International Conference on Architectural Criticism - Registration for Online Audience

Event Date: Oct 9, 2021 - Oct 17, 2021; Event City: "On the Duty and Power of Architectural Criticism" is an online conference organized by Professor Wilfried Wang taking place October 9-10 and October 16-17, 2021.   Should architectural criticism be enlightening? Should it help in the creation of a better built environment? Is there a factual basis to it? Does it have a duty to present evidence in the evaluation of a building? Or should it take on what architects say about their designs?   In the context of a flat internet, should architectural criticism be able to define best practices? Does it wield the power over who is in and who is out?   Architectural criticism, like all human endeavors, is at a crucial juncture. While serious architecture struggles for recognition, much so-called architectural criticism is merely a poorly paid, decorative legitimation for hyperbolic practice. Incisive architectural criticism is rare, while the definition of criticism itself has become opaque.   This conference seeks papers that define the purposes and methods of architectural criticism. What should the ethical basis be of architectural criticism? Can it be objective in the context of paid content? Should it outline ideal practices? Or what should it do?   Details All sessions will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Central time via Zoom Join Zoom Meeting: https://utexas.zoom.us/j/99569235856 Meeting ID: 995 6923 5856   Keynote Lecturers: Kenneth Frampton, New York City, USA Philippa Tumubweinee, Cape Town, South Africa Ruth Verde Zein, São Paulo, Brazil Zheng Shiling, Shanghai, China   Conference Format The online format of the two-day conference will allow active debate between the audience and lecturers. Presentations will be concentrated to allow for ample discussion time. Besides the four keynotes, there will be a maximum of 16 short papers. The entire conference will be recorded and placed on Youtube. The conference language will be English. Registration for free audience places (max. 300) will open July 2 via icac2021contributions@gmail.com   Scientific Committee                             Elias Constantopoulos, University of PatrasManuel Cuadra, Director of CICA, Frankfurt am Main/LimaFernando Diez, Summa+, U. de Palermo, Buenos Aires Hélène Jannière, Université Rennes 2                                       Li Xiangning, Tongji University, ShanghaiRobert McCarter, Washington University, St. Louis  Valerio Paolo Mosco, IUAV                                         Louise Noelle Gras, UNAM, Mexico CdMxŞengül Öymen Gür, Beykent Üniversitesi, IstanbulXing Ruan, Shanghai Jiao Tong University   Paolo Scrivano, Politecnico di Milano                                                    Ana Tostões, Instituto Técnico Lisbon                                                         Ruth Verde Zein, U. Presbiteriana Mackenzie, São Paulo     Supporting Institutions CICA International Committee of Architectural CriticsBeykent Üniversitesi, IstanbulHellenic Institute of Architecture, AthensInstituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa Istituto Universitario Architettura Venezia                     Shanghai Jiao Tong University    Tongji University, ShanghaiUniversidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, São Paulo     IIEs, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México  University of PatrasThe University of Texas at AustinWashington University in St. Louis Poster design by Leila Zein TellesRead the full post on Bustler