REGISTER FOR THE ZOOM LECTURE BY ALBERTO PEREZ-GOMEZ
(JUNE 26TH AT 1:00 PM EST)
Join your colleagues around the globe on Saturday, June 26, for a celebratory lecture by Professor Emeritus Alberto Perez-Gomez, 2021 Laurate for the ACSF Outstanding Achievement Award. The lecture will begin at 1:00 PM (New York). The Zoom Lecture Waiting Room opens at 12:30. Registration for this event is required, and available through the link below.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckc-uprD8pHdNzhFBInUqiuZ4GFZttk-82
IN_BO CALL FOR PAPERS on "SACRED PEDAGOGY. The sacred in architectural and design education"
For all the friends and followers of ACS FORUM an absolute preview: in the coming weeks the International Scientific Journal IN_BO, https://issuu.com/in_bo will publish a call for papers for a special issue entirely dedicated to the role and usefulness of the sacred in architectural education. The question is whether (and under which conditions) such pedagogies can still be effective tools to test design abilities on the one hand, and the expressiveness of forms and materials on the other. A call to verify whether (and which) sacredness may still feed this creative tension, considering the extensions of our socio-cultural horizon, the processes of secularization (and post-secularization), and the changes in aesthetic production. This call tries to resolve a contemporary paradox: if architecture and its teaching cannot in any way avoid the sacred, where do they deal with it in architectural school and curricula?
Updates will appear soon at https://in-bo.unibo.it/ ... Check for updates
HAVE YOU PUBLISHED A BOOK IN THE LAST 5 YEARS?
We want to update the list of books published by our members that is posted in our website. So, if you have published one or more books (not a chapter) in the past 5 years (or earlier but it’s no included here: http://www.acsforum.org/books-by-acsf-members/ ), send the full citation along with a hyperlink to where people can know more about it. The book(s) should have been published by an academic or commercial press. Send this information to: Julio Bermudez at bermudez@cua.edu no later than July 1st, 2021.
ACSF MEMBERSHIP MEETING & SOCIAL HOUR ARE TOMORROW (Thursday, June 10th)
We have sent a few reminders. Do join us for this important component of our forum. You may register here:
Register for this event (Membership Meeting, 12:00Noon-1:00pm EST, New York time)
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THE MAY 2021 CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS ARE NOW ONLINE.
Those of you that were unable to participate in the two Critical Conversations Webinars (May 6 and 27) will be happy to learn that both have been now uploaded to our ACSF YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXaQV-t6oL8m-LHf6xMXUJw ) and therefore viewable here:
** May 6 Critical Conversation: https://youtu.be/F4cdBYz03P0
Topic: Cultural Consciousness and Transcendent Human Habitats
Moderator: Julio Bermudez, Ph.D., DPACSA
Panelists: Nader Ardalan, Sigurd Bergmann, Ph.D., Kevin Ladd, Ph.D., Alberto
Perez-Gomez, Ph.D., S. Brent Rodriquez-Plate, Ph.D., and Suchi Ready, AIA
** May 27 Critical Conversation: https://youtu.be/Op4VWBCuYZw
Topics: Justice & Participation and Environmental Adaptation and
Ecotechnology Moderator: Thomas Barrie FAIA Panelists: Thomas Beaudoin Ph.D.,
Bryan Bell, Karla Britton, Roberto Chiotti, and Thomas Fisher DPACSA,
We need to thank ACSF Chair Tom Barrie for his video production and editing of this material.
