The Politics of Environments: Architectures, Natures and Data

The Politics of Environments: Architectures, Natures and Data
20-23 April 2017, Tallinn

Authors are welcome to submit analytical papers, theoretically well-grounded case studies, or architectural counter-projects for presentations while indicating their preference for one of these tracks: 'Optimised urban ecosystems', 'Architectural turn to nature?' or '"Big data" and urban subjectification'.

More information on the conference themes available here: http://www.architecturesnaturesdata.com/

Proposals due 1 November 2016.

Call for conference papers - June 2016

A Colloquium of Ficto-Critical Approaches to a Writing Architecture
5 August, 2016, Brisbane

http://architexturez.net/pst/az-cf-179240-1466433067

"This colloquium brings ficto-criticism together with experimental approaches to architecture as a world-making or constructive practice.  Ficto-criticism is a method that innovatively combines the disciplines of architecture, philosophy and literature in order to enable both the critique of, as well as speculative explorations of world-making practices (Gibbs 2005; Meuke 2002)... This colloquium will take the form of twenty minute presentations - either manifesting or reflecting on methods of ficto-critical writing in architecture - followed by extended discussion and 'readings' by other participants"

Submission of abstracts: 8 July 2016

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Emerging Practices Design Research and Education Conference 2016: Design in Complexity 
15-16 October, 2016, Shanghai

http://tjdi.tongji.edu.cn/NewsDetail.do?ID=4069&lang=_en

"EPC2016 encourages all contributions that take designing for complexity as a starting point of long-term and profound systemic transformation.  Grounded in emerging or ongoing cases, as well as cases in the planning stage, EPC2016 aims to bridge the gap between design research and real world changes.  This involves careful consideration of how we can change the current situations into preferred ones.  We especially welcome cases from industry and professional design practice."

Submission of case proposals: 15 July 2016

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New Directions in Film-Architecture  

1-2 December, 2016, University of Newcastle, Australia

https://www.newcastle.edu.au/events/faculty-of-education-and-arts/call-for-papers-new-directions-in-film-architecture

"This symposium seeks to do two things: first, to chart this history from both disciplinary perspectives and their sometime mutual engagement, in the process offering rejuvenation; and second, to suggest new directions for research in this area, taking on both historical and recent developments in the relationship between film and architecture.  We are seeking symposium papers that go beyond citing the representation of famous architecture and built environments on film, and instead look at the mutual impact of each art form and their scholarly analysis."

Submission of abstracts: 15 July 2016

New books in the library - June 2016

49 cities

"Throughout history architects and planners have dreamed of "better" and different cities - more controllable, more defensible, more efficient, more monumental, more organic, taller, denser, sparser or greener...49 Cities is a call to re-engage cities as the site of radical thinking and experimentation, moving beyond "green building" toward an embrace of ideas, scale, vision and common sense combined with delirious imagination in the pursuit of empowering questioning and re-invention."

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Mid-century modern: icons of design

"The mid-twentieth century was one of the most popular, collectable and dynamic periods of international design. Drawing on the inventive style of the era, this range... features exclusive illustrations of iconic mid-centruy desings, from Eames chairs to Poul Henningsen lamps and George Nelson clocks, all rendered in a distinctive graphic style."

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Plans and projects for Barcelona 2011-2015

Library News - June 2016

Swanston Library closure: 27-28 June

Swanston Library will be closed on Monday 27 June and Tuesday 28 June for essential NAS building works.  

Carlton Library in Building 94 will be open 8am-5pm both days. Alternative study space on campus can be found at www.rmit.edu.au/students/space

We are sorry for the inconvenience.

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A better way to find e-books in LibrarySearch

As well as print books, RMIT University Library provides access to thousands of e-books across must subject areas. Finding them has not always been simple. In order to improve access to e-books we have introduced a new, simpler way to find them.

How to find e-books in LibrarySearch

• Enter your search terms in LibrarySearch then click search.

