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When: Monday, 29th of January 2024 at 13:00 (GMT)
Where: Online
The first Architecture + Cities Research Seminar of the new semester will take place on Monday, January 29 from 13:00 to 14:00 (GMT), online. It will be given by Scott Batty on the construction as an essential component of architectural education.
The link to the seminar is here.
When: Monday, 11th of December 2023 at 13:00 (GMT)
Where: Online
The final Architecture and Cities research seminar of the semester will be held next Monday, 11 December, 13.00 – 14.00. Shengkang Fu, one of our PhD researchers will present preliminary findings from her PhD in a seminar titled: ‘Creative placemaking in Heritage Cities: The Case of Wudadao, Tianjin, China.’
The link to the seminar is here.
When: Monday, 13th of November 2023 at 13:00 (GMT)
Where: Online
The next Architecture + Cities research seminar will be held online on Monday 13, November, 13.00 – 14.00. At this seminar, titled ‘Mediating Mobility at the School Gate: Interpreting London’s School Street Schemes,’ Asa Thomas will present work conducted as part of his doctoral research at the Active Travel Academy on school street closures in London. The link to the seminar is here.
When: Thursday, 2nd of November 2023 at 13:00 (GMT)
Where: Online
The next Architecture + Cities Research Forum will take place on Thursday 2 November, 13.00 – 14.00 (GMT). Enrica Papa and Sabina Cioboata will present their project ACUTE – the Accessibility and Connectivity Knowledge Hub for Urban Transformation in Europe. The link to the seminar is here. Further details below.
When: Monday, 16th of October 2023 at 1pm (BST)
Where: Online [link below]
The next Architecture + Cities research seminar will be held online on Monday 16 October, 13.00 – 14.00.
At this seminar, John Cook and Ben Pollock will present the work of Climate Cartographics, a proof of concept grant to test the mapping techniques developed during Monsoon Assemblages, the ERC grant funded project that ended in 2021. The link to the seminar is here.
When: Monday, 12th of June 2023 at 13:00 (BST)
Where: Online (link below)
The final Architecture + Cities Reserch Seminar for this academic year will take place on Monday, 12th of June, 13.00 – 14.000, online.
Corinna Dean will present her work on the River Lee in a presentation titled: Let’s Talk about Contamination: Green, Blue and Grey Corridors.
The link to the seminar is here.
All are welcome!
When: Monday, 15th of May at 13:00 (BST)
Where: Online (link below)
The next Architecture + Cities Research Seminar is taking place on Monday, 15 May, 13:00 – 14:00 online.
Alessandro Ayuso of the Making and Practice Research Group in the School of Architecture + Cities will present his work in a seminar titled BUILDING THE LEAP’S WORLD: DRAWINGS FOR THE EASTWAY STUDIOLO.
To attend, please use the link here.
When: Wednesday, 3rd of May at 13:00 (BST)
Where: Online (link below)
The next Architecture + Cities Research Seminar is taking place on Wednesday, 3 May, 13:00 – 14:00 online.
PhD student, Didem Ertem will be presenting her research on ‘Small-scale Events and Everyday Multiculture in Finsbury Park.’
The link to this seminar is here.
When: Wednesday, 8th of March at 13:00 (GMT)
Where: Online (link below)
The next Architecture + Cities Research Seminar will be given by Nick Beech, Senior Lecturer in the History and Theory of Architecture, a member of the Architectural Humanities Research Group and Co-Director of the Centre for the Study of the Production of the Built Environment (ProBE), at 13.00 online, on March 8. The topic of the seminar is:
Translating Ferro/Transforming Knowledge: Sergio Ferro, William Morris and a new field (details below).
The link to the seminar is here.
