Book celebration ‘Latour for Architects’, curated by Demetra Kourri & Albena Yaneva
| Dates: | 28 April 2022 |
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| Times: | 14:00 - 16:30 |
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| What is it: | Seminar |
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| Organiser: | Manchester Architecture Research Centre |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, External researchers, Current University students |
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| Speaker: | Rania Ghosn, El Hadi Jazairy, Pauline Lefevre, Liam Ross, Alessandro Armando, Giovanni Durbiano |
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MARG Spring Seminars Series
28 April, 2pm, HBS, 1.27, hybrid event – ‘Latour for Architects’, curated by Demetra Kourri & Albena Yaneva
Invited speakers: Rania Ghosn, MIT Architecture, El Hadi Jazairy, University of Michigan, Pauline Lefevre, Faculté d’architecture de l’ULB, Liam Ross, University of Edinburgh, Alessandro Armando and Giovanni Durbiano, Politecnico di Torino and MARG doctoral students
This event is organised on the occasion of the publication of Yaneva, A. (2022) Latour for Architects, Oxon and New York: Routledge. shorturl.at/eBKY5
Bruno Latour is one of the leading figures in Social Sciences today, but his contributions are also widely recognised in the arts and architecture. His theories ‘flourished’ in the 1980s in the aftermath of the structuralism wave. In the past decade, Latour and his Actor-Network Theory (ANT) have gained popularity among researchers in the field of architecture. 'Latour for Architect' is the first introduction to the key concepts and ideas of Bruno Latour that are relevant to architects.
The book discusses critically how specific methods and insights from his social theory can inspire new thinking in architecture and design pedagogy. It explores examples from architectural practice and urban design and reviews recent attempts to extend the methods of ANT into the fields of architectural and urban studies. Drawing on many lively examples from the world of architecture, the book traces new research avenues in the field and makes a compelling argument about the agency of architectural design and the role architects can play in re-ordering the world we live in.
The event will bring together architects, researchers, educators and PhD students to discuss different translations of the work of Bruno Latour in architectural discourse, pedagogy and practice.
Speakers
Rania Ghosn
Role: Associate Professor
Organisation: MIT Architecture
El Hadi Jazairy
Role: Associate Professor
Organisation: University of Michigan
Pauline Lefevre
Role: Researcher
Organisation: Faculté d’architecture de l’ULB
Liam Ross
Role: Senior Lecturer
Organisation: University of Edinburgh
Alessandro Armando
Role: Associate Professor
Organisation: Politecnico di Torino
Giovanni Durbiano
Role: Professor
Organisation: Politecnico di Torino
Travel and Contact Information
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1.27
Humanities Bridgeford Street
Manchester
