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Submission of Abstracts: Prague – Heritages: Past and Present – Built and Social | A Conference on Culture, History, Art and Design | Deadline: April 15, 2023

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Conference dates: 28th to 30th of June 2023

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 15th of April 2023

Organisers: Czech Technical University, with Amps, Intellect Books, and UCL Press

Publisher: Intellect Books

Formats: Fully In-person, Virtual, Hybrid

Themes: Art & Design Practice, Museums and Places of Memory, Local Histories – Regional Cultures, Art History, Heritage and Identity

Disciplines: Art, design, architecture, art history, social history, cultural studies, anthropology, and more.

CALL Summary:

2023 marks the twentieth anniversary of the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Heritage. That event came three decades after the World Heritage Convention. Through that, UNESCO had set up its World Heritage List of protected sites and buildings. The intervening years have seen multiple shifts in how we define heritage – as both material objects and social traditions. Today more than ever before, the distinction is blurred. The streets on which we live, the edifices we design and the monuments we protect are all connected to the lifestyles, traditions and social groupings we celebrate and safeguard.

What we mean by heritage today then, is an open and diverse question. Our buildings and environments, our cities and neighborhoods, our memorials and our artworks, our cultures and communities are all component parts of what we understand as ‘preservable’ history.

However, the past and the present also overlap and mutually support in this expanded definition. Placemaking sees built and cultural heritage as key to urban practice. Contextualization is central to planning laws. Museums are site for communities and display. Heritage organizations preserve buildings and educate the public. Galleries present historical art while debating meanings in contemporary terms.

This conference seeks to open debate on these changing, complex and at times contradictory definitions of heritage.

Czech Technical University with AMPS and Intellect Books

UCL PRESS Journal Special Issue “Education for Sustainability”

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The UCL Press Journal ArchitectureMPS ISSN 2050-9006 is looking to develop special issues on several themes through 2023-24.

One theme under consideration is Education for Sustainability.

These themes are picked up in the 2023 conferences below. Papers submitted here will be considered for these publications.

Applying Eduction in Complex World

Dates: April 26-28, 2023

Abstracts: March 1, 2023

Place: Toronto, Canada (and online)

Toronto – Applying Education

Teaching Beyond the Curriculum

Dates: Nov 15-17, 2023

Abstracts: July 10, 2023

Place: Virtual

Teaching Beyond the Curriculum

These events are co-organized by Sheridan College, Toronto, Canada; Glasgow School of Art, UK; Louisiana State University, USA; Wenzhou-Kean University, China, AMPS and its journal ArchitectureMPS.

Submission of Abstracts for 55th UTSG Annual Conference | July 10 – 12, 2023, Cardiff | Deadline: March 13, 2023

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When: From 10th to 12th of July 2023

Where: Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK

The 55th Universities’ Transport Studies Group (UTSG) Annual Conference will take place at Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, between 10 and 12 July 2023: https://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/utsg2023/   

The Conference, which has more than half a century’s excellent history in the UK and Ireland has now an international scope so contributions from colleagues from around the world are very much welcome!

Colleagues are reminded that the UTSG conference is a doctoral-student-friendly conference and as always, we are particularly encouraging research students to submit their work. Also, we will be introducing a mentoring-surgery scheme to support colleagues across different career stages and doctoral students and a legacy scheme.

The UTSG conference at Cardiff will be launching a new collaboration initiative for special issues with top-tier journals including:

  • Travel Behaviour and Society (Elsevier),
  • Transportation Planning and Technology (Taylor and Francis), and
  • The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) – Intelligent Transport Systems

Abstract Submission Guideline

[NOW OPEN; DEADLINE: MONDAY 13 MARCH 2023]

To present your work at the UTSG Conference involves two stages:

Authors must submit a 300-word abstract and six keywords that should clearly identify the objectives, background, methods, main findings, and conclusions of your work.

Abstracts can be submitted here: https://utsg.net/confmgt/openconf.php

Click on ‘Make a Submission’ and fill in the required fields. Once submitted, a notification of successful submission email will arrive in the mailbox of the corresponding author; please, also check the ‘junk’ folder of your mailbox!

Note: There is no need to attach a file at this stage but simply paste your abstract in the corresponding field. Authors submitting abstracts for the Smeed Prize (see, eligibility criteria below) must indicate that in the corresponding ‘Topic’ of the submission form.

The abstracts will be reviewed by the UTSG Executive Committee and corresponding authors will be informed of the decision by mid-April 2023.

Only authors of accepted abstracts will be invited to submit either a ‘full paper’ or an ‘extended abstract’ using the appropriate templates available on the UTSG and Conference websites.

