Category: Events

Ramadan Pavilion 2023 designed by Shahed Saleem | Ramadan Tent Project and the V&A | Friday, March 3 – Monday, May 1, 2023

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Where: Exhibition Road Courtyard, V&A South Kensington, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL

When: Friday, March 3 to Monday, May 1, 2023

Congratulations to Shahed Saleem, Reader in Architecture in the School of Architecture + Cities and BA Architecture DS2.3 tutor. Since the Pavilion’s inception in the days before the pandemic, Saleem has involved students in all aspects of its creation, and over 20 students from our School have helped in its fabrication.

“The Ramadan Pavilion is a purpose-built architectural structure and showpiece of creative art and design to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan. The Pavilion will host a series of public events and two Open Iftars as part of the annual Ramadan Festival curated by Ramadan Tent Project.

The aim of the annual Ramadan Pavilion is to celebrate the lived experiences of Muslims across the UK and globe during the holiest month of the Islamic calendar, and to bring attention to the core values and traditions of Ramadan through architectural expression, experimentation and associated public arts programme. ”

V&A website

More info on the project here.

The opening event will take place as a part of the Ramadan Conference 2023 on Sunday, March 5 at 1pm. More info about the event here.

Performance Architecture Summer School in Athens | July 27-31, 2023

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The Athens school takes place in the summer. It runs daily, during 5 days in a week. Participants are expected to produce work individually and in collaboration.

The rich cultural, social and political background of Athens and the history of performance of the city provides endless inspiration, ground for study and opportunities for creativity. The museums, archaeological spaces, art institutions, avantgarde groups and vibrant public spaces form a key part of the school’s programme and inform the learning experience. Participants will benefit by creating works that truly engage with the complex and rich city resources combining both intelligence and inter-disciplinary thinking.

At the end of the course  the participants showcase their collaborative & individual work and present to the class and to external Critics. This helps the participants to understand the outcome of their experience during the course and identify ways of developing and enhancing their personal practice.

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*For details on dates, fees and applications refer to the Apply Now section.

Bursaries available for Vernacular Architecture Group conference, April 11-15, 2023 | Deadline for application: March 3, 2023

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Three bursaries are offered to assist registered students or professionals in the early years of their career to attend the Vernacular Architecture Group’s spring conference in the Greater Manchester area on 11-15 April 2023. During three full days, delegates will tour the locality, visiting and interpreting lesser traditional buildings. Lectures and discussions will be held in the evenings. 

Details of how to apply can be found at https://www.vag.org.uk/spring-bursary-letter.pdf – please note that the application deadline has been extended to 3 March 2023. 

Architecture + Cities Research Seminar: Ersilia Verlinghieri and Charlie Couve “Delivering Good Work: Labour, Employment and Wellbeing in London’s Cargo Bike Sector” | Wednesday, February 22 at 1pm (GMT) | Online

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When: Wednesday, 22nd of February, 13:00-14:00 (GMT)

Where: Online

The next Architecture + Cities Research Seminar will take place on Wednesday, 22nd of February 2023, 1pm-2pm, and will be given by two colleagues from the Active Travel Academy, Ersilia Verlinghieri and Charlie Couve. The seminar will take place online (link available above).

Film Screening: “The Oil Machine” | Friday, February 24, 2023 at 13:00 (GMT) in Regent Street Cinema

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When: Friday, 24th of February 2023 at 1pm

Where: Regent Street Cinema, 307 Regent Street, London W1B 2HW

To book tickets please go here.

Join the University of Westminster’s Schools of Architecture + Cities, the Humanities, Law, and the Social Sciences for a screening of the new film The Oil Machine on 24 February, 13.00 – 14.30 at the Regent Street Cinema, 307 Regent St., London W1B 2HW for an inspiring screening and conversation on our energy future.

The Oil Machine explores our economic, historical and emotional entanglement with fossil fuels by looking at the conflicting imperatives around North Sea oil & gas. This invisible machine at the core of our economy and society now faces an uncertain future as activists and investors demand change. Is this the end of oil?

The film brings together a wide range of voices from oil company executives, economists, young activists, oil workers, pension fund managers, and considers how this machine can be tamed, dismantled or repurposed

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion hosted by Lindsay Bremner, School of Architecture + Cities with discussants Lucy Bond, School of Humanities, Julia Chryssostalis, Westminster Law School and member of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty campaign, Ruth MacKenzie, Westminster Law School, Wojciech Ostrowski of the School of Social Sciences and architecture students Antoni Canyelles and Maja Kurantowicz.

The screening is free, but booking is required as cinema numbers are limited.

V&A: Make Good Symposium 2023 | Wednesday, March 1, 2023, 11:00-17:30 (GMT) at V&A South Kensington

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When: Wednesday, 1st of March 2023, 11am – 5.30pm (GMT)

Where: V&A South Kensington, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL

For the second Make Good symposium the V&A brings together international speakers from a wide range of disciplines, spanning science, design, architecture and forestry to look at the opportunities and challenges of sourcing and making with natural, renewable and local materials, in particular wood. As such it takes a cue from the Field Notes Summer School, which was a collaboration between the environmental charity Sylva Foundation and the V&A. This day of talks and conversations, presenting ongoing projects and research, forms a collection of field notes to inform and inspire future initiatives in sustainable design and manufacture.

To book and for more information please go here.

Submission of Abstracts: Prague – Heritages: Past and Present – Built and Social | A Conference on Culture, History, Art and Design | Deadline: April 15, 2023

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Conference dates: 28th to 30th of June 2023

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 15th of April 2023

Organisers: Czech Technical University, with Amps, Intellect Books, and UCL Press

Publisher: Intellect Books

Formats: Fully In-person, Virtual, Hybrid

Themes: Art & Design Practice, Museums and Places of Memory, Local Histories – Regional Cultures, Art History, Heritage and Identity

Disciplines: Art, design, architecture, art history, social history, cultural studies, anthropology, and more.

