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Learning from... Cairo
Learning from... Cairo
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Nasser Rabbat challenges the traditional framing strategies of East vs. West or traditional vs. modern, focusing instead on the dialectical relationship of modernity and history in the making of contemporary Cairo. Shaped by distinct waves of modernity from the colonial Napoleonic invasion of 1789 to the revolution and independence in 1952, the city responded with layers(...)
Nasser Rabbat challenges the traditional framing strategies of East vs. West or traditional vs. modern, focusing instead on the dialectical relationship of modernity and history in the making of contemporary Cairo. Shaped by distinct waves of modernity from the colonial Napoleonic invasion of 1789 to the revolution and independence in 1952, the city responded with layers(...)
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Paul-Desmarais Theatre
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
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15 September 2011 , 7pm
15 September 2011 , 7pm
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Learning from... Cairo
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Nasser Rabbat challenges the traditional framing strategies of East vs. West or traditional vs. modern, focusing instead on the dialectical relationship of modernity and history in the making of contemporary Cairo. Shaped by distinct waves of modernity from the colonial Napoleonic invasion of 1789 to the revolution and independence in 1952, the city responded with layers(...)
Learning from... Cairo
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Nasser Rabbat challenges the traditional framing strategies of East vs. West or traditional vs. modern, focusing instead on the dialectical relationship of modernity and history in the making of contemporary Cairo. Shaped by distinct waves of modernity from the colonial Napoleonic invasion of 1789 to the revolution and independence in 1952, the city responded with layers(...)
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events
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15 September 2011
7pm
15 September 2011
7pm
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Paul-Desmarais Theatre
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
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articles
articles
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Agency, Industry, and Style
Agency, Industry, and Style
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Shirley Surya on building socialist modernity in New China
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Agency, Industry, and Style
Shirley Surya on building socialist modernity in New China
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Agency, Industry, and Style
Shirley Surya on building socialist modernity in New China
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Luca Danese was an architect and hydraulic engineer active in northeastern Italy in the first half of the 17th century. His career, while rooted in the peculiar geography of the Po River Delta, interacted with and was shaped by the broader hydropolitics of the papal government that was busy transforming Rome’s water infrastructure. Further, it was the period when, with(...)
Luca Danese was an architect and hydraulic engineer active in northeastern Italy in the first half of the 17th century. His career, while rooted in the peculiar geography of the Po River Delta, interacted with and was shaped by the broader hydropolitics of the papal government that was busy transforming Rome’s water infrastructure. Further, it was the period when, with(...)
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research fellow 2023, seminar, research, Andrea Bagnato, Luca Danese, Italy, 17th century, hydropolitics, water
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research fellow 2023, seminar, research, Andrea Bagnato, Luca Danese, Italy, 17th century, hydropolitics, water
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6 July, 6 p.m.
6 July, 6 p.m.
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Research Fellow Seminar: Andrea Bagnato
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Luca Danese was an architect and hydraulic engineer active in northeastern Italy in the first half of the 17th century. His career, while rooted in the peculiar geography of the Po River Delta, interacted with and was shaped by the broader hydropolitics of the papal government that was busy transforming Rome’s water infrastructure. Further, it was the period when, with(...)
Research Fellow Seminar: Andrea Bagnato
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Luca Danese was an architect and hydraulic engineer active in northeastern Italy in the first half of the 17th century. His career, while rooted in the peculiar geography of the Po River Delta, interacted with and was shaped by the broader hydropolitics of the papal government that was busy transforming Rome’s water infrastructure. Further, it was the period when, with(...)
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6 July
6 p.m.
6 July
6 p.m.
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research fellow 2023, seminar, research, Andrea Bagnato, Luca Danese, Italy, 17th century, hydropolitics, water
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research fellow 2023, seminar, research, Andrea Bagnato, Luca Danese, Italy, 17th century, hydropolitics, water
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Starting from... People
Starting from... People
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One of the markers of modernity from the eighteenth century onwards is the emergence of “the people” as a respected political entity. In response, architects have advocated for the transformation of cities, explored new technologies, pioneered design discourses, and engaged in heated cultural conflicts—all in the name of the people. During this time, fictional, abstracted(...)
One of the markers of modernity from the eighteenth century onwards is the emergence of “the people” as a respected political entity. In response, architects have advocated for the transformation of cities, explored new technologies, pioneered design discourses, and engaged in heated cultural conflicts—all in the name of the people. During this time, fictional, abstracted(...)
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Hall cases
Hall cases
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5 October 2011 to 22 January 2012
5 October 2011 to 22 January 2012
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Starting from... People
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One of the markers of modernity from the eighteenth century onwards is the emergence of “the people” as a respected political entity. In response, architects have advocated for the transformation of cities, explored new technologies, pioneered design discourses, and engaged in heated cultural conflicts—all in the name of the people. During this time, fictional, abstracted(...)