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Suchi Reddy will unveil a new, site-specific artificial intelligence (AI) and light sculpture in November 2021 as the centerpiece of “FUTURES,” the Smithsonian’s first major building-wide exploration of the future. Titled me + you, Reddy’s two-story installation weaves human wisdom and intelligent technology together, forming a shimmering monument reflective of visitors’ collective future visions. The work marks Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) first major contemporary art commission, and its blurring of responsive light, color, and AI, coalescing in a human-centric form, is groundbreaking in a public artwork. In addition to the link above, here is more information: https://www.wsj.com/articles/machine-learning-and-mandalas-inside-suchi-reddys-latest-artwork-11620234018
 
David Pereyra announces the publication of his book Proclaiming Holy Scriptures, a study of Place and Ritual, in the Abrahamic Religions. This work provides a comprehensive study on Holy Scriptures’ proclamation as an enacted celebration and its function as a performance within sacralized theatrical spaces. Contributing to an underexplored scholarship area, the book shows how Scripture is integral to religious life within Judaism, Christianity, and Islam and how these traditions have venerated the reading of texts from an appointed place as a sacred act. In addition to the link above, see https://youtu.be/bZMTz5GO7ws
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Speaking With the Dead
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/05/31/why-did-so-many-victorians-try-to-speak-with-the-dead
The long history of spiritualism, which is enjoying a resurgence
Translating the Gospels (Again)
https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/what-we-can-and-cant-learn-from-a-new-translation-of-the-gospels
What we can and can’t learn from another translation.
A Hindustani Classical Musician Comes of Age
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/the-disciple-an-indian-classical-musicians-conflicted-coming-of-age
The film “The Disciple” explores a journey of creative growth and adulthood through art.
The prisoners who care for the dying and get another chance at life
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/05/16/magazine/health-issue-convicted-prisoners-becoming-caregivers.html
In a california prison hospice, inmates become caregivers to fellow convicts who will never make it out alive.
'Creepy' Robot Dog Loses Job With New York Police Department
https://www.npr.org/2021/04/30/992551579/creepy-robot-dog-loses-job-with-new-york-police-department
After a public outcry, a robotic dog once hailed by the New York Police Department a high-tech crime-fighting sidekick is getting sent back to its owner.
Long Slide Looms for World Population, With Sweeping Ramifications
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/22/world/global-population-shrinking.html
Fewer babies’ cries. More abandoned homes. Toward the middle of this century, as deaths start to exceed births, changes will come that are hard to fathom.
The Seven Days of Creation Under Capitalism
https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/the-seven-days-of-creation-under-capitalism
God is good, but maybe He could hustle a bit…
What We Believe About Culture
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/25/special-series/shahzia-sikander-what-we-believe-about-culture.html
Art helps reverse stereotypes in a complex and dynamic world.
A PBS documentary on Billy Graham Examines His Cultural Standing
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/14/arts/television/billy-graham-pbs-documentary.html
Is this the right time for a film about Billy Graham?
Is Faith-Based Investing for You?
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/14/your-money/faith-based-investing.html
Should investing be guided by theological beliefs?
“God Bless the USA Bible” Now Available
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2021/05/28/new-bible-constitution-christian-nationalism/
A Bible that includes the US Constitution is creating controversy
Meet The First Transgender Bishop
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2021/05/13/transgender-bishop-megan-rohrer/
A new Lutheran transgender Bishop considers their place in the Church.
The Pandemic Impact on Gen-Z Faith
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/gen-z-lost-touch-with-faith-communities-during-pandemic-but-kept-the-faith-says-study/2021/06/01/0902c5a2-c313-11eb-89a4-b7ae22aa193e_story.html
A new study reveals how Gen-Zers see the role of organized religion in their post-pandemic lives.
The Film “Two Gods” Explores Ritual in the Modern World
https://religionnews.com/2021/05/27/the-film-two-gods-studies-the-life-of-a-muslim-casket-maker/
A look at the life of a Muslim casket maker reveals the constancy of ritual.
How Humanity Gave Itself an Extra Life
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/27/magazine/global-life-span.html
Between 1920 and 2020, the average human life span doubled. How did we do it? Science mattered — but so did activism.
