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Tower Block public housing in Britain has been subjected to diametrically opposed viewpoints. This talk suggests approaches that may be taken by the art and architectural historian. Miles Glendinning and Stefan are at present preparing a successor to their 1994 book on the subject of Council Tower Blocks, a shorter account that tries to stay closer to the actual buildings. Stefan Muthesius taught at the School of Art History and World Art Studies at the University of East Anglia. His…See More

We are pleased to announce the launch ofBirkbeck's Architecture, Space and Society Centre with Jeremy Till, Central Saint Martinsspeaking about 'Thick Time' Followed by a drinks reception Friday 13 March 2015, 6-9pm, Keynes Library, Gordon Square 'Thick Time'This lecture will present a reading of space and time that Jeremy Till has developed in his writings. Starting with the premise that architects tend to situate their work out of time in an effort to shake off the terrors of time, the…See More

Thursday 23 October 2014, 2-5pmKeynes Library, School of Arts, Birkbeck, 43 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PDA symposium exploring the aesthetics and politics of height, skylines, and views from above, across periods and geographies. Organised by the Architecture Space and Society Network, BirkbeckChristine Stevenson, Courtauld Institute of Art'He Views, Discerns, Unciphers, Penetrates': Seventeenth-Century London from AboveAdnan Morshed, Catholic University of America, Washington DCImpossible…See More

The ArtLess Group is an open platform, network and community open to all School of Arts M.Phil/PhDs. Its a chance to develop collaborations and projects, to leverage funding, to connect to initiatives with others and to pool the collective creative resources and connections we all have> . To take part here, please sign up first as a member at…See More

Architecture Under Attack: Destruction and Renewal in and after World War IFriday 30th May 2014, 1-4pm (PLEASE NOTE EARLIER THAN USUAL TIME), The Cinema, School of Arts, Birkbeck, 43 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PDA symposium exploring the spatial dimensions of siege, destruction, renewal and commemoration during and in the aftermath of the First World War. Organised by the Architecture, Space and Society Network, Birkbeck.Volker Welter, University of California Santa Barbara'Open Order' - 'Open…See More

This is a group dedicated to the discussion of the current situation of the disciplines of history of art and media studies, in the context of radical changes to the HE sector.

A symposium organised by the Architecture, Space and Society Network in the School of Arts, Birkbeck.Thursday, 29 November 2012, 2-5pmCinema, Birkbeck School of Arts, 43 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PDA symposium exploring continuities and ruptures in the use and meanings of the dome across periods and media.Peter Draper, Visiting Professor of History of Architecture, BirkbeckDomes of the Past: Typology, Symbolism and DecorationCaspar Pearson, Lecturer, Department of Art History and Theory,…See More

This is a group dedicated to the discussion of the current situation of the disciplines of history of art and media studies, in the context of radical changes to the HE sector.

This is a group dedicated to the discussion of the current situation of the disciplines of history of art and media studies, in the context of radical changes to the HE sector.

This is a group dedicated to the discussion of the current situation of the disciplines of history of art and media studies, in the context of radical changes to the HE sector.

This is a group dedicated to the discussion of the current situation of the disciplines of history of art and media studies, in the context of radical changes to the HE sector.

This is a group dedicated to the discussion of the current situation of the disciplines of history of art and media studies, in the context of radical changes to the HE sector.

This is a group dedicated to the discussion of the current situation of the disciplines of history of art and media studies, in the context of radical changes to the HE sector.

This is a group dedicated to the discussion of the current situation of the disciplines of history of art and media studies, in the context of radical changes to the HE sector.

This is a group dedicated to the discussion of the current situation of the disciplines of history of art and media studies, in the context of radical changes to the HE sector.

This is a group dedicated to the discussion of the current situation of the disciplines of history of art and media studies, in the context of radical changes to the HE sector.