. Lode Janssens is one of Belgium’s most radical architects and educators. However, for the past two decades he has been living in voluntary exile.
Getty Graduate Internship
Training and work experience placements are typically available in areas such as curatorial, education, conservation, research, publications, web and new media, public programs, digital projects, and grantmaking.
Eileen Gray: E.1027
Focused on the most significant and essential space of the house, built in 1929: its main room, recreated on a 1:1 scale with replicas of the furniture produced with original materials.
JOELHO – Journal of Architectural Culture #14: Digital Culture. What’s Next?
The undeniable strength of digital tools resides in how, and by what means, they might contribute to a more environmentally, politically and socially responsible architectural practice.
Tenure-Track Position in Architectural History, Theory, & Preservation
The successful candidate must demonstrate the ability to effectively conduct impactful research and scholarship.
Exhibiting in Slovenia II
The symposium is dedicated to the medium of exhibition, the phenomenon of exhibiting visual arts, architecture, and design, and questions regarding the art system in Slovenia in the context of the broader Central-European framework from the 19th century until today.
Call for Lost Entries: The Shinkenchiku Residential Design Competition, 1965-2020
The exhibition aims to shift attention from the “heroic genius architect” to the valuable contribution of the “minor” voices of other architects, without whom the judge could never have propelled the debate in unforeseen directions.
Architecture and its Stories
The conference will celebrate and interrogate architecture’s many, multi-faceted narratives.