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CfP: Burn-Out, On planetary exhaustion and alternative public infrastructures. ARDETH #08
Call for Papers: Burn-Out, On planetary exhaustion and alternative public infrastructures. ARDETH #08 The Editorial Board of ARDETH magazine launch its new Call for papers 'BURN-OUT. On planetary exhaustion and alternative public infrastructures'. Exhausted. Bodies...
AWARD: The Third Manuel de Solà-Morales European Prize 2021
Award: The Third Manuel de Solà-Morales European Prize 2021 Every two years, the Manuel de Solà-Morales European Prize recognizes the best university research in the field of urbanism carried out by a student granted a PhD. The award honours the memory of professor in...
EVENT: Online Symposium: Epidemic Urbanism: Reflections on History. 28-29 May 2020
Event: Online Symposium: Epidemic Urbanism: Reflections on History. 28-29 May 2020, 11am-1pm US Eastern Time Organizers: Mohammad Gharipour and Caitlin DeClercq Epidemic illnesses—not only a product of biology, but also social and cultural phenomena—are as old as...
JOB: Reviews Editor (post-1800) for Architectural Histories
Job: Call for Applications: Reviews Editor (post-1800) for Architectural Histories The editorial board of Architectural Histories seeks to appoint a Reviews Editor for publications and other research-based outputs covering the history of architecture and the built...
CfP: Museum Exhibition Design: Histories and Futures. Online Conference, 1-11 September 2020
Call for Papers: Museum Exhibition Design: Histories and Futures. Online Conference, 1-11 September 2020 The exhibition and its power over objects and visitors is a commonly analysed aspect of museum history. Museum Studies is underpinned by seminal texts attending to...
CfP: The Practice of Architectural Research. Ghent, 8-10 October 2020
Call for Papers: The Practice of Architectural Research. Ghent, 8-10 October 2020 Perspectives on design and its relation to history and theory ‘Are architects who write a dying race?’ asks Belgian architectural theorist and historian Hilde Heynen. This symposium...
CfP: Hybrid Symposium: Remote Practices: Architecture in Proximity. Sydney, 8-9 October 2020
Call for Papers: Hybrid Symposium: Remote Practices: Architecture in Proximity. Sydney, 8-9 October 2020 Earlier this year, a CfP entitled ‘remote practices’ proposed to explore how architecture’s complex and distant interfaces are being intensified through a mass...
CfP: Retrofit – Energy Crises & Climate Exigencies from Preservation’s Perspective. Future Anterior Journal
Call for Papers: Retrofit - Energy Crises & Climate Exigencies from Preservation’s Perspective. Future Anterior Journal Guest Editors: Fallon Aidoo and Daniel A. Barber Future Anterior welcomes papers that examine historical or contemporary retrofitting practices...
CfP: AHRA 2020: Housing and the City. Nottingham, 19-21 November 2020
Call for Papers: AHRA 2020: Housing and the City. Nottingham, 19-21 November 2020 17th Annual International Conference of the Architectural Humanities Research Association Hosted by the Architecture, Culture and Tectonics Research Group, Department of Architecture and...
CfP: The ‘Parliament Buildings’ Conference. The Bartlett School of Architecture, 12 November 2020
Call for Papers: The ‘Parliament Buildings’ Conference. The Bartlett School of Architecture, 12 November 2020 Submissions are open for this November’s conference, supported by UCL European Institute, examining the architecture of power, accountability and democracy in...
CfP: Universities and Architectural Heritage. Singapore, 7-9 November 2020
Call for Papers: Universities and Architectural Heritage. Singapore, 7-9 November 2020 The Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) is a network of universities from Asia, Australasia and the Americas. The association established the APRU University Museums...
CfP: What if? What next? Speculations on History’s Futures. Perth, 18-25 November 2020
Call for Papers: What if? What next? Speculations on History’s Futures. Perth, 18-25 November 2020 37th Annual Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand The amended dates for this year’s SAHANZ conference have now been confirmed:...