همایش معماری و فلسفه ۲۰۱۱

April 8-9, 2011
Boston University, Department of Philosophy
Boston, MA

Thinking about architecture has long been an enterprise of philosophers and architects alike, but in recent years there has been a growing divergence between them over terminological and methodological issues.  Philosophers charge architects with mishandling texts and architects charge philosophers with mishandling buildings.

But there are also other divisions among contemporary architectural theorists themselves.  Some theorists concern themselves with the human experience, with ethical and poetical questions, and with sensory and aesthetic explorations of architecture and its environment.  Other theorists are bent on treating architecture as a form of knowledge that takes shape as a formal and socio-political practice through tools such as language, algorithms, and diagrams. Still other theorists see their task as navigating among these sometimes quite distinct approaches.

Architecture+Philosophy 2011 seeks to clarify thought on the intersection of architecture and philosophy. Keynote speakers will be Dr. Karsten Harries and Dr. Alberto Pérez-Gómez. Two panel discussions will be held on concrete and on ethics, love, and architecture.

Submissions are due January 15, 2011. Please see the Call for Papers for specific information.

If you would like to join the reading group PhilArch Forum that will be heading up to the event, please see the about PhilArch page. For other questions, contact the conference organizers (architecture.philosophy@gmail.com).

This conference is made possible by the generous financial support of the Boston University Humanities Foundation and Department of Philosophy. The co-organizers are Dr. Daniel Dahlstrom, Bryan Norwood, and Elizabeth Robinson.