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A new book addresses spatial boundaries as places where social and political conditions are intensified and where new spatial practices of architectural resistance arise. Architectures of Resistance: Negotiating Borders Through Spatial Practices is co-edited by Nishat Awan, Professor of Architecture & Visual Culture at UCL Urban Laboratory, and contributors include The Bartlett School of Architecture's Associate Professor and Co-Director of Ethics, Mohamad Hafeda. Moving across contemporary, historical, and speculative conditions of borders, the volume discusses new and innovative forms of architectural, artistic, and political practice that facilitate constructive human interaction. Architectures of Resistance is published by Leuven University Press and available now. Find out more and purchase Architectures of Resistance: https://lnkd.in/ebXkNMYS

Free the title! And other thoughts about the future of “architect”.

RIBA president Muyiwa Oki discusses the future of architectural research with Sarah Wigglesworth, 6a’s Tom Emerson and Arts and Humanities Research Council chair Christopher Smith https://ow.ly/GF3E50UtiGF

📣 We are excited to announce the release of our "Study on the Situation of Craft Professions Involved in Safeguarding Built Heritage". This study presents the results of the Europe-wide survey conducted by FRH Europe and Mad'in Europe during the European Year of Skills 2023/24, which aimed to gain a deeper understanding of the situation of crafts professions in terms of education, certification, practice and transmission to new generations. Our survey had three key target groups, 1️⃣ craft professionals working in the context of built heritage; 2️⃣ architects, conservators and owners of historic buildings; 3️⃣ and educational institutions offering craft training. The final document not only analyses the challenges, threats and opportunities facing each of the targeted groups but also presents a series of actionable recommendations to foster collaboration among several actors and develop long-term strategies for preserving crafts for future generations. You can read the full report here:  🔗 https://lnkd.in/gBjvY-4V 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gaxVwcr9

Venue <> Architect: The Context The relationship between human activity and venue is better understood as a recursive dialogue: venues provide the essential context for human existence and action, while human activities continuously transform and create new venues. This creates a dynamic interplay where venues both precede and emerge from human activity, forming an ever-evolving framework for the unfolding of life and history. ⚙️•••note•••🤳 Exploring Spatial Philosophy Through Art with Claude 3.5: Venues, Architects, Contexts, Frameworks, and Enablers. For a potential paper on this topic, Claude 3.5 suggested the title: ‘Venues as History’s Enablers: A Spatial-Philosophical Exploration Through Art’

I write about bioregional weaving and conversation in local participatory processes in the latest edition of Plan - Journal for social planning, regional and urban development - Volume 56, Issue 3, November 2024. The text is based on a lecture I gave at a conference on bioregional architecture Technical University of Munich on Thursday, September 12, led by Prof. Niklas Fanelsa. Bengt Andersen Tom Davies EINAR AARVIG Vigleik Winje Svein Egil Hatlevik Joar Skrede and many more also contribute to the issue. It can be found here: https://lnkd.in/dex5JCWt Plan is mandatory reading, as always!

A new book addresses spatial boundaries as places where social and political conditions are intensified and where new spatial practices of architectural resistance arise. Architectures of Resistance: Negotiating Borders Through Spatial Practices is co-edited by Nishat Awan, Professor of Architecture & Visual Culture at UCL Urban Laboratory, and contributors include The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL's Associate Professor and Co-Director of Ethics, Mohamad Hafeda. Moving across contemporary, historical, and speculative conditions of borders, the volume discusses new and innovative forms of architectural, artistic, and political practice that facilitate constructive human interaction. Architectures of Resistance is published by Leuven University Press and available now. Find out more and purchase Architectures of Resistance: https://lnkd.in/ebXkNMYS

Tomorrow I will be presenting at the European Architectural History Network conference in Athens, in a panel on "Cultures of Maintenance: Upkeep and Repair." My contribution follows the money: how methods of accounting have created a false division between "capital" vs. "operational" costs, between upfront investment vs. cyclical labour, between architecture vs. maintenance.

On one of my favourite research areas: architecture, space and power!!! Was a reviewing a major work. https://lnkd.in/dtj8Fb6T PAY ATTENTION(your public intellectual reporting) #howtobeSCHOLAR

You can read about one of my lastest publications here: “The System in the Room”, together with Maria Mandea , Teodora Ungureanu and Anca Badut.