Call for journal papers - June 2016

Special issue of Fabrications: Tropical zone: people, practices and pedagogies

http://explore.tandfonline.com/cfp/pgas/rfab-cfp-2016

"This issue of Fabrications invites contributors to address the theme of the tropical zone as an architectural construct created and disseminated by a range of actors including educators, practitioners and their clientele, and state and institutional networks... This issue is also open to papers that discuss how an understanding of the tropical zone relates to green architecture and new techno-scientific building processes, both in terms of aesthetics and politics"

Submission deadline for intention to contribute:  20 June 2016

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Special issue of CoDesign: Unfolding participation over time in the design of I.T.

http://filsalustri.blogspot.com.au/2016/05/special-issue-of-codesign-unfolding.html

"The theme of this special issue is participation in the design of information technology (IT). The aim is to continue and contribute to the debate around the notion of participation in Participatory Design and participatory Human Computer Interaction (HCI) research"

Submission deadline for intention to contribute:  15 July 2016

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Special issue of OASE: Narrating urban landscapes

http://oasejournal.nl/en/News#news_item_module_574ae35ec79eb3189b000013

"Today, a new type of redevelopment is high on the agenda: that of suburban areas around or between cities. Built mainly in the post-Second World War period, these urban landscapes are subject to far-reaching demographic changes and development pressure, especially because most city centres and the ... post-productive landscapes are becoming fully developed. However, suburban areas often seem to lack the site-specificity and the history of inner cities and brownfields...

We are looking for two types of contributions. First, we invite contributions of/on (landscape) architects and urban planners using a narrative approach in analysis and design today. Which techniques are used, and how are they brought into practice? Second, we invite theoretical and/or historical reflections, taking the exploration of the experiential and narrative aspects of urban landscape in history as a starting point for a critical reflection. Who constructs the narrative, how and why? How does the narrative relate to power relations? Can narrativity provide a way of conceiving of subject-object, reader-writer as active relationships instead of as opposites?"

Submission deadline for intention to contribute: 15 July 2016

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Special issue of Interstices: Return to origins

http://interstices.ac.nz/call-for-journal-papers-2/

"Interstices: Journal of Architecture and Related Arts invites submissions for issue 17 of the journal due for publication in late 2016.  Authors may submit academic or practice-oriented, fully written as well as visual, contributions for this issue.  While there is no specific thematic, for the first time since Issue 01, authors may choose to focus on the issue's sub-theme, Return to Origins, when considering submissions..."

Submission deadline for intention to contribute:  8 August 2016

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Special issue of Architecture and Culture: Architecture and capitalism - solids and flows

http://www.ahra-architecture.org/publications/item/architecture_and_capital

"The aim of this issue of Architecture and Culture is to revisit the relationship between architecture and capitalism, not by reverting back to 'critique', 'post-criticality' or even 'resistance', but from an outset of addressing their complex relationality"

Submission deadline for intention to contribute:  1 September 2016

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Special issue of Art, Design & Communication in Higher Education: territories of graphic design education

http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Journal,id=139/view,page=2/

"Art, Design & Communication in Higher Education, in collaboration with The Graphic Design Educators' Network, invites contributions to 'Territories of Graphic Design Education', a special issue exploring the physical, intellectual and existential terrain of graphic design, learning and teaching.  There is an orchestrated chorus within design education for problems to be discovered, defined and solved based on evidence.  How does graphic design education its prospective practitioners to discover, define and solve problems?... Any mode of enquiry is encouraged that surfaces, shares or questions graphic design education's traditions and history; status and identity; spaces and environments; institutions and politics; being and knowing; and practices and pedagogies..."

Submission deadline for intention to contribute:  24 October 2016

New journal requests for 2016

If you know of a journal that will help support the research, teaching and learning needs of the school, please let me (Tristan) know. If possible, include the courses/programs the journal will support.

I can't provide a list of what we already have access to as most are scattered across online databases nowadays. A quick search in LibrarySearch will help determine if we have it already. If in doubt please contact me.

Also, if there are other resources you think the library should subscribe to such as online journal/video/image databases -- e.g., Archivision -- please let me know.

Calls for papers - May 2016

Open Design for E-verything
21-24 November 2016, Hong Kong

http://cumulus.hkdihongkong2016.org/

"Cumulus Hong Kong 2016 seeks to explore this openness of design, namely the opening up of design process and design for openness. Six different tracks are also set to explore the new purposes of design."

Abstract submission: 1 June 2016

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Research through design
22-24 March 2017, Edinburgh

http://researchthroughdesign.org/2017/

"RTD supports the dissemination of practice-based research through a novel and experimental conference format, comprising a curated exhibition of design research, accompanied by round-table discussions in ‘Rooms of Interest’. The exhibition will be used as a platform for presenting and demonstrating research processes and outputs, and for generating debate on the role of the design practitioner and their work in a research context. "

New books in the library - May 2016

A few new books that have arrived in the library. If you would like to make a purchase suggestion, please contact Tristan.

Beyond BIM: architecture information modeling