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2004/11/26
Conference - Call for Papers
The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL
26-27 November 2004
Conference - Call for Papers This two day international conference is the second annual conference on Architectural Research to be organised by Dr. Jane Rendell (Director of Architectural Research) and Dr. Jonathan Hill (Course Director of the PhD by Architectural Design) at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. This year's conference is held in association with AHRA (Architecture Humanities Research Association) represented for this event by Prof. Murray Fraser (University of Westminster) and Dr. Mark Dorrian (University of Edinburgh).
AHRA promotes, supports, develops and disseminates high-quality research in all areas of architectural humanities. It has been founded to provide an inclusive and comprehensive network of researchers across all the UK architectural schools and has an international advisory panel. AHRA organises events forums, seminars and conferences; its inaugural event was a research student symposium held at the University of Westminster in May 2004. The broader aim is to raise public awareness of the social, cultural, economic and political value of research in architectural history, theory, culture, design and urbanism, helping to set the terms of reference for debates about the quality of the built environment.
�Critical Architecture� aims to examine the relationship between critical practice in architecture and architectural criticism. The intention is to place architecture in an interdisciplinary context, to explore architectural criticism with reference to modes of criticism in other disciplines, specifically art criticism, and to consider how critical practice in architecture operates through a number of different modes: buildings, drawings and texts.
Speakers include Howard Caygill, D�costerd & Rahm, Kim Dovey, Dunne and Raby, Hal Foster, Hilde Heynen, Ben Nicholson, Eyal Weizman, Sarah Wigglesworth Architects.
Four separate strands will address the following areas of discussion:
Criticism by Design
The history and status of the architect are interwoven with those of design. The term �design� comes from the Italian �disegno�, meaning drawing, suggesting both the drawing of lines on paper and the drawing forth of ideas. What then is the relationship of designing to building? Is there a role for the design project that is critical but not intended to be built? Can a design, whether drawn or built, question existing conditions and propose alternatives? Is the dependence of designing on drawing positive? Are other means of design more effective in developing a critical architecture?
Criticism, Negation and Action
In the wake of developments in theory over the last 30 years, how should the idea of criticism in architecture be understood? Does criticism still have pertinence or have we moved, as some have argued, into a 'post-critical' condition, and if so what are the limits of this? On what terms should criticism be mounted and what models do we have? Are the historical models adequate or do we have to imagine new kinds of reconfigured critical practices? What would these be like and how would they integrate with questions of action?
Architecture-Writing
This session calls for papers that explore new ways of writing architectural criticism. Discussions in art criticism concerning art-writing open up possibilities for new writing practices and also for re-thinking the relationship between criticism and critical practice in the visual and performing arts. This debate questions objectivity and judgment, as well as introduce considerations of subjectivity, positionality, textuality and materiality in writing. What kind of issues does such a debate raise for architectural and spatial criticism? Abstracts which speculate upon the relation of creative and critical practice in architecture-writing are welcomed from artists, poets, architects, writers and critics alike.
The Cultural Context of Critical Architecture
The term critical architecture creates problems. It implies a clear distinction for a mode of architecture that opposes dominant economic and cultural strands, and hints at an alternative form of practice that does not reproduce prevailing values. Perhaps it is more useful to recognise a complex and negotiated concept of critical architecture that depends on
cultural context. What are the variations between rural, suburban and urban conditions within developed countries? How are globalisation and cultural diversity affecting critical discourse in architecture? Might it be that critical architecture is a relative standpoint culturally, maybe a luxury in Western countries, yet more needed elsewhere?
Please send a 500 word abstract plus 250 word biography - both included in the body of the email (not as attachments) - to rachel.stevenson@xxxxxxxxx by 3 September 2004. Please indicate which strand you wish your paper to be considered for. Papers will be refereed by two academics. You will be notified as to whether your abstract has been accepted by 17 September 2004.
Please note: We cannot respond to individual enquiries.
Dr. Jane Rendell and Dr. Jonathan Hill, The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL; Prof. Murray Fraser and Dr. Mark Dorrian, AHRA.
