Even prior to the 1980s, which witnessed a rapid acceleration in processes of financialization under the regimes of neoliberalism, the built environment has always enjoyed an intimate relationship with finance.

The aim of the workshop is to reflect upon the multitude and diversity of current research practices. This event also marks the beginning of a doctoral course on research practices.

Within the scope of this symposium, the relationship between water and design will be discussed in the process from hunting societies to Society 5.0. As designers and engineers of the “climate change generation” it is our responsibility to contribute to the design field by looking at the past, present and future through the relationship of water and life. 

The ISIE is a global interdisciplinary network of researchers interested in the design, promotion, reception, and consequence of the world’s fairs and expositions held since 1851.

The Routledge Critical Companion to Race and Architecture will address how architecture has intersected with the construct of race from the premodern era to the present, and across multiple regions including Australia, East and South Asia, Europe, Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, the Middle East and North Africa, as well as North America.