Odysseus and Penelope’s Conversation in Light of the Pandemic
https://religionnews.com/2021/04/26/what-homers-odyssey-can-teach-us-about-reentering-the-world-after-a-year-of-isolation/
What Homer’s “Odyssey” can teach us about entering a post-pandemic world.
Is there Such as Thing as “Public Theology”?
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/rogereolson/2021/05/is-there-such-a-thing-as-public-theology/
The links between public culture and organized religion.
Pilgrimages: What is the Nature of a “Spiritual Journey”?
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/monkeymind/2021/05/pilgrimages-a-mind-bubble-on-spiritual-journeys.html
Considering the religious tourist industry.
Is Magic Immoral? It played a role in the development of early Christianity
https://religionnews.com/2021/04/14/is-magic-immoral-it-played-a-role-in-the-development-of-early-christianity/
Magic, as distinguished from miracles, played an important role in early Christianity.
Listening to Sacred Stillness
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/strategicmonk/2021/06/03/listening-to-sacred-stillness-time-alone-with-stillness/
It might be worth spending a moment of calm in the midst of a torrent of busyness.
Making Civilization Resilient
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/daylightatheism/2021/06/green-energy-makes-civilization-resilient/
The author argues that green energy is the path to making civilization more durable.
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Architecture & Spirituality
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Capela dst / Nuno Ferreira Capa | arquitectura e design
https://www.archdaily.com/962911/dst-chapel-nuno-ferreira-capa-arquitectura-e-design
In Braga, Portugal, Capela rests on the ground as a place for reflection and natural surrounding contemplation.
The Black Stone of Mecca like you've never seen before
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/saudi-arabia-black-stone-scli-intl/index.html
https://www.timesofisrael.com/saudi-arabia-releases-first-ever-photos-of-holy-kaaba-stone/
High resolution photos have been revealed for the first time of an ancient religious stone in Mecca, Islam's holy city, a Saudi government agency has announced. The images of al-Hajar al-Aswad, or the Black Stone, are up to 49,000 megapixels in size and took more than 50 hours to photograph and develop, the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Saudi Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque said in a press release Monday.
Prayer Chapel, Point Loma Nazarene University (San Diego, CA)
https://architizer.com/projects/prayer-chapel-point-loma-nazarene-university/
Global design firm has been commissioned to design an intimate prayer chapel for an elite evangelical university set. The new prayer chapel offers an intimate setting for spiritual reflection and solitary prayer in a prominent campus location, while serving as symbol for the university's commitment to Christian values. The building's elegant use of natural light, its clean lines, and its palette of timeless materials serves to enhance the chapel's purpose in ways both direct and symbolic, kindling an intentional connection to the divine.
 
See also:
https://www.pointloma.edu/news/opening-new-prescott-prayer-chapel
PLNU hosted a formal dedication ceremony of the Lyle and Grace Prescott Memorial Prayer Chapel on Tuesday, May 1st. This much-anticipated building replaces the university's 50-year-old facility, serving as a new, peaceful setting for prayer and spiritual reflection.
The Link Between Archaeology and Architecture
https://www.archdaily.com/960912/the-link-between-archaeology-and-architecture
At the heart of it, architecture is an inter-disciplinary profession. Ranging from structural engineers to quantity surveyors, a design project thrives from the collaboration of individuals from various fields of work. An often-overlooked connection is the link between the fields of architecture and archeology, which in more ways than one have a lot in common. In a time of increased awareness on issues of sustainability and heritage, the expertise present in the field of archaeology plays a vital part in the preservation of architectural landmarks of historical significance.
Våler Church / sivilarkitet espen surnevik as (Norway)
https://www.archdaily.com/911031/valer-church-sivilarkitet-espen-surnevik-as
The main challenge in the project was to give the local community a meaningful church back. As a paradox, the tragic loss of the old church gave birth to a new beginning. The theme of the new church thereby became resurrection. Together with the artist, Espen Dietrichson, the architects worked with different design elements to manifest the theme through the project.