Starting from... People
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One of the markers of modernity from the eighteenth century onwards is the emergence of “the people” as a respected political entity. In response, architects have advocated for the transformation of cities, explored new technologies, pioneered design discourses, and engaged in heated cultural conflicts—all in the name of the people. During this time, fictional, abstracted(...)
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exhibitions
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5 October 2011 to
22 January 2012
5 October 2011 to
22 January 2012
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Hall cases
Hall cases
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Visiting Scholar Seminar: Aglaya Glebova
Revolution on a Human Scale: Photography and Vkhutemas
Visiting Scholar Seminar: Aglaya Glebova
Revolution on a Human Scale: Photography and Vkhutemas
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Visiting Scholar Aglaya Glebova presents her research: Vkhutemas, or Higher Art and Technical Studios, was a state-funded institute that sought to prepare a new generation of revolutionary artists and architects for the construction of a properly Soviet modernity. Dissolved under political pressure in 1930, the school never had a dedicated department of photography, but(...)
Visiting Scholar Aglaya Glebova presents her research: Vkhutemas, or Higher Art and Technical Studios, was a state-funded institute that sought to prepare a new generation of revolutionary artists and architects for the construction of a properly Soviet modernity. Dissolved under political pressure in 1930, the school never had a dedicated department of photography, but(...)
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Shaughnessy House
Shaughnessy House
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29 June 2017, 6pm
29 June 2017, 6pm
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Visiting Scholar Seminar: Aglaya Glebova
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Visiting Scholar Aglaya Glebova presents her research: Vkhutemas, or Higher Art and Technical Studios, was a state-funded institute that sought to prepare a new generation of revolutionary artists and architects for the construction of a properly Soviet modernity. Dissolved under political pressure in 1930, the school never had a dedicated department of photography, but(...)
Visiting Scholar Seminar: Aglaya Glebova
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Visiting Scholar Aglaya Glebova presents her research: Vkhutemas, or Higher Art and Technical Studios, was a state-funded institute that sought to prepare a new generation of revolutionary artists and architects for the construction of a properly Soviet modernity. Dissolved under political pressure in 1930, the school never had a dedicated department of photography, but(...)
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29 June 2017
6pm
29 June 2017
6pm
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Shaughnessy House
Shaughnessy House
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Visiting scholar Adam Morton presents his research: Under capitalism, how is space organized in our everyday lives through the streets we walk, the monuments we visit, and the places where we meet? This talk presents the making of modern state space in Mexico through the perspective of a spatial political economy. It will draw on my ongoing research on the production of(...)
Visiting scholar Adam Morton presents his research: Under capitalism, how is space organized in our everyday lives through the streets we walk, the monuments we visit, and the places where we meet? This talk presents the making of modern state space in Mexico through the perspective of a spatial political economy. It will draw on my ongoing research on the production of(...)
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Shaughnessy House
Shaughnessy House
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22 June 2017, 6pm
22 June 2017, 6pm
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Visiting Scholar Seminar: Adam Morton
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Visiting scholar Adam Morton presents his research: Under capitalism, how is space organized in our everyday lives through the streets we walk, the monuments we visit, and the places where we meet? This talk presents the making of modern state space in Mexico through the perspective of a spatial political economy. It will draw on my ongoing research on the production of(...)
Visiting Scholar Seminar: Adam Morton
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Visiting scholar Adam Morton presents his research: Under capitalism, how is space organized in our everyday lives through the streets we walk, the monuments we visit, and the places where we meet? This talk presents the making of modern state space in Mexico through the perspective of a spatial political economy. It will draw on my ongoing research on the production of(...)
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22 June 2017
6pm
22 June 2017
6pm
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Shaughnessy House
Shaughnessy House
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Visiting Scholar Seminar: Gregorio Carboni Maestri
Portugal: Architecture, Tendenza, Revolution
Visiting Scholar Seminar: Gregorio Carboni Maestri
Portugal: Architecture, Tendenza, Revolution
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Visiting Scholar Gregorio Carboni Maestri presents his research. From the 1930s to the late 1980s, Portuguese architecture was formed through a frustrated relationship with modernity and through a crucial dialogue with Italy. This talk addresses how Portuguese architecture observed and reacted to Italian models such as rationalism in the 1930s, postwar neorealism, and(...)
Visiting Scholar Gregorio Carboni Maestri presents his research. From the 1930s to the late 1980s, Portuguese architecture was formed through a frustrated relationship with modernity and through a crucial dialogue with Italy. This talk addresses how Portuguese architecture observed and reacted to Italian models such as rationalism in the 1930s, postwar neorealism, and(...)
