CICA Conference Copenhagen Det Kongelige Akademi
General Information For the first in-person meeting after the pandemic, the International Committee of Architectural Critics is meeting in Copenhagen. To permit as many CICA members to participate, all events will be offered free of charge via Zoom too. Please use the following link: Meeting ID: 849 1875 7465 Passcode: 974590 General Topic Goodbye to Consumer Culture – […]
International Conference on Architectural Quality
Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, SpainCo-Organizers José Manuel Pozo Municio and Wilfried Wang International Conference on Architectural Quality8 and 9, 15 and 16 October 2022 Defining Architectural QualityConference Programme Each session begins at 14:00 Central European TimeFree access to the Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88039754296?pwd=VGVoTVFJNUljN2xhVTFTVGo4S3R1QT09 Each of the four sessions will be recorded and […]
International Conference on Architectural Quality – Details
Defining Architectural Quality Online Conference on 8–9 and 15–16 October 2022 Call for Contributions What defines architectural quality? Is it based on physical facts? Do the architect’s intentions and ideas provide the keys to the building’s evaluation? Is it a matter of cultural context? Does it lie in the eye of the beholder? Or is […]
International Conference on Architectural Criticism
Follow the conference on the 9th, 10th, 16th & 17th October 2021 Online from 14:00 – 17:30 GMT. Find all the details of the conference, as well as times and instructions below. Why this Conference? Should architectural criticism be enlightening? Should it help in the creation of a better built environment? Is there a factual […]
Video: Dennis Sharp Publications Awards 2020
We are honoured to present the video of the gathering for the presentation of the 6th edition of the Dennis Sharp Publications Awards. Please join us in recognizing the winners.
CICA Dennis Sharp Publications Awards 2020: Winners and Honourable Mentions
PRESS Release 5 July 2021 The International Committee of Architectural Critics (CICA) presents the winners of the 2020 Book, Exhibition Catalogue, Journalism and Digital Communication Awards, as they will be announced at the online CICA Symposium to be held in conjunction with the UIA World Congress Rio de Janeiro 2021 on 19 July 2021 at 10:00 […]
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 […]
International Conference on Architectural Criticism
Call for Contributions 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 […]
Dennis Sharp CICA Awards 2020: Shortlist
PRESS REALEASE The International Committee of Architectural Critics (CICA) presents its shortlist of titles for the 2020 Awards in the following four categories: CICA Bruno Zevi Book Award 2020 Barsac, Jacques: Charlotte Perriand: Complete Works, Volume 4, 1968-1999, Scheidegger & Spiess, Zurich 2019. Berger, Alan; Kotkin, Joel (eds.); Guzman, Celina Balderas (cont.): Infinite Suburbia, Princeton Architectural Press, […]