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Hélène Binet: Angeli and Architecture
https://tlmagazine.com/helene-binet-angeli-and-architecture/
Ammann//gallery is pleased to present the exhibition ‘Angeli and Architecture’ by the French-Swiss photographer Hélène Binet from March 18th until the 24th of June. The show in question explores carefully curated pieces depicting sacred architecture and angelic sculptures.
Zarah Hussain: Breath (Art Exhibit)
https://www.pem.org/exhibitions/zarah-hussain-breath
Spiritual traditions around the world have long used the breath as a tool for transformation and awakening. In a series of paintings commissioned by PEM, British artist Zarah Hussain explores the universal sanctity and necessity of breathing. Mining her own reflections and experiences, she integrates the personal stories of members from our community who have, in some way, experienced the physical trauma of losing their breath or its transformative healing power.
Along the Columbia River, Making a Monument of the Land
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/20/arts/maya-lin-tribal-monuments-pacific-northwest.html
In the Pacific Northwest, Maya Lin’s “art landscapes” celebrate the river’s partnership with Native American tribes.
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Evolutionary Dispute: Most Human Origins Stories Are Not Compatible With Known Fossils
https://scitechdaily.com/evolutionary-dispute-most-human-origins-stories-are-not-compatible-with-known-fossils/
Fossil apes can inform us about essential aspects of ape and human evolution, including the nature of our last common ancestor.
Subtraction does not come naturally
https://www.sciencenewsdigital.org/sciencenews/may_8__2021___may_22__2021/MobilePagedArticle.action?articleId=1681518#articleId1681518
People’s notion that more is better may explain modern excesses
Archaeologists vs. Computers: A Study Tests Who’s Best at Sifting the Past
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/25/science/archaeologist-neural-network-study.html
When it came to the tedious task of categorizing pottery fragments, a deep-learning model was found to be just as accurate as four human experts, and far more efficient.
4 ideas about AI that even ‘experts’ get wrong
https://thenextweb.com/news/4-ideas-about-ai-that-even-experts-get-wrong-syndication
No people, we aren't remotely close to achieving artificial general intelligence yet
How Long Can We Live?
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/28/magazine/human-lifespan.html
New research is intensifying the debate — with profound implications for the future of the planet.
Scientists image atoms with record resolution close to absolute physical limits
https://www.zmescience.com/science/scientists-image-atoms-with-record-resolution-close-to-absolute-physical-limits/
The resolution is so fine-tuned, the only blurred thing in the image is the thermal jiggling of the atoms themselves.
NASA’s Perseverance Captures Video, Audio of Fourth Ingenuity Flight
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-s-perseverance-captures-video-audio-of-fourth-ingenuity-flight
Sounds of the Mars Helicopter’s whirring rotors add another new dimension to the historic project.
The Robot Surgeon Will See You Now
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/30/technology/robot-surgery-surgeon.html
Real scalpels, artificial intelligence — what could go wrong?
There’s a New Definition of ‘Normal’ for Weather
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/05/12/climate/climate-change-weather-noaa.html
The United States is getting redder. No, not that kind of red. (We’ll leave that to the political pundits.) We’re talking about the thermometer kind. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration last week issued its latest “climate normals”: baseline data of temperature, rain, snow and other weather variables collected over three decades at thousands of locations across the country.
Universe Size Comparison 3D
https://youtu.be/i93Z7zljQ7I
With nearly 81 millions of views, this incredibly popular video must be seen for anyone that wants to begin to grasp the scale of our universe …. You won’t be disappointed. Planets in our Universe can get extremely large, but stars get even bigger. In this video we explore the sizes of moons, planets, stars, and even beyond, including black holes and even galaxies. AND RELATED
Why Your Kid Likes Comparing Neptune to a Dust Mite
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/21/well/family/youtube-size-comparison-videos-kids.html
Bigger than a planet? Smaller than an atom? Size comparison videos are all the rage and may scratch a very old itch.
