Sharjah Architecture Triennial 2023

The Beauty of Impermanence: An Architecture of Adaptability 11 November 2023 – 10 March 2024 Sharjah Architecture Triennale 02 curated by Tosin Oshinowo, keynote lecturerat the 2023 CICA International Conference on Architecture as Built Criticism. Curated by architect Tosin Oshinowo, the second edition of the Triennial, opening on November 11, will feature 29 architects, designers […]

Robert Maxwell Memorial Lectures

Kenneth FramptonReflections on the predicament of architecture: seven points in retrospect Kenneth Frampton’s presentation will advance a critique of the current malaise in architectural education and of the equally debilitating state of contemporary practice. These aspects are evident in the current postmodern tendency to reduce architecture either to design of spectacular sculpture at a gargantuan […]

Ninety Minutes with Michael Sorkin

Leading the eponymous Michael Sorkin Studio, Michael championed sustainable design as well as verdant, inclusive, and chaotic public spaces. Through the nonprofit design studio Terreform, he rejected top-down planning projects and imagined alternatives with community advocates. His writing and wit enticed the public to consider how architecture shapes society. From his early days as Village Voice architecture […]