Institutional Modernism: Public Art and Architecture

Institutional Modernism: Public Art and Architecture
1-3 December 2016, Canberra

The Annual Conference of the Art Association of Australia and New Zealand (AAANZ). Proposals for papers should address the conference theme 'The Work of Art'.

More information: http://goo.gl/YtRvN4

Proposal due date: 26 August 2016.

ABE Journal - Architecture Beyond Europe

ABE Journal - Architecture Beyond Europe

Call for papers: 'Paradoxical Southeast Asia'.

'In Southeast Asia, a space characterized by intense regional and global traffic networks since the sixteenth century, the architectural landscape is often seen as a palimpsest of styles. The hybrid and syncretic nature of Southeast Asian architectural forms is seen as the result of the successive waves of contacts that marked the history of this part of the world called by some the "Asian Mediterranean." (F. Gipoloux). In this genealogy of architectural types, the colonial moment has been often considered a rupture that introduced radically new forms in vernacular architecture. Following this logic, the late twentieth century and early twenty-first century are considered as moments of further intensification of this architectural acculturation. The adoption of the international style in the megacities of the

Drawing: Research, Theory, Practice

Drawing: Research, Theory, Practice

Call for Papers: Volume 2 Issue 1

Drawing: Research, Theory, Practice (DRTP) promotes and disseminates contemporary drawing practice and research in its current cultural and disciplinary diversity. The journal encourages pluralist forms of discourse, addressing current issues of theory and practice. It is concerned with drawing as an interactive process and product, as a form of writing or visual narrative, as a model of representation; an investigative, descriptive or interpretive pursuit, a recording and communicative tool; an interactive and dynamic 'site of conception'; as performance, an aid to critical thinking, an interpretative medium and as a site of production.

DRTP invites practitioners, researchers, educators and theorists in the disciplines of fine art, architecture, design, visual communication, technology, craft, animation, etc. to contribute articles, projects, essay and papers that deal with the various knowledges and representations of drawing.

More information: http://goo.gl/fMnGZr

Deadline 5 September 2016.

Design Education in the Nordic Countries

Design Education in the Nordic Countries
23-24 September 2016, Helsinki

The conference examines interaction within the Nordic region and in the international framework. What was the relation to the German Bauhaus and other 20^th century progressive design schools in Europe and in the USA? What kind of connections were there to design schools of the Baltic countries during Soviet era and later. And how is it now: what is the status of education in national design policies of the Nordic countries?

We welcome abstracts for 20 minutes conference papers from scholars from a diverse range of disciplines on the theme of design education. Topics that may be considered include, but are not limited to:

- Methods of research in design education

- Locality / nationality as context of design education

- Interaction and collaboration between Nordic actors of design education

- Bauhaus and other "foreign" influences in Nordic design education

- Links to design schools in the region of the former Soviet Union

- Professionals coming outside of design education

- Characteristics of contemporary design education in the Nordic countries

- Design policies and design education in the Nordic countries

- Turning points in design education

- Continuum and ruptures in the design curriculum

- Role of history in design education

Deadline for submission: 15 August 2016 [abstracts of up to 250 words by 12 August 2016 to pekka.korvenmaa [AT] aalto.fi]

VIRAL, Inaugural Issue of Technology | Architecture + Design

VIRAL, Inaugural Issue of Technology | Architecture + Design

VIRAL--the inaugural call for papers for TECHNOLOGY | ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN (TAD)--asks whether architecture is once again on the threshold of significant changes in the material, technical and procedural context of design. In the twenty-first century, information technologies are transforming how buildings are designed, constructed, delivered, occupied and assessed. From crowdsourcing to collective wisdom, information technology is redefining our relation to the environment and to each other. Yet, to what extent are architects, and those who educate them, actively involved in articulating a path for such technologies within their work—be it in their research, scholarship, or design work? Alternatively, to what extent are architectural educators cautious, resistant, or critical of this highly speculative engagement with barely recognizable or material forms of technology? 

TAD seeks contributions from scholars, educators, designers, and architects who research, test and create using these emerging technologies and who seek to articulate and theorize the impact they will have on the built environment. The journal seeks articles that feature primary research in information technologies and their impact on materials, construction, structures, building systems, energy studies, environmental design, sustainability and resiliency, project delivery, and practice-based innovations. Papers should advance scholarship with a focus on the impact, translation and integration of technology in architecture and design.

Submissions due 1 September 2016.

More information at the journal website.

Critical Collaborations: Neutralizing Power in Art and Design History

Critical Collaborations: Neutralizing Power in Art and Design History
15-18 February 2017, New York

We welcome submissions that look to histories of art and design collaboration that confront and disarm power structures, be they institutional, research methods-based, or material. This panel aims to foster a dynamic discussion that will address projects that focus on histories of collaboration and engagement practices. Contributions focusing on non-Western contexts will be favored to consider not what history or design mean in various constituencies, but what present collaboration across geographies can afford the intellectual, social and cultural aspects of art and design. 

Potential Subject Areas: 1) Art History-Decorative Arts/Textiles/ Design History; 2) Interdisciplinary-Museum Studies/Curatorial Studies/Art Criticism; 3) Interdisciplinary-Studio Art & Art History

Deadline for submission: 30 August 2016

Full call for papers and submission information: http://bit.ly/29orooj

Housing the Future – Resilient and Sustainable Design

Housing the Future – Resilient and Sustainable Design
9-10 February 2017, London South Bank University

As part of its book series on design and planning approaches to housing AMPS calls for submissions to the third book of the series. The Housing the Future series is a unique combination of: 

i. Built projects by planners, urban designers and architects

ii. Essays from academics in these fields describing theory, practice or educational design projects in these areas

iii. Student projects (typically those of the academics in section two)

Book title: Housing the Future – Resilient and Sustainable Design.

The first round of chapter submissions are collected through the housing strand of the 'Living Sustainability: An Environmental Critique of Design and Building Practices, Locally and Globally' conference.

  

Abstract submission due 20 October 2016.

More information at the conference website.

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.