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Shaughnessy House Keyword(s):
Gregorio Carboni Maestri, Visiting Scholar, Portugal, Tendenza
Shaughnessy House Keyword(s):
Gregorio Carboni Maestri, Visiting Scholar, Portugal, Tendenza
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3 August 2017, 6pm
3 August 2017, 6pm
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Visiting Scholar Seminar: Gregorio Carboni Maestri
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Visiting Scholar Gregorio Carboni Maestri presents his research. From the 1930s to the late 1980s, Portuguese architecture was formed through a frustrated relationship with modernity and through a crucial dialogue with Italy. This talk addresses how Portuguese architecture observed and reacted to Italian models such as rationalism in the 1930s, postwar neorealism, and(...)
Visiting Scholar Seminar: Gregorio Carboni Maestri
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Visiting Scholar Gregorio Carboni Maestri presents his research. From the 1930s to the late 1980s, Portuguese architecture was formed through a frustrated relationship with modernity and through a crucial dialogue with Italy. This talk addresses how Portuguese architecture observed and reacted to Italian models such as rationalism in the 1930s, postwar neorealism, and(...)
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3 August 2017
6pm
3 August 2017
6pm
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Shaughnessy House Keyword(s):
Gregorio Carboni Maestri, Visiting Scholar, Portugal, Tendenza
Shaughnessy House Keyword(s):
Gregorio Carboni Maestri, Visiting Scholar, Portugal, Tendenza
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Learning from... Mexico City
Learning from... Mexico City
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Arturo Ortiz Struck describes the boundaries of formal and legal building in the context of Mexico:“In order to build a critical view of the production of space and architecture in this environment, we should start from two fundamental premises. The first considers that spaces reflect who we are, and they express our cultural ways and how we unfold in everyday life. The(...)
Arturo Ortiz Struck describes the boundaries of formal and legal building in the context of Mexico:“In order to build a critical view of the production of space and architecture in this environment, we should start from two fundamental premises. The first considers that spaces reflect who we are, and they express our cultural ways and how we unfold in everyday life. The(...)
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Paul-Desmarais Theatre
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
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10 May 2012 , 7pm
10 May 2012 , 7pm
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Learning from... Mexico City
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Arturo Ortiz Struck describes the boundaries of formal and legal building in the context of Mexico:“In order to build a critical view of the production of space and architecture in this environment, we should start from two fundamental premises. The first considers that spaces reflect who we are, and they express our cultural ways and how we unfold in everyday life. The(...)
Learning from... Mexico City
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Arturo Ortiz Struck describes the boundaries of formal and legal building in the context of Mexico:“In order to build a critical view of the production of space and architecture in this environment, we should start from two fundamental premises. The first considers that spaces reflect who we are, and they express our cultural ways and how we unfold in everyday life. The(...)
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10 May 2012
7pm
10 May 2012
7pm
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Paul-Desmarais Theatre
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
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207 pages : color illustrations ; 25 x 31 cm
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207 pages : color illustrations ; 25 x 31 cm
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Berlin : Hatje Cantz, 2024.
Berlin : Hatje Cantz, 2024.
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Sacred modernity : the holy embrace of modernist architecture / introduction and chapter texts by Jamie McGregor Smith ; essays by Ivica Brnić and Jonathan Meades.
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207 pages : color illustrations ; 25 x 31 cm
Sacred modernity : the holy embrace of modernist architecture / introduction and chapter texts by Jamie McGregor Smith ; essays by Ivica Brnić and Jonathan Meades.
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207 pages : color illustrations ; 25 x 31 cm
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Berlin : Hatje Cantz, 2024.
Berlin : Hatje Cantz, 2024.
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Writing Modernity : Constructing a History of Chinese Architecture, 1920-1949 / by Yan Wencheng.
Writing Modernity : Constructing a History of Chinese Architecture, 1920-1949 / by Yan Wencheng.
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1 online resource (352 pages)
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1 online resource (352 pages)
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[Santa Barbara, Calif.] : University of California, Santa Barbara, 2016.
[Santa Barbara, Calif.] : University of California, Santa Barbara, 2016.
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Writing Modernity : Constructing a History of Chinese Architecture, 1920-1949 / by Yan Wencheng.
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1 online resource (352 pages)
Writing Modernity : Constructing a History of Chinese Architecture, 1920-1949 / by Yan Wencheng.
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1 online resource (352 pages)
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[Santa Barbara, Calif.] : University of California, Santa Barbara, 2016.
[Santa Barbara, Calif.] : University of California, Santa Barbara, 2016.
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