SYMPOSIUM_AUSTRALASIA AND THE GLOBAL TURN IN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY
The writing of architectural history shifted with the turn of the twenty-first century. Theoretical and methodological reassessments, as well as the study of postcolonial theories in architecture, challenged the previously accepted disciplinary canon and made the development of a global history of architecture urgent. More than twenty years later, there has been resulting literature, disciplinary reassessments, and continuous debate around the meaning of global in the history of architecture. The aim of this event is twofold: on the one hand, to celebrate the publication of Sir Banister Fletcher’s Global History of Architecture highlighting the Australasian contributions to the volume; on the other, to open a wider discussion on the global issues of gender, race and migration in architecture that continue to have a limited presence in global narratives. To critically review the most recent literature on the global is necessary to inform next steps.
Melbourne School of Design, and on Zoom. You can now REGISTER. Wednesday 27 April, 9am-12.30pm (AEST)
In the US: Tuesday 26 April, 7pm-10.30pm (ET), 4pm-7.30pm (PT)
The writing of architectural history shifted with the turn of the twenty-first century. Theoretical and methodological reassessments, as well as the study of postcolonial theories in architecture, challenged the previously accepted disciplinary canon and made the development of a global history of architecture urgent. More than twenty years later, there has been resulting literature, disciplinary reassessments, and continuous debate around the meaning of global in the history of architecture. The aim of this event is twofold: on the one hand, to celebrate the publication of Sir Banister Fletcher’s Global History of Architecture highlighting the Australasian contributions to the volume; on the other, to open a wider discussion on the global issues of gender, race and migration in architecture that continue to have a limited presence in global narratives. To critically review the most recent literature on the global is necessary to inform next steps.
Australasia in Global Architectural Histories_ Wednesday 27 April, 9am-10.45am (AEST)
Murray Fraser, “A Provisional, Collectivised Global History.”
Vimalin Rujivacharakul, “Buildings of the Oceans: Ephemerality and Monumentality in Architectural History.”
Deidre Brown, “Decolonising and Indigenising Architectural History.”
Amanda Achmadi and Paul Walker, “Writing architecture across colonial borders: ‘Southeast Asia, Australia and the Pacific, 1780-1914.’”
Philip Goad, “Time for Global Reassessment: Architectural Histories of Southeast Asia, Australasia and Oceania.”
Limitations of Global Histories_ Wednesday 27 April, 11am.-12.30pm (AEST)
Mark Jarzombek, “Beyond History?”
Vikram Prakash, “Eventualities: The Agency of Architectural Historiography in Decolonization.”
Joanna Merwood-Salisbury, “Race and the Historiography of American Architecture.”
Mirjana Lozanovska, “Theory + History = Historiography.”
Karen Burns and Lori Brown, “Women, Global History, and the Nation State.”