Paper Submission Guidelines

[OPEN: LATE APRIL; DEADLINE: MONDAY 19 JUNE 2023]

Authors of accepted abstracts will have two options for submitting their research work:

  • A full paper (max. 12 pages long); this is the recommended option for authors who wish their papers to be considered for the special-issue initiative.
  • An extended abstract of max. 1500 words

Full papers and extended abstracts will need to use the corresponding UTSG templates.

Please also note that Smeed Prize entrants must submit a full paper to be eligible (see, criteria below).

Templates and further information can be found on the UTSG and conference websites.

Smeed Prize Submission

[OPEN TO UTSG MEMBER INSTITUTIONS IN THE UK AND IRELAND, ONLY]

Papers can be submitted for the Smeed Prize competition if they are prepared and presented entirely by an author who:

  • Has carried out the work described in the paper while registered as a postgraduate student at a UTSG member institution, and
  • Is either still registered as a student at such an institution or has had a viva since the previous UTSG conference.

The best paper will be awarded £500 and the runner-up £250.

Anyone wishing to enter the Smeed Prize should make this clear in a statement immediately following the abstract.

Entrants must be supported by a confirmation message from the candidate’s supervisor to the utsg2023@cardifff.ac.uk  

A full paper submission after the abstract acceptance is compulsory for the Smeed entrants.

Further Information

More details about the conference, including delegate fees and registration will be announced in due course via email and on the Conference website: https://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/utsg2023/  

Please, feel free to email utsg2023@cardifff.ac.uk for any queries.

We are looking forward to welcoming you at Cardiff!

Architecture + Cities Research Seminar: Dynamic Accessibility Analyses to Support Sustainable Urban and Transport Planning | Monday, February 6 at 1pm (GMT), M321

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When: Monday, 6th of February, 13:00-14:00 (GMT)

Where: M321, University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, NW1 5LS

The next Architecture and Cities Research Seminar will take place on the 6th of February, 2023, 13.00 – 14.00 as an in-person presentation in M321 (note the change of venue from previous seminars). It will be given by Elias Pajeres, a researcher currently visiting the EX-TRA project.

All staff and students are welcome to attend. 

Call for Participation: Heritage Dot Conference 2023 | Application deadline: Sunday, January 22, 2023

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Heritage Dot is a conference bringing together heritage + digital, taking place online on 22nd March 2023.

The University of Lincoln is hosting the second Heritage Dot Conference with the support of The National Lottery Heritage Fund and other partners, exploring digital horizons in relation to cultural heritage.

Heritage Dot will offer a platform for sharing, challenging, disrupting and interrogating what digital heritage is and does across professional, academic and community sectors with interests in heritage; read more here.

How would you like to take part?

Respond now to the call for participation and submit your proposal for your opportunity to present your project, share your experiences, or outline your research for a wide audience of heritage and digital sector professionals, researchers, volunteers and supporters.

If you’d like to attend the conference, register your interest here for news and updates about Heritage Dot including registration announcements.

How to get involved

  • Register now for conference news and updates
  • Apply now with your proposal – open until 22nd January 2023
  • Book a ticket – opening soon
  • Presenters confirmed and draft programme announced – January 2023
  • Finalised programme – February 2023
  • Conference – 22nd March 2023

Find out more at heritagedot.org or contact heritagedot@lincoln.ac.uk.

Technical Studies Lecture Series: Michael Jones, Foster and Partners “Building Bloomberg” | Thursday, December 8 at 18:00 (GMT), M416 + Online

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When: Thursday, 8th of December, 6pm (GMT)

Where: M416, University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, NW1 5LS + Online (see tumblr page below for link)

Michael Jones is a deputy head of studio at Foster + Partners. Alongside Senior Executive Partner Stefan Behling, he oversees almost 100 architects working on a wide range of international projects. He was awarded a bachelor degree in architecture in 1986 and joined the practice in the same year as an architectural assistant.  In 1988, he continued his studies at the Royal College of Art, gaining his master’s degree in architecture in 1990. He subsequently returned to Foster + Partners, where he qualified as an architect in 1994. 

He initially worked on a number of education buildings, starting with the Deuxième Lycée de Fréjus in the South of France, followed by the Law Faculty for the University of Cambridge. Thereafter, he focused on working with historic and listed buildings, initially as the project architect of the new International Rail Terminal for London at St Pancras Station, then as project director on the detail design and procurement for the Great Court at the British Museum. In 2000, he began work on the large-scale masterplan and expansion of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. During this time, he was leading the design of the UK Supreme Court in Westminster, the new Winspear Opera House in Dallas and a major a new Faculty Building for Imperial College London. 

