November 16, 2010 – 8:00 pm
This is the second of a two-part post on the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. The first can be read here.
…In Expo’s final week, people seemed determined to ward off the meta-question of “what’s it all for?” by concentrating on the mechanics of the Expo breakdown. The newspapers were full of speculations about the fate of [...]
November 10, 2010 – 2:30 pm
This is the first of a two-part post on the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.
Shanghai World Expo 2010 will probably to go down in the history books as one of the most successful world’s fairs ever. The Chinese government was aiming for 70 million visitors; by the time Expo closed on 31st October, they’d reportedly had [...]
Sent by Stephanie Brandt:
The Urban Islands Project – reviving places:
www.urbanislandsproject.net
The Urban Islands Project is part of an ongoing project SPACEPILOTS introduced in 2009 under the title of Unlocking the City, aiming to excite young people about their city, engage them with their environment, and to empower them to get involved in the actual shaping of [...]
January 19, 2010 – 1:04 pm
Sent by Diego García Mejuto:
The Bartlett Planning informal talks on places and cultures are back with ‘Galicia: (re)presenting a Spanish regional space’, by Diego García Mejuto, research student at the Bartlett School of Planning.
When: Wednesday 20th January at 4:30pm
Where: Room 5.17b, Wates House, 22 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0QB
All welcome
Contact information: Amparo Tarazona Vento, a.vento@ucl.ac.uk
December 14, 2009 – 4:37 pm
Sent by Diego Garcia Mejuto:
This month a new initiative was launched at the Bartlett School of Planning. The ‘Lonely Planner’ series consist of informal talks given by Bartlett Planning PhD students on places they are very familiar with, followed by questions and discussion. The aim of these talks is to learn and discuss about certain [...]
December 7, 2009 – 8:23 pm
Sent by Anne Hultzsch:
Now in it’s 7th year, Writing-PAD – ‘Writing Purposefully in Art and Design’ – offers art and design institutions an arena in which to explore and develop the notion of ‘thinking through writing’ as a parallel to visual discourse in art and design practice. Writing PAD has not only brought together tutors [...]
October 15, 2009 – 7:36 pm
Sent by Sandra Jasper:
The UCL Urban Laboratory is organising an interdisciplinary work-in-progress workshop for PhD students, who would like to present and discuss their research projects. The workshop will provide an open and informal space to discuss your work with regards to theoretical, practical or methodological questions and problems at any stage of your research. [...]
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 [...]
October 7, 2009 – 9:39 am
Sent by Anne Hultzsch:
Friday, 23 October 2009, 10am–8pm. (Registration opens 9:30am). All welcome.
part of: Bartlett Architecture &: Interdisciplinary Seminars
Room G02, Wates House, The Bartlett School of Architecture, 22 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0QB.
Organisers: Anne Hultzsch, Barbara Penner, Nina Vollenbröker
Participants: Stephen Bann (University of Bristol), Jan Birksted (The Bartlett, UCL), Simon Bradley (Yale [...]
October 6, 2009 – 6:56 pm
Sent by Stephanie Brandt:
Living Landscapes Lecture Series
curated by Stephanie Brandt and Carol Mancke
Autumn 2009
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Session 2 [2 November 2009]: Art and agency: formal and informal approaches to art in the public realm
Speakers: Vivien Lovell, Founder-Director of Modus Operandi Art Consultants, London and Jean-François Prost, artist and architect, Montreal. Jean-François is the co-founder of SYN and initiator of the [...]