Call for Papers: International Conference on Architecture as Built Criticism
Following the International Conferences on Architectural Criticism in October 2021, and on Architectural Quality in October 2022, this year's conference seeks papers that offer realized examples of architecture as built criticism.
Shanghai , China
Yangpu District, 四平路1239号 邮政编码: 200092
I N T E R N A T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E O N
A R C H I T E C T U R E A S B U I L T C R I T I C I S M
Hybrid Conference, Tongji University, Shanghai
14–15 October 2023
Call for Contributions
Can buildings themselves express criticism? If so, how do they achieve it? To whom is this criticism addressed? How are they legible? How do these criticisms impact society and culture? How do architects, critics or historians read these forms of criticism? Following the International Conferences on Architectural Criticism in October 2021, and on Architectural Quality in October 2022, this year's conference seeks papers that offer realized examples of architecture as built criticism.
Abstracts
Abstracts (max. 500 words) should outline a definition of architecture as built criticism and name one case study. Abstracts should be submitted to icabc.abstract@gmail.com
Please email trenton.alan.sexton@gmail.com with any questions.
Conference
The selection to the conference is in two stages: first, the acceptance of the abstract; second, authors will develop their abstracts into draft papers. Based on these papers, authors will be invited to speak in one of four sessions together with four selected keynote lecturers during the hybrid conference 14–15 October 2023, hosted by the School of Architecture, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Keynote Lecturers
Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu, Shanghai
Tosin Oshinowo, Lagos
Al Borde, Quito
Juhani Pallasmaa, Helsinki
Publication
As with the first two conferences, the conference papers will be published in book format by Park Books of Zurich.
Conference Format
The hybrid format of the four-session conference allows for active debate between the audience and lecturers. Presentations will be concentrated to allow for ample discussion time. Besides the four keynotes, there will be between 12 to 16 short papers. The entire conference will be recorded and placed on Youtube. The conference language will be English. Registration for free attendance will open on 2 September via icabc.register@gmail.com
Dates
Call for Abstracts - 15 May
Deadline for Abstracts - 14 July
Notification of Acceptance - 04 August
Submission of Draft Papers - 28 August
Return of Edited Papers - 22 September
Conference - 14–15 October
Publication of Papers - 2024
Organization
Li Xiangning and Wilfried Wang
Scientific Committee
Elias Constantopoulos, University of Patras
Manuel Cuadra, Director of CICA, Frankfurt am Main/Lima
Fernando Diez, Summa+, Di Tella University, Buenos Aires
Jasna Galjer, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Berna Göl, Yeditepe University, Istanbul
Hélène Jannière, Université Rennes 2
Morten Birk Jørgensen, Royal Academy, Copenhagen
Li Xiangning, Tongji University, Shanghai
Robert McCarter, Washington University, St. Louis
Valerio Paolo Mosco, IUAV, Venice
Louise Noelle Gras, UNAM, Mexico CdMx
Şengül Öymen Gür, Beykent Üniversitesi, Istanbul
José Manuel Pozo Municio, Pamplona, ETSAUN
Xing Ruan, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Paolo Scrivano, Politecnico di Milano
Jaime Solares, Escola da Cidade, São Paulo
Ana Tostões, CiTUA-Instituto Técnico Lisbon
Ruth Verde Zein, U. Presbiteriana Mackenzie, São Paulo
Supporting Institutions
CICA International Committee of Architectural Critics
Beykent Üniversitesi, Istanbul
Hellenic Institute of Architecture, Athens
Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa
Istituto Universitario Architettura Venezia
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Tongji University, Shanghai
Universidad de Navarra
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, São Paulo
IIEs, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Lima
University of Patras
Washington University, St. Louis
Questions?
Please email trenton.alan.sexton@gmail.com with any questions.
