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When: Monday, 13th of October 2025, 1pm-2pm (BST)
Where: M416 (Robin Evans Room), Marylebone Campus, University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, NW1 5LS + Online
The next Architecture and Cities Research Seminar will be given by Paolo Zaide and Andrea Wu, on 13 October, 13.00 – 14.00, online or in M416. The title of the seminar is A Piece from / for Everyone.
All are welcome.
When: Monday, 29th of September 2025, 1pm-2pm (BST)
Where: Online
The first Architecture and Cities Research Seminar of the semester will take place on 29 September, 13.00 – 14.00 online here. Serena Mombelli, a PhD scholar in Urban Planning and Mobility at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, currently visiting the Active Travel Academy, will present her work on ‘Decoding the Media Framing and political Discourse around Barcelona’s Urban transformation, 2016-2024.’
All are welcome.
When: Monday, 19th of May 2025, 1pm-2pm (BST)
Where: Online
The final A+C research seminar of the year will take place on Monday, 19 May online here.
It will be given by Krystallia Kamvasinou and Lorenzo Iannizzotto on the subject of Reimagining Terrain Vague: A Socio-ecological Approach for Vacant Urban Land.
All are welcome.
When: Thursday, 27th of February 2025, 1pm-2pm (GMT)
Where: Online
The next Architecture + Cities Research Seminar will take place on 27 February, 13.00 – 14.00. Guy Sinclair will present aspects of his PhD research in a seminar titled Climate Assemblages: Siting Climate Knowledge Production.
The link to the seminar is here.
All are welcome.
When: Thursday, 6th of February 2025, 1pm-2pm (GMT)
Where: Online
The first A+C research seminar of the new year will be presented by Dawn Rahman on 6 February, online here. Dawn will speak on her doctoral studies, in a seminar titled Mad or Magnificent? Mothers who cycle with their children in the UK.
All are welcome, including students.
When: Thursday, 5th of December 2024, 1pm-2pm (GMT)
Where: Online
The final Architecture and Cities Research Seminar of the year will be presented by Alessandro Toti on 5 December at 13.00 online. His seminar is titled ‘Learning in conflict: Jörn Janssen and the development of a Marxist-Leninist history and theory of architecture.’
The link to the seminar is here.
All are welcome, including students.
When: Thursday, 7th of November 2024, 1pm-2pm (GMT)
Where: Online
The next Architecture and Cities Research Seminar will take place on Thursday 07 November, 13.00 – 14.00, online, when Shahed Saleem will present “Public Engagement as Knowledge Production.”
You can access the Teams link here.
All are welcome, including students.
