Category Archives: Conferences

In the Distance: HTC@MIT Research in Progress 2010

October 11, 2009 – 2:01 pm

In the Distance
Research in Progress 2010: February 27, 2010
Graduate Student Conference
History, Theory, and Criticism of Art and Architecture @ MIT
Cambridge, MA
Call for Papers
The general perception is that intellectual and creative production outside of major cultural centers necessarily defines itself in relationship to these centers. Moreover, the relative paucity of material resources and opportunities available in [...]

By Anne Hultzsch | Tagged , | Comments (0)

A Revaluation of Public Space in Toronto (1955-2005)

July 5, 2009 – 2:08 pm

Paper presented at the 2009 Anglo-American Conference of Historians “Cities” in London.
You can download the full paper with images here.
INTRODUCTION
What we will look at in the next twenty minutes is a study of three iconic projects in Toronto that were all planned and built between the years 1955 and 2005: City Hall and Nathan Phillips [...]

By Thomas-Bernard Kenniff | Also posted in Public space | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Conference: Beyond Henri Lefebvre

June 2, 2009 – 6:34 pm

WHAT: Interdisciplinary conference / call for contributions
WHEN: November 24-26th, 2009
WHERE: ETH Zurich
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: June 30th, 2009
www.henrilefebvre.org
From the website:
Urban Research and Architecture: Beyond Henri Lefebvre
The interdisciplinary conference Urban Research and Architecture: Beyond Henri Lefebvre brings together recent applications of Lefebvre’s theory in order to develop new concepts for the analysis of contemporary processes of urbanization [...]

By Thomas-Bernard Kenniff | Comments (2)

Sir Peter Hall Annual Lecture 2009

May 21, 2009 – 1:51 pm

Dear Colleague
UCL’s Bartlett School of Planning is launching a new
annual lecture in honour of Professor Sir Peter Hall’s immense and
on-going contribution to planning academia. This year the lecture will
be given by Professor John Friedmann from UCLA and the University of
British Colombia and will be followed by a wine reception.
18.00, 26th [...]

By Patricia Simoes-Aelbrecht | Comments (0)

Conference

May 19, 2009 – 10:43 am

GOVERNING POST-SUBURBAN GROWTH
A one day workshop to discuss suburbia and post-suburbia
in comparative perspective.
21 May 2009, Haldane Room, University College London.

Places are limited. Please let us know  if you will be attending the conference. RSVP to Sonia Roitman s.roitman@ucl.ac.uk

By Patricia Simoes-Aelbrecht | Also posted in Events | Comments (0)