“Crossing boundaries:
Rethinking European architecture beyond Europe”
13-17 April 2014
The
International network "European Architecture beyond Europe: : Sharing
Research and Knowledge on Dissemination Processes, Historical Data and Material
Legacy (19th-20th centuries)", chaired by Mercedes Volait and Johan Lagae,
and supported by EC funding through the COST Action IS0904, is opening calls
for papers for its final Conference to take place on 13-17 April 2014 at
Palermo (Italy).
The conference will have the 6 following
sessions:
“Transnational studies and cultural
transfers” (chaired by Kathleen James-Chakraborty).
“Methods and Methodologies: Writing the Histories of European Imperial/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 Girardelli and 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. Actors, networks and mechanisms in the design of
institutional buildings in the postcolonial global South.” (chaired by Tom Avermaete and Kim de
Raedt).
The deadline for proposing a paper (300-word abstract) is 1 December
2013. Submissions
to the chairs of the sessions should be accompanied
by a short biographical note (max. 150 words). Acceptance
decisions will be communicated
by mid-December. Please note that invited speakers are expected to submit their
complete paper by 15 March, 2014, to be circulated among the
conference’s participants. 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.