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2004/11/26
Conference - Call for Papers
The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL
26-27 November 2004
Conference - Call for Papers This two day international conference is the second annual conference on Architectural Research to be organised by Dr. Jane Rendell (Director of Architectural Research) and Dr. Jonathan Hill (Course Director of the PhD by Architectural Design) at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. This year's conference is held in association with AHRA (Architecture Humanities Research Association) represented for this event by Prof. Murray Fraser (University of Westminster) and Dr. Mark Dorrian (University of Edinburgh).
AHRA promotes, supports, develops and disseminates high-quality research in all areas of architectural humanities. It has been founded to provide an inclusive and comprehensive network of researchers across all the UK architectural schools and has an international advisory panel. AHRA organises events forums, seminars and conferences; its inaugural event was a research student symposium held at the University of Westminster in May 2004. The broader aim is to raise public awareness of the social, cultural, economic and political value of research in architectural history, theory, culture, design and urbanism, helping to set the terms of reference for debates about the quality of the built environment.
�Critical Architecture� aims to examine the relationship between critical practice in architecture and architectural criticism. The intention is to place architecture in an interdisciplinary context, to explore architectural criticism with reference to modes of criticism in other disciplines, specifically art criticism, and to consider how critical practice in architecture operates through a number of different modes: buildings, drawings and texts.
Speakers include Howard Caygill, D�costerd & Rahm, Kim Dovey, Dunne and Raby, Hal Foster, Hilde Heynen, Ben Nicholson, Eyal Weizman, Sarah Wigglesworth Architects.
Four separate strands will address the following areas of discussion:
Criticism by Design
The history and status of the architect are interwoven with those of design. The term �design� comes from the Italian �disegno�, meaning drawing, suggesting both the drawing of lines on paper and the drawing forth of ideas. What then is the relationship of designing to building? Is there a role for the design project that is critical but not intended to be built? Can a design, whether drawn or built, question existing conditions and propose alternatives? Is the dependence of designing on drawing positive? Are other means of design more effective in developing a critical architecture?
Criticism, Negation and Action
In the wake of developments in theory over the last 30 years, how should the idea of criticism in architecture be understood? Does criticism still have pertinence or have we moved, as some have argued, into a 'post-critical' condition, and if so what are the limits of this? On what terms should criticism be mounted and what models do we have? Are the historical models adequate or do we have to imagine new kinds of reconfigured critical practices? What would these be like and how would they integrate with questions of action?
Architecture-Writing
This session calls for papers that explore new ways of writing architectural criticism. Discussions in art criticism concerning art-writing open up possibilities for new writing practices and also for re-thinking the relationship between criticism and critical practice in the visual and performing arts. This debate questions objectivity and judgment, as well as introduce considerations of subjectivity, positionality, textuality and materiality in writing. What kind of issues does such a debate raise for architectural and spatial criticism? Abstracts which speculate upon the relation of creative and critical practice in architecture-writing are welcomed from artists, poets, architects, writers and critics alike.
The Cultural Context of Critical Architecture
The term critical architecture creates problems. It implies a clear distinction for a mode of architecture that opposes dominant economic and cultural strands, and hints at an alternative form of practice that does not reproduce prevailing values. Perhaps it is more useful to recognise a complex and negotiated concept of critical architecture that depends on
cultural context. What are the variations between rural, suburban and urban conditions within developed countries? How are globalisation and cultural diversity affecting critical discourse in architecture? Might it be that critical architecture is a relative standpoint culturally, maybe a luxury in Western countries, yet more needed elsewhere?
Please send a 500 word abstract plus 250 word biography - both included in the body of the email (not as attachments) - to rachel.stevenson@xxxxxxxxx by 3 September 2004. Please indicate which strand you wish your paper to be considered for. Papers will be refereed by two academics. You will be notified as to whether your abstract has been accepted by 17 September 2004.
Please note: We cannot respond to individual enquiries.
Dr. Jane Rendell and Dr. Jonathan Hill, The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL; Prof. Murray Fraser and Dr. Mark Dorrian, AHRA.
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