CALL Summary:

2023 marks the twentieth anniversary of the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Heritage. That event came three decades after the World Heritage Convention. Through that, UNESCO had set up its World Heritage List of protected sites and buildings. The intervening years have seen multiple shifts in how we define heritage – as both material objects and social traditions. Today more than ever before, the distinction is blurred. The streets on which we live, the edifices we design and the monuments we protect are all connected to the lifestyles, traditions and social groupings we celebrate and safeguard.

What we mean by heritage today then, is an open and diverse question. Our buildings and environments, our cities and neighborhoods, our memorials and our artworks, our cultures and communities are all component parts of what we understand as ‘preservable’ history.

However, the past and the present also overlap and mutually support in this expanded definition. Placemaking sees built and cultural heritage as key to urban practice. Contextualization is central to planning laws. Museums are site for communities and display. Heritage organizations preserve buildings and educate the public. Galleries present historical art while debating meanings in contemporary terms.

This conference seeks to open debate on these changing, complex and at times contradictory definitions of heritage.

Czech Technical University with AMPS and Intellect Books

UCL PRESS Journal Special Issue “Education for Sustainability”

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The UCL Press Journal ArchitectureMPS ISSN 2050-9006 is looking to develop special issues on several themes through 2023-24.

One theme under consideration is Education for Sustainability.

These themes are picked up in the 2023 conferences below. Papers submitted here will be considered for these publications.

Applying Eduction in Complex World

Dates: April 26-28, 2023

Abstracts: March 1, 2023

Place: Toronto, Canada (and online)

Toronto – Applying Education

Teaching Beyond the Curriculum

Dates: Nov 15-17, 2023

Abstracts: July 10, 2023

Place: Virtual

Teaching Beyond the Curriculum

These events are co-organized by Sheridan College, Toronto, Canada; Glasgow School of Art, UK; Louisiana State University, USA; Wenzhou-Kean University, China, AMPS and its journal ArchitectureMPS.

Submission of Abstracts for 55th UTSG Annual Conference | July 10 – 12, 2023, Cardiff | Deadline: March 13, 2023

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When: From 10th to 12th of July 2023

Where: Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK

The 55th Universities’ Transport Studies Group (UTSG) Annual Conference will take place at Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, between 10 and 12 July 2023: https://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/utsg2023/   

The Conference, which has more than half a century’s excellent history in the UK and Ireland has now an international scope so contributions from colleagues from around the world are very much welcome!

Colleagues are reminded that the UTSG conference is a doctoral-student-friendly conference and as always, we are particularly encouraging research students to submit their work. Also, we will be introducing a mentoring-surgery scheme to support colleagues across different career stages and doctoral students and a legacy scheme.

The UTSG conference at Cardiff will be launching a new collaboration initiative for special issues with top-tier journals including:

  • Travel Behaviour and Society (Elsevier),
  • Transportation Planning and Technology (Taylor and Francis), and
  • The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) – Intelligent Transport Systems

Abstract Submission Guideline

[NOW OPEN; DEADLINE: MONDAY 13 MARCH 2023]

To present your work at the UTSG Conference involves two stages:

Authors must submit a 300-word abstract and six keywords that should clearly identify the objectives, background, methods, main findings, and conclusions of your work.

Abstracts can be submitted here: https://utsg.net/confmgt/openconf.php

Click on ‘Make a Submission’ and fill in the required fields. Once submitted, a notification of successful submission email will arrive in the mailbox of the corresponding author; please, also check the ‘junk’ folder of your mailbox!

Note: There is no need to attach a file at this stage but simply paste your abstract in the corresponding field. Authors submitting abstracts for the Smeed Prize (see, eligibility criteria below) must indicate that in the corresponding ‘Topic’ of the submission form.

The abstracts will be reviewed by the UTSG Executive Committee and corresponding authors will be informed of the decision by mid-April 2023.

Only authors of accepted abstracts will be invited to submit either a ‘full paper’ or an ‘extended abstract’ using the appropriate templates available on the UTSG and Conference websites.

Paper Submission Guidelines

[OPEN: LATE APRIL; DEADLINE: MONDAY 19 JUNE 2023]

Authors of accepted abstracts will have two options for submitting their research work:

  • A full paper (max. 12 pages long); this is the recommended option for authors who wish their papers to be considered for the special-issue initiative.
  • An extended abstract of max. 1500 words

Full papers and extended abstracts will need to use the corresponding UTSG templates.

Please also note that Smeed Prize entrants must submit a full paper to be eligible (see, criteria below).

Templates and further information can be found on the UTSG and conference websites.

Smeed Prize Submission

[OPEN TO UTSG MEMBER INSTITUTIONS IN THE UK AND IRELAND, ONLY]

Papers can be submitted for the Smeed Prize competition if they are prepared and presented entirely by an author who:

  • Has carried out the work described in the paper while registered as a postgraduate student at a UTSG member institution, and
  • Is either still registered as a student at such an institution or has had a viva since the previous UTSG conference.

The best paper will be awarded £500 and the runner-up £250.

Anyone wishing to enter the Smeed Prize should make this clear in a statement immediately following the abstract.

Entrants must be supported by a confirmation message from the candidate’s supervisor to the utsg2023@cardifff.ac.uk  

A full paper submission after the abstract acceptance is compulsory for the Smeed entrants.

Further Information

More details about the conference, including delegate fees and registration will be announced in due course via email and on the Conference website: https://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/utsg2023/  

Please, feel free to email utsg2023@cardifff.ac.uk for any queries.

We are looking forward to welcoming you at Cardiff!