Sessions auxquelles Dustin Valen participe
Jeudi 25 Mai, 2017
The purpose of the Roundtable is to use the recently published "Canada. Modern Architectures in History" as the foundation for discussing the palimpsest of Canadian architectural history, and more widely of future directions in its study together with of the modern movements in design. In particular the de- and re-generation of modernism, means to correct the ongoing side-lining of Canadian architectural production in the international literature and the future of its historiography.
Economy—from the Greek oikois (home) and nemein (manage)—has held diverse meanings throughout history, and at multiple scales; from cities and buildings, to labour and materials. This session invites papers to reflect on the economies of architecture, both at the macro- and microeconomic scales, and throughout the life of buildings, from construction to maintenance, and (re)use. In particular, it asks scholars to explore how economy can be a productive category for architectural research, ...