Call for Papers: Thinking – Making. Perspectives on the growing prominence of making in architecture

18/06/2019 by Wouter Van Acker
Category: Events, Lectures

Penser – Faire. Les enjeux théoriques et pratiques des revalorisations du
faire en architecture. 18 et 19 February 2020. Faculté d’Architecture La Cambre-Horta de l’Université libre de Bruxelles. Sasha (ULB) – hortence (ULB) – Team 11 (ULg)

This conference explores the growing prominence of making in architecture, as manifested by architects who engage more directly in building practices, dealing more closely with materials and techniques. The conference proposes to investigate a diverse set of cases where making is re-evaluated and celebrated. It calls for papers along three lines of inquiry: (1) historical and theoretical perspectives on the evolution of the relationship between thinking and making, and its consequences in architecture; (2) case studies that assess the motivations and values of actors involved in making in the field of architecture; (3) investigations into the means and tools that aim at a closer relationship between designers, materials and built forms.
The full CFP is available here, in French only.
Contributions are welcome in French or English. Abstracts (max. 3.000 characters all included) may be sent by 15 September 2019 to the following address: PenserFaire2020@gmail.com.

Wouter Van Acker

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Wouter Van Acker is Associate Professor of Architectural History and Theory at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB). He is co-director of hortence, ULB’s research centre for architectural history, theory and criticism. His research focus is the history of epistemology and aesthetics in architecture in the twentieth century.