University of Lincoln, UK
April 05 2012 - April 06 2012
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An International Conference to be held at the University of Lincoln, UK
Organised by the East Midlands History and Philosophy Research Network
http://www.theoreticalcurrents.com
Call for Papers
In Ptolemy’s Cosmographia, the geographic impulse maps not only the known world, but also the inhabited world – the world of cities, towns and architecture. The cartographic drive to realise the phenomenal experience of place, territory, nation, in tangible and visible analogues such as maps, and less tangible ideas in the representations of dominion, cultivation, and culture is still with us today.
Our present age of globalisation has witnessed a growing interest in the potential affinities between the theories and methodologies of geography and architecture. Manifested in the intersecting relationships between notions of region, geophysical terrain, landscape, topography and architectural space, this development has contributed to an emerging field of enquiry. We see this for example in the deployment of geographical techniques and terminologies in architectural and urban design, and the appropriation (or transformation) of traditional architectural concepts (such as scale and proportion) to a matrix of spatio-temporal relationships.
This conference proposes to assemble a group of thinkers who examine this topic from both a contemporary and historical perspective, highlighting how developments in surveying, cartography, geology, perspective, agriculture, trade, politics, transport and warfare have contributed in varying ways to the perception and representation of architecture as a geographical concern.
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International Urban Design Conference
University of Nottingham
April 05 2012 - April 06 2012
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Abstracts due 30th September 2011
Keynote Speakers:
Amanda Reynolds, Chair of the Urban Design Group
Ali Madanipour, Professor of Urban Design, Newcastle University
Themes:
• Theoretical definitions and the conceptual components of place
• Methodological studies that suggest a form of analysis or pedagogy
• Case studies that examine the specificities of place
Contributions will be organised in thematic sessions. Selected texts will be published in an accompanying book.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Over the past twenty years, place has emerged as the key concept for urban design. The concept of place is loosely defined as the interrelationship between the formal and spatial organisation of buildings, groups of buildings, streets, spaces and landscapes; the activities taking place within it and the meaning associated with it. The agency assigned to each of these components of place varies according to different traditions of thought and design theory. By definition, the triad of space, activity and meaning cannot be captured in a fixed theoretical framework.
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Copenhagen
April 12 2012 - April 15 2012
All members and sympathizers of ARC●PEACE are welcome to the 17th General Assembly meeting of our organisation in Copenhagen. This event marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of ARC●PEACE. At the meeting you will learn to know new members, enjoy seminar presentations, exchange experiences, discuss current professional issues, and take wise decisi- ons about the future of our organisation.
The ARC●PEACE meeting is connected to the General Assembly (GA) meeting of Architecture Sans Frontières–International (ASF-Int, of which ARC●PEACE is a member).
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EMERGING BOUNDARIES OF RESEARCH PRINCIPLES & PRAXIS
Scott Sutherland School of Architecture, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
May 19 2012 - May 20 2012
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The 9th AHRA PhD student Conference is expected to give delegates a platform to share and explore emerging approaches to research methods, urban issues and findings, and overall to provide a conduit for student delegates to establish collaborations and stir polemical debates in order to allow them to recflect on their position regarding cities and architecture.
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Second International Meeting
Brussels, Belgium
May 31 2012 - June 03 2012
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Call for Session and Roundtable Proposals Deadline: 19 December 2010
The European Architectural History Network (EAHN) is organizing its second international meeting in Brussels in spring 2012 with twenty-three panels and four roundtables treating topics from antiquity through medieval and early modern to the present. Panels include topics in the history of architecture, urbanism, gardens and landscape, as well as in architectural theory and historiography.
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29th Annual Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians Australia and New Zealand
University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania
July 05 2012
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