Call for Papers: Identifications of the Postmodern

Sonja Hnilica (TU Dortmund) and Riklef Rambow (Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, KIT) invite papers for an issue on “Identifications of the Postmodern“ (Wolkenkuckucksheim | Cloud-Cuckoo-Land | Воздушный замок, Vol. 24, No. 41). Denise Scott-Brown stated in 1990: “We are modernists, not postmodernists. No one is a postmodernist. Maybe postmodernism is dead.” Only ten years ago, the architecture of the socalled postmodern era suffered from a rather dubious reputation. Since then, the perspective seems to have shifted radically. The 1980s are enjoying a revival not only in the fashion world and, an increased interest in postmodernism can be observed in the…

Call for papers: Cultural Heritage and International Law in the Event of Armed Conflict

For centuries the international law has developed a vast legal framework of Conventions and Declarations to protect cultural heritage. History also teaches us that it is not always possible to stop those who, with wickedness and contempt, offend the cultural heritage and identities of communities around the world. Following the political events that are offending cultural heritage and destroying the identity of the communities in so many countries of the world, we are urging, today, citizens of the world to reflect together about the value of the “soft power” because the culture is an expression of the communities and stressing…

Call for papers – “Archaeology, Landscape, Architecture: Crossings of Reciprocal Learnings”

Joelho – Journal of Architectural Culture n.11 The next issue of the journal Joelho is devoted to crossings of reciprocal lessons in landscape, archaeology and architecture studies. It focuses on the disciplinary intersection and considers studies devoted to reflection about the sustainability and conservation of peripheral archaeological sites. It takes into account the great threats that abandonment and degradation involves or the climate change implies (in particular on sites located on the shore of fragile coastline systems subject to collapse, changing seawater levels, river and stream flooding regimes, and forest fires) and the actions concerning the mitigation of threats to heritage (fences and…

Call for Proposals: “Contemporary Built Heritage – Conservation & Rehabilitation in the Mediterranean”, Montpellier 23-24 June 2020

UMAR (Union of Mediterranean Architects) invites researchers and practitioners involved in the process of preservation, conservation, renovation or transformation of contemporary architecture buildings, sites and neighbourhoods in the countries around the Mediterranean to present their works at the International Conference Contemporary Architectural Rehabilitation on the Mediterranean that will take place in Montpellier, France, on the 23rd and 24th of June 2020. Please submit abstracts and projects no later than February 29th, 2020 (24 pm GMT) UMAR is now accepting proposals for : Conference papers resulting from research promoting tailored rehabilitation of Contemporary Heritage buildings, sites and neighbourhoods Rehabilitation projects preserving…

Call for Projects and Ideas: Future Architecture Platform

On 18 November 2019 the Future Architecture Platform launched a new open call, which extends until 6 January 2020. This European platform is looking for multi-disciplinary emerging creatives working on innovative projects and ideas for the future of architecture and related to our living environment to apply to participate in the 2020 European Architecture Programme. Entries will be evaluated by a jury made up of former students of the Platform and the public, through an online vote. Aiming to strengthening the creative exchange and promote the development of a network, the selected will participate in a pitching session between applicants…

Call for Abstracts: International Seminar on Urbanism XII SIIU 2020

The Lisbon School of Architecture of the University of Lisbon (FA_ULisboa), together with the Graduate Program in Architecture and Urbanism – Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the Mackenzie Presbyterian University – (PPGAU FAU-UPM) and the Graduate Program in Architecture and Urbanism (POSURB-ARQ), of the Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas (PUC Campinas) invite students of masters and doctoral programs in Urbanism and young researchers of related disciplines to participate in the 12th International Seminar on Urbanism. The Call for Abstracts for the International Seminar on Urbanism, XII SIIU 2020 is now open! The seminar will be hosted by Mackenzie Presbyterian University, in São Paulo,…

Call for Papers: Revista de Arquitectura RA 22 (2020)

The Escuela de Arquitectura – Universidad de Navarra is pleased to announce that the digital version of Revista de Arquitectura – RA 21 (2019) – Architecture for Museums / Arquitectura para los museos (guest edited by Pedro Ignacio Alonso) has come out and it will soon be available in physical format too. The previous issue of the publication, RA 20 (2018) – Nature as Construction Material, is now available open access and can be accessed throught its website. A new call for papers has been launched for the RA 22 (2020) with the theme Material Oriented Ontology. The deadline to…

Dennis Sharp CICA Awards for Architectural Criticism 2020

The International Committee of Architectural Critics CICA is pleased to announce an invitation to publishers, editors, curators and authors to submit their publications for consideration for the 10th CICA Awards 2020 by 30th November 2019. Award winners will be announced during the UIA XXVII World Congress of Architecture to be held in Rio de Janeiro from July 19th to 23rd, 2020. The Awards fall into four categories: “Bruno Zevi CICA Book Award” For published books on architectural criticism, theory and history “Pierre Vago CICA Journalism Award” For an article of architectural criticism for individual, institutional or society magazines, newspapers and…

Call for papers: 9th International congress on White Architecture (CIAB 9)

La Cátedra Blanca of Valencia has scheduled the celebration at the Universitat Politècnica of València of the 9th International Congress on White Architecture (9º Congreso Internacional de Arquitectura Blanca) on March 2020. In each edition of the Congress a selection of the best international architecture studios that are working with concrete as the main subject of their projects will be exhibited through a series of conferences. Likewise, the presented projects respond to diverse economies, locations and functions, but all share the common denominator of having been conceived in concrete. The communications of the 9th International Congress of White Architecture (9º Congreso Internacional de Arquitectura Blanca, CIAB 9) …

Call for Abstracts: 3rd National Congress of Interior Architecture “Building the contemporary dwelling. New themes and methods of the project”

The 3rd National Congress of Interior Architecture, “Building the contemporary dwelling. New themes and methods of the project” will be held in Naples, on January 17 and 18 of 2020, at the Dipartimento di Architettura dell’Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II. “In May 2005 Adriano Cornoldi organized the first national convention dedicated to the disciplines of interiors in Venice. The questions are still current and highlight the role of a discipline whose task is to give material form to human dwelling needs, offering concrete answers to real problems. The 3rd conference, dedicated to Cornoldi in the decade of his death, wants to…