Van 13 tot 17 april 2014 loopt in Palermo het congres 'Crossing boundaries. Rethinking European architecture beyond Europe'. Deadline voor het indienen van abstracts is 1 december 2013.
Dit congres wordt georganiseerd binnen het internationale netwerk 'European Architecture beyond Europe: Sharing Research and Knowledge on Dissemination Processes, Historical Data and Material Legacy (19th-20th centuries)' onder leiding van Mercedes Volait en Johan Lagae.
Het congres is opgedeeld in zes sessies:
- 'Transnational studies and cultural transfers' (chaired by Kathleen James-Chakraborty).
- 'Methods and methodologies: Writing the histories of Europeanimperial/colonial architecture' (chaired by Alex Bremner and JoAnne Mancini).
- 'Looking eastward, building identities. The architecture of European diplomacy beyond the Mediterranean in the age of Empire' (chaired by Paolo Girardelliand Mercedes Volait).
- 'Tropical architecture' (chaired by Ola Uduku and Iain Jackson).
- 'Architectures of exile: Visions and re-visions of the global modern in the age of the refugee' (chaired by Regina Göckede and Rachel Lee).
- 'Architecture as development aid: Modernization, technical assistance and the design of institutions' (chaired by Tom Avermaete and Kim de Raedt).
Meer informatie:
- abstracts 300 woorden met korte biografische notitie (max. 150 woorden)
- aanvaarding wordt meegedeeld tegen midden december
- volledige papers moeten tegen 15 maart 2014 ingediend worden
- meer informatie over de sessie op www.architecturebeyond.eu
Speakers based in countries participating in the Action (refer to the website www.architecturebeyond.eu for the complete list) will be able to claim reimbursement of their expenses. A few grants will be available for speakers based in other countries. For further information, please contact the sessions' chairs or write to is0904@inha.fr.