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Super-tall, super-skinny, super-expensive: the 'pencil towers' of New York's super-rich
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/feb/05/super-tall-super-skinny-super-expensive-the-pencil-towers-of-new-yorks-super-rich#
An extreme concentration of wealth in a city where even the air is for sale has produced a new breed of needle-like tower
AIA/ALA AWARDS – Library Buildings 2021
https://www.aia.org/resources/6392704-2021-aiaala-library-building-awards/?utm_source=MarketingCloud%C2%A0&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hna21-ala-library-award-announcement-001members
Every year, the AIA is proud to partner with the American Library Association/Library Leadership and Management Association to honor the best in library architecture and design. The AIA/ALA Library Building Award is the only award that recognizes entire library structures and all aspects of their design.
How Artificial Intelligence Will Shape Design by 2050
https://www.archdaily.com/937523/how-artificial-intelligence-will-shape-design-by-2050
Artificial Intelligence is transforming how we design and build. By 2050, the effects of AI adoption will be widely felt across all aspects of our daily lives. As the world faces a number of urgent and complex challenges, from the climate crisis to housing, AI has the potential to make the difference between a dystopian future and a livable one. By looking ahead, we're taking stock of what's happening, and in turn, imagining how AI can shape our lives for the better.
Will Robots Ever Replace Architects? Why Designs of the Future Won't Ever be Fully Automated
https://www.archdaily.com/962591/will-robots-ever-replace-architects-why-designs-of-the-future-wont-ever-be-fully-automated
Architecture and automation are two concepts that in the modern era of design and technological advancements go hand in hand- or do they? On one end, there’s a slight fear that “robots will replace designers”, making the profession more automated, and less creative. On the other, technology has made the practice of architecture more efficient in terms of process and cost. How far will technology take us, and will your job ever be lost to technology? The short answer is, probably not.
Were Beaux-Arts Buildings Built by a Race of Giants? Inside the ‘Tartarian Empire,’ the QAnon ofArchitecture
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-04-27/inside-architecture-s-wildest-conspiracy-theory
On YouTube videos and Reddit boards, adherents of a bizarre conspiracy theory argue that everything you know about the history of architecture is wrong.
Terence Riley, Architectural Force in the Museum World, Dies at 66
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/21/arts/terence-riley-dead.html
He was the chief architectural curator at MoMA, overseeing shows and the museum’s massive redesign, then moving on to the Miami art scene.
Modern-Day Slavery in Today’s Architecture
https://commonedge.org/architecture-and-the-stain-of-modern-day-slavery/
It’s more widespread than you might think.
A New $260 Million Park Floats on the Hudson. It’s a Charmer.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/20/arts/little-island-barry-diller.html
Little Island, developed by Barry Diller, with an amphitheater and dramatic views, opens on Hudson River Park. Opponents battled it for years.
The Language of Lighting: How to Read Light and Shadow in Architecture
https://www.archdaily.com/961546/the-language-of-lighting-how-to-read-light-and-shadow-in-architecture
Imagine if light would not only provide optimum visibility for tasks but convey meanings as well. Standards with recommended lux levels for various visual tasks have led to a quantitative understanding of lighting. However, lighting can also be used to contribute to emotion in rooms and to structure architecture …
The Strange New Life of Vaccine Sites
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/05/11/arts/design/covid-vaccine-sites.html
How a crisis can help us rethink space and reimagine the future
La Bourse de Commerce / Tadao Ando Architect & Associates + NeM Architectes + Pierre-Antoine Gatier
https://www.archdaily.com/962286/la-bourse-de-commerce-tadao-ando-architect-and-associates-plus-nem-architectes-plus-pierre-antoine-gatier
This major project began in June 2017 and was completed in March 2020 after three years of work. This was then followed by a defects liability period, major finishing, technical and museographic operations, furniture arrangement, as well as the refurbishment of the surroundings of the building by the Ville de Paris, for a public opening in the spring of 2021
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Can Humans Be Replaced by Machines?