Most recently he has been responsible for the new European headquarters for Bloomberg in the City of London and the ongoing renovation and expansion of the Imperial War Museum in London, the first phase of which was completed to coincide with the centenary of the First World War in 2014. 

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For details contact: Will McLean – w.f.mclean@wmin.ac.uk 

Technical Studies Lecture Series: Gnanli Landrou, ETH / OXARA “Cleancrete” | Thursday, December 1 at 18:00 (GMT), M416 + Online

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When: Thursday, 2nd of December, 6pm (GMT)

Where: M416, University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, NW1 5LS + Online (see tumblr page below for link)

“A derivative of the Northern Togolese language, Lamb-Kabyè, Oxara means, ‘Gathering and Community’, bringing the actors of the construction ecosystem together to collectively create an innovative and sustainable industry is a key ingredient to make our business scalable and to achieve our vision of providing safe and decent housing to all.” 

Gnanli Landrou

Gnanli Landrou is a materials scientist and entrepreneur. He was born in Togo, and when he was a young boy he travelled with his uncle in West Africa watching him build earth houses. Later, whilst studying in France he researched the challenges facing the global construction industry – energy and CO2 ​intensive production of cement, dwindling supplies of construction grade sand and gravel, and the high cost of concrete, unaffordable in many countries. Gnanli had experienced the benefits of building with clay/earth but also understood how labour-intensive and time-consuming traditional clay brick construction was. As a doctoral student at ETH Zurich, Gnanli worked with mentor Professor Guillaume Habert and together, they developed a process to turn clay-​based excavation material into an alternative cement free concrete. Importantly this material can be poured as concrete using the ready-mix infrastructure of the concrete industry. 

His ETH spin-​off company Oxara, is now developing a cement-​free concrete made from clay-​based excavation material with his main goal to solve the lack of affordable housing in Africa. In 2019 Forbes magazine listed Gnanli as one of Europe’s 30 most influential entrepreneurs under the age of 30. 

This talk is co-hosted and kindly supported by the Engineering Club http://engineeringclub.org.uk/ 

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For details contact: Will McLean – w.f.mclean@wmin.ac.uk 

Architecture + Cities Research Seminar: Andrew Smith “Beyond the Pale” | Monday, November 28 at 1pm (GMT), M416

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When: Monday, 28th of November, 13:00-14:00 (GMT)

Where: M416, University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, NW1 5LS

The next Architecture + Cities Research Seminar will be on Monday 28 November, by Andrew Smith, Professor of Urban Experiences and Director of the Sustainable Cities and the Urban Environment Research Community (SCUE). Andrew’s presentation, ‘Beyond the Pale’ will critically analyse temporary fencing in public parks for ticketed festivals. 

Note that this will be an in-person only seminar.  

Technical Studies Lecture Series: Jan Balbaligo + Samsul Aripin, Zewa Architects “The Future of Building with Bamboo” | Tuesday, November 22 at 18:00 (GMT), M416 + Online

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When: Tuesday, 22nd of November, 6pm (GMT)

Where: M416, University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, NW1 5LS + Online (see tumblr page below for link)

“bamboo … the green steel of the 21st Century” 

Vo Trong Nghia 

Bamboo is not a new building material, but given changing environmental design imperatives, this aggressive fast-growing plant species provides a strong and durable construction material. Bamboo is the largest member of the grass family and is one of the fastest growing plants on the planet – Moso bamboo from China can grow up 900 mm a day. Bamboo can be ready for harvest and construction use in three to five years compared with 20-25, for softwood timber. 

Jan will discuss new developments in the field of bamboo processing and engineering and the Future of building with this fast-growing ‘regenerative’ construction material. The talk will also feature a contribution from bamboo architect Samsul Aripin. In January 2020, designer and Bamboo builder Jan Balbaligo working with non-profit arts and social enterprise Cosmic Convergence completed the Eco-Salon in San Pablo La Laguna, Solalá, Guatemala. The Eco-Salon is a multi-functional indoor space built on top of an existing public school to provide space for music, sports, arts, dance and other activities to complement and enrich the formal education. The building structure is a bamboo framework, with a bamboo lathe (bamboo splits) roof and bamboo split walls with a Bajareke (clay and sand) infill. Jan Balbaligo is a great advocate for the use of bamboo in construction and she has worked on a number of temporary festival structures and small school and community buildings.  

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For details contact: Will McLean – w.f.mclean@wmin.ac.uk