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/19/books/review/genius-makers-cade-metz-futureproof-kevin-roose.html
GENIUS MAKERS -- The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google, Facebook, and the World; By Cade Metz
FUTUREPROOF -- 9 Rules for Humans in the Age of Automation; By Kevin Roose
 
Four Lost Cities. A Secret History of the Urban Age By Annalee Newitz
https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393652666
In Four Lost Cities, acclaimed science journalist Annalee Newitz takes readers on an entertaining and mind-bending adventure into the deep history of urban life. Investigating across the centuries and around the world, Newitz explores the rise and fall of four ancient cities, each the center of a sophisticated civilization: the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in Central Turkey, the Roman vacation town of Pompeii on Italy’s southern coast, the medieval megacity of Angkor in Cambodia, and the indigenous metropolis Cahokia, which stood beside the Mississippi River where East St. Louis is today. Four Lost Cities is a journey into the forgotten past, but, foreseeing a future in which the majority of people on Earth will be living in cities, it may also reveal something of our own fate.
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Catholic Art Institute: 2021 Sacred Art Competition and Exhibition
Call for Entry: Seeking the finest contemporary sacred art for an online juried exhibition hosted by the Catholic Art Institute, with a worldwide audience and the opportunity to sell work, be featured on the Catholic Art Institute website and podcast.
Grand Prize: $2500, Second Place: $750, Third Place: $250
Submission for Entry Opens: May 7, 2021
Submission Deadline: Oct 15, 2021
Notification Date: Oct 29, 2021
For more info: https://www.catholicartinstitute.org/sacredartprize2021
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AGATHON—call for papers for issue on “Links – Physical, Virtual, Digital”
AGATHON seeks an open cross-disciplinary and inter-scalar confrontation of ideas, by collecting essays and critical reflections, researches and experiments, projects and actions dealing simultaneously which may include but is not limited to: objects and form; memory and transformation; addition/integration; configuration and rule; aggregation and deconstruction/disassembly; function and flexibility of use; quality and duration; smart and sensitive; languages and forms of communication; modelling and interoperability; automation and dexterity; eco-compatibility and circularity, welcoming the proposed and unspoken suggestions, in a hybridisation and contamination process of the areas of relationship that today are prefigurable and possible – between people, between people and things/places and between things/places – inside an ‘ecosystem’ that is increasingly a synthesis of these three interaction modes.
Deadline (abstracts): July 5
For more info: https://www.agathon.it/download/10_call/10_2021_CALL_Links_ENG.pdf
 
The 2021 summer/fall issue of Environmental and Architectural Phenomenology is now available at the following link:
https://www.academia.edu/49063527/ENVIRONMENTAL_and_ARCHITECTURAL_PHENOMENOLOGY_summer_fall_2021_
This EAP issue includes among other topics, the following: a “book note” on architect Giulia Foscari’s Elements of Venice (2014); a “book note” on architect and planner Matthew Carmona’s 3rd edition of Public Places, Urban Spaces (2021), an overview of urban-design theories, concepts, and practices; environmental educator Michael Maser’s explication of a place-based education grounded in what he calls “self-in-place;” philosopher John Russon’s discussion of parallels between love of place and love of human beings; philosopher Jeff Malpas’ consideration of the relation between “spirit of time” and “spirit of place;” and cartographer Luke Harvey’s efforts to draw on the example of London parks to develop graphic means for presenting aspects of place experience visually.
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'The Humanities in Deep Time', sponsored by The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH):
https://torch.ox.ac.uk/event/the-humanities-in-deep-time
The conference is taking place online from 9.30am to 4.30pm (UK time) on Friday 25th June. The speakers include Kate Rigby (Literature and Environmental Humanities, Bath Spa), Amanda Power (History, Oxford), Richard Irvine (Anthropology, St. Andrews), James Miller (Religion, Duke Kunshan), Jeremy Kidwell (Theology, Birmingham), Simone Kotva (Theology, Oslo), Michelle Bastian (Philosophy and Environmental Humanities, Edinburgh).
Registration is free via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-humanities-in-deep-time-tickets-155786093399
They are also running a Deep Time poetry competition in connection with the conference:
https://torch.ox.ac.uk/event/the-humanities-in-deep-time-poetry-competition
A FOCUS ON PEDAGOGY: TEACHING, LEARNING AND RESEARCH IN THE MODERN ACADEMY
Dates: 20-22 April, 2022 --- Place: Virtual
Abstracts deadline: 30th June [early submissions]
Organized by University of Kassel, Ball State University, Beaconhouse National University and the University of Pretoria. Coordinated by AMPS
Set in the context of the pandemic, environmental challenges, new media paradigms and beyond, this conference reminds us that there are a number of critical issues at play for educators and researchers today. Asking us to take a step back from the flux we have been in recently, it invites us to discuss both the radical realignments that have been necessary in recent times, and those aspects of our pedagogy that have continued unaffected by remote teaching. Bringing both sides of this coin together, the intention is to better grasp the tenor of teaching and research in today’s changing, and increasingly hybrid, academy.
For more info: https://architecturemps.com/focus-pedagogy/
4th International Conference on Color, Culture and Modern Art (ICCCMA - 2021)
13th November 2021 in Paris, France
Website: http://socialstudies.science/color2020/
Contact person: Pubudu Lakmal
We welcome papers/abstract and submissions are now open for BLENDED (IN-PERSON & ONLINE) CONFERENCE. Print & Online proceedings Book will include "EXTENDED ABSTRACTS" with ISBN, Publishing on peer-reviewed quarterly publishing Journal with ISSN & DOI
Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 30th September 2021
MIAMI 2022 (ARCC-EAAE 2022 International Conference)Resilient City: Physical, Social, and Economic Perspectives
Topics:
- CLIMATE: Global Sustainability: Mitigation and Adaptation; Coastal Cities: Design Frameworks for Interconnectivity
- TECHNOLOGY: Materials and Advanced Digital Fabrication, Digital Design and Practices
- EQUITY: Inclusive Urban Landscapes, Cities and (Im)migration
- PUBLIC HEALTH: Public Health and Public Space, Public Health and Human-Centered Design
- SPECIAL TOPIC SESSION: Doctoral Education: Artistic Research, Design Doctorates + the Built Environment
Abstracts due: June 15th
Host: Florida International University (FIU)
Conference Co-Chairs: Marilys Nepomechie and Shahin Vassigh
Website: http://www.arcc-arch.org/arcc-eaae-2022/
Agents of Change: Moral Conversion and Social Transformation
29th June to 1st July 2022 in Utrecht, The Netherlands
Website: https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/about/schools/theology/about/annual-calendar/agents-change
Contact person: Krijn Pansters
This conference aims to chart the multiform phenomenon of moral conversion in Western society.
Organized by: Franciscan Study Center / Thomas Institute
Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 15th November 2021
Region: the 18th Annual International AHRA conference
Call for Papers
LU-Arc, School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, Loughborough University, UK
November 11-13, 2021
The purpose of the 2021 AHRA conference will be to question what the ‘region’ and ‘regional’ mean for architectural cultures past and present and to speculate on what different forms and formulations they might take in the future. Among other sub-themes and topics, we aim to explore the region as a real geographical site of evolving socio-economic activity, as a mythical locus of enduring value, as a gatekeeper of indigenous crafts and vernacular techniques, as a site of architectural and artistic imagination, as a repository of contested and mobile identities, and more.
For more info: http://www.ahra-architecture.org/events/details/region/
Health, Wellbeing and Place
http://www.ahra-architecture.org/events/details/health_wellbeing_and_place/
Call for Papers
Zoom via Syracuse University, Chalmers University of Technology, Northumbria University
December 1-3, 2021
On January 1st, 2020, the world woke to the news that a pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan, China, had been identified as a strain of coronavirus. By March, the World Health Organization would define it as a pandemic and the most serious global health threat on the planet. Under lockdown conditions the relationship between health and the spaces we inhabit became central.
While it is tempting to see this recent global concern about health and environments as new, the reality is, it has a long history. The public health profession was born from the housing conditions of the 19th-century urban poor. Demands for walkable neighborhoods are long-standing. Accessible design, and the broader healthy cities agenda globally, all pre-date COVID-19. Seen in this light, this conference seeks to bring recent experiences and responses into dialogue with these long-standing areas of research into health, wellbeing, and environments.
25 June 2021: Abstracts [Round One] | 25 July 2021: Feedback | 25 Oct 2021: Abstracts [Round Two] | 05 Nov 2021 Feedback
Cultures, Communities, and Design - A conference connecting planning, landscapes, architecture, and people
The University of Calgary, CANADA
June 28-30, 2022
Abstracts: 01 July, 2021 (Early)
https://architecturemps.com/calgary/
'The Countryside' - a polemically generic term Rem Koolhaas has recently used to reposition debates about our cities to those of rural areas. While posited as 'new', it is, in reality, a well established mode of thinking. Through notions such as the peri-urban for example, geographers, sociologists, architects, urban designers and regional economists have all debated the urban-rural relationship for several decades. Under this framework we are obliged to consider the city and its architecture on its own terms, but also address the 'rural' in its particular context and, importantly, explore the parallels and mutual influences at play. According to this logic, the social, cultural, planning and design issues relevant in our cities find parallels outside the city fringe. Calgary, the host city of this conference, is a perfect example. It has heavy industry, a thriving business economy and a growing tourist sector. However, pockets of the city contend with poverty and gentrification. As a city, Calgary also 'pressures' its surrounding lands including the Rockies and the Banff nature reserve.
Publishers:
Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UCL Press and Routledge.
The Sixteenth International Conference on Design Principles and Practices
Conference organized by the Design Principles and Practices Research Network and the University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia.
Dates: 19-21 January 2022
Place: Online + University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
Format: A mix of live, pre-recorded, and in-person (at a scale that's allowed) presentations and social interaction spaces.
Founded in 2007, the Design Principles and Practices Research Network offers an interdisciplinary forum to explore the meaning and purpose of design. In professional and disciplinary terms, the network traverses a broad sweep to construct a trans-disciplinary dialogue, which encompasses a wide array of design paradigms and practices. We move between theoretical reflection on the nature of design and case studies of design practice, and from research-based perspectives to the experience-based perspectives of design insiders. Our aim is to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries. As a Research Network, we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies for action framed by our shared themes and tensions. Papers following these themes and special focus are requested:
Special Focus - Back to Life: Seeking Vision and Purpose in Principles and Practice
- Theme One – Design Education
- Theme Two – Design in Society
- Theme Three – Designed Objects
- Theme Four – Visual Design
- Theme Five – Design Management and Professional Practice
- Theme Six – Architectonic, Spatial, and Environmental Design
https://designprinciplesandpractices.com/2022-conference/call-for-papers
INDIA: THE URBAN CONDITION - ARCHITECTURE – ENVIRONMENTS – PEOPLE – CITIES
A conference split into two sections held in NEW DELHI and BANGALORE. Given recent events, it will be primarily virtual.
DATES: MARCH 2022
ABSTRACTS: June 30, 2021 (Early) | October 2021 (Round One)
WEBSITE: https://architecturemps.com/india/
The Urban Condition is part of a global research program examining architecture, environments, people and cities. In 2022 works in India through a collaboration with Noida International University and Dayananda Sagar (University